Dave finished 1 place after the contestant from Industry.

The contestant from Industry finished 1 place after the person from Lytton.

Dave finished 1 place before the solver from Avalon.


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 $35,000 house is 30 sq ft larger than the Underwood's home.

The $27,500 home is 30 sq ft larger than the $32,250 structure.


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.

Velma will leave sometime after the aerophobe with the coin.

The flier with the lucky hat is either Maurice or the passenger leaving in January.

Gwen will leave sometime after the passenger with the rabbit's foot.

The aerophobe leaving in January is either the passenger with the rabbit's foot or Velma.

Maurice will leave 1 month after the passenger with the rabbit's foot.


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.

Samantha, the person who ordered the meatball sub and the team member whose order cost $6.25 are all different people.

Peter owes 90 cents more than the person who ordered the meatball sub.

The team member who ordered the club sandwich is either Geoffrey or Samantha.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

B.L.T.
club sandwich
meatball sub
taco salad


Mrs. Drammel's fifth-grade class held a paper airplane contest this afternoon.  Using only the clues below, determine the color of each airplane, its maximum throwing distance, and the order in which each was thrown.

Roderick's design was either the black airplane or the airplane that went 25 feet.

The airplane that went 35 feet was black.

The yellow plane went 20 feet farther than Henrietta's design.


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

Rosalie scored 14 more points than Nelson.

The cook who scored 49 points is either the person who made the turkey soup or Anita.

The chef who made the turkey soup scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the jambalaya.

cajun chili
jambalaya
pepper steak
turkey soup


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

Hoekmolen is owned by the De Jong family.

The De Jong family's structure was built 23 years before the De Vries family's structure.

Zemelmolen was built sometime after Vlietmolen.

Vlietmolen is owned by the Jansen family.

The De Vries family's house was built sometime before the Jansen family's home.

Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


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.

Isabel's puppet is either "Valencio" or the $1,250 dummy.

"Valencio" cost 250 dollars less than "Xavier".

The four dummies are Lucas's dummy, the $1,250 dummy, "Xavier" and the $750 dummy.


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 was either the solver who finished first or the person from Lytton.

The contestant from Rinard finished 2 places after the contestant from Temple City.

The person who finished first, Hubert and the contestant from Temple City were all different people.


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.

Avery Bridge is either the 11,500 ft bridge or the camelback bridge.

Star Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the suspension structure.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the bowstring bridge.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback suspension


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 person going in for the cleaning has an appointment 2 hours after the patient going in for the crown.

Mindy has the appointment for the cleaning.

The patient going in for the root canal has an appointment 2 hours after Rosemary.


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 the second hand was either the person who won with a straight flush or Zachary.

Guillermo won 1 hand after the player who won with a full house.

The person who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after Guillermo.

two pairs
full house
straight flush
royal flush


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.

The contestant who scored 300 points was in lane 4.

The contestant in lane 5 scored  fewer points than the person in lane 7.

The player in lane 5 scored 160 points more points than Yvette.

Perry is either the player who scored 540 points or the person in lane 5.


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

"Archer Quest" came out sometime after the system made by Tarco Inc..

The four games are "Archer Quest", the system released in 1975, the machine released in 1976 and the game made by Arco.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Voyager Hero


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 from Mrs. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to Jill.

Kelley had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the child from Mrs. Almerini's class.


The $750 piece is either "Sniffletoe" or "Valencio".

"Utrecht" cost somewhat less than Lucas's dummy.

Nicole's puppet cost 500 dollars less than "Valencio".


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.

Roger's Oak is either the 153 ft. tree or the 79 year-old tree.

Nolan's Pine is 3 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

The 99 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than The Senator.

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


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

Jimmy Jacobs's card was either the card that sold for $275 or the 2012 piece.

The 2007 piece sold for 100 dollars less than the 1987 card.

Gilby Glass
Irv Ingram
Jimmy Jacobs
Opie Oliver


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.

Darrell's order costs 2 dollars less than Ronda's sandwich.

Warren's sandwich costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with provolone cheese.

Ronda's sandwich is either the order with cheddar cheese or the order with provolone cheese.

The four sandwiches are the $5.75 order, Warren's sandwich, Sue's order and the sandwich with provolone cheese.


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.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player, the attendee who spent $425 and Lily Little are all different people.

The friend who spent $475 gave Ally the planter.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player is either Ora Osborne or Mitch Mayo.

Lily Little spent 25 dollars less than Mitch Mayo.

The attendee who spent $450 gave Ally the juicer.

Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


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 Katamaka oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Punaville, RI.

The Fanneuil oyster costs somewhat less than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

The Pomaquin oyster is from Willapa, RI.

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

Barnstable, ME
Nesketucket, MA
Punaville, RI
Willapa, RI


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 baked ham bakes somewhat longer than the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 375 degrees requires somewhat less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

The dish that bakes for 25 minutes is either the candied yams recipe or the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

The candied yams recipe bakes 10 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 375 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 325 degrees requires somewhat less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
meatloaf

325 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees


The windmill built in 1706 is either Doesmolen or the Bakker family's home.

The Bakker family's structure was built 46 years before Zemelmolen.

The Smit family's home was built 23 years before Hoekmolen.

The windmill built in 1752 is owned by the Jansen family.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Zemelmolen


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 four students were Yvonne, the presenter who spoke for 6 minutes, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli and the presenter who spoke for 8 minutes.

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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair spoke 2 minutes less than Nichole.

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

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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 vehicle Omar drives has 50 more books than "Ready Reader".

"Ready Reader" is either the mobile library Terri drives or the mobile library Gene drives.

"Ready Reader" has 50 fewer books than "Words To Go".

The bookmobile with 350 books is driven by Terri.

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


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 contestant who ordered rigatoni paid  more than Betsy.

Terry paid 2 dollars less than the contestant who ordered taglioni.

The contestant who paid $6.99 ordered rotini.


The customer going in for the veneers has an appointment 2 hours before the person going in for the extraction.

The patient going in for the cleaning has an appointment 1 hour after Vanessa.


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

The 27 ft long whale is either the narwhal or Evan.

The beluga whale is 2 feet longer than Dennis.

beluga whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal


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 with a return of 7% is run by Ralph Ross.

The fund run by Kip Kerr has had a 1 percent smaller return than Silver Rock.

The fund run by Larry Larsen is either Oak Capital or the fund with a return of 9%.

The fund run by Kip Kerr has a  larger return than the fund run by Larry Larsen.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Oak Capital
Silver Rock

Kip Kerr
Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Ralph Ross


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

The class with 31 students is either Mr. Warner's class or the class in room 122.

Mr. Warner's class has somewhat more students than Mr. Brady's class.

Mr. Ray's class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 322.

Mr. Warner's class is either the class in room 405 or the class in room 322.


Mrs. Drammel's fifth-grade class held a paper airplane contest this afternoon.  Using only the clues below, determine the color of each airplane, its maximum throwing distance, and the order in which each was thrown.

The white airplane went 20 feet farther than Henrietta's design.

Omar's design was either the green airplane or the plane that went 45 feet.


Vikram Allindra has set up a small orangutan sanctuary in the Borneo rainforest, where injured and abandoned orangutans can be cared for and eventually released back into the wild.  Using only the clues below, match each orangutan at the sanctuary with its age and handler, and determine where each animal originated from.

Merah is 3 years older than the animal Dolly works with.

