The one from Appleton, CT costs 30 cents less than the Welcher oyster.

Of the Fanneuil oyster and the one with the fruity finish, one is from Punaville, RI and the other costs $2.40.

Of the one that costs $2.20 and the oyster from Charlestown, CT, one has a fruity taste and the other has a buttery taste.

The five oysters are the Welcher oyster, the one with the buttery finish, the one with the briny finish, the one with the melon-like finish and the oyster that costs $2.30.

The Bluepoint oyster costs 10 cents less than the oyster with the fruity finish.

The oyster that costs $2.10 doesn't have a melon-like flavor.

The Pomaquin oyster costs somewhat less than the one from Willapa, RI.

The one with the briny finish costs somewhat less than the Pomaquin oyster.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Ninigreth Pomaquin Welcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

Of the project headed by Dr. Farley and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020, one is the Tevatron LHC and the other is in Paris.

Of the Berlin accelerator and the Paris accelerator, one is the Egert Facility and the other will go online in 2018.

The five accelerators are the project headed by Dr. Noble, the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018, the Tevatron LHC, the Berlin accelerator and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Noble nor the Dublin facility is the Falston LCS.

Neither the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 nor the Dublin accelerator is the Lectra 4C.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 is either the Egert Facility or the project headed by Dr. Dorsey.

The Lisbon accelerator isn't headed by Dr. Noble.

Of the Reykjavik facility and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019, one is the Zynga Complex and the other is headed by Dr. Lester.

Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Farley
Dr. Huff
Dr. Lester
Dr. Noble


Sandra is compiling an article on some of the most recent Supreme Court decisions.  Help her with her research by matching each case to its date, and determine the final decision (yes votes and no votes) as well as the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion.

The five cases were the March 31 proceeding, Omar v Powers, Justice Underwood's majority opinion, the 8-1 decision and Short v Metz.

Of the 2-7 decision and the March 31 proceeding, one was Zamora v Pibb and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Underwood.

The 2-7 decision was 2 weeks after Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

Gibbs v Kintz was either the March 3 proceeding or Justice Caldwell's majority opinion.

Zamora v Pibb didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

The March 24 case wasn't the 4-5 decision.

Omar v Powers was 3 weeks after the 3-6 decision.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31

Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Underwood


Help Cynthia get her financial life in order!  Match each of the credit cards in her wallet to its annual percentage rate (APR), credit limit and expiration month and year.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit is either the Credit Korp card or the one with an APR of 9%.

The Whitly Bank card doesn't expire on 08/2025.

Of the card with an APR of 8% and the card with the $10,000 credit limit, one is from TrustCo and the other expires on 08/2025.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't have a limit of $8,500.

The one that expires on 08/2025 has an APR 3 percent lower than the card that expires on 04/2024.

The one with an APR of 10% has a limit of $4,000.

The card that expires on 06/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the one that expires on 02/2024.

The one that expires on 12/2025 has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $8,500 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't have a limit of $10,000.

Neither the one that expires on 02/2024 nor the one with the $3,500 credit limit is the one with an APR of 12%.

The Credit Korp card doesn't have a limit of $4,000.

Neither the Dell Scargo card nor the card with the $4,000 credit limit is the one that expires on 02/2024.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

Of V. tenesis and the bacteria sequenced in September, one was sequenced by Dr. Long and the other has 750 genes.

E. carolinus has 750 more genes than the organism sequenced in April.

The bacteria with 750 genes wasn't sequenced in July.

The one sequenced by Dr. Long has 250 more genes than P. wellington.

The bacteria sequenced in September has 250 more genes than the bacteria sequenced in April.

The bacteria with 1,250 genes was sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The one sequenced in February has 500 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Long.

V. tenesis has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Zamora.

E. paradolens wasn't sequenced by Dr. Long.

The one sequenced in February wasn't sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
P. wellington
V. tenesis


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

The player who won with a royal flush was either the competitor who won the $6.50 pot or Ramon.

The player who won the $3.75 pot won 1 hand after Ramon.

The person who won the $6.50 pot won with a full house.

Of the competitor who won with a royal flush and Ernestine, one won the $9.00 pot and the other won the fifth hand.

Yvonne won 2 hands after the player who won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won with one pair won 1 hand before the competitor who won with a royal flush.

The player who won the $3.75 pot didn't win with a flush.

The person who won the fourth hand didn't win the $5.25 pot.

one pair
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


Miravella is writing an article about some of the richest people in the world.  Using only the clues that follow, match each person to his or her country of origin, and determine their total wealth (in dollars) and the type of business they're involved in.

Tim Townsend is worth 3 billion less than the mogul who works in the medical industry.

Of the person who works in the biotech industry and the magnate worth $28 billion, one is from Canada and the other is Sid Scott.

The tycoon who works in the biotech industry is worth 2 billion more than the magnate from Norway.

The person who works in the pharmaceutical industry isn't from Denmark.

The tycoon worth $26 billion doesn't work in the banking industry.

Cal Craig is worth 1 billion more than Tim Townsend.

The magnate from Mexico is either the person worth $26 billion or Tim Townsend.

Al Acosta isn't worth exactly $28 billion.

The mogul who works in the banking industry isn't from Denmark.

Tim Townsend is worth 2 billion less than the magnate from Argentina.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend

banking biotech finance medical pharmaceutical


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The winner from Russia won her prize 8 years before the person who won the prize in economics.

The person who won the prize in economics won her prize 8 years before the winner who won the prize in medicine.

Neither the winner who won in 1964 nor Hannah Hay is the person from New Zealand.

The person from France won the prize in astronomy.

The person who won the prize in astronomy is either Norma Nolan or the winner who won in 1972.

Of the person who won the prize in economics and Edna Evitz, one is from Mexico and the other won in 1972.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 12 years before the winner from Australia.

Edna Evitz didn't win the prize in medicine.

Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Mandy Marsh
Norma Nolan

astronomy chemistry economics medicine physics

Australia
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Russia


Garrett County has set up a number of successful mobile libraries known as "Bookmobiles".  Using only the clues below, match each Bookmobile to its driver and vehicle type, and determine the told number of books in each.

"Lit on Wheels" has  more books than the mobile library Francisco drives.

The Winnebago has 100 more books than the bookmobile Leroy drives.

The five vehicles are the vehicle with 400 books, the bookmobile Wesley drives, the mobile library Kimberly drives, "Explore More" and the Greyhound bus.

"Dream Machine" isn't driven by Francisco.

"Explore More" has  more books than the mobile library Kimberly drives.

The Airstream has 50 more books than "Books-4-U".

The Greyhound bus has  more books than the bookmobile Myra drives.

The bookmobile with 250 books isn't the ambulance.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
Mack truck
Winnebago


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

The student who finished in second place had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Nixon's class.

The child whose final word was "duplicity", the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class, and Ira are three different people.

Of Clarence and the child who finished in fifth place, one had to spell "anemic" and the other was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

The contestant whose final word was "elucidated" is either the student who finished in fifth place or the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The child from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Witte's class.

Clarence, the student whose final word was "consomme", the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class and the contestant who finished in fourth place are all different people.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

Of the waterfall Derrick shot in 1990 and Inawatai, one is in Jamaica and the other is 110 ft tall.

Sihat is either the 110 ft tall fall or the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1989.

Garray is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick shot in 1990.

The five waterfalls are the 115 ft tall fall, the waterfall Derrick shot in 1992, the waterfall located in Canada, the waterfall located in Jamaica and the waterfall in Nigeria.

Sihat is somewhat shorter than the fall located in Switzerland.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1984 is not in Nigeria.

The waterfall located in Canada is 5 ft higher than the fall Derrick photographed in 1990.

Canada Brazil Nigeria Jamaica Switzerland


Amelia is writing an article for a golf magazine about some of the most memorable winning rounds ever played by a handful of women golfers.  Match each golfer to her score as well as the year and location of her victory.

The woman who scored a 63 won her tournament 1 year after Vickie Vern.

The woman who won at Pennyfoot was either the golfer who scored a 65 or Robin Rust.

Of the woman who scored a 64 and the woman who won at Cowbush Cove, one was Shari Steel and the other won in 1921.

The person who won at Pennyfoot didn't shoot a 63.

Wendy Wells, the woman who won in 1923, the golfer who scored a 60 and the person who won in 1922 were all different golfers.

Neither Wendy Wells nor the person who won at Juniper Hills was the person who scored a 63.

Of the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove and the golfer who won in 1924, one was Bonita Bitz and the other shot a 62.

Bonita Bitz
Robin Rust
Shari Steel
Vickie Vern
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines


The facility scheduled to go online in 2018 is headed by Dr. Noble.

The Dublin accelerator will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Lester.

Neither the Warsaw accelerator nor the project headed by Dr. York is the facility scheduled to go online in 2019.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 and the Madrid accelerator, one is headed by Dr. Lester and the other is the Egert Facility.

The Egert Facility will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Tate.

The Falston LCS isn't headed by Dr. York.