The ape Dolly works with is 3 years older than the ape Francine works with.


Silver Rock has a 1 percent larger return than the one run by Yolanda Yang.

The one with a return of 7%, Silver Rock and First Crescent are all different funds.

The one with a return of 7% is either the fund run by Quentin Quinn or the fund run by Yolanda Yang.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Silver Rock

Quentin Quinn
Terry Torres
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


Oak Capital has a 1 percent larger return than the fund run by Ralph Ross.

The one with a return of 8% is run by Patty Paul.

The four funds are the one run by Ralph Ross, the one with a return of 9%, the fund with a return of 7% and Citizen Trust.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Oak Capital

Ollie Ochoa
Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

Doesmolen was built 23 years after the Visser family's windmill.

The home built in 1752 is either the Jansen family's windmill or the De Vries family's house.

The home built in 1683 is owned by the De Vries family.

Zemelmolen is either the house built in 1683 or the structure built in 1729.


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.

Kurt has an appointment 2 hours before the patient going in for the extraction.

Yvette has an appointment 1 hour after the client going in for the cleaning.

Felix has the appointment for the extraction.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment has the appointment for the veneers.


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.

Dixie Dean's show has 1 million downloads.

The show that began in 2015 has 1 million fewer downloads than Bobby Bora's show.

Al Acosta's show is either the show with 2 million downloads or the show that began in 2008.

The podcast that began in 2010 has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2008.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender


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.

Ida Ingram won her prize  after the person who won the prize in physics.

The person who won the prize in economics is either Edna Evitz or the person who won in 1972.

The person who won the prize in physics won her prize 4 years before Glenda Glenn.

Glenda Glenn is either the person who won the prize in astronomy or the winner who won in 1964.

The winner who won the prize in economics won her prize  before the person who won the prize in physics.

Edna Evitz
Glenda Glenn
Ida Ingram
Jemma Jenks


Al Acosta's show is either the podcast that began in 2012 or the podcast with 2 million downloads.

The podcast with 3 million downloads started in 2009.

Cora Capon's show has 2 million downloads.

The four shows are the podcast that began in 2013, the show with 4 million downloads, Bobby Bora's podcast and Cora Capon's show.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean


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.

Omar v Powers was 1 week before Ayers v Byrd.

The 3-6 decision was 1 week before the 7-2 decision.

The 2-7 decision was sometime after Zamora v Pibb.

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


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.

Nyalt is 5 ft taller than the waterfall located in Canada.

Sihat is 10 ft taller than the fall in Tibet.

Sihat is somewhat shorter than the fall located in Brazil.


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.

The friend who spent $450 gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Jack Jordan is either the attendee who gave Ally the planter or the attendee who spent $425.

The person who gave Ally the HD tv spent 25 dollars more than Pam Powell.

Jack Jordan spent 50 dollars more than the friend who gave Ally the HD tv.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Mitch Mayo
Pam Powell


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

Daryn Drake's one sold for 50 dollars more than the 1999 item.

The card that sold for $175 came out in 2015.

The 1999 item sold for 100 dollars more than the 1987 item.

The 1999 one, Irv Ingram's card and Eric Estrada's card were all different cards.

Daryn Drake
Eric Estrada
Irv Ingram
Neddy Norris


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.

The structure in Uchida was built 60 years before Hori Takesi.

The structure built in 1705 is in Toyagi.

The structure in Miyato was built 120 years before Sama Takako.

The shrine built in 1585 is either Amari Michi or the temple in Miyato.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako


Grosmolen is either the house built in 1729 or the Van Dijk family's windmill.

The Visser family's structure was built sometime after the Jansen family's home.

The windmill built in 1752, the Visser family's windmill and the Van Dijk family's structure are all different structures.

The Jansen family's structure is either the house built in 1706 or Westmolen.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

The person who started in 1985 was the center back.

The four players were the full back, Awad, the player who started in 1976 and Kawa.

The player who started in 1976 was the goalie.

Awad started 3 years after the full back.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker


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.

Harriet Holt won her tournament 1 year after Wendy Wells.

Nellie Nolan won her tournament sometime before the woman who scored a 62.

Wendy Wells was either the woman who scored a 65 or the woman who won in 1920.

Nellie Nolan won her tournament 1 year after the woman who scored a 64.

Harriet Holt
Inez
Nellie Nolan
Wendy Wells


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.

The player who scored 380 points was in lane 4.

Christie scored 80 points more points than Stanley.

The player in lane 4 scored  more points than the player in lane 3.

Vincent scored 80 points more points than Zachary.


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.

The person who ordered the Italian sub owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

Samantha owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

B.L.T.
club sandwich
Italian sub
tuna on rye


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.

"Explore More" is either the mobile library Cynthia drives or the vehicle with 300 books.

"Explore More" has 100 more books than the vehicle Becky drives.

The bookmobile Becky drives has 50 more books than "Words To Go".

The mobile library with 350 books is driven by Antonio.

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Words To Go


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.

The person worth $25 billion is from Canada.

The mogul from England is worth 2 billion less than Dirk Dillon.

The person from Norway is either the tycoon worth $25 billion or Ida Ingram.

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

Dirk Dillon
Ida Ingram
Joseph Jakes
Tim Townsend


The woman who scored a 64 won her tournament sometime before the woman who scored a 67.

The golfer who scored a 61 won her tournament 1 year after Denise Detz.

Harriet Holt won her tournament 1 year after the person who scored a 63.

The golfer who scored a 61 won her tournament sometime before Pamela Peet.

Denise Detz
Grace Goritz
Harriet Holt
Pamela Peet


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 oyster that costs $2.00 is from Appleton, CT.

The Summersill oyster costs 20 cents less than the Bluepoint oyster.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs 10 cents more than the Welcher oyster.

The oyster from Duxbury, MA, the oyster that costs $2.20 and the Summersill oyster are all different oysters.

The one that costs $2.10 is from Duxbury, MA.

Appleton, CT
Duxbury, MA
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


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.

Juan's order is either the order with gouda cheese or the $4.75 sandwich.

The sandwich with swiss cheese costs 1 dollar more than Ronda's order.

The sandwich with gouda cheese costs  more than Darrell's sandwich.

The $5.75 order is either Ronda's order or the sandwich with havarti cheese.


The player who scored 460 points was in lane 6.

Maggie scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 7.

The person in lane 5 scored 80 points fewer points than Esther.

Christie scored  more points than the player in lane 5.


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 blanket finished 2 places before Kimberly.

Geneva is either the entrant who finished fourth or the knitter who finished first.

The knitter who finished first is either the entrant who entered her sweater or the person who entered her mittens.


The waterfall in Brazil is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall in Jamaica.

The 115 ft tall fall is located in Canada.

The fall located in Jamaica is either Rhoqua or the 115 ft tall fall.

The fall located in Jamaica is 5 ft shorter than Irskela.


The temple in Miyato was built 60 years after Takahashi.

The temple in Niwa is either Amari Michi or Matsuno Okura.

Matsuno Okura was built 60 years after Hori Takesi.

The temple built in 1525 is either the shrine in Usui or Matsuno Okura.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Takahashi


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

Yolanda is either the chef who scored 56 points or the person who made the turkey soup.

The chef who made the jambalaya scored 7 more points than Sonia.

Sonia is either the chef who made the lemon snapper or the person who scored 63 points.