The project headed by Dr. Tate is either the ISON-X42 or the Lectra 4C.

Of the Egert Facility and the project headed by Dr. Tate, one is in Paris and the other will go online in 2020.

The Lectra 4C will not go online in 2020.

The Bale-Hahn SSC is headed by Dr. Noble.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C

Dr. Lester
Dr. Noble
Dr. Tate
Dr. Underwood
Dr. York


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

Flora Flynn's report wasn't from Jackson.

The sighting of the teardrop-shaped UFO was from Jackson.

The report of the triangle-shaped UFO was either the August 6 report or the sighting from Jackson.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before the report from Jackson.

Benny Baron's sighting wasn't from Houghton.

Of the sighting from Jackson and Benny Baron's sighting, one was received on August 7 and the other was received on August 5.

Of the August 6 sighting and Hal Harrison's sighting, one involved the triangle-shaped UFO and the other was from Postville.

The August 4 report wasn't from Crescent City.

Neither the August 7 report nor the report of the triangle-shaped UFO was the sighting from Crescent City.

The sighting of the egg-shaped UFO was either the report from Houghton or the August 8 sighting.

The report of the egg-shaped UFO was submitted 2 days after Iva Ingram's sighting.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Houghton
Jackson
Otisfield
Postville


Several passport applications were received at the embassy today, and each needs to be processed.  Help speed things along by determining each traveler's birthday, career and country of origin.

The traveler whose birthday is on June 14th is not from Sweden.

Izzy has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Germany.

The person from Norway is either Charles or the diplomat.

Of Charles and the politician, one is from Sweden and the other was born on April 13th.

The person from Canada is not the surgeon.

The traveler from Canada has a birthday 1 month after Neville.

Of the traveler from Norway and the architect, one is Charles and the other was born on August 15th.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th

architect diplomat lawyer politician surgeon


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

Of the dish that bakes for 45 minutes and the recipe that serves 9 people, one is the bean casserole and the other cooks at 425 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 30 minutes serves 2 people.

The candied yams recipe cooks at 350 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 45 minutes doesn't serve exactly 8 people.

The recipe that cooks at 400 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the mac and cheese.

The dish that serves 2 people requires 5 minutes less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 25 minutes doesn't cook at 340 degrees.

The baked ham, the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes, the recipe that serves 4 people and the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes are all different dishes.

The recipe that serves 4 people doesn't cook at 325 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 45 minutes is either the recipe that serves 2 people or the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
400 degrees
425 degrees

2 people
4 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


The person who won the prize in economics is either the winner from Poland or Ida Ingram.

The winner who won the prize in bioengineering won her prize 4 years after Edna Evitz.

The person from France didn't win the prize in literature.

The winner who won in 1980 didn't win the prize in literature.

Ida Ingram won her prize 4 years after Deb Daniels.

Rita Reeves won her prize 12 years after Ida Ingram.

Of Mandy Marsh and the winner who won in 1964, one won the prize in bioengineering and the other is from Russia.

The winner who won in 1976 is from Australia.

Edna Evitz won her prize  before the person from Ireland.

The winner from France won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in physics.

Deb Daniels
Edna Evitz
Ida Ingram
Mandy Marsh
Rita Reeves

bioengineering chemistry economics literature physics


Howard, a stock broker, has made several buys today for a number of different clients.  Using only the clues that follow, match each stock to the client who bought it, and determine its share price and market sector.

The real estate stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

Neither the stock that sold for $26 per share nor the stock that sold for $28 per share was the stock Geraldo bought.

The financial stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than HBW.

ABTR was 2 dollars per share more expensive than JMO.

Neither the stock Edith bought nor HBW was the stock that sold for $28 per share.

The stock that sold for $25 per share was bought by Heathcliff.

Of the utilities stock and the stock Ida Mae bought, one sold for $25 per share and the other was ABTR.

Delilah
Edith
Geraldo
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

financial
health care
real estate
technology
utilities


The telecom stock was bought by Geraldo.

Of the stock that sold for $27 per share and HBW, one was bought by Delilah and the other was in the energy sector.

The energy stock was 3 dollars per share less expensive than the technology stock.

The telecom stock was  per share more expensive than the stock Edith bought.

QMZ was either the energy stock or the stock Delilah bought.

The financial stock, PSTO and the stock that sold for $27 per share were all different stocks.

The financial stock was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

JMO was 1 dollar per share more expensive than QMZ.

energy financial technology telecom utilities


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

Of the 144 ft. tree and Old Jarvis, one is in Deloit Woods and the other is 99 years old.

The tree in Silk Notch is  shorter than the tree in Deloit Woods.

The tree in Woden Woods is 3 feet shorter than Zeke's Spruce.

Evan's Fir is 6 feet taller than the tree in Deloit Woods.

Neither the 85 year-old tree nor the 87 year-old tree is Zeke's Spruce.

The tree in Benton Notch is either the 96 year-old tree or the 156 ft. tree.

The Senator is 6 feet shorter than Marsh Tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

The piece Emma bought cost 2 dollars more than the monkey.

The bear cost  more than the balloon Zachary bought.

The fish cost 2 dollars more than the balloon Emma bought.

The animal Yvette bought cost  more than the white animal.

Of the piece Javier bought and the dog, one cost $5.00 and the other was purple.


Veronica won 1 hand before the person who won the $5.25 pot.

Of the player who won the fifth hand and the player who won the $12.50 pot, one won with a straight flush and the other was Byron.

Of the person who won the first hand and Lee, one won with a full house and the other won the $12.50 pot.

The player who won with a royal flush won 2 hands after the player who won with a straight flush.

Byron was either the competitor who won the $9.00 pot or the person who won with a straight.

two pairs
full house
straight
straight flush
royal flush


The magnate from Norway is worth 2 billion more than the tycoon who works in the aerospace industry.

Cal Craig, the mogul who works in the software industry, and the magnate from Ireland are three different people.

Betty Bush is worth somewhat more than Rachel Reid.

Mike Mckay doesn't work in the software industry.

Of Betty Bush and the tycoon who works in the retail industry, one is from Canada and the other is worth $27 billion.

Betty Bush works in the finance industry.

The mogul who works in the finance industry is worth 3 billion less than the person from Ireland.

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Ida Ingram
Mike Mckay
Rachel Reid

aerospace biotech finance retail software


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The person who finished fourth didn't make the black item.

The person who entered her hat finished somewhat after the person who submitted the orange item.

The entrant who submitted the green item finished 1 place after Geneva.

Ollie finished 2 places before the knitter who entered her mittens.

Natasha is either the person who submitted the purple item or the entrant who submitted the white item.

The knitter who finished third made the socks.

Ruth, the knitter who submitted the purple item, and the knitter who finished first are three different people.

The five people are the knitter who finished second, Ruth, Geneva, Ollie and the knitter who entered her blanket.

The person who entered her blanket finished 1 place before the entrant who submitted the purple item.

The knitter who entered her socks finished somewhat after the person who entered her hat.


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Dalton has the appointment for the root canal.

Of Jonathan and the client who will be seeing Dr. Park, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other is scheduled for 11:30am.

Shane doesn't have the appointment for the crown.

The person going in for the root canal has an appointment 1 hour before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Booker has an appointment 2 hours before the patient going in for the crown.

The client with the 10:30am appointment has the appointment for the cleaning.

The person going in for the whitening, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Winters, and Orlando are three different people.

Orlando has an appointment sometime before Jonathan.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Winters has an appointment 2 hours before the customer who will be seeing Dr. Park.

cleaning
crown
extraction
root canal
whitening

Dr. Booker
Dr. Dalton
Dr. Park
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Winters


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The presenter who got the A was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

The presenter who got the C- spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone.

The presenter who spoke for 8 minutes didn't get the C-.

Of the student who got the A and Zachary, one spoke for 12 minutes and the other talked about P.M. Grey.

The student who got the A spoke 4 minutes more than Sheryl.

The student who got the B+ didn't talk about P.M. Thatcher.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

E. paradolens has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

Of the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Acosta and the bacteria sequenced in September, one has 250 genes and the other is E. carolinus.

The bacteria with 750 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Young.

V. tenesis has somewhat more genes than the organism sequenced in December.

The five organisms were the one sequenced in September, the organism sequenced by Dr. Underwood, the one sequenced by Dr. Young, the bacteria with 1,000 genes and the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Prince.

B. mangeris has 250 more genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

Of the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Underwood and the organism sequenced by Dr. Young, one is V. tenesis and the other was sequenced in July.

E. carolinus was either the organism sequenced in February or the one sequenced by Dr. Henderson.

B. mangeris
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
L. dyson
V. tenesis


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

The case at 40.6656 N was found sometime after the cache at 41.0237 N.

The case at 40.2516 N wasn't at 88.1928 W.

Of the box found on May 9 and the cache at 40.6656 N, one was at 88.3907 W and the other held the sunglasses.

The box at 88.4584 W, the cache that held the brass key and the case that held the chewing gum were all different boxes.