The cook who made the turkey soup scored somewhat fewer points than Yolanda.

Hattie scored somewhat fewer points than Veronica.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
turkey soup


Nora's order costs  more than Greg's sandwich.

The order with colby jack cheese costs 1 dollar more than the order with cheddar cheese.

Omar's order costs 1 dollar less than the order with provolone cheese.

The sandwich with swiss cheese is either Omar's order or the $4.75 order.


The 115 ft tall fall is either the waterfall in Nigeria or the waterfall located in Tibet.

The waterfall in Brazil is somewhat shorter than Rhoqua.

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


The mogul worth $27 billion is from Mexico.

The person from Argentina is worth 2 billion less than Cal Craig.

The magnate from Canada is worth 1 billion less than Leonard Levy.

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Leonard Levy


"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 poplar costs  more than Yvette's piece.

Tabitha's item costs 50 dollars less than the piece made of sandalwood.

The $275 item is either the piece made of ash or Yvette's item.


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 bear cost 1 dollar more than the red animal.

The red piece cost 2 dollars less than the snail.

The gold piece was either the $3.00 animal or the snail.

The brown animal cost  more than the cat.

The orange balloon cost 1 dollar more than the snail.


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.

Colin is either the customer going in for the filling or the patient with the 10:30am appointment.

The patient with the 11:30am appointment has the appointment for the cleaning.

The four people are the person going in for the whitening, the customer with the 12:30pm appointment, Harold and Inez.


The person in lane 5 scored 80 points more points than Yvette.

The contestant who scored 380 points was in lane 1.

Brandi is either the contestant in lane 4 or the player who scored 380 points.


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.

Bay Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than Avery Bridge.

The camelback structure is 1,500 feet shorter than Avery Bridge.

The 10,000 ft structure is the girder bridge.

Gorem Bridge is  longer than Avery Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

Vlietmolen is owned by the Van Dijk family.

Westmolen was built 23 years after the Visser family's windmill.

The De Jong family's house was built 23 years before Zemelmolen.

Doesmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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 Pratt's house is either the 95 sq ft home or the $35,000 home.

The four houses are the 110 sq ft structure, the $25,000 house, the Kirby's home and the Pratt's home.

The Davidson's home is 15 sq ft larger than the $25,000 house.

The 140 sq ft structure sold for $35,000.


The mobile library Kimberly drives has 50 more books than "Ready Reader".

The bookmobile Leroy drives has 100 fewer books than "Tiny Tomes".

Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


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 four cases were the 5-4 decision, Zamora v Pibb, Carson v Dunn and the March 10 case.

The 5-4 decision was 1 week after the 7-2 decision.

The March 10 proceeding was the 8-1 decision.

The 3-6 decision was 1 week before Omar v Powers.

Carson v Dunn
Omar v Powers
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


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.

Gwen will leave sometime after the flier with the lucky hat.

The aerophobe with the wishbone will leave 1 month after Katie.

The aerophobe with the lucky hat will leave 1 month after the passenger with the horseshoe.


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 40.8991 N was found sometime before the box at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 41.0237 N was either the box at 88.1863 W or the box found on May 12.

The box at 40.3109 N was found on May 12.

The case at 40.8991 N was found 3 days after the case at 88.1863 W.

The box at 88.1928 W was found 3 days before the case at 41.0237 N.


The Tybee Island Aquarium has opened a brand new exhibit featuring several different whale skeletons.  To promote the event, the aquarium asked local elementary school children to name each whale in the exhibition.  Using only the clues that follow, match each specimen to its species, length and the name it's been given, and determine the year in which each was donated to the aquarium.

The beluga whale is 2 feet longer than Felipe.

Curtis is somewhat longer than the sei whale.

The beluga whale is 2 feet shorter than the fin whale.

beluga whale
fin whale
right whale
sei whale


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.

The four people are the attendee who spent $450, Mitch Mayo, the friend who gave Ally the planter and the person who gave Ally the blender.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 50 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

The friend who spent $450 is either the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player or Ned Norris.

Jack Jordan
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne


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 four people were the solver who finished fourth, the person from Needles, Virginia and Steven.

The person from Westport finished 1 place after Nelson.

Virginia was either the contestant who finished first or the person from Van Nuys.

The person from Canoga Park finished sometime after the person from Van Nuys.


A new reality television series aims to follow the pursuits of several gold miners.  Using only the clues that follow, match each miner to his claim and location, and determine how many ounces of gold he uncovered this year (in ounces).

The prospector who found 11 ounces of gold worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

The miner working at Tyrol Creek finished with 6 ounces more gold than Jack Jacobs.

The person working at Tyrol Creek finished with somewhat less gold than the person working at York River.

Gil Gonzalez was either the miner who found 20 ounces of gold or the person working at Tyrol Creek.

Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Gil Gonzalez
Jack Jacobs

Culver Gorge
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


Michael is compiling a story about some of the top-rated local soccer players of all time.  Help him by matching each player to his team, starting year and position.

The person who started in 1982 was the sweeper.

Gardelli started 3 years before the second striker.

The player who started in 1979 was the center forward.

center back
center forward
second striker
sweeper


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 Southwest Inc card has an APR somewhat higher than the Credit Korp card.

The card with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the Credit Korp card.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

The one with an APR of 11% has a limit of $15,000.

Credit Korp
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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.

The person who scored 380 points is either Nina or the person in lane 2.

Nina scored 80 points more points than the contestant in lane 2.

Zachary scored  more points than the contestant in lane 7.


The passenger leaving in February is either Jaime or the flier with the coin.

Troy will leave sometime after the passenger with the lucky hat.


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 Ninigreth oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Barnstable, ME.

The one from Nesketucket, MA costs 20 cents more than the Pomaquin oyster.

The Island Creek oyster is either the oyster from Appleton, CT or the one that costs $2.20.

The one that costs $2.30 is from Barnstable, ME.

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Nesketucket, MA
Willapa, RI


Ben Barron was either the prospector working at Fuller Rise or the person working at Belle Hart.

The prospector working at Fuller Rise finished with somewhat less gold than the person working at Laurel Ridge.

The miner who found 20 ounces of gold worked the Belle Hart claim.

Fred Fletcher finished with 3 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Fuller Rise.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge


The cache at 41.0237 N was found 6 days after the cache at 40.2516 N.

The box found on May 3 was either the case at 88.1928 W or the box at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 41.0237 N was found 3 days before the box at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.4584 W was found sometime after the cache at 40.3109 N.


Adam is somewhat longer than the narwhal.

The fin whale is 2 feet shorter than Gus.

The fin whale is 2 feet longer than the narwhal.

Felipe is 2 feet longer than the narwhal.


Brent is 2 feet shorter than the bowhead whale.

The four whales are Curtis, the sei whale, the beluga whale and the 23 ft long exhibit.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
sei whale


Hoekmolen is owned by the Bakker family.

The Van den Berg family's windmill was built sometime after Doesmolen.

Zemelmolen was built 23 years before the Bakker family's windmill.

The home built in 1752 is either the Van den Berg family's structure or the Smit family's home.

The structure built in 1729 is owned by the De Jong family.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Zemelmolen


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.

Opal's client has her appointment sometime before Hope.

Myra has her appointment 2 hours before Pam's client.

The customer with the 11:00am appointment is either Nettie's client or Pam's customer.


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 with 250,000 viewers aired on Wednesday.

The show that aired at 10:00pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Friday.

The show with 500,000 viewers aired on Monday.

The show that aired on Monday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 1:00pm.

The show that aired at 6:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired at 10:00pm.


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.

Lynn has an appointment 1 hour after Patsy.

The four people are Rosemary, the customer going in for the root canal, the person going in for the whitening and the customer going in for the cleaning.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment has the appointment for the root canal.

Kurt is either the patient going in for the cleaning or the person with the 9:30am appointment.

cleaning
extraction
root canal
whitening


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 11,500 ft bridge is either the cantilever structure or the bowstring one.

The 10,000 ft structure is the truss bridge.

Bay Bridge, the bowstring bridge and the 11,500 ft one are all different structures.

The truss structure is  shorter than Avery Bridge.

The girder bridge is  longer than the truss structure.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge


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 garlic tilapia was served on May 17th.

The meal served on May 13th contains 20 more calories than the citrus halibut.

The garlic tilapia was either the dish with 420 calories or the recipe served on May 15th.

bulgur salad
chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia


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.

Mildred's order is either the sandwich with havarti cheese or the $5.75 sandwich.

Kenneth's order includes provolone cheese.

Kenneth's order costs  less than the sandwich with swiss cheese.

The sandwich with cheddar cheese costs 1 dollar more than Emily's order.

Emily's sandwich costs  less than the sandwich with provolone cheese.


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.

Angie paid 1 dollar less than the runner who ordered rigatoni.

Betsy was either the contestant who paid $7.99 or the contestant who paid $8.99.

The contestant who ordered capellini paid  more than the contestant who ordered penne.

Betsy paid 2 dollars less than the runner who ordered fettuccine.


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.

The mogul from Ireland is either Dirk Dillon or the tycoon worth $27 billion.

The tycoon from England is worth 1 billion more than Leonard Levy.

Al Acosta is worth 1 billion less than the person from France.

The magnate worth $26 billion is from England.

Al Acosta
Dirk Dillon
Leonard Levy
Mike Mckay


The person who spent $450 gave Ally the toaster.

The friend who gave Ally the HD tv spent 50 dollars less than Lily Little.

The person who gave Ally the juicer spent  less than Pam Powell.

Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


Hope has her appointment 2 hours after Flora.

Hope has her appointment sometime before Susie's client.


The player in lane 6 scored 160 points fewer points than the player in lane 2.

Florence is either the contestant who scored 540 points or the player in lane 7.


The one from Duxbury, MA, the oyster that costs $2.10 and the Fanneuil oyster are all different oysters.

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

The oyster that costs $2.30 is from Vancouver, BC.

The oyster from Duxbury, MA is either the Pomaquin oyster or the Katamaka oyster.

The one that costs $2.20 is from Nesketucket, MA.

Barnstable, ME
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC


The card with the $6,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $8,500 credit limit.

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

The one with an APR of 8% is either the one with the $8,500 credit limit or the Dell Scargo card.

The Dell Scargo card has a limit of $7,500.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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.

Adrienne won 2 hands after the player who won with one pair.

The four people were the competitor who won with a flush, the person who won the first hand, Nathaniel and the player who won the third hand.

The competitor who won the first hand won with a straight.


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 passenger with the wishbone is either Troy or Neal.

The four fliers are the passenger with the rabbit's foot, the passenger leaving in April, Yolanda and the passenger leaving in February.

The aerophobe leaving in March is either the aerophobe with the wishbone or the passenger with the talisman.

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


Eileen is either Whitney's client or Opal's client.

The client with the 1:00pm appointment is being worked on by Whitney.

Victoria's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Eileen.

Eileen has her appointment 1 hour before Kelly.


Sid Scott is worth somewhat more than Hal Hickman.

Nadine Newton is either the mogul from Argentina or the mogul worth $27 billion.

Nadine Newton is worth 1 billion more than Hal Hickman.

The mogul worth $28 billion is from Ireland.

Hal Hickman
Nadine Newton
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The house built in 1729 is owned by the De Jong family.

Oostmolen was built 23 years after the Visser family's home.

The De Vries family's home was built 23 years after Zemelmolen.

Westmolen is owned by the De Jong family.

Doesmolen Oostmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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 project headed by Dr. Underwood will go online 2 years before the Falston LCS.

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

The Zynga Complex will go online 2 years before the project headed by Dr. Noble.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Underwood.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Zynga Complex

Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Underwood


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.

The person who ordered the meatball sub owes 45 cents less than Irene.

The person whose order cost $5.35 ordered the club sandwich.

Chip is either the team member who ordered the Italian sub or the salesperson whose order cost $5.35.

Geoffrey owes 90 cents more than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub


The oyster that costs $2.30 is either the oyster from Punaville, RI or the Fanneuil oyster.

The oyster from Charlestown, CT costs 10 cents more than the Pomaquin oyster.

The oyster from Willapa, RI costs 10 cents less than the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Fanneuil
Pomaquin

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


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

The four classes are the course with 33 students, the class in room 201, Mr. Ray's class and the course in room 114.

The course with 31 students is taught by Ellis.

The course in room 114 has 4  fewer students than Mr. Velasquez's class.

Mr. Velasquez's class is either the class in room 125 or the class with 29 students.


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 10 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden.

Edith, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden were all different students.

Perry was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair or the student who spoke for 8 minutes.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden.


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 person whose birthday is on July 16th is either Dale or the engineer.

The four people are the surgeon, Dale, the person whose birthday is on July 16th and the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th.

The lawyer has a birthday 2 months before Frank.


Palatka County held a charity "cook-off" this weekend which pitted several local chefs against each other.  Each chef cooked a different dish and received a different score (on a scale of 1 to 100, with 100 being the best).  Using only the clues below, match each chef to his or her entree, and determine the score it received and the name of the restaurant each chef works at.

Karl is either the chef who made the turkey soup or the person who scored 63 points.

The person who made the smoked pork scored 14 more points than Wade.

cajun chili
jambalaya
smoked pork
turkey soup


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 65 won her tournament 2 years after the person who scored a 67.

Carrie Cole won her tournament 1 year after Shari Steel.

The four golfers were the golfer who scored a 64, Shari Steel, the person who won in 1923 and Vickie Vern.

Vickie Vern won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 67.

Carrie Cole
Ethel Erwin
Shari Steel
Vickie Vern


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 Abigail bought was 2 dollars per share less expensive than GXTV.

The stock Charlie bought was either JMO or the stock that sold for $27 per share.

HBW was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Geraldo bought.


Mildred's order costs  more than Henrietta's order.

The $3.75 sandwich, Henrietta's sandwich and Mildred's order are all different sandwiches.

The order with provolone cheese costs 2 dollars less than the sandwich with cheddar cheese.

The $2.75 order is either the sandwich with colby jack cheese or Mildred's sandwich.


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.

"Tiny Tomes" is either the mobile library with 250 books or the vehicle Natasha drives.

The bookmobile with 350 books is driven by Myra.

"Books-4-U" is either the mobile library with 250 books or the mobile library Cynthia drives.

The mobile library Cynthia drives has 50 fewer books than "Dream Machine".

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

The item that sold for $175 was either the 1974 piece or the 2004 piece.

The item that sold for $175, Irv Ingram's one and Finn Freeman's one were all different cards.