The box that held the chewing gum wasn't at 88.3821 W.

The case at 40.3109 N was found on May 9.

The cache at 88.3821 W was found sometime after the cache at 40.2516 N.

The cache that held the ancient coin was found sometime before the box that held the sunglasses.

The box at 41.0237 N was either the cache at 88.0431 W or the box that held the brass key.

The box that held the ancient coin was either the case at 88.0431 W or the case at 88.3821 W.

The box at 88.3821 W was either the cache at 40.5912 N or the box at 40.2516 N.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
marbles
sunglasses


The financial stock was either ABTR or the stock Francine bought.

PSTO, the stock Geraldo bought, the stock that sold for $25 per share and the stock that sold for $26 per share were all different stocks.

Neither QMZ nor HBW was the technology stock.

Of the telecom stock and QMZ, one was bought by Ida Mae and the other sold for $25 per share.

The stock that sold for $29 per share was either the stock Ida Mae bought or the health care stock.

Neither QMZ nor HBW was the stock that sold for $28 per share.

Of the stock Abigail bought and PSTO, one was in the telecom sector and the other sold for $27 per share.

Abigail
Charlie
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
technology
telecom


Of the 96 year-old tree and the 150 ft. tree, one is in Benton Notch and the other is The Senator.

Neither Old Jarvis nor the 80 year-old tree is the tree in York Woods.

The 87 year-old tree is  shorter than Marsh Tree.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 3 feet shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

The tree in Woden Woods is either the 96 year-old tree or the 80 year-old tree.

Of Zeke's Spruce and the tree in Knox Woods, one is 156 ft. tall and the other is 79 years old.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Knox Woods
Woden Woods
York Woods


The entrant who submitted the green item didn't knit the tea cozy.

The knitter who submitted the purple item made the mittens.

The knitter who submitted the blue item made the sweater.

The knitter who finished second is either Kimberly or the knitter who submitted the silver item.

Desiree finished 1 place before the entrant who submitted the purple item.

The knitter who entered her sweater finished 1 place before Desiree.

The person who submitted the blue item finished 1 place before the entrant who submitted the silver item.

The person who finished fourth didn't knit the tea cozy.

Of the person who finished second and the knitter who submitted the blue item, one made the socks and the other is Kimberly.

Carla Desiree Ernestine Kimberly Marianne


Help Cynthia get her financial life in order!  Match each of the credit cards in her wallet to its annual percentage rate (APR), credit limit and expiration month and year.

The Credit Korp card has an APR 3 percent lower than the one that expires on 06/2025.

The one that expires on 05/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the card that expires on 08/2025.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't expire on 09/2025.

The card with an APR of 10% doesn't have a limit of $15,000.

The TrustCo card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 05/2025.

The one with an APR of 11% expires on 06/2025.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't have a limit of $4,000.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't have a limit of $15,000.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't have a limit of $4,000.

Neither the Dell Scargo card nor the one with an APR of 8% is the card that expires on 06/2025.

The one that expires on 11/2025 has a limit of $7,500.

The card that expires on 08/2025 doesn't have a limit of $10,000.

The one that expires on 08/2025 doesn't have a limit of $4,000.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $7,500 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


Sandra is compiling an article on some of the most recent Supreme Court decisions.  Help her with her research by matching each case to its date, and determine the final decision (yes votes and no votes) as well as the name of the justice who wrote the majority opinion.

Carson v Dunn didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

The 8-1 decision was either Carson v Dunn or Omar v Powers.

Justice Larson's majority opinion wasn't the 8-1 decision.

The March 10 proceeding didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

Justice Olson's majority opinion was 2 weeks after Omar v Powers.

The 6-3 decision was either Short v Metz or Carson v Dunn.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was 2 weeks before Ayers v Byrd.

Of Short v Metz and Justice Alvarado's majority opinion, one was the 7-2 decision and the other was on March 24.

The 7-2 decision was sometime before the 8-1 decision.

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz
Zamora v Pibb


The person who won in 1923 didn't shoot a 60.

Of the person who won at Willow Grove and Vickie Vern, one shot a 67 and the other won in 1920.

The golfer who won at Scotch Pines won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who scored a 62.

The golfer who scored a 62 won her tournament 3 years before the woman who scored a 67.

The person who won in 1923 was either the golfer who won at Juniper Hills or the woman who won at Willow Grove.

Tina Tuttle won her tournament sometime before Olivia Oden.

The woman who scored a 62 won her tournament 3 years before the woman who won at Amble Glen.

Of the golfer who scored a 61 and Harriet Holt, one won in 1922 and the other won at Willow Grove.

Harriet Holt
Olivia Oden
Pamela Peet
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Scotch Pines
Willow Grove


The waterfall located in Tibet is 5 ft higher than the fall Derrick photographed in 1999.

Oginao is 5 ft shorter than the fall located in Switzerland.

The 110 ft tall waterfall wasn't shot in 1995.

Of Garray and the 110 ft tall fall, one was shot in 2001 and the other is located in Jamaica.

Neither the fall located in Switzerland nor Rhoqua is the fall Derrick photographed in 1996.

The waterfall located in New Zealand is 10 ft higher than Oginao.

Canada
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

Pam's customer has her appointment 2 hours after Juana.

Of Yvonne's client and the client with the 11:00am appointment, one chose honey blonde and the other is Cristina.

Of Cristina and Iris, one chose brown sable and the other has the 1:00pm appointment.

The customer that chose brown sable isn't being helped by Whitney.

Eileen has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose vivacious red.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Yvonne.

Yvonne's customer has her appointment sometime after the customer that chose honey blonde.

Eileen is either the customer that chose honey blonde or the customer that chose midnight blue.

The five customers are the client that chose honey blonde, Whitney's customer, Susie's customer, Eileen and Cristina.

brown sable
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The program that aired at 8:30pm didn't have exactly 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Tuesday had 750,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Friday.

The show that aired at 2:00pm had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired on BMT.

The show with 750,000 viewers aired on SBC.

The program that aired on WNW had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on Sunday.

The program that aired on Sunday had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired at 6:00pm.

The show with 1,000,000 viewers was either the show that aired at 8:30pm or the show that aired at 2:00pm.

The program that aired on PTR had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 4:30pm.

The five programs were the program that aired on BMT, the program that aired on Friday, the show with 1,000,000 viewers, the program that aired at 8:30pm and the show that aired on Monday.


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

The runner who paid $8.99 didn't choose puttanesca sauce.

Neither the contestant who paid $6.99 nor Terry was the competitor who ordered fettuccine.

The contestant who chose marinara sauce ordered penne.

Elisa paid 3 dollars less than the contestant who chose pomodoro sauce.

The runner who ordered penne paid  more than the contestant who ordered rotini.

The contestant who ordered fettuccine paid 1 dollar less than the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

Of the competitor who ordered fettuccine and Gwendolyn, one paid $9.99 and the other chose marinara sauce.

The runner who ordered spaghetti paid 2 dollars less than Louis.

fettuccine penne rotini spaghetti taglioni

arrabiata marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

The Chach culture didn't have a population size of 9,500.

Neither the culture with 9,500 people nor the culture with 5,000 people was the Lyeilia culture.

The culture with 7,500 people was founded 250 years after the Echmust culture.

The Chach culture was either the culture founded in 1100 AD or the culture founded in 600 AD.

The Zuneos culture was founded sometime after the Echmust culture.

The culture located near Unity had a population size of 5,000.

The culture with 8,000 people was either the Echmust culture or the society founded in 350 AD.

The culture located near Kentfield was founded 750 years after the Zuneos culture.

The culture located near Zwingle had a population size of 9,000.

The culture founded in 350 AD wasn't based near Valencia.

Garden Grove
Kentfield
Unity
Valencia
Zwingle


Dolores has her appointment 3 hours before Yvonne's client.

Dolores is either the customer that chose midnight blue or the customer that chose honey blonde.

The customer that chose deep copper has her appointment sometime after Juana.

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment, Yvonne's customer, and Dolores are three different customers.

Victoria's client has her appointment 1 hour before Nettie's customer.

The client that chose midnight blue has her appointment 1 hour after Victoria's customer.

The client that chose warm mocha isn't being helped by Tammie.

Of the customer that chose honey blonde and the client with the 12:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Victoria and the other is Cristina.

The client that chose brown sable is being worked on by Yvonne.

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
midnight blue
warm mocha


Neither Old Jarvis nor the 87 year-old tree is the tree in Knox Woods.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 87 years old.

The tree in Knox Woods isn't 79 years old.

Of the tree in York Woods and the 79 year-old tree, one is Nolan's Pine and the other is 147 ft. tall.

Roger's Oak is 6 feet taller than the tree in Eldora Woods.

The 80 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Neither the 94 year-old tree nor the 87 year-old tree is the tree in Eldora Woods.

Marsh Tree is 3 feet shorter than the 79 year-old tree.

Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Knox Woods
York Woods


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The winner who won the prize in physics won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in medicine.

Of the person from Australia and the winner who won in 1968, one is Tara Tate and the other won the prize in physics.

The person who won in 1968 isn't from Russia.

The person who won the prize in physics won her prize 8 years before Sue Simpson.

The person from France won the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won in 1972 is either the winner who won the prize in astronomy or the person who won the prize in medicine.

Tara Tate didn't win the prize in astronomy.

The winner who won the prize in physics won her prize 8 years before the person from Poland.

Edna Evitz didn't win the prize in astronomy.

Deb Daniels
Edna Evitz
Mandy Marsh
Sue Simpson
Tara Tate

astronomy bioengineering chemistry medicine physics


The client that chose jet black has her appointment 2 hours after Susie's customer.

The client that chose deep copper has her appointment sometime after Susie's client.

The five customers are the customer that chose honey blonde, the client with the 12:00pm appointment, Alison, Whitney's client and the client with the 1:00pm appointment.

The client that chose jet black isn't being helped by Rhonda.

The client that chose honey blonde is either Georgia or Yvonne's client.

Of Whitney's customer and Blanche, one has the 2:00pm appointment and the other chose honey blonde.

The client that chose midnight blue, the client with the 12:00pm appointment, and Alison are three different customers.

Georgia has her appointment 3 hours after Alison.

deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red


Neither the candied yams recipe nor the dish that cooks at 410 degrees is the dish that serves 5 people.

The recipe that cooks at 410 degrees is either the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes or the roast potatoes recipe.

The recipe that serves 6 people requires 5 minutes less baking time than the candied yams recipe.

The recipe that cooks at 425 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the baked ham.

The dish that cooks at 400 degrees is either the roast potatoes recipe or the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes.

The candied yams recipe requires somewhat less baking time than the recipe that serves 2 people.

The recipe that serves 8 people doesn't cook at 385 degrees.

The chicken cutlet bakes 10 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

The recipe that serves 6 people bakes 10 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 400 degrees.

The chicken cutlet doesn't cook at 385 degrees.

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

2 people
5 people
6 people
8 people
9 people


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

The fund run by Zed Zamora is either the one with a return of 10% or the fund with a return of 7%.

The one begun in 2012 is run by Ralph Ross.

Silver Rock isn't the hedge fund with a return of 6%.

The one begun in 1992 is run by Zed Zamora.

The fund run by Zed Zamora has a  larger return than the fund run by Larry Larsen.

Citizen Trust has a 1 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1992.

The one begun in 2012 has a 1 percent larger return than the one begun in 2009.

Of the fund run by Larry Larsen and Hudson Brook, one has had a return of 9% and the other started in 2005.

The fund with a return of 9%, the fund begun in 2012 and Oak Capital are all different funds.

The one run by Quentin Quinn has a 2 percent larger return than Oak Capital.

Neither the fund begun in 2005 nor the fund run by Quentin Quinn is Pine Bay.

Citizen Trust
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Zed Zamora


The local aerophobe (one with a fear of flying) support group has several members who each need to take a flight.  Match each aerophobe to their flight date and destination, and determine what "lucky charm" each intends to bring with them.

The aerophobe leaving in May won't go to Ohio.

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot will leave sometime before the aerophobe with the lucky hat.

The flier with the lucky hat will leave 1 month before Zachary.

The aerophobe leaving in April, the aerophobe going to Wyoming, Zachary and the passenger with the horseshoe are all different fliers.

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot will leave 1 month before Sophie.

The passenger going to Ohio won't bring a shamrock.

Of the flier with the shamrock and the flier leaving in March, one will go to Delaware and the other is Whitney.

The passenger with the horseshoe will leave 3 months after the flier going to Wyoming.

The passenger leaving in May won't go to Texas.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock

Delaware Ohio Pennsylvania Texas Wyoming


Rhonda's customer has her appointment 2 hours after the client that chose vivacious red.

Of the customer that chose vivacious red and Juana, one is being worked on by Nettie and the other has the 11:00am appointment.

Alison doesn't have the 2:00pm appointment.

Tammie's client has her appointment 1 hour before Nettie's customer.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment chose deep copper.

The customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment 1 hour before the customer that chose honey blonde.

Of the client that chose vivacious red and the customer with the 1:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Pam and the other is Eileen.

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
vivacious red
warm mocha


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

"Tombawomba" cost 750 dollars less than Isabel's dummy.

Of "Xavier" and Nicole's dummy, one is going to Oslo and the other cost $1,500.

The puppet going to Portland cost 250 dollars less than Nicole's piece.

Of Isabel's dummy and "Waldarama", one is going to St. Moritz and the other cost $1,750.

Lucas's piece, the dummy going to St. Moritz, and "Utrecht" are three different dummies.

Isabel's piece, the $1,750 dummy and "Yenga" are all different dummies.

The piece going to Portland cost somewhat less than "Yenga".

Jeff's piece cost somewhat less than "Utrecht".

Lucas's puppet isn't going to Baltimore.

Tombawomba Utrecht Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


Barry's Deli has a bunch of orders to fill.  Help Barry match each customer's deli meat and cheese selections, and determine the price for each sandwich.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese is either the sandwich with bologna or the $3.75 sandwich.

The order with corned beef includes muenster cheese.

The order with bologna includes colby jack cheese.

Of the order with colby jack cheese and the $4.75 sandwich, one is Irene's and the other includes salami.

Carol's order costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

Omar's sandwich doesn't include provolone cheese.

Irene's sandwich costs 2 dollars more than the order with ham.

The order with provolone cheese costs  more than Carol's order.

Frances's order costs 2 dollars more than Darrell's order.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
muenster
provolone

bologna
corned beef
ham
roast beef
salami


The show that aired at 2:00pm didn't have exactly 1,250,000 viewers.

The program that aired on Monday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired on WNW had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on FNX.

The show that aired at 8:30pm didn't air on GMA.

The show that aired on Saturday, the show that aired at 10:00pm, the show that aired at 6:00pm and the program with 1,250,000 viewers were all different programs.

The show that aired at 6:00pm had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on WNW.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers didn't air on GMA.

Of the program with 750,000 viewers and the show that aired on Friday, one aired on WNW and the other aired at 6:00pm.

The show that aired on Wednesday was either the show that aired at 8:30pm or the show that aired at 10:00pm.

The show that aired at 6:00pm was either the program with 1,250,000 viewers or the program that aired on SBC.

The program that aired at 10:00pm brought in 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 6:00pm.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


The customer going in for the extraction has an appointment 1 hour before Orlando.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Fry is either the customer going in for the veneers or the patient with the 9:30am appointment.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Joseph has an appointment 1 hour after Rosemary.

Of the customer who will be seeing Dr. Fry and the person going in for the whitening, one is scheduled for 1:30pm and the other is Harold.

Harold has an appointment 2 hours after Orlando.

Orlando, the client going in for the filling and Bernice are all different people.

Bernice has the appointment for the whitening.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Estrada doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Zamora doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

crown extraction filling veneers whitening

Dr. Estrada
Dr. Fry
Dr. Joseph
Dr. York
Dr. Zamora


The $3.75 order doesn't include cheddar cheese.

Henrietta's order costs 1 dollar less than Lula's sandwich.

Of Lula's order and the sandwich with colby jack cheese, one costs $2.75 and the other includes corned beef.

Greg's order is either the order with bologna or the $5.75 order.

Henrietta's sandwich includes havarti cheese.

The sandwich with swiss cheese, the $3.75 sandwich, the $5.75 order and the order with bologna are all different sandwiches.

Of the order with liverwurst and Greg's order, one costs $4.75 and the other includes havarti cheese.

The sandwich with corned beef costs 3 dollars more than the order with roast beef.

cheddar
colby jack
havarti
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
roast beef
salami


Buckner's Boardwalk held a Skee Ball contest this weekend.  Using only the clues below, determine each player's final score and the lane they played in, along with their hometown.

Stanley scored 80 points more points than Gretchen.

The person from Elk Grove scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 2.

The player from Pacific Grove wasn't in lane 2.

The five people are Nina, the person who scored 460 points, the person in lane 2, the contestant from Ontario and the contestant who scored 300 points.

Of the player from Cutler and the contestant who scored 620 points, one was in lane 7 and the other is Terrence.

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Ontario
Pacific Grove


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

Eva, the contestant who finished fourth, and the contestant who got 11 Down wrong are three different people.

Of the solver who got 18 Down wrong and the person from Yorba Linda, one was Blanca and the other finished fifth.

The contestant from Lytton finished 1 place after the person who got 20 Across wrong.

The contestant who finished fourth got the right answer for 26 Down.

Of Eva and the person who got 18 Down wrong, one finished first and the other was from Jackman.

The person who got 18 Down wrong was either the contestant from Industry or the contestant who finished third.

The person who got 18 Down wrong finished sometime after Eva.

Hubert, the solver who finished third, and the contestant from Yorba Linda are three different people.