Irv Ingram's one sold for 50 dollars more than the 2004 card.

Eric Estrada
Finn Freeman
Hick Hodge
Irv Ingram


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.

Pine Bay is either the one run by Mike McClain or the one with a return of 8%.

The fund run by Patty Paul has had a 1 percent smaller return than First Crescent.

First Crescent
Oak Capital
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Mike McClain
Patty Paul
Quentin Quinn
Yolanda Yang


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 solver from Canoga Park finished 2 places before the person from Grant.

The person from Canoga Park finished sometime before Melinda.

The solver who finished fourth was either the person from Grant or the person from Van Nuys.


Hubert finished 2 places after the person from Canoga Park.

The four people were Renee, the solver who finished second, the contestant from Temple City and the person from Lytton.

The contestant from Lytton finished 2 places before Renee.


Yolanda is either the passenger leaving in April or the aerophobe with the coin.

The four fliers are Gwen, the aerophobe with the talisman, the flier with the coin and the passenger leaving in March.

The flier with the coin will leave 1 month after Sophie.

Alma will leave 1 month before the flier with the wishbone.


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 in Tibet is either Rhoqua or Irskela.

Inawatai is either the 105 ft tall waterfall or the 115 ft tall fall.

Rhoqua is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall located in Canada.


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.

Old Jarvis is  shorter than Roger's Oak.

The 85 year-old tree is 6 feet shorter than the 94 year-old tree.

The 79 year-old tree is  taller than Nolan's Pine.

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


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 muenster cheese costs 1 dollar less than Henrietta's sandwich.

Sue's order costs 2 dollars more than Henrietta's order.

The sandwich with havarti cheese costs 1 dollar more than Greg's sandwich.


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

The game released in 1976 is either "Voyager Hero" or the system made by Dow Games.

The pinball machine released in 1975 is either the machine made by Dow Games or the game made by Hayco Inc..

The machine released in 1974 was made by Waverly Toys.

"Bowling Alley" came out 1 year after "Voyager Hero".

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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.

The $750 piece, Kelly's piece and Jeff's puppet are all different dummies.

"Xavier" cost 250 dollars less than Kelly's piece.

"Xavier" cost 500 dollars less than Nicole's puppet.


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 going in for the crown has an appointment 1 hour before the customer going in for the cleaning.

The customer with the 10:30am appointment is either Bernice or the person going in for the cleaning.

Harold has an appointment sometime after the patient going in for the veneers.


The solver from Avalon finished sometime after Blanca.

Frederick finished sometime before the person from Miles.

The solver from Stanton finished 1 place after the person from Hollis.


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.

D. forcilitis has 250 fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Moreno.

P. wellington was sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Roman has 250 more genes than P. wellington.

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


Principal Rifter has been authorized to break some of her largest classes into smaller learning groups.  Match each of these classes to its teacher, class-size and room number.

Mr. Dean's class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Leach's class.

The class in room 125 has 4  more students than the course in room 405.

The class in room 129 has somewhat more students than Mr. Leach's class.

The class in room 405 is taught by Quinn.


Black River has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund run by Ule Underwood.

Hudson Brook has a 1 percent larger return than the one run by Sal Spencer.

The one with a return of 8% is run by Mike McClain.

Black River
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Mike McClain
Sal Spencer
Ule Underwood
Zed Zamora


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 88.3907 W was found sometime after the box at 40.3109 N.

The case at 40.5912 N was found 6 days before the box at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.3109 N was found sometime after the box at 40.2516 N.

The case at 88.1928 W was found sometime before the box at 40.2516 N.


The cache found on May 12 was at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.3109 N was found 6 days after the cache at 41.0072 N.

The case at 40.2516 N was found 3 days before the cache at 88.0431 W.

The four boxes were the case at 88.3821 W, the cache found on May 6, the case found on May 3 and the cache found on May 12.


The case at 88.3907 W was found sometime after the box at 88.0431 W.

The cache at 40.8991 N was found 3 days before the cache at 88.4584 W.

The cache at 40.8991 N was at 88.3907 W.

The four boxes were the cache at 88.4584 W, the box at 41.0072 N, the cache at 40.8991 N and the box at 40.3109 N.

The case at 88.1863 W was found 3 days after the box at 41.0072 N.


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 second made the hat.

The four people are the entrant who finished fourth, Desiree, the person who entered her mittens and the person who entered her scarf.


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 meal served on May 15th contains 40 fewer calories than the lemon salmon.

The meal served on May 15th contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe served on May 16th.

The meal served on May 12th contains 40 more calories than the bulgur salad.

The dish served on May 14th contains 40 more calories than the citrus halibut.

asian steak
bulgur salad
citrus halibut
lemon salmon


The four people were Julie, the contestant from Needles, the solver from Miles and the contestant who finished first.

The contestant from Miles finished sometime before the person from Stanton.

Dave finished sometime after the person from Industry.


The vehicle Dan drives, the bookmobile with 350 books and "Ready Reader" are all different vehicles.

"Ready Reader" has 100 fewer books than "Explore More".

The bookmobile with 250 books is driven by Becky.

The vehicle Jaime drives has 50 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

The mobile library with 300 books is driven by Dan.

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes


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.

Norma Nolan won her prize  after the winner who won the prize in bioengineering.

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

The four winners are Fay Ferguson, the winner who won in 1964, the person who won in 1976 and the winner who won the prize in astronomy.

Deb Daniels
Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Norma Nolan

astronomy bioengineering economics physics


The solver from Oak View, Frederick and the contestant who finished fourth were all different people.

Blanca finished sometime before the solver from Hollis.

Hubert finished 1 place before the person from Oak View.


E. carolinus has 500 fewer genes than the one sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

V. tenesis has 500 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

The one with 1,000 genes was sequenced by Dr. Prince.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
V. tenesis


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 $32,250 structure is somewhat smaller than the $36,000 home.

The $35,000 structure is 15 sq ft larger than the Ingram's home.

The 110 sq ft structure is either the Pratt's structure or the $35,000 home.

The Pratt's house is 15 sq ft larger than the $35,000 home.


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 Bluepoint oyster costs 10 cents less than the Katamaka oyster.

The Ninigreth oyster costs 20 cents more than the one from Barnstable, ME.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs somewhat less than the oyster from Appleton, CT.

The Fanneuil oyster is from Vancouver, BC.

The one that costs $2.20 is from Vancouver, BC.

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Vancouver, BC


Laverne is either the entrant who finished second or the entrant who entered her mittens.

Laverne finished 2 places before the knitter who entered her hat.

The knitter who entered her mittens finished 1 place before the person who entered her sweater.


Of the organism sequenced in July and the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza, one is E. paradolens and the other has 1,000 genes.

The organism sequenced in February has 500 more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Garza.

V. tenesis wasn't sequenced in December.

The organism sequenced in December has 250 fewer genes than L. dyson.

Of the bacteria with 750 genes and B. mangeris, one was sequenced by Dr. Garza and the other was sequenced by Dr. Long.

Of L. dyson and the organism sequenced in September, one was sequenced by Dr. Long and the other has 500 genes.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Long has 250 fewer genes than the one sequenced in November.

V. tenesis has somewhat fewer genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Prince.

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

The organism with 1,250 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Prince.

P. wellington was either the one sequenced in September or the organism sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

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

Bradford Garza Ingram Jordan Long Prince

February April July September November December


The class in room 318 is taught by Underwood.

The class in room 207 is either the French class or the History class.

Of Mr. Ray's class and the class in room 120, one is the Geometry class and the other has 29 students.

The six classes are the Biology class, Mr. Underwood's class, Mr. Franklin's class, the class in room 114, Mr. Ray's class and the class in room 120.

The course in room 207 has 6  more students than Mr. Herman's class.

The History class has 2  more students than Mr. Franklin's class.

Mr. Paul's class is either the Geometry class or the course in room 129.

The class in room 129 has somewhat more students than the Physics class.

The Physics class is either the course in room 129 or the class with 29 students.

Mr. Paul's class has 2  more students than the Physics class.

The Biology class has 2  fewer students than the course in room 114.

Franklin Gilmore Herman Paul Ray Underwood

Biology Chemistry French Geometry History Physics


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 founded in 1100 AD didn't have a population size of 4,500.

The Budel culture wasn't based near Quasqueton.

The Juad culture was either the culture located near Easton or the society founded in 600 AD.

The Tyash culture was either the culture with 4,500 people or the culture located near Zwingle.

The Juad culture didn't have a population size of 8,000.

The culture with 9,000 people was founded 750 years after the Budel culture.

The culture located near Redlands was founded 250 years before the culture with 6,500 people.

The culture founded in 350 AD was either the culture located near Unity or the culture located near Quasqueton.

The culture located near Quasqueton was founded sometime after the Danseri culture.

Of the culture founded in 600 AD and the culture located near Mason City, one had a population size of 4,500 and the other had a population size of 7,500.

The culture with 6,500 people was founded 250 years before the culture located near Unity.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded sometime before the Uskorr culture.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded sometime after the Budel culture.

Easton
Mason City
Quasqueton
Redlands
Unity
Zwingle


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.

The structure built in 1705 isn't dedicated to the rooster.

The temple dedicated to the frog is in Niwa.

The six shrines are Sama Takako, the temple built in 1585, the shrine in Funai, the temple built in 1825, the structure in Uchida and the temple dedicated to the frog.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after the structure in Nakai.

The structure dedicated to the turtle, Yamasaki, and the temple in Funai are three different shrines.

Of the shrine built in 1645 and Yamasaki, one is in Usui and the other is dedicated to the mouse.

The shrine dedicated to the dragon was built 60 years after Matsuno Okura.

Amari Michi was built 60 years before the structure in Usui.

The structure built in 1705 is either Sama Takako or Yamasaki.

The structure built in 1765 is dedicated to the turtle.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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 person who scored a 67 was either the woman who won in 1922 or Freda Fritz.

Vickie Vern was either the golfer who scored a 61 or the golfer who won at Amble Glen.

The person who scored a 60 won her tournament 2 years after Freda Fritz.

The golfer who won in 1923 was either the golfer who scored a 61 or the person who won at Amble Glen.

Kristina Katz was either the woman who scored a 67 or the woman who scored a 64.

The woman who scored a 59 won her tournament sometime before Harriet Holt.

The woman who won in 1920 was either the golfer who won at Scotch Pines or the golfer who scored a 61.

Tina Tuttle won her tournament 2 years before the woman who won at Spotswood.

Of the woman who won in 1921 and the person who won at Scotch Pines, one shot a 67 and the other shot a 59.

The person who won at Pennyfoot won her tournament sometime before the woman who scored a 59.

The person who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 1 year before Freda Fritz.

Freda Fritz
Harriet Holt
Kristina Katz
Maxine Mohn
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern

Amble Glen
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The Dutch are famous for their windmills, many of which have now been converted into homes.  Julie is researching several for her upcoming trip.  Help her with her research by matching each of these windmills to their current owner, town, and the date they were built.

The structure built in 1775 isn't in Hoogmade.

The structure in Den Bommel was built sometime after Zemelmolen.

Doesmolen is owned by the Van den Berg family.

The house in Schiedam is owned by the Bakker family.

Grosmolen, the De Jong family's house, and the structure in Hoogmade are three different structures.

The home in Moerkapelle was built 23 years after Zemelmolen.

Oostmolen is owned by the Jansen family.

Of the De Jong family's home and the home in Hoogmade, one was built in 1706 and the other is Hoekmolen.

The house built in 1683 is either the Bakker family's house or the De Jong family's windmill.

The Meijer family's home was built 23 years after Oostmolen.

Oostmolen was built 23 years before the structure in Leiderdorp.

Of the Meijer family's house and the house in Schiedam, one was built in 1752 and the other is Zemelmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Jansen
Meijer
Van den Berg
Visser

Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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.

Of the player who scored 540 points and the contestant from Junction City, one is Gretchen and the other was in lane 1.

Florence scored  more points than the person from Fort Kent.

Of the person in lane 2 and the contestant from Bristol, one is Stanley and the other scored 460 points.

Gretchen is either the contestant from Fort Kent or the contestant who scored 700 points.

Of the person in lane 5 and Christie, one scored 380 points and the other was from Pacific Grove.

The person from Cutler wasn't in lane 3.

The person from Fort Kent is either the contestant who scored 620 points or the player in lane 4.

Oliver is either the person from Bristol or the contestant in lane 1.

The contestant from Cutler scored  more points than the player in lane 1.

The person from Modesto scored 320 points more points than the contestant in lane 1.

The person from Fort Kent scored  fewer points than the contestant in lane 5.

Christie Florence Gretchen Leigh Oliver Stanley

Bristol
Cutler
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


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.

Nyalt is 5 ft taller than the fall Derrick photographed in 1983.

The fall located in Jamaica is 5 ft shorter than Cerbel.

The 110 ft tall fall is either Nyalt or the waterfall located in Tibet.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 2001 is not located in Switzerland.

The waterfall located in Jamaica is either Garray or the 105 ft tall waterfall.

Inawatai is somewhat higher than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1983.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1990 is either the waterfall located in Jamaica or the fall in Canada.

Of the waterfall located in New Zealand and the waterfall located in Brazil, one was shot in 1987 and the other is 120 ft high.

Of Cerbel and the 100 ft tall waterfall, one is in Canada and the other was shot in 1984.

Neither Inawatai nor Sihat is the 125 ft tall waterfall.

Of the waterfall located in Brazil and the 100 ft tall fall, one is Rhoqua and the other was photographed in 1983.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1994 is 5 ft shorter than Garray.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Inawatai

Canada
Brazil
Tibet
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland


Vikram Allindra has set up a small orangutan sanctuary in the Borneo rainforest, where injured and abandoned orangutans can be cared for and eventually released back into the wild.  Using only the clues below, match each orangutan at the sanctuary with its age and handler, and determine where each animal originated from.

Of the orangutan Francine works with and the orangutan that was found in Melak, one is 13 years old and the other is Rajesh.

The ape that was found in Kendisi isn't cared for by Francine.

Of the animal that was found in Puruk Cahu and the ape that was found in Sebulu, one is 7 years old and the other is cared for by Eva.

The ape that was found in Ambalat is cared for by Calliope.

The ape Aldo works with is either the 19-year-old or Pemson.

The 13-year-old is cared for by Beatrice.

The orangutan that was found in Kendisi is 3 years younger than Pemson.

Ofallo is  older than the orangutan Calliope works with.

Of Ofallo and Quirrel, one is 19 years old and the other came from Puruk Cahu.