Eustis
Industry
Jackman
Lytton
Yorba Linda

4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down


Elite Smiles has had a computer malfunction this morning, and they need to quickly rebuild today's appointment list.  Help them out by matching each of today's appointments to their time and procedure, and determine which dentist will see each patient.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Ingram, the patient with the 1:30pm appointment, and the customer going in for the veneers are three different people.

Inez has an appointment 1 hour after the person going in for the cleaning.

The customer with the 11:30am appointment will be seen by Dr. Nixon.

Of the customer with the 11:30am appointment and the person going in for the root canal, one will be seen by Dr. Gregory and the other is Orlando.

The patient going in for the filling has an appointment 1 hour after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Harris.

Inez doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Booker has an appointment 1 hour before Orlando.

cleaning
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers

Dr. Booker
Dr. Gregory
Dr. Harris
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Nixon


Ally's going to get married in a few weeks, and a bunch of her friends have gotten together to discuss what gifts they are getting her for the wedding.  Using only the clues below, match each wedding attendee to the gift they purchased, and determine how much they paid and what town they live in.

Lily Little didn't give Ally the juicer.

The friend who spent $450 lives in Eustis.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro is either the person who gave Ally the juicer or the attendee who spent $400.

Of the attendee who spent $475 and the person who gave Ally the juicer, one is Ned Norris and the other lives in Eustis.

Of the attendee who lives in Jonesboro and Kit Kelley, one gave Ally the toaster and the other spent $500.

The attendee who lives in Sun City spent 25 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the juicer.

The friend who gave Ally the HD tv spent 50 dollars more than the friend who lives in Clovis.

The person who gave Ally the laptop spent  more than Ora Osborne.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Jonesboro
Sun City


The flier with the talisman will leave 3 months before Florence.

The passenger going to Wyoming won't bring a lucky hat.

Neither the passenger with the talisman nor Christie is the aerophobe leaving in March.

Of the flier leaving in April and the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot, one will go to Louisiana and the other is Florence.

The passenger going to Nebraska is either the flier with the talisman or Christie.

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot is either the passenger leaving in February or the passenger leaving in May.

The passenger going to Wyoming will leave 1 month after Florence.

The aerophobe leaving in March won't bring a lucky hat.

The passenger going to Virginia won't bring a wishbone.

horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
talisman
wishbone

Louisiana Michigan Nebraska Virginia Wyoming


Garrett County has set up a number of successful mobile libraries known as "Bookmobiles".  Using only the clues below, match each Bookmobile to its driver and vehicle type, and determine the told number of books in each.

The school bus has 50 more books than the Mack truck.

Of the mobile library Becky drives and "Ready Reader", one has 450 books and the other is the Greyhound bus.

Of the bookmobile Ira drives and "Words To Go", one has 400 books and the other is the Mack truck.

"Books-4-U" has 150 more books than the school bus.

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 more books than the bookmobile Leroy drives.

"Ready Reader" doesn't have exactly 350 books.

Books-4-U
Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


The contestant who got 20 Across wrong was either the contestant from Delhi or the solver from Stanton.

Of Eva and the solver from Stanton, one answered 18 Down incorrectly and the other finished fifth.

Perry finished sometime before the person who got 11 Down wrong.

The contestant from Delhi finished 1 place after the solver from Eustis.

The solver who got 20 Across wrong, Dave and Omar were all different people.

Omar, the contestant who got 2 Down wrong, and the person from Needles are three different people.

Of Carol and the solver who finished fourth, one answered 4 Across incorrectly and the other was from Stanton.

2 Down
4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

The turtle was either the $4.00 animal or the $3.00 animal.

The $4.00 piece wasn't purchased by Angelina.

The red animal cost 1 dollar more than the gold piece.

The gold balloon cost 1 dollar more than the balloon Lucas bought.

The animal Dixie bought was either the fish or the magenta piece.

Of the red balloon and the $4.00 animal, one was purchased by Toni and the other was the bear.

The animal Angelina bought wasn't magenta.


Several passport applications were received at the embassy today, and each needs to be processed.  Help speed things along by determining each traveler's birthday, career and country of origin.

The five people are Harry, the person from Sweden, the lawyer, the traveler born on August 15th and the traveler from Mexico.

The traveler from Canada is either the lawyer or the surgeon.

The traveler from Belgium is the surgeon.

Of the architect and the traveler from Sweden, one is Jeffrey and the other was born on June 14th.

The person born on May 18th is the surgeon.

Neville has a birthday 3 months after the traveler from Mexico.

architect engineer lawyer politician surgeon


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

The person who won the $9.00 pot, Maria, and the player who won with a flush are three different people.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won sometime before Ernestine.

Of the person who won the $5.25 pot and the competitor who won the second hand, one was Maria and the other won with a straight flush.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot was either the person who won with two pairs or the person who won the third hand.

The person who won the fourth hand won the $23.25 pot.

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

The person who entered her scarf finished 3 places after the knitter who submitted the orange item.

The five people are the entrant who submitted the black item, the person who entered her sweater, the person who finished first, the knitter who entered her socks and the person who finished fourth.

The knitter who submitted the black item finished 1 place before the entrant who submitted the blue item.

Ernestine is either the knitter who submitted the silver item or the person who finished first.

The entrant who finished fifth didn't make the white item.

Of Natasha and the person who finished second, one made the blue item and the other made the hat.

Alexis Ernestine Francis Natasha Winifred


The contestant from Junction City scored 240 points fewer points than the person in lane 6.

Rena scored 240 points more points than Terrence.

The five people are the player who scored 620 points, the contestant from Modesto, Oliver, the contestant in lane 7 and the person in lane 3.

Of the contestant from Fort Kent and the player who scored 540 points, one was in lane 6 and the other is Terrence.

The person from Fort Kent wasn't in lane 3.

Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2016 isn't in Copenhagen.

The Tevatron LHC will go online 3 years before the Lisbon facility.

The project headed by Dr. Alvarez will go online 3 years before the ISON-X42.

The Falston LCS will not go online in 2018.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2018 isn't headed by Dr. Quinn.

Of the Stockholm facility and the project headed by Dr. Alvarez, one is the Lectra 4C and the other will go online in 2017.

Of the Berlin accelerator and the project headed by Dr. Peters, one will go online in 2019 and the other is the Falston LCS.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 isn't headed by Dr. Morgan.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Quinn nor the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020 is the ISON-X42.

Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Peters
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Weber

Berlin Copenhagen Lisbon Stockholm Warsaw


A series of bizarre UFO sightings have taken place in Byron, California this past week.  Using only the clues below, match each sighting to its witness, date and location, and determine the reported shape of the unidentified object.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Postville.

The August 8 sighting wasn't from Islesboro.

Iva Ingram's report wasn't from Islesboro.

Of the sighting of the oval-shaped UFO and the August 4 sighting, one was reported by Benny Baron and the other was from Postville.

Dan Delgado's report involved the cigar-shaped UFO.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was either the report from Walnut Creek or Iva Ingram's sighting.

Hal Harrison's sighting didn't involve the diamond-shaped UFO.

Benny Baron's report was received on August 8.

The report from Postville was submitted 1 day before Gil Gates's sighting.

Hal Harrison's report was submitted 1 day after the report from Walnut Creek.

The sighting from Islesboro was submitted sometime after the sighting from Houghton.

Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Dows
Houghton
Islesboro
Postville
Walnut Creek


Bushnell County is putting together a historical brochure about some of the ancient cultures that used to live there.  Match each of the ancient cultures to their time period, location, and estimated population size.

The culture located near New Liberty was either the culture with 7,500 people or the Xidat culture.

The culture founded in 100 AD didn't have a population size of 9,000.

The Zuneos culture wasn't based near Valencia.

The Zuneos culture wasn't founded in 850 AD.

The Danseri culture was either the culture located near Boulder Creek or the culture located near Kentfield.

The Hatgare culture was founded 500 years after the culture located near Valencia.

The Sameos culture wasn't based near Boulder Creek.

Of the Danseri culture and the culture founded in 600 AD, one had a population size of 8,000 and the other was based near New Liberty.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded 500 years before the culture located near Boulder Creek.

The Hatgare culture was founded sometime before the culture with 9,500 people.

The culture located near Boulder Creek didn't have a population size of 9,000.

Boulder Creek
Kentfield
New Liberty
Quasqueton
Valencia


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

The case at 40.2516 N wasn't uncovered on May 12.

Of the case that held the ancient coin and the box that held the chewing gum, one was at 88.3907 W and the other was at 40.8991 N.

Of the case at 88.1863 W and the cache found on May 3, one was at 40.5912 N and the other held the ancient coin.

The cache at 88.2694 W, the cache at 40.5912 N, and the box at 40.6656 N are three different boxes.

The box found on May 15 didn't have the decoder ring inside it.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found 6 days after the cache that held the marbles.

The case at 88.3821 W was found 6 days after the case that held the chewing gum.

The case at 40.6656 N, the cache found on May 12, the box at 88.1863 W and the box that held the ancient coin were all different boxes.

The box at 40.8991 N wasn't at 88.2694 W.

ancient coin
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book


Mortimer Jones, a well-respected engineer, is regularly called in to do safety inspections of some of the most famous bridges from all around the world.  Help him prepare for his next several trips by matching each of the bridges below to its length, type and location.

The 13,000 ft one, the suspension bridge, and Vellon Bridge are three different structures.

The 13,000 ft structure is either the one in Helsinki or Star Bridge.

The camelback one is 3,000 feet shorter than Avery Bridge.

Of the bowstring bridge and the structure in Madrid, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is 14,500 ft.

The structure in Zagreb is either the 13,000 ft bridge or the bowstring structure.

Gorem Bridge is  shorter than the bridge in Madrid.

The suspension bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the one in Kiev.

The 13,000 ft bridge isn't the cantilever bridge.

The structure in Madrid is 1,500 feet shorter than the bridge in Helsinki.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

V. tenesis wasn't sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

Of V. tenesis and the organism sequenced in April, one was sequenced by Dr. Estrada and the other has 1,250 genes.

The bacteria sequenced in December was sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

Of the organism sequenced in April and L. dyson, one was sequenced by Dr. Estrada and the other has 750 genes.

The one sequenced in February has 500 more genes than the bacteria sequenced in April.

B. mangeris wasn't sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

B. mangeris was either the one sequenced in December or the organism with 250 genes.

L. dyson has somewhat more genes than the one sequenced in August.

E. paradolens was sequenced by Dr. Nielsen.

The bacteria sequenced in April has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in August.

Estrada Ingram Kennedy Nielsen Velasquez


The organism with 750 genes was sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Estrada was either the one with 500 genes or the bacteria sequenced in February.

The bacteria sequenced in November has 750 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza.

B. mangeris, the one sequenced by Dr. Garza, and the organism sequenced by Dr. Henderson are three different organisms.

P. wellington wasn't sequenced by Dr. Garza.

V. tenesis has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced in July.

The bacteria with 750 genes wasn't sequenced in August.

The organism sequenced in April wasn't sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

Of the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Henderson and the bacteria sequenced in July, one has 1,250 genes and the other is E. paradolens.

B. mangeris
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
P. wellington
V. tenesis


Of the person in lane 6 and the player from Fort Kent, one scored 300 points and the other is Perry.

The player in lane 1 scored 80 points more points than the player from Elk Grove.

Terrence scored 240 points fewer points than the player from Elk Grove.

The player from Pacific Grove is either the contestant in lane 7 or Terrence.

Gretchen scored  more points than the contestant from Fort Kent.

Perry scored 80 points more points than the person from Pacific Grove.

Esther, the contestant who scored 300 points, and the contestant in lane 5 are three different people.

Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


Sven Svalbard makes some of the best handcrafted ventriloquist dummies in the world, and he's got a number of new orders to fill.  Match each of his customer's new dummies to its name and price, and determine where it will be shipped.

Margarita's dummy cost somewhat more than "Waldarama".

"Xavier", Jeff's dummy, the $1,000 dummy and the $1,500 puppet are all different dummies.

Kelly's puppet cost 250 dollars less than "Valencio".

The $1,000 dummy isn't going to Mexico City.

"Utrecht" cost 250 dollars less than Lucas's puppet.

Margarita's piece, the $1,000 puppet, and the $1,500 piece are three different dummies.

Jeff's puppet isn't going to Mexico City.

The piece going to Portland is either the $1,750 dummy or "Xavier".

The $1,000 dummy isn't going to Vancouver.

Sniffletoe Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier

Mexico City
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


Of the animal William bought and the monkey, one cost $6.00 and the other was magenta.

The snail was either the brown piece or the $3.00 balloon.

The yellow balloon, the cat, the $7.00 piece and the piece Heidi bought were all different items.

The orange piece was either the monkey or the snail.

The turtle, the balloon Javier bought, and the piece Francisco bought are three different items.

The animal William bought cost 1 dollar more than the piece Francisco bought.

The $4.00 balloon wasn't purchased by Heidi.

The balloon William bought wasn't purple.

The fish cost 1 dollar more than the monkey.


Winnetonka County's parks department has decided to erect markers at each of the oldest-known trees in the county.  Help them match each tree to its height, age, and the forest in which it resides.

The tree in Silk Notch is  shorter than Zeke's Spruce.

Nolan's Pine is 9 feet taller than the 80 year-old tree.

The tree in Deloit Woods is 9 feet taller than the tree in Woden Woods.

The tree in York Woods is 3 feet shorter than the tree in Knox Woods.

The 99 year-old tree is either the tree in Woden Woods or Old Jarvis.

Old Jarvis is  taller than the tree in Knox Woods.

Zeke's Spruce is either the 150 ft. tree or the 80 year-old tree.

Neither the 156 ft. tree nor the 150 ft. tree is the 94 year-old tree.

The tree in Knox Woods is either the 87 year-old tree or the 85 year-old tree.

The tree in York Woods is either the 85 year-old tree or the 99 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce

Deloit Woods
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods
York Woods


Several marathon runners decided to carb-load at Jimmy's Italian Restaurant on the night before the big run.  Match each runner to the type of pasta and sauce they ordered and the total price of their entree.

The runner who chose mushroom sauce, Irma, the competitor who paid $8.99 and Rosie were all different runners.

The runner who ordered fettuccine paid 3 dollars less than Rosie.

Neither the competitor who chose arrabiata sauce nor the competitor who ordered rotini was Rosie.

The competitor who chose pomodoro sauce didn't order farfalle.

The competitor who chose arrabiata sauce didn't order capellini.

Herbert was either the runner who chose arrabiata sauce or the runner who ordered farfalle.

Of Rosie and the contestant who ordered rotini, one paid $7.99 and the other chose marinara sauce.

capellini farfalle fettuccine penne rotini

arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro


Alexandra decided to cook a series of low-calorie meals for her family this week.  Using only the clues below, match each recipe to the night it was served, the number of calories it contained and the total amount of protein (in grams) in each serving.

The bulgur salad was either the recipe with 8 grams of protein or the recipe with 380 calories.

The dish with 9 grams of protein was served on May 15th.

The recipe served on May 12th contains 40 more calories than the dish served on May 13th.

The meal with 380 calories was served on May 13th.

The recipe served on May 15th contains 40 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

The dish served on May 16th contains 60 more calories than the dish served on May 13th.

The asian steak contains 60 more calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

The kale quinoa doesn't have exactly 9 grams of protein.

The meal with 7 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the citrus halibut.

The meal with 8 grams of protein contains 60 more calories than the recipe with 5 grams of protein.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 15th
May 16th

5 grams
7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
15 grams


Derrick has spent decades photographing waterfalls all around the world.  Determine the height of each waterfall and the year Derrick photographed it, as well as the country in which each is located.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1986 is somewhat higher than the fall located in Nigeria.

Of the 110 ft tall waterfall and the fall located in Canada, one was shot in 1986 and the other is Nyalt.

The fall in Canada is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall in Brazil.

Rhoqua is either the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1986 or the 100 ft tall fall.

The 110 ft tall waterfall was photographed in 1989.

Of the waterfall Derrick shot in 1990 and Garray, one is located in Brazil and the other has a height of 100 ft.


"Against the Grain" offers hand-made wooden furniture at reasonable prices.  Each item is made by an in-house employee.  Using only the clues that follow, match each item to the employee who crafted it, and determine its price and the type of wood used to make it.

The item made of mahogany costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of chestnut.

The bookshelf costs 50 dollars less than Bonita's piece.

The piece made of poplar costs 25 dollars more than the bench.

The end table costs  less than the item made of walnut.

Olivia's piece costs 50 dollars less than Rosemary's piece.

Rosemary's piece costs 50 dollars less than the item made of ash.

Antoinette Bonita Dianne Olivia Rosemary

bench
bookshelf
end table
footstool
rocking chair


The New You Beauty Salon has a number of different hair colorings scheduled today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to her stylist, and determine the time of her appointment and the hair color dye she has chosen.

The client that chose deep copper isn't being helped by Nettie.

The customer that chose jet black isn't being helped by Nettie.

Rhonda's client has her appointment 2 hours after the client that chose jet black.

Of Opal's client and the client that chose warm mocha, one has the 1:00pm appointment and the other is Blanche.

Of the customer with the 11:00am appointment and the customer with the 2:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Nettie and the other is Hope.

The client that chose honey blonde, the customer with the 2:00pm appointment, the customer with the 1:00pm appointment and the client with the 11:00am appointment are all different customers.

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment 3 hours after Pam's client.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment chose jet black.

Myra has her appointment 1 hour after the customer that chose jet black.

deep copper
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
warm mocha


It's nearly noon, and Anna needs to phone in lunch orders for the salespeople on her team.  Match each person to their lunch order and beverage, and determine the price of each order.

Of Chip and the person whose order cost $4.90, one ordered the cheeseburger and the other ordered the grape soda.

Neither the team member who ordered the diet coke nor the person who ordered the water is the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

Hannah is either the salesperson who ordered the ginger ale or the person whose order cost $6.70.

The person whose order cost $5.35 didn't order the diet coke.

The salesperson who ordered the ginger ale owes $1.35 more than the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

Of the salesperson who ordered the orange soda and Chip, one ordered the meatball sub and the other owes $5.35.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
Italian sub
meatball sub
tuna on rye

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
orange soda
water


Help Grandma Iva write down some of her favorite recipes.  Determine the baking temperature and time of each recipe, as well as how many people each will serve.

The bean casserole doesn't cook at 375 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 30 minutes cooks at 325 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 25 minutes is either the dish that cooks at 385 degrees or the mac and cheese.

The recipe that cooks at 385 degrees requires somewhat less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 40 minutes doesn't cook at 425 degrees.

The recipe that serves 4 people, the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees, the dish that cooks at 375 degrees and the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees are all different dishes.

The roast potatoes recipe is either the recipe that serves 9 people or the recipe that serves 8 people.

The baked ham doesn't serve exactly 6 people.

Of the recipe that bakes for 35 minutes and the recipe that serves 9 people, one is the candied yams recipe and the other cooks at 400 degrees.

Of the recipe that cooks at 425 degrees and the baked ham, one bakes for 25 minutes and the other serves 9 people.

The recipe that bakes for 30 minutes serves 8 people.

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

325 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees
425 degrees

4 people
6 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


Jamie's homework assignment requires her to write a short biography of several female Schnobel Prize winners.  Help her match each Schnobelist to her prize category, country of origin and the year in which she won her prize.

The person from Mexico won her prize 8 years before the winner who won the prize in economics.

The person who won the prize in medicine is either the person who won in 1964 or the person who won in 1968.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize 4 years after Sue Simpson.

Deb Daniels didn't win the prize in economics.

The winner who won in 1964 won the prize in bioengineering.

The winner who won in 1980, the winner from Poland and the winner who won the prize in chemistry are all different winners.

Deb Daniels didn't win the prize in medicine.

The person from France won her prize 8 years after the winner from Ireland.

Of Norma Nolan and the winner who won in 1972, one won the prize in astronomy and the other is from Poland.

Deb Daniels
Fay Ferguson
Hannah Hay
Norma Nolan
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics medicine

Ireland
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland


The item made of oak costs 25 dollars more than the coffee table.

Of Patsy's piece and the item made of walnut, one is the rocking chair and the other costs $350.

The $350 item, Whitney's item and the piece made of walnut are all different pieces.

Neither Tabitha's piece nor the hutch is the item made of walnut.

The hutch costs 75 dollars more than the coffee table.

Whitney's item wasn't made of sandalwood.

Whitney's piece costs 75 dollars more than the coffee table.

bench
coffee table
end table
hutch
rocking chair


Priscilla is compiling an article about some of the most successful hedge funds.  Using only the clues below, match each fund to its manager and determine the year it started as well as its year-to-date (YTD) return percentage.

Of Pine Bay and the fund with a return of 10%, one started in 2002 and the other is run by Walter Wade.

The one begun in 1983 is either the fund with a return of 6% or the fund with a return of 8%.

The one with a return of 6% isn't run by Patty Paul.

The five funds are the one begun in 2009, the one run by Walter Wade, Pine Bay, the fund run by Patty Paul and the fund run by Nadine Newton.

Black River has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one begun in 1992.

Neither the fund run by Walter Wade nor the one run by Nadine Newton is the one begun in 1983.

Of the fund begun in 2012 and First Crescent, one is run by Walter Wade and the other has had a return of 8%.

The one begun in 2002 isn't run by Larry Larsen.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Nadine Newton
Patty Paul
Walter Wade


Several of Mr. Carroll's European History students each gave an oral presentation today on a different U.K. Prime Minister.  Match each student to their prime minister and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Heath.

The presenter who got the C+ spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the D.

The presenter who got the A- didn't talk about P.M. Churchill.

The student who got the A- spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the D.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the A-.

The student who spoke for 10 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Churchill or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

Ora spoke 2 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

Virgil spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

Nichole spoke 6 minutes less than Hazel.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes got the A.


The case at 88.3907 W, the case at 40.3109 N, and the cache that held the puzzle book are three different boxes.

The box at 40.5912 N was found sometime after the case that held the decoder ring.

The five boxes were the box found on May 15, the case at 40.3109 N, the cache at 88.3907 W, the case at 88.0431 W and the box at 88.2694 W.

The box at 88.2694 W was found 3 days before the box that held the brass key.

The cache at 88.3907 W was found 3 days after the box at 41.0072 N.

The case at 40.3109 N was found 3 days before the cache at 40.8991 N.

The box that held the sunglasses was found 6 days before the box at 40.2516 N.

The case found on May 15 wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The cache found on May 3 didn't have the decoder ring inside it.

The case at 41.0072 N was found 3 days after the cache at 88.2694 W.

brass key
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


Tiffany is looking for a new podcast to listen to on her commute to and from work each day.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each podcast host to his or her topic, and determine how many total downloads each podcast currently has and what year it began.

Of the podcast with 4 million downloads and the gaming show, one started in 2014 and the other is Faye Fender's.

Eva Estrada's show doesn't have exactly 2 million downloads.

The film podcast is either Bobby Bora's show or the podcast that began in 2015.

Bobby Bora's podcast has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2008.

The podcast that began in 2008 has 1 million fewer downloads than the sports podcast.

Of Al Acosta's podcast and the investing show, one has 5 million downloads and the other started in 2014.

Eva Estrada's podcast didn't start in 2013.

Geneva Gold's podcast has 3 million more downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza has 500 fewer genes than the organism sequenced in August.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Underwood has 250 fewer genes than B. mangeris.

V. tenesis has 750 fewer genes than L. dyson.

P. wellington was either the one with 750 genes or the one sequenced by Dr. Roman.

The organism sequenced in November has 250 more genes than B. mangeris.

B. mangeris has 500 fewer genes than the one sequenced in September.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Garza has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
L. dyson
P. wellington
V. tenesis

April August September November December


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

The home going to Fullerton is either the Zimmerman's home or the $27,500 home.

The Davidson's home won't be going to Healdsburg.

The Underwood's home didn't sell for $32,250.

The five houses are the Zimmerman's structure, the 140 sq ft house, the 125 sq ft house, the structure going to Fullerton and the house going to Kennebunkport.

Of the house going to Dallas Center and the $35,000 structure, one is 125 sq ft and the other is for the Zimmermans.

The 95 sq ft home is either the $29,000 house or the Davidson's house.

The Davidson's structure didn't sell for $35,000.

The structure going to Healdsburg is 30 sq ft larger than the home going to Fullerton.

95 sq ft
110 sq ft
125 sq ft
140 sq ft
155 sq ft

Davidson Gillespie Nielsen Underwood Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Shaver Lake


James runs Raw 642, an oyster bar in the coastal town of Shelshank, Rhode Island.  Help him sort out today's menu by matching each oyster to its price and place of origin, and determine the descriptive "tasting finish" associated with each.

The one with the creamy finish is from Appleton, CT.

The Ninigreth oyster costs 10 cents less than the Fanneuil oyster.

Of the oyster that costs $2.30 and the Fanneuil oyster, one has a nutty taste and the other is from Appleton, CT.

The oyster that costs $2.00 has a fruity taste.

The one with the briny finish, the oyster from Punaville, RI, the one that costs $2.30 and the one from Vancouver, BC are all different oysters.

The Ninigreth oyster doesn't have a creamy flavor.

Of the Bluepoint oyster and the oyster that costs $2.20, one has a briny taste and the other is from Punaville, RI.

The Ninigreth oyster costs 20 cents more than the one from Duxbury, MA.

Bluepoint Fanneuil Katamaka Ninigreth Welcher

Appleton, CT
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC


The race for a new understanding of particle physics is on, and several new particle accelerators are scheduled to be built over the next ten years.  Match each new accelerator to its location and head scientist, and determine the year each is scheduled to go on-line.

The Egert Facility will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Alvarez.

The Dublin facility will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Peters.

The five accelerators are the Lectra 4C, the Dublin facility, the project headed by Dr. Jennings, the project headed by Dr. Alvarez and the Oslo accelerator.

The Falston LCS isn't headed by Dr. Peters.

The Bale-Hahn SSC is either the Athens accelerator or the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2020.

The project headed by Dr. Farley will go online sometime after the Oslo accelerator.

The Lectra 4C will go online 3 years after the project headed by Dr. Farley.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Farley
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Peters


The local aerophobe (one with a fear of flying) support group has several members who each need to take a flight.  Match each aerophobe to their flight date and destination, and determine what "lucky charm" each intends to bring with them.

Of Yolanda and the flier with the rabbit's foot, one will go to Rhode Island and the other will leave in March.

The flier going to Florida will leave 3 months after the passenger with the shamrock.

Katie will leave 1 month after the flier with the shamrock.

The flier with the rabbit's foot will leave sometime after the flier going to Rhode Island.

The passenger with the coin will leave 3 months after the aerophobe going to Texas.

The aerophobe going to South Carolina will leave sometime after Velma.

Of the passenger leaving in May and the flier with the coin, one is Christie and the other will go to South Carolina.

coin
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman

Florida
Illinois
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas


Norma Nolan, the winner who won the prize in astronomy, the person from Germany and the person who won in 1964 are all different winners.

The person from New Zealand won her prize  before the winner who won the prize in chemistry.

Neither the person who won the prize in bioengineering nor the winner who won the prize in literature is the winner from Ireland.

Of Patsy Pope and the winner from New Zealand, one won the prize in literature and the other won in 1964.

Kim Kane won her prize 12 years before the winner who won the prize in bioengineering.

The winner from Australia didn't win the prize in bioengineering.

The winner from Germany didn't win the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 4 years before the winner from Ireland.

Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Kim Kane
Norma Nolan
Patsy Pope

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature

Australia
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
Russia


Famous children's performer Carmike Cunningham recorded a special television program for the holiday season.  It aired a number of different times this week, each at a different time and on a different channel.  Using only the clues below, match each airing to its time, channel and day of the week, and determine how many TV viewers each airing pulled in.

The show with 1,000,000 viewers didn't air on WNW.

The program with 500,000 viewers aired on Friday.

The show that aired at 8:30pm, the show that aired on Friday, and the show that aired on SBC are three different programs.

The show with 750,000 viewers didn't air on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 11:30am brought in 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired on FNX had 750,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 1:00pm.

The show that aired at 4:30pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Friday.

Of the program with 500,000 viewers and the show that aired at 1:00pm, one aired on PTR and the other aired on Sunday.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers was either the program that aired on Tuesday or the show that aired at 10:00pm.

The show that aired at 8:30pm didn't air on WNW.

Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday Saturday


The tiny island of Eijiro is famous for its shrines, and Allison plans to see every one of them on her trip there next month.  Help her plan her visit by determining the location of each shrine, the year it was built, and the animal it was dedicated to.

Yamasaki is either the structure dedicated to the rooster or the shrine dedicated to the dragon.

Of the temple dedicated to the rooster and the structure in Uchida, one was built in 1525 and the other is Yamasaki.

Matsuno Okura isn't dedicated to the turtle.

The shrine in Miyato was built 60 years after Sama Takako.

The temple dedicated to the frog isn't in Funai.

The five shrines are Sama Takako, the structure in Funai, the structure built in 1705, the structure in Uchida and the shrine in Usui.

Of Yamasaki and the structure dedicated to the mouse, one is in Uchida and the other was built in 1645.

The temple built in 1585 is either the temple dedicated to the frog or the temple dedicated to the rooster.

Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


Howard, a stock broker, has made several buys today for a number of different clients.  Using only the clues that follow, match each stock to the client who bought it, and determine its share price and market sector.

The stock that sold for $29 per share was either the stock Ida Mae bought or the utilities stock.

Of the stock Delilah bought and the stock that sold for $25 per share, one was HBW and the other was in the health care sector.

Neither the stock that sold for $27 per share nor JMO was the stock Francine bought.

Neither the technology stock nor the stock Delilah bought was PSTO.

The five stocks were HBW, the technology stock, the stock Delilah bought, the stock that sold for $28 per share and the stock Abigail bought.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was either the financial stock or the stock Geraldo bought.

Of ABTR and HBW, one was in the technology sector and the other was bought by Francine.

Of the stock Francine bought and the stock Geraldo bought, one was in the energy sector and the other sold for $25 per share.

Abigail
Delilah
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
technology
utilities


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

B. mangeris was either the one sequenced by Dr. Long or the organism with 1,000 genes.

The five organisms were V. tenesis, the organism with 1,250 genes, the bacteria sequenced in November, the one sequenced in December and the organism sequenced by Dr. Walsh.

The bacteria sequenced in November has 250 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza.

The bacteria with 250 genes was sequenced in August.

D. forcilitis has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced in September.

The bacteria sequenced in April wasn't sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

Of the one sequenced by Dr. Walsh and the bacteria with 1,250 genes, one was sequenced in April and the other is E. paradolens.

The bacteria with 250 genes was sequenced by Dr. Garza.

D. forcilitis was either the one with 750 genes or the bacteria sequenced in December.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
V. tenesis


The North American Crossword Championships were held this week in St. Augustine, Florida.  The top-finishing contestants all performed admirably, but incredibly, each of them managed to get just one answer incorrect (i.e. "2 Down" or "30 Across").  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his or her final placement and hometown, and determine the one clue each of them ended up answering incorrectly.

The person from Oak View finished 1 place after Grace.

Kelvin was either the solver who got 2 Down wrong or the person who got 30 Across wrong.

The contestant who got 18 Down wrong finished sometime after the contestant who got 20 Across wrong.

The solver who got 20 Across wrong finished 1 place after the person from Yorba Linda.

Of the solver from Oak View and Ian, one finished first and the other answered 11 Down incorrectly.

The person from Rinard finished 2 places after Grace.

The solver who finished fifth got the right answer for 2 Down.

The solver from Bertram finished 1 place before the person who got 11 Down wrong.

Bertram
Oak View
Rinard
Westport
Yorba Linda

2 Down
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
30 Across


The stock Heathcliff bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the utilities stock.

The health care stock was bought by Abigail.

Of JMO and the stock Ida Mae bought, one sold for $27 per share and the other was in the utilities sector.

The stock Ida Mae bought was 1 dollar per share less expensive than GXTV.

Of HBW and the stock Bill bought, one was in the health care sector and the other sold for $29 per share.

Neither GXTV nor the energy stock was the stock that sold for $26 per share.

QMZ was 3 dollars per share less expensive than the real estate stock.

energy
health care
real estate
technology
utilities


A small group of people meet on the first Friday of every month for a friendly game of poker.  Tonight each person in the game won one hand each.  Using only the clues below, match each player to their winning hand and determine the total amount of money won in each pot.

Derek won sometime after the person who won the $9.00 pot.

Byron won 2 hands before the competitor who won with a straight flush.

The player who won with a flush, the person who won the second hand, and the player who won the $5.25 pot are three different people.

The person who won the third hand won the $6.50 pot.

Of the person who won the fifth hand and the person who won with a straight, one was Nathaniel and the other won the $6.50 pot.

The player who won the first hand didn't win with a full house.

The person who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands after the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

Of the player who won the first hand and the player who won the $5.25 pot, one was Salvador and the other won with a straight flush.

two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush


Maddie and her father enjoy looking for "geocaches" - little boxes that people hide in certain places and then publish coordinates so that others can find them.  They've uncovered several new geocaches this month.  Using only the clues below, figure out the day each was found, as well as the latitude and longitude where they found it, and determine what they discovered inside the box.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found 3 days before the box at 88.2694 W.

Of the cache at 88.1863 W and the case found on May 3, one held the decoder ring and the other was at 41.0072 N.

The case that held the ancient coin was found 3 days before the cache that held the decoder ring.

The cache at 40.5912 N wasn't at 88.1863 W.

Of the case at 41.0237 N and the case found on May 12, one was at 88.3821 W and the other held the marbles.

The box found on May 15 didn't have the chewing gum inside it.

The box at 40.6656 N wasn't uncovered on May 15.

The box at 41.0237 N was found sometime before the box at 40.6656 N.

The cache at 88.4584 W was found 6 days after the box that held the marbles.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles


Mortimer Jones, a well-respected engineer, is regularly called in to do safety inspections of some of the most famous bridges from all around the world.  Help him prepare for his next several trips by matching each of the bridges below to its length, type and location.

The 14,500 ft structure isn't in Skopje.

The bridge in Copenhagen isn't the bowstring bridge.

The truss one is 1,500 feet shorter than the girder one.

The structure in Copenhagen, Gorem Bridge, and the girder one are three different structures.

Of the 11,500 ft structure and Gorem Bridge, one is the truss bridge and the other is in Skopje.

Of Gorem Bridge and the 11,500 ft structure, one is in Madrid and the other is the suspension bridge.

Star Bridge is either the bridge in Madrid or the 8,500 ft structure.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring camelback girder suspension truss


The flier with the lucky hat will leave 1 month after the flier with the horseshoe.

The aerophobe with the coin will leave sometime after Yolanda.

The flier going to South Carolina will leave 3 months after the aerophobe going to Georgia.

The passenger with the wishbone will leave 2 months after Maurice.

The passenger leaving in February will go to Nebraska.

Troy will leave sometime before the flier with the horseshoe.

Eloise will leave 3 months after the passenger with the horseshoe.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
shamrock
wishbone

Colorado
Georgia
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
South Carolina