The 16-year-old didn't come from Puruk Cahu.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Kendisi
Melak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


Mona sold a number of rare baseball cards at her auction house today.  Each featured a different player and came out in a different year.  No two cards sold for the same price, or featured people who played the same position.  Using only the clues below, match each card to its price, year and player, and determine the player's position.

The item for the person who played catcher didn't come out in 2012.

Of the one for the person who played second base and the card that sold for $225, one featured Lance Leach and the other came out in 1999.

Opie Oliver's one, the card that sold for $225, the 2007 item, the card for the person who played pitcher and the card that sold for $125 were all different cards.

Of the piece for the person who played left field and Lance Leach's one, one sold for $225 and the other sold for $375.

The 1983 one, the item that sold for $225, and Al Allison's piece are three different cards.

The one that sold for $125 didn't come out in 1999.

Of the one that sold for $375 and the one that sold for $225, one featured Finn Freeman and the other featured the person who played shortstop.

Gilby Glass's piece didn't sell for $175.

The piece for the person who played right field sold for somewhat more than the 1974 one.

Gilby Glass's one sold for somewhat less than the one for the person who played shortstop.

The item for the person who played left field didn't come out in 2007.

The 1983 piece was either the item for the person who played right field or the piece that sold for $175.

The piece that sold for $375 didn't come out in 2012.

The card that sold for $325 didn't come out in 1999.

Al Allison
Finn Freeman
Gilby Glass
Lance Leach
Mike Morales
Opie Oliver

catcher
left field
pitcher
right field
second base
shortstop


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 ambulance has  fewer books than "Words To Go".

Of the mobile library with 350 books and "Explore More", one is the ice cream truck and the other is driven by Sheryl.

The six vehicles are "Words To Go", the vehicle Francisco drives, the vehicle with 300 books, the vehicle with 500 books, the vehicle Ira drives and the bookmobile with 450 books.

Of the Mack truck and the mobile library Myra drives, one is "Books-4-U" and the other has 450 books.

The school bus has 100 fewer books than the mobile library Becky drives.

Of the mobile library Ira drives and the vehicle Francisco drives, one is "Dream Machine" and the other is the ambulance.

"Ready Reader", the mobile library Ira drives, and the bookmobile with 450 books are three different vehicles.

The Airstream has 50 more books than the mobile library Ira drives.

Books-4-U
Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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.

Gerald has a birthday 1 month before the person from Belgium.

Of the person born on May 18th and the engineer, one is from Germany and the other is Dale.

Charles is either the diplomat or the person from Belgium.

Gerald has a birthday sometime after the person from Germany.

The person born on June 14th is the politician.

Harry is either the diplomat or the traveler from France.

Charles has a birthday 2 months after the engineer.

The person from Austria is either the architect or the diplomat.

Jeffrey has a birthday 1 month before the diplomat.

The traveler from Canada is not the engineer.

The traveler from Canada has a birthday sometime after Frank.

The person from Mexico has a birthday 2 months after Frank.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th
September 17th

architect diplomat engineer lawyer politician surgeon

Austria Belgium Canada France Germany Mexico


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 card that expires on 11/2025 has a limit of $6,500.

The Southwest Inc card doesn't have the 12% APR.

The card that expires on 06/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the one with the $15,000 credit limit.

Of the card that expires on 06/2025 and the card with an APR of 11%, one has a limit of $2,000 and the other is from Whitly Bank.

Of the card with the $3,500 credit limit and the card that expires on 05/2025, one is from Mid Atlantic and the other has an APR of 12%.

The Credit Korp card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 09/2025.

The one that expires on 11/2025 has an APR somewhat higher than the Hoardstrum card.

Neither the card with an APR of 11% nor the card that expires on 06/2025 is the Southwest Inc card.

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $6,500 credit limit.

The card with the $5,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the one that expires on 05/2025.

Neither the one that expires on 02/2024 nor the card with the $2,000 credit limit is the card with an APR of 13%.

The one with an APR of 12% is either the one that expires on 06/2025 or the card with the $3,500 credit limit.

Neither the one with the $12,500 credit limit nor the one with the $3,500 credit limit is the one that expires on 09/2025.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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.

Nettie's client has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose warm mocha.

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment sometime before Rhonda's customer.

The six customers are the client with the 12:00pm appointment, the client that chose jet black, the customer that chose honey blonde, Yvonne's client, Victoria's client and Blanche.

Of the client that chose vivacious red and Iris, one is being worked on by Nettie and the other has the 2:00pm appointment.

Kelly doesn't have the 11:00am appointment.

Of the client with the 3:00pm appointment and Pam's client, one chose brown sable and the other is Hope.

Of Flora and Pam's client, one has the 12:00pm appointment and the other chose jet black.

Blanche, the client with the 3:00pm appointment, and Victoria's client are three different customers.

Rhonda's customer has her appointment sometime before Hope.

Nettie Pam Rhonda Tammie Victoria Yvonne

brown sable
honey blonde
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


Of the diplomat and the person whose birthday is on August 15th, one is from Mexico and the other is from Germany.

Dale has a birthday 1 month after the politician.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime after Frank.

The traveler born on September 17th is not the diplomat.

Charles is either the surgeon or the politician.

The traveler whose birthday is on June 14th is either the traveler from Mexico or the lawyer.

The politician has a birthday 4 months before Izzy.

Of the architect and the person from Germany, one is Neville and the other was born on July 16th.

Dale has a birthday sometime before the traveler from France.

The lawyer has a birthday 1 month after the traveler from Canada.

Harry is either the person whose birthday is on May 18th or the person from Norway.

architect diplomat lawyer musician politician surgeon

Canada
France
Germany
Mexico
Norway
South Africa


The structure going to Kennebunkport is somewhat larger than the $29,000 house.

The Nielsen's house is 15 sq ft smaller than the home going to Laguna Beach.

The six houses are the Pratt's house, the house going to Unionville, the $27,500 home, the $36,000 home, the 125 sq ft structure and the $38,000 house.

The $36,000 house is somewhat smaller than the home going to Mission Viejo.

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

The Underwood's structure is either the structure going to Mission Viejo or the $36,000 home.

The Davidson's home is 30 sq ft larger than the $27,500 home.

The Ewing's structure is somewhat larger than the structure going to Mission Viejo.

The structure going to Unionville is 45 sq ft larger than the Nielsen's structure.

Of the $27,500 home and the Ewing's house, one is 140 sq ft and the other will be delivered to Fullerton.

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

Davidson Ewing Gillespie Nielsen Pratt Underwood

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Unionville


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.

Of the solver who finished sixth and the person who got 18 Down wrong, one was from Van Nuys and the other was Carol.

Omar finished sometime after the person who got 26 Down wrong.

The solver who finished second, the solver from Fowler, and the solver from Van Nuys are three different people.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong finished sometime after the person from Van Nuys.

The solver who got 11 Down wrong wasn't from Grant.

The contestant who finished fourth answered 11 Down incorrectly.

Steven got the right answer for 30 Across.

Of Carol and the solver who finished first, one answered 30 Across incorrectly and the other was from Miles.

The solver who finished third was either Omar or the person from Bertram.

Nelson was either the contestant who got 20 Across wrong or the person who finished fifth.

Carol Nelson Omar Steven Virginia Zachary

Bertram
Fowler
Grant
Miles
Pacific Grove
Van Nuys

4 Across
11 Down
18 Down
20 Across
26 Down
30 Across


Of "Dream Machine" and the bookmobile with 250 books, one is the Mack truck and the other is the Greyhound bus.

The bookmobile with 450 books isn't the Greyhound bus.

The mobile library Wesley drives is either the vehicle with 300 books or the school bus.

"Books-4-U", the vehicle Elena drives, and the Winnebago are three different vehicles.

The ambulance has  more books than the vehicle Sheryl drives.

Of "Explore More" and the bookmobile Natasha drives, one is the ambulance and the other has 350 books.

"Dream Machine" has  more books than the Airstream.

The ambulance, the mobile library Antonio drives, and the vehicle with 400 books are three different vehicles.

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 fewer books than the bookmobile Wesley drives.

The school bus has 50 fewer books than "Books-4-U".

The bookmobile with 500 books isn't driven by Natasha.

"Ready Reader" has  more books than the Winnebago.

Of the Winnebago and "Dream Machine", one is driven by Wesley and the other is driven by Sheryl.

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

Antonio Elena Gene Natasha Sheryl Wesley

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


The card that sold for $325, the card for the person who played third base, Lance Leach's card and the 2007 one were all different cards.

The item for the person who played left field sold for 50 dollars more than Mike Morales's card.

The item that sold for $275 was either the item for the person who played pitcher or the 2004 one.

The item for the person who played catcher sold for somewhat less than the 1987 item.

Of Al Allison's piece and the card for the person who played right field, one sold for $375 and the other came out in 1987.

The one for the person who played pitcher, Bill Bernard's one, and the 2007 card are three different cards.

The one for the person who played first base came out in 2012.

Of Hick Hodge's card and Al Allison's card, one came out in 1983 and the other sold for $375.

The card that sold for $225 was either the piece for the person who played catcher or the 1978 card.

Al Allison's one didn't feature the person who played left field.

The card for the person who played pitcher sold for 150 dollars more than Neddy Norris's item.

Al Allison
Bill Bernard
Hick Hodge
Lance Leach
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris

catcher
first base
left field
pitcher
right field
third base


Curtis collects vintage pinball machines, and he's been looking at several currently for sale at his local game shop.  Help him narrow down his choices by matching each pinball machine to the year it was built, the company that made it and its current price.

"Voyager Hero" came out sometime after the $1,500 system.

Of the $2,500 machine and the machine released in 1978, one is "Archer Quest" and the other was made by Pinnefore.

Of the $1,500 system and the $1,750 system, one was released in 1977 and the other is "Aladeen".

Of the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys and the game released in 1976, one is "Aladeen" and the other is "Disco Mania".

The system released in 1976 was made by Hayco Inc..

The $5,200 machine came out 1 year before the machine made by Arco.

The system released in 1975 doesn't cost $1,500.

The machine made by Dow Games is either the $2,000 pinball machine or the system released in 1979.

"Meteor Rise" came out sometime after the machine made by Arco.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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.

KMPP was  per share more expensive than the utilities stock.

The six stocks were the energy stock, the stock Francine bought, the stock Abigail bought, ABTR, the stock Edith bought and GXTV.

PSTO was 3 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

The stock Delilah bought was either the real estate stock or KMPP.

The energy stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than ABTR.

The technology stock was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Abigail bought.

The stock Delilah bought was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the utilities stock.

The utilities stock was either KMPP or the stock that sold for $25 per share.

Of the stock Edith bought and GXTV, one was in the real estate sector and the other sold for $25 per share.

PSTO was either the health care stock or the technology stock.

Abigail Bill Charlie Delilah Edith Francine

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
utilities


Tammie's customer has her appointment 2 hours before the customer that chose midnight blue.

Pam's customer is either the client with the 1:00pm appointment or Dolores.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Yvonne.

The customer that chose vivacious red is either Yvonne's customer or the customer with the 1:00pm appointment.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment is either Rhonda's client or the customer that chose warm mocha.

Kelly has her appointment 1 hour after Tammie's customer.

Susie's customer has her appointment 2 hours before the client that chose deep copper.

Of the customer that chose midnight blue and Cristina, one is being worked on by Susie and the other has the 2:00pm appointment.

Of the customer that chose brown sable and Juana, one is being worked on by Pam and the other has the 11:00am appointment.

The customer that chose jet black has her appointment sometime after Tammie's customer.

The customer with the 4:00pm appointment is being worked on by Pam.

Cristina Dolores Georgia Juana Kelly Myra

brown sable
deep copper
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


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.

The tycoon worth $28 billion doesn't work in the finance industry.

The person from Mexico is worth 2 billion less than the person who works in the banking industry.

The tycoon who works in the finance industry is either Tim Townsend or the person worth $27 billion.

The mogul from Ireland is worth somewhat more than Betty Bush.

Of the tycoon from Ireland and the magnate from Canada, one is Ida Ingram and the other is worth $30 billion.

The tycoon worth $27 billion isn't from Denmark.

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

Of Tim Townsend and the magnate who works in the biotech industry, one is worth $26 billion and the other is from Mexico.

The mogul from Ireland is worth 1 billion less than Nadine Newton.

The person who works in the medical industry is worth 1 billion less than Ida Ingram.

The tycoon who works in the pharmaceutical industry isn't from France.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Ida Ingram
Joseph Jakes
Nadine Newton
Tim Townsend

Canada Denmark Ireland England France Mexico

aerospace banking biotech finance medical pharmaceutical


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.

D. forcilitis has somewhat fewer genes than the organism sequenced in September.

B. mangeris was either the one sequenced in February or the bacteria with 1,250 genes.

The organism sequenced in April has 250 more genes than V. tenesis.

The organism sequenced in February has somewhat more genes than D. forcilitis.

The one sequenced in July was sequenced by Dr. Young.

The bacteria with 1,500 genes was either the organism sequenced in September or L. dyson.

P. wellington was sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

The organism sequenced in November was either D. forcilitis or the one sequenced by Dr. Copeland.

The one with 1,250 genes wasn't sequenced in September.

The organism sequenced in September was sequenced by Dr. Ingram.

The one sequenced by Dr. Nielsen has 250 fewer genes than D. forcilitis.

E. paradolens has 250 fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced in July.

V. tenesis, the bacteria with 250 genes, and the one with 1,000 genes are three different organisms.

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

Acosta Copeland Ingram Nielsen Ortiz Young

February April July September November December


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 that costs $2.50, the Summersill oyster and the Ninigreth oyster are all different oysters.

Of the Summersill oyster and the oyster from Charlestown, CT, one costs $2.00 and the other has a nutty taste.

The oyster with the briny finish, the one from Charlestown, CT, and the oyster that costs $2.50 are three different oysters.

The Ninigreth oyster is either the oyster from Barnstable, ME or the one with the fruity finish.

The Island Creek oyster is either the one with the nutty finish or the one from Appleton, CT.

Of the oyster from Appleton, CT and the oyster with the melon-like finish, one costs $2.10 and the other is the Summersill oyster.

The Katamaka oyster is either the one that costs $2.40 or the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

The one with the creamy finish costs 30 cents more than the oyster from Barnstable, ME.

The Fanneuil oyster costs 10 cents less than the one from Punaville, RI.

The Katamaka oyster is from Vancouver, BC.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Summersill

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

briny citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty