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 person who gave Ally the HD tv spent 50 dollars more than Ned Norris.

Pam Powell is either the attendee who spent $425 or the person who gave Ally the blender.

The person who spent $400 is either Ned Norris or the person who gave Ally the blender.

The person who spent $425 gave Ally the juicer.

Jack Jordan
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell


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 Stanton finished sometime after Hubert.

The solver who finished third was from Temple City.

Hubert finished sometime after the solver from Pacific Grove.

Ian, the contestant who finished first and the solver who finished second were all different people.

Avalon
Pacific Grove
Stanton
Temple City


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.

The chef who made the cashew tofu scored 7 fewer points than Freda.

Wade is either the person who scored 42 points or the cook who made the turkey soup.

The chef who scored 63 points made the lemon snapper.

The four chefs are the person who scored 42 points, Sonia, Freda and the person who made the lemon snapper.

The cook who made the smoked pork scored 7 more points than the person who made the cashew tofu.

cashew tofu
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup


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.

Zachary has an appointment 1 hour before the person going in for the crown.

The customer going in for the root canal has an appointment sometime before Wayne.

The patient going in for the whitening is either the patient with the 10:30am appointment or Zachary.

The client with the 12:30pm appointment has the appointment for the extraction.

Yvette has an appointment 1 hour before the customer going in for the root canal.


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).

Elroy Ellis finished with 6 ounces more gold than the prospector working at Tyrol Creek.

The person working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 ounces more gold than Dilbert Duke.

The miner who found 14 ounces of gold worked the Culver Gorge claim.

Ben Barron
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher

Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek


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 child from Mrs. Yeffer's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Erik.

The student whose final word was "anemic" is either Jill or the student from Mrs. Steuben's class.

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


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 four accelerators are the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016, the Tevatron LHC, the Egert Facility and the project headed by Dr. Huff.

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

The Zynga Complex is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2016 or the project headed by Dr. York.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is headed by Dr. Huff.

The project headed by Dr. Ramos will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Baldwin.

Egert Facility
Lectra 4C
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex


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.

"Utrecht" cost 250 dollars more than "Valencio".

Lucas's piece cost somewhat more than Isabel's puppet.

"Tombawomba" cost 250 dollars more than Kelly's dummy.


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.

Rita Reeves won her prize  before the winner who won the prize in economics.

Rita Reeves won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in bioengineering.

Tara Tate is either the winner who won the prize in bioengineering or the person who won in 1976.

The person who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 4 years before Tara Tate.

Jemma Jenks
Lisa Lara
Rita Reeves
Tara Tate

bioengineering chemistry economics medicine


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.

Dennis is 4 feet longer than the beluga whale.

Herbert is somewhat longer than the narwhal.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal


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 born on July 16th is either the surgeon or Kevin.

The musician has a birthday sometime before Frank.

The engineer has a birthday 1 month after Kevin.

The surgeon has a birthday 1 month after the musician.

Charles is either the person born on April 13th or the person whose birthday is on May 18th.


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 mobile library Sheryl drives is either "Tiny Tomes" or "Ready Reader".

"Ready Reader" has 100 more books than the mobile library Natasha drives.

"Explore More" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Sheryl drives.

The vehicle with 350 books is driven by Sheryl.

Books-4-U
Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes


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 $26 billion is either Nadine Newton or the person from Argentina.

The magnate from England is worth 1 billion less than Cal Craig.

The person from Argentina is worth 2 billion less than Nadine Newton.

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

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Nadine Newton
Sid Scott


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

Flora Flynn's report was submitted 2 days before Cindy Chan's sighting.

The report from Dows was submitted 1 day after Gil Gates's sighting.

The report from Beaconsfield, the August 6 report and Flora Flynn's report were all different sightings.

The August 5 sighting was from Beaconsfield.

Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates


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 Welcher oyster costs somewhat less than the Bluepoint oyster.

The one that costs $2.20 is either the one from Barnstable, ME or the one from Appleton, CT.

The Island Creek oyster is from Charlestown, CT.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs somewhat more than the Island Creek oyster.

The oyster from Barnstable, ME costs 10 cents more than the one from Charlestown, CT.

The Bluepoint oyster is from Appleton, CT.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Ninigreth
Welcher

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


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 flier with the shamrock is either the aerophobe leaving in January or Sophie.

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

Gwen will leave sometime before the flier with the shamrock.

The passenger with the lucky hat will leave sometime after the flier with the shamrock.

horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock


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 contains 40 more calories than the recipe served on May 17th.

The recipe with 420 calories was served on May 12th.

The chili pork was either the dish served on May 12th or the recipe served on May 15th.

asian steak
chili pork
garlic tilapia
lemon salmon


The solver who finished third was from Delhi.

Hubert finished sometime before the person from Stanton.

The person from Fowler finished 2 places after Carol.


The miner working at York River finished with 3 ounces more gold than the miner working at Belle Hart.

Dilbert Duke finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Gil Gonzalez.

The miner who found 17 ounces of gold worked the Laurel Ridge claim.

Adam Alford
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Gil Gonzalez

Belle Hart
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


Jemma Jenks won her prize 4 years after Patsy Pope.

Tara Tate won her prize 4 years after Jemma Jenks.

Glenda Glenn is either the person who won the prize in medicine or the winner who won the prize in literature.

The person who won the prize in medicine won her prize 4 years after the person who won the prize in chemistry.

The winner who won in 1972 won the prize in astronomy.

Glenda Glenn
Jemma Jenks
Patsy Pope
Tara Tate


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 a limit of $2,000.

The one with an APR of 10% has a limit of $5,000.

The Mid Atlantic card has an APR 1 percent higher than the Southwest Inc card.

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

Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc


The report from Zearing was either the August 4 report or Edith Estes's report.

Hal Harrison's report was submitted sometime after Iva Ingram's sighting.

The August 5 sighting was from Islesboro.

The report from Tarzana was submitted 1 day before the sighting from Islesboro.

Benny Baron's report was received on August 7.

Benny Baron
Edith Estes
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


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.

Denise Detz won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 60.

Denise Detz, Bonita Bitz and the person who won in 1921 were all different golfers.

The person who scored a 61 won her tournament sometime after Bonita Bitz.

Nellie Nolan won her tournament sometime before Denise Detz.

Bonita Bitz
Denise Detz
Nellie Nolan
Shari Steel


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 team member who ordered the Italian sub is either Irene or Geoffrey.

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

The team member whose order cost $4.90 is either the person who ordered the tuna on rye or Hannah.

club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
tuna on rye


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 course with 29 students is taught by Gilmore.

The class in room 319 has 4  fewer students than Mr. Warner's class.

The class in room 201 is either the class with 29 students or Mr. Brady's class.

The four classes are Mr. Warner's class, the class in room 319, the course in room 322 and the class with 35 students.


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

The person who finished fourth was either the contestant from Canoga Park or Hubert.

The person who finished third was from Van Nuys.

Perry finished 1 place before the solver from Industry.

The solver who finished second was either the person from Industry or Yvonne.


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.

Tony's sandwich costs 2 dollars less than the order with colby jack cheese.

The $4.75 order is either the order with colby jack cheese or Ronda's order.

The four sandwiches are the $3.75 sandwich, Verna's sandwich, the order with muenster cheese and the order with colby jack cheese.


Nicole's puppet cost 250 dollars more than Margarita's piece.

Isabel's piece cost 500 dollars more than "Yenga".


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 four stocks were the stock that sold for $28 per share, the stock Bill bought, GXTV and HBW.

HBW was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Bill bought.


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.

Tommy has an appointment 2 hours before the person going in for the extraction.

The person going in for the filling has an appointment 1 hour before the person going in for the root canal.

Zachary has the appointment for the root canal.


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.

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

Isabel's puppet is either the $750 dummy or the $1,000 puppet.

"Valencio" cost 250 dollars less than Isabel's piece.

Jeff's puppet cost 250 dollars more than "Tombawomba".


Lamar is either the engineer or the traveler whose birthday is on July 16th.

Charles has a birthday sometime before Neville.

Lamar has a birthday 1 month after Dale.

Dale has a birthday 1 month after the diplomat.

The surgeon is either Lamar or the traveler born on April 13th.


"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.

Irma's piece is either the $250 piece or the $275 item.

Josephine's piece costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of ash.

The item made of chestnut costs  less than Gwen's piece.

The piece made of elm costs 25 dollars less than Irma's piece.


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.

Zeke's Spruce is either the 94 year-old tree or the 144 ft. tree.

Marsh Tree is 3 feet taller than the 85 year-old tree.

Evan's Fir is 3 feet taller than Zeke's Spruce.

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

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


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 contestant whose final word was "consomme" is either the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class or Andres.

Denise had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The contestant from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Andres.


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 5-4 decision was 1 week after Omar v Powers.

Omar v Powers was either the March 17 case or the 4-5 decision.

The four cases were the March 3 proceeding, Ayers v Byrd, Omar v Powers and Short v Metz.

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


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 one that sold for $275 was either the 1987 piece or Daryn Drake's piece.

Jimmy Jacobs's card sold for 50 dollars more than the 2004 card.

Daryn Drake's item sold for 50 dollars less than the 1995 one.

Daryn Drake
Hick Hodge
Jimmy Jacobs
Lance Leach


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 four whales are the fin whale, Curtis, Herbert and the 27 ft long whale.

The bowhead whale is somewhat longer than the sei whale.

The 21 ft long exhibit is either Brent or Curtis.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
sei whale


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.

The chef who made the jambalaya is either Ed or Peggy.

Freda scored 14 more points than the person who made the lemon snapper.

The person who made the pepper steak scored 14 more points than the person who made the lemon snapper.

Peggy, the person who made the lemon snapper and the cook who scored 63 points are all different chefs.

Hattie scored somewhat more points than Freda.

cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak


The four people were the contestant from Industry, Kelvin, the person who finished first and Omar.

The solver who finished fourth was from Grant.

Kelvin finished 1 place after the person from Industry.

The contestant who finished first was from Oak View.


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 from Appleton, CT costs 10 cents more than the Fanneuil oyster.

The Thatcher oyster costs 10 cents more than the Bluepoint oyster.

The oyster from Charlestown, CT costs somewhat less than the Bluepoint oyster.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs 10 cents more than the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

Appleton, CT
Charlestown, CT
Nesketucket, MA
Willapa, RI


"Sniffletoe" cost 250 dollars less than Jeff's puppet.

"Sniffletoe" cost somewhat less than "Yenga".

"Yenga" cost 500 dollars less than Lucas's piece.

Nicole's piece cost 500 dollars less than "Tombawomba".


KMPP was 1 dollar per share less expensive than GXTV.

PSTO was  per share more expensive than the stock Bill bought.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was bought by Ida Mae.

KMPP was either the stock Ida Mae bought or the stock that sold for $25 per share.


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.

Kristina paid  less than the runner who ordered fettuccine.

The runner who ordered fettuccine was either Oscar or the competitor who paid $6.99.

The competitor who ordered capellini paid 2 dollars more than Wade.

Kristina paid 2 dollars more than the runner who ordered fusilli.


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 competitor who won with one pair won sometime after Veronica.

The player who won with a straight won 1 hand after the player who won with a straight flush.

Veronica won sometime after the player who won with two pairs.

one pair
two pairs
straight
straight flush


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.

The one with 500 genes was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Jordan or D. forcilitis.

E. carolinus has 250 more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Ortiz has 250 more genes than E. carolinus.

The one with 250 genes was sequenced by Dr. Trujillo.

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


Eva finished 1 place before the solver from Pacific Grove.

The person who finished third was from Pacific Grove.

Kelvin finished 2 places after the solver from Bertram.

The contestant from Pacific Grove was either Leona or Kelvin.

Avalon
Bertram
Canoga Park
Pacific Grove


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 four cards are the one with an APR of 9%, the TrustCo card, the Dell Scargo card and the Mid Atlantic card.

The Mid Atlantic card has a limit of $15,000.

The one with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the card with the $3,500 credit limit.

The Credit Korp card is either the one with the $3,500 credit limit or the one with an APR of 11%.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo


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.

Myra is either the client with the 12:00pm appointment or the customer with the 2:00pm appointment.

Hope has her appointment 2 hours before Opal's customer.

Hope has her appointment sometime before Victoria's client.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment is being worked on by Susie.


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 in lane 4 scored 80 points more points than Alberta.

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

Wanda is either the person in lane 2 or the player who scored 540 points.

The person who scored 300 points was in lane 2.


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.

Joseph Jakes is worth 1 billion less than the tycoon from Argentina.

The tycoon from Germany is worth 2 billion less than Ida Ingram.

Ida Ingram
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Sid Scott


Yvonne won 1 hand before the player who won with one pair.

The person who won the fourth hand won with a straight.

The player who won with a straight won 1 hand after Salvador.

one pair
full house
straight
straight flush


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 Canada is somewhat taller than Oginao.

Oginao is somewhat taller than the fall in Nigeria.

Cerbel is either the waterfall in Canada or the 105 ft tall waterfall.

The waterfall located in Nigeria is 5 ft higher than the waterfall in New Zealand.


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 box at 40.2516 N was either the box found on May 9 or the case at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.4584 W was found 6 days before the box at 88.3821 W.

The case at 88.1928 W was found 6 days after the box at 41.0072 N.

The box at 41.0237 N was found sometime after the cache at 88.1928 W.


The box at 40.5912 N was found 3 days before the cache at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.3907 W was either the box found on May 6 or the box at 40.6656 N.

The case at 40.6656 N was found 3 days before the case at 88.0431 W.

The box at 88.3821 W was found sometime before the case at 40.3109 N.

The box found on May 12 was at 88.2694 W.


"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 chestnut is either Josephine's item or Marilyn's piece.

The $275 piece is either the item made of elm or the item made of poplar.

The four pieces are Nadine's item, the piece made of ash, the $300 piece and the $275 item.

The item made of chestnut costs  more than Marilyn's item.


The tycoon from Germany is worth 1 billion less than Betty Bush.

Rachel Reid is worth somewhat more than the tycoon from Argentina.

The person worth $27 billion is from Norway.

Rachel Reid is either the magnate worth $25 billion or the person from Germany.

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid


Courtney was either the competitor who won the second hand or the competitor who won the third hand.

Courtney won 2 hands after the person who won with two pairs.

The person who won with a royal flush won 2 hands after the competitor who won with two pairs.


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 $27,500 structure is somewhat larger than the Ingram's home.

The Underwood's structure sold for $36,000.

The Ingram's structure is either the $35,000 home or the $27,500 home.

The $36,000 home is 30 sq ft larger than the $27,500 home.


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).

Chip Cornell was either the person who found 14 ounces of gold or the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

The person working at York River finished with 3 ounces more gold than Fred Fletcher.

Fred Fletcher worked the Glacier Grove claim.

The person working at Tyrol Creek, the person working at York River and the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold were all different miners.

Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek
York River


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 dish that bakes for 25 minutes is either the meatloaf or the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 340 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 375 degrees.

The meatloaf bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

The mac and cheese bakes 10 minutes longer than the candied yams recipe.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees


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 four shrines are Amari Michi, the temple built in 1585, the structure built in 1705 and the temple in Miyato.

Okabe Honzo was built sometime before Amari Michi.

The structure built in 1705 is in Uchida.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi


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 10,000 ft bridge is the suspension bridge.

Star Bridge is 3,000 feet shorter than Bay Bridge.

The four structures are the 11,500 ft structure, Gorem Bridge, the suspension one and the girder bridge.

Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge


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.

"Meteor Rise" came out 2 years after the system made by Hayco Inc..

The machine made by Waverly Toys and the machine released in 1974 are different games.

"Voyager Hero" was made by Waverly Toys.

"Meteor Rise" is either the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys or the system released in 1977.

Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


The structure built in 1525 is in Miyato.

Sama Takako was built 120 years before the shrine in Uchida.

Okabe Honzo was built sometime after the structure in Funai.

Sama Takako was built sometime after Matsuno Okura.

Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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

The person who won in 1972 is either the winner who won the prize in chemistry or Kim Kane.

Deb Daniels won the prize in literature.

Betty Brewer is either the person who won in 1964 or the person who won in 1976.

Betty Brewer won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in economics.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize 8 years after Betty Brewer.

Betty Brewer
Deb Daniels
Ida Ingram
Kim Kane


The one with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent lower than the Dell Scargo card.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR of 9%.

The card with the $7,500 credit limit is either the one with an APR of 8% or the Hoardstrum card.

The one with an APR of 8% has a limit of $2,000.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc


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.

Faye Fender's show has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2010.

Dixie Dean's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2015.

The podcast that began in 2015 is either Geneva Gold's podcast or Faye Fender's podcast.

The podcast with 3 million downloads started in 2015.

Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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 knitter who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place after the knitter who entered her sweater.

The entrant who entered her socks finished somewhat after the knitter who entered her tea cozy.

The knitter who entered her socks is either Sophie or the person who finished first.

The entrant who finished second, the person who entered her mittens and Yolanda are all different people.

Holly finished 2 places after the knitter who entered her sweater.


Rena scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 2.

The person who scored 380 points is either Florence or the player in lane 5.


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. Caldwell's class has somewhat more students than the course in room 215.

The class in room 207 has 2  more students than Mr. Yang's class.

The four classes are the class with 33 students, the class in room 212, Mr. Yang's class and Mr. Caldwell's class.

Mr. Tanner's class has 2  more students than the class in room 207.

The course with 29 students is either Mr. Yang's class or the course in room 207.


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 Julie, the contestant from Miles, the contestant who finished fourth and the contestant who finished third.

The contestant who finished second was either Dave or the person from Grant.

The solver who finished third was either the contestant from Oak View or Julie.


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.

Myra has her appointment sometime before Whitney's customer.

The four customers are the client with the 12:00pm appointment, Rhonda's customer, Whitney's client and Nettie's customer.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment is either Rhonda's customer or Nettie's client.


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 golfer who scored a 66 won her tournament 2 years after Shari Steel.

Leslie Lane was either the woman who scored a 59 or the woman who scored a 60.

Pamela Peet won her tournament 1 year before Shari Steel.

Inez
Leslie Lane
Pamela Peet
Shari Steel


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.

Brent is somewhat shorter than the beluga whale.

Dennis is somewhat shorter than the narwhal.

Felipe is 2 feet shorter than the bowhead whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
narwhal
sei whale


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 four oysters are the oyster from Willapa, RI, the Thatcher oyster, the Summersill oyster and the oyster that costs $2.20.

The oyster from Willapa, RI costs 10 cents less than the Island Creek oyster.

The one that costs $2.00 is from Duxbury, MA.

The oyster that costs $2.20 is either the Thatcher oyster or the oyster from Nesketucket, MA.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Summersill
Thatcher

Appleton, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Willapa, RI


The podcast that began in 2015 has 2 million fewer downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

Eva Estrada's show has 1 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2010 has 1 million more downloads than Eva Estrada's podcast.

Cora Capon
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


Norma Nolan won her prize  before Mandy Marsh.

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

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

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

Casey Carson
Mandy Marsh
Norma Nolan
Tara Tate


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.

The four animals are Quirrel, the ape Francine works with, the 13-year-old and the orangutan Aldo works with.

The orangutan Beatrice works with is 6 years older than the ape Francine works with.


Carol was either the solver who finished third or the solver from Bertram.

Willie was either the solver who finished third or the solver from Unionville.

Carol finished 1 place after the contestant from Needles.


The recipe that cooks at 340 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the meatloaf.

The dish that cooks at 340 degrees requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 400 degrees.

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

The baked ham requires 10 minutes less baking time than the roast potatoes recipe.

baked ham
bean casserole
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees


The show that began in 2009 has  fewer downloads than Faye Fender's show.

Bobby Bora's show has 3 million downloads.

Dixie Dean's podcast has  fewer downloads than the show that began in 2009.

The show that began in 2010 has  fewer downloads than the show that began in 2014.

Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender


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

The program that aired on Thursday had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on Tuesday.

The show that aired at 4:30pm had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Monday.

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

The show that aired at 11:30am aired on Tuesday.

The program that aired at 6:00pm brought in 500,000 viewers.


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.

ABTR was  per share less expensive than the stock Abigail bought.

KMPP was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Bill bought.

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


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.

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

The contestant whose final word was "duplicity" was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Violet had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the child from Mrs. Steuben's class.


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.

Kevin has a birthday 2 months after Izzy.

The architect has a birthday sometime after Izzy.

The politician has a birthday sometime after Frank.

The diplomat has a birthday 1 month after Kevin.


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 recipe served on May 13th contains 20 more calories than the bulgur salad.

The bulgur salad contains 20 more calories than the meal served on May 12th.

The recipe with 400 calories was either the dish served on May 12th or the asian steak.

The recipe with 380 calories was served on May 17th.

asian steak
bulgur salad
chili pork
kale quinoa


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.

Citizen Trust is either the fund with a return of 8% or the one run by Walter Wade.

The one run by Walter Wade has a  larger return than Pine Bay.

The fund with a return of 9% is run by Ollie Ochoa.

First Crescent has a 1 percent larger return than Pine Bay.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Pine Bay

Ollie Ochoa
Ralph Ross
Walter Wade
Zed Zamora


The winner who won the prize in chemistry, Patsy Pope and Edna Evitz are all different winners.

Edna Evitz won her prize 4 years after Tara Tate.

The person who won the prize in astronomy won her prize 4 years before the winner who won the prize in economics.

Tara Tate won her prize  after Patsy Pope.

The winner who won in 1976 is either the winner who won the prize in chemistry or the person who won the prize in medicine.

Glenda Glenn won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in astronomy.

Edna Evitz
Glenda Glenn
Patsy Pope
Tara Tate


The oyster that costs $2.10 is from Nesketucket, MA.

The Bluepoint oyster costs somewhat more than the oyster from Charlestown, CT.

The Pomaquin oyster is either the oyster from Appleton, CT or the one that costs $2.30.

The Island Creek oyster is from Appleton, CT.

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Nesketucket, MA


Hannah had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

The contestant whose final word was "consomme" is either the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class or Ronald.


The sei whale is 2 feet longer than Felipe.

Curtis, the bowhead whale and the 27 ft long whale are all different whales.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
sei whale


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 client with the 10:30am appointment has the appointment for the whitening.

Allison has an appointment 1 hour after the patient going in for the crown.

The client with the 9:30am appointment is either Nettie or the client going in for the cleaning.

Vanessa has an appointment 1 hour before the patient going in for the whitening.


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 8 minutes was either the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain spoke for a somewhat longer time than Dominic.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath spoke for a somewhat longer time than Edith.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain was either Roberta or Jenna.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


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 airplane that went 35 feet was pink.

Aaron's design was either the plane that went 15 feet or the green plane.

The green airplane landed 10 feet shorter than Ella's design.

Henrietta's design was either the airplane that went 15 feet or the white plane.


ABTR was either the stock that sold for $28 per share or the stock Heathcliff bought.

HBW was either the stock Ida Mae bought or the stock that sold for $28 per share.

The stock that sold for $28 per share was bought by Geraldo.

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

The stock Heathcliff bought was 2 dollars per share more expensive than KMPP.


Nichole spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt.

The student who spoke for 12 minutes, Iris and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden were all different students.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. North spoke 2 minutes more than Ginger.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Iris.


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 entrant who finished second is either the entrant who entered her sweater or Holly.

The knitter who finished third made the tea cozy.

The knitter who entered her sweater finished somewhat after Viola.

Holly finished somewhat after the knitter who entered her scarf.


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 March 10 proceeding was the 2-7 decision.

The 2-7 decision was 1 week after Short v Metz.

Omar v Powers was 1 week after Carson v Dunn.

The 3-6 decision was either Ayers v Byrd or Omar v Powers.

The March 3 case was either the 5-4 decision or Omar v Powers.

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


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 was built 23 years after the Van Dijk family's home.

Doesmolen is owned by the Visser family.

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

Westmolen is owned by the Meijer family.

Doesmolen Hoekmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen


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

The cache at 40.2516 N was found 6 days after the case at 88.4584 W.

The case at 41.0072 N was found sometime before the box at 41.0237 N.

The case at 40.2516 N was either the case at 88.0431 W or the case found on May 6.

The box at 88.1863 W was found 3 days after the box at 40.3109 N.

The cache at 40.3109 N was found sometime after the box at 88.1928 W.


The patient with the 11:30am appointment is either the client going in for the root canal or the person going in for the veneers.

Felix has an appointment 2 hours after the person going in for the extraction.

The patient going in for the filling is either Inez or Bernice.

Nettie has the appointment for the veneers.

Bernice has an appointment 1 hour after the patient going in for the extraction.


The entrant who entered her mittens finished 2 places before the knitter who entered her socks.

The entrant who entered her mittens finished somewhat before Carla.

Ida finished 1 place after the entrant who entered her mittens.


The student from Mrs. Steuben's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Condini's class.

Jill had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Denise.

The child whose final word was "bulwark" was from Mrs. Steuben's class.

The student whose final word was "duplicity" is either the student from Mrs. Witte's class or the child from Mrs. Condini's class.


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 salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye owes 45 cents less than Chip.

Samantha owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

The team member whose order cost $4.90 is either the person who ordered the cheeseburger or Hannah.

cheeseburger
club sandwich
taco salad
tuna on rye


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.

Hubert finished 2 places after Frederick.

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

The solver from Yorba Linda finished 2 places after Julie.


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 third hand won with a royal flush.

Irma won 1 hand before the player who won with a straight flush.

The competitor who won the second hand won with a full house.

two pairs
full house
straight flush
royal flush


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.

Sandy Bridge is either the cable-stayed structure or the bowstring structure.

The camelback structure is  longer than Bay Bridge.

The 13,000 ft structure is the cable-stayed bridge.

The 10,000 ft one is the bowstring bridge.

Vellon Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the camelback structure.

Bay Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback suspension


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.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour after Victoria's client.

Tammie's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Rhonda's client.


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.

Jack Jordan spent  more than the friend who gave Ally the juicer.

The attendee who gave Ally the laptop spent 25 dollars more than Lily Little.

Kit Kelley spent 25 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the juicer.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ora Osborne


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

The contestant who finished first was either the person from Westport or Leona.

The solver from Westport finished 1 place before Hubert.

Hubert finished 1 place before the person from Lytton.

The solver from Avalon finished 2 places before Virginia.


Traci finished sometime before the contestant from Unionville.

Virginia was either the solver who finished first or the contestant from Rinard.

The solver from Kalona finished sometime after the person from Rinard.


Carol finished 2 places after the contestant from Unionville.

The contestant from Rinard finished 2 places after Melinda.

The contestant who finished second was either the contestant from Rinard or the contestant from Miles.

Blanca finished sometime before Melinda.


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 flier leaving in April will bring their shamrock.

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

The flier with the horseshoe will leave 1 month after Doug.

The flier with the horseshoe is either the passenger leaving in January or Peggy.


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 white animal cost 2 dollars less than the snail.

The dog was either the $3.00 piece or the $5.00 piece.


The cache at 88.1863 W was found 3 days after the box at 40.2516 N.

The box at 40.3109 N was either the cache found on May 6 or the box at 88.0431 W.

The case at 40.8991 N was found on May 6.


"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 piece made of mahogany costs 50 dollars less than Patsy's piece.

The four pieces are the $250 item, the piece made of oak, the piece made of walnut and the item made of mahogany.

Marilyn's item costs 50 dollars less than Tabitha's piece.


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 dish that cooks at 340 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the chicken cutlet.

The dish that cooks at 350 degrees is either the dish that bakes for 35 minutes or the meatloaf.

The mac and cheese bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 35 minutes cooks at 400 degrees.

candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees


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 four dummies are "Yenga", Herman's puppet, the $1,250 dummy and the $750 piece.

"Yenga" cost 500 dollars less than "Xavier".

Lucas's puppet is either the $1,500 dummy or "Tombawomba".

Margarita's dummy is either the $1,250 dummy or "Tombawomba".


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.

Nick had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Winifred.

The contestant whose final word was "anemic" was from Mrs. Steuben's class.

The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either Nick or the child whose final word was "anemic".

Nick had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Stephanie.


The person who finished first made the socks.

The person who finished third is either Tanya or the person who entered her sweater.

The four people are the person who entered her tea cozy, Tanya, Marianne and the entrant who finished third.

The person who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place before Desiree.


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

The 87 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Evan's Fir.

Evan's Fir is either the 153 ft. tree or the 147 ft. tree.

The 153 ft. tree is either the 85 year-old tree or Roger's Oak.

Roger's Oak is 6 feet taller than the 94 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak


Kelly's piece cost 250 dollars less than Margarita's dummy.

"Xavier" cost somewhat less than "Sniffletoe".

The $1,250 puppet is either "Valencio" or "Waldarama".


Sandy Bridge is  shorter than Vellon Bridge.

The cable-stayed bridge is 1,500 feet longer than Avery Bridge.

Vellon Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the girder structure.

The 10,000 ft structure is the cable-stayed bridge.

The 8,500 ft one is the camelback bridge.

Avery Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed camelback girder suspension


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 four programs were the show with 1,000,000 viewers, the show that aired on Thursday, the program that aired at 11:30am and the program that aired at 6:00pm.

The program that aired at 6:00pm aired on Sunday.

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

The show that aired at 10:00pm aired on Friday.


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 four runners were Margie, the competitor who ordered taglioni, the competitor who ordered farfalle and the runner who paid $8.99.

Yolanda paid 2 dollars less than the contestant who ordered farfalle.

The contestant who ordered rotini paid 1 dollar less than Gwendolyn.


The four dummies are Kelly's puppet, the $1,500 puppet, the $1,250 piece and "Waldarama".

Nicole's piece cost 500 dollars less than Lucas's piece.

Margarita's puppet cost 250 dollars more than Lucas's piece.


The contestant from Rinard finished sometime before the contestant from Delhi.

The person from Grant was either the contestant who finished third or Yvonne.

Renee finished 2 places before the solver from Grant.

The contestant who finished first was from Kalona.


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.

Daregh started 6 years before the goalie.

The player who started in 1982 was either the goalie or Daregh.

The player who started in 1976 was the sweeper.

Gardelli was either the center back or the player who started in 1979.

center back
center forward
goalie
sweeper


Bay Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the truss one.

The 10,000 ft structure is the cantilever bridge.

Sandy Bridge is either the bowstring bridge or the 8,500 ft bridge.


The solver from Canoga Park finished 2 places before the solver from Yorba Linda.

The person from Rinard finished sometime before Melinda.

The contestant from Hollis finished 1 place before Carol.


The four people are the team member whose order cost $4.90, Erica, the team member who ordered the cheeseburger and the salesperson who ordered the meatball sub.

The salesperson whose order cost $6.25 ordered the meatball sub.

Rebecca owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the Italian sub.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub owes  more than Peter.

Rebecca is either the team member who ordered the cheeseburger or the salesperson whose order cost $5.35.

cheeseburger
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad


The four people were the solver who finished fourth, the solver from Fowler, Carol and Omar.

Omar was either the contestant from Oak View or the solver who finished first.

Leona finished 1 place after the contestant from Rinard.


The child whose final word was "duplicity" was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

The student whose final word was "bulwark" is either Winifred or the student from Mrs. Condini's class.

The child from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Ira.


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 worth $28 billion is from Denmark.

Kirk Kaplan is worth 1 billion more than the person from France.

Betty Bush is worth 2 billion less than the tycoon from France.

Betty Bush
Hal Hickman
Kirk Kaplan
Sid Scott


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 order with havarti cheese costs 1 dollar less than Peter's order.

Kenneth's sandwich costs  more than the sandwich with muenster cheese.

The sandwich with provolone cheese costs  more than the order with muenster cheese.

The $4.75 sandwich is either the order with muenster cheese or Lula's sandwich.


Ida Ingram is worth somewhat less than Tim Townsend.

The magnate from Argentina is worth 1 billion less than the person from France.

The magnate from Norway is worth 1 billion less than Dirk Dillon.

The person from Ireland is worth somewhat more than the person from Norway.

The mogul from Argentina is worth 1 billion more than Ida Ingram.

Dirk Dillon
Ed Everett
Ida Ingram
Tim Townsend


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 who finished third was either the person from Bertram or Steven.

The four people were Anna, the solver who finished second, the solver who finished third and the solver who finished first.

Zachary was either the solver who finished second or the solver who finished fourth.

Zachary finished sometime after the contestant from Eustis.


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 one run by Sal Spencer is either Black River or Silver Rock.

The fund with a return of 8% is either the one run by Zed Zamora or the fund run by Ralph Ross.

The four funds are the one with a return of 6%, the one run by Yolanda Yang, the one run by Sal Spencer and the one run by Ralph Ross.

The fund run by Ralph Ross has had a 1 percent smaller return than Silver Rock.

Black River
Citizen Trust
Pine Bay
Silver Rock

Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Yolanda Yang
Zed Zamora


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 is from Vancouver, BC.

The Katamaka oyster costs 20 cents more than the one from Willapa, RI.

The oyster from Nesketucket, MA is either the Fanneuil oyster or the one that costs $2.30.

Barnstable, ME
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


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.

"Aladeen" is either the system released in 1977 or the machine made by Arco.

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

The machine released in 1974 was made by Tarco Inc..

"Zany Circus" is either the machine made by Tarco Inc. or the game made by Maxigame.

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus


The chicken cutlet cooks at 375 degrees.

The bean casserole bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 410 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the baked ham.

The dish that cooks at 350 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

The roast potatoes recipe requires somewhat less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

baked ham
bean casserole
chicken cutlet
roast potatoes

350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
410 degrees


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

"Lit on Wheels" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Gene drives.

The bookmobile Natasha drives is either the vehicle with 300 books or "Tiny Tomes".

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Antonio drives.

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

The bookmobile with 400 books is driven by Cynthia.

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


The Summersill oyster is either the one from Nesketucket, MA or the oyster that costs $2.30.

The oyster that costs $2.30 is from Duxbury, MA.

The oyster from Vancouver, BC costs 20 cents more than the Ninigreth oyster.

Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC


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

The project headed by Dr. Golden will go online sometime before the Zynga Complex.

The project headed by Dr. Weber will go online 1 year before the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Egert Facility will go online 1 year after the ISON-X42.

The project headed by Dr. Owens will go online 1 year after the ISON-X42.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex

Dr. Farley
Dr. Golden
Dr. Owens
Dr. Weber


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 recipe with 440 calories was served on May 17th.

The lemon salmon contains 20 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

The dish served on May 15th contains 20 fewer calories than the kale quinoa.

chili pork
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon


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.

Bonita Bitz won her tournament 1 year after the woman who scored a 64.

Alison Ames won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 65.

Alison Ames won her tournament 2 years after the woman who scored a 66.

Alison Ames
Bonita Bitz
Ethel Erwin
Freda Fritz


The one with a return of 6%, First Crescent and Hudson Brook are all different funds.

The one run by Patty Paul is either the one with a return of 6% or Black River.

The fund with a return of 7% is run by Patty Paul.

The fund run by Kip Kerr has had a 2 percent smaller return than Hudson Brook.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook

Kip Kerr
Patty Paul
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang


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 temple in Uchida was built 60 years after the temple in Usui.

The structure in Funai was built sometime after Sama Takako.

Sama Takako was built sometime after the temple in Nakai.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako


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 recipe that cooks at 325 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the meatloaf.

The chicken cutlet requires 5 minutes less baking time than the candied yams recipe.

The mac and cheese requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 340 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that cooks at 410 degrees.

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
410 degrees


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 1999 card sold for 50 dollars less than the 1987 one.

The 2004 item sold for 50 dollars less than Gilby Glass's piece.

Cole Cooley's card was either the card that sold for $175 or the 1987 card.

Cole Cooley
Gilby Glass
Hick Hodge
Jimmy Jacobs


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 box at 88.2694 W was found 3 days after the box at 40.5912 N.

The case at 40.6656 N was found 3 days after the cache at 88.0431 W.

The cache at 40.2516 N was found on May 12.

The four boxes were the case at 40.5912 N, the cache at 88.4584 W, the box found on May 3 and the cache at 88.2694 W.

The case found on May 9 was at 88.1928 W.


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.

Al Acosta's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the show that began in 2010.

The podcast that began in 2015 has 1 million more downloads than Al Acosta's podcast.

Bobby Bora's show has 3 million downloads.

The show with 2 million downloads is either the show that began in 2012 or Geneva Gold's podcast.

Geneva Gold's show has 4 million downloads.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


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 Jansen family's structure is either the house built in 1683 or Vlietmolen.

Oostmolen was built 46 years after the Smit family's house.

The Smit family's structure was built 23 years before Grosmolen.

The home built in 1729 is owned by the De Vries family.

Vlietmolen is owned by the Jansen family.

Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen


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 flier with the coin will leave 1 month before the passenger with the shamrock.

The aerophobe with the horseshoe will leave 1 month after Neal.

The passenger with the lucky hat will leave sometime after the passenger with the coin.


The temple built in 1645 is either Okabe Honzo or the structure in Funai.

The shrine in Miyato was built sometime before Yamasaki.

Takahashi was built 60 years after the structure in Miyato.

Amari Michi
Okabe Honzo
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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 Yeust culture had a population size of 6,500.

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

The four cultures were the culture founded in 850 AD, the Yeust culture, the Juad culture and the Danseri culture.

The culture with 9,500 people was founded sometime before the culture with 8,000 people.

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


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 knitter who entered her socks finished 2 places after Holly.

Holly finished somewhat before the person who entered her hat.


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

Cindy Chan's sighting was either the August 7 report or the sighting from Marina.

The four sightings were the August 4 sighting, the sighting from Tarzana, the report from Marina and Benny Baron's sighting.

The August 6 sighting was from Walnut Creek.

Edith Estes's report was received on August 5.

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Gil Gates


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 March 24 proceeding, the 8-1 decision, Gibbs v Kintz and the 4-5 decision.

Omar v Powers was 1 week after the 4-5 decision.

Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz


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 Underwood's structure, the $35,000 home and the $38,000 house are all different houses.

The $35,000 house is either the 140 sq ft home or the Gillespie's house.

The $38,000 house is somewhat larger than the $25,000 home.


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.

Anna finished 1 place after the person from Grant.

The person from Yorba Linda finished 2 places after the person from Jackman.

The contestant from Grant finished sometime before Willie.


The four dishes are the baked ham, the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes, the dish that bakes for 25 minutes and the recipe that bakes for 30 minutes.

The roast potatoes recipe bakes for 30 minutes.

The dish that bakes for 25 minutes is either the dish that cooks at 400 degrees or the roast potatoes recipe.

The recipe that cooks at 350 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the roast potatoes recipe.

The chicken cutlet is either the dish that cooks at 375 degrees or the dish that bakes for 40 minutes.

350 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees


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.

Nelson is either the person who made the smoked pork or the person who scored 42 points.

Nelson scored 7 fewer points than Luther.

Yolanda scored somewhat more points than the person who made the cajun chili.

The person who scored 49 points made the smoked pork.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork


The cache at 40.3109 N was found on May 12.

The case at 40.6656 N was found 6 days before the case at 88.4584 W.

The cache at 88.0431 W was found sometime before the cache at 88.1928 W.

The cache at 40.3109 N and the cache at 88.1928 W were different boxes.

The box at 40.2516 N was either the case found on May 12 or the box found on May 6.


The one that sold for $275 was either the 2012 piece or the 2007 one.

The card that sold for $225 came out in 1995.

Neddy Norris's piece sold for 50 dollars less than the 1978 piece.

The 2012 card sold for somewhat more than Finn Freeman's piece.

Finn Freeman
Hick Hodge
Lance Leach
Neddy Norris


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.

The ape Francine works with is either Nikatrice or Quirrel.

The 7-year-old is either the ape Aldo works with or the orangutan Calliope works with.


The four cards were the card that sold for $175, the 1983 card, the 1987 piece and Mike Morales's item.

Cole Cooley's one sold for 50 dollars less than the 1988 item.

Cole Cooley
Daryn Drake
Lance Leach
Mike Morales


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 Theodore or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

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

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Dominic.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.


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

Lily Little is either the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player or the friend who gave Ally the toaster.

The friend who spent $450 gave Ally the toaster.

The friend who spent $425 is either Kit Kelley or the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The four people are the attendee who spent $400, Lily Little, the attendee who gave Ally the toaster and Ora Osborne.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Ora Osborne


Edith Estes's sighting was from Islesboro.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was submitted 2 days after the report from Kirkman.

Edith Estes's sighting, the August 5 sighting and the August 4 report were all different sightings.

Edith Estes's sighting was submitted 1 day after Benny Baron's report.

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Edith Estes


Short v Metz was 1 week after the 3-6 decision.

The March 10 proceeding was either the 5-4 decision or Short v Metz.

Zamora v Pibb was either the 3-6 decision or the March 10 proceeding.

Ayers v Byrd
Short v Metz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb


The 140 sq ft house is either the $35,000 house or the Ingram's house.

The Ingram's home is 30 sq ft smaller than the $25,000 structure.


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.

Ernestine was either the player who won the second hand or the player who won the first hand.

Maria was either the person who won the first hand or the person who won with a straight flush.

Maria won 2 hands after the competitor who won with a royal flush.

The player who won with a straight, the competitor who won the first hand and the competitor who won the fourth hand were all different people.

flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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" was made by Waverly Toys.

The game made by Pinnefore came out 1 year after "Disco Mania".

"Meteor Rise" came out 1 year before the game made by Hayco Inc..

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise


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.

Herbert is either the beluga whale or the 27 ft long whale.

Felipe is 4 feet longer than the gray whale.

beluga whale
gray whale
right whale
sei whale


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.

Izzy has a birthday 1 month before the musician.

Neville has a birthday sometime before Bill.

Jeffrey has a birthday 2 months after Izzy.

Neville is either the person whose birthday is on May 18th or the traveler whose birthday is on July 16th.


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.

Omar's design went somewhat farther than the silver airplane.

Ella's design went 10 feet farther than the black plane.

The pink plane went 10 feet farther than the black plane.


Nikatrice is  older than the ape Francine works with.

Nikatrice is  younger than the ape Eva works with.

The 4-year-old is either the animal Francine works with or Pemson.


"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.

Shelley's piece costs 25 dollars more than the item made of mahogany.

Yvette's item costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of ash.

The item made of walnut costs  more than the item made of ash.

The item made of mahogany costs  more than the item made of walnut.

The item made of ash costs  less than Hope's piece.


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 shrine built in 1585 is either Sama Takako or the temple in Niwa.

The four shrines are the structure built in 1585, Sama Takako, Amari Michi and the structure in Toyagi.

Yamasaki was built 120 years after the shrine in Miyato.

Amari Michi
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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 bookmobile with 300 books is either "Lit on Wheels" or the bookmobile Kimberly drives.

The bookmobile with 350 books is driven by Wesley.

"Tiny Tomes" is either the vehicle Kimberly drives or the mobile library Wesley drives.

The four vehicles are the mobile library with 250 books, "Tiny Tomes", the vehicle Wesley drives and "Words To Go".

Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Tiny Tomes
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 tycoon from Mexico is worth 2 billion less than the person from Denmark.

Dirk Dillon is either the mogul from France or the magnate worth $28 billion.

The four people are the magnate worth $27 billion, the person from Denmark, Tim Townsend and Dirk Dillon.

Dirk Dillon
Hal Hickman
Kirk Kaplan
Tim Townsend


The mogul from Canada is worth 1 billion more than Leonard Levy.

The tycoon worth $28 billion is from Germany.

The magnate from England is worth 1 billion more than Tim Townsend.

The tycoon from Canada is either the tycoon worth $25 billion or Sid Scott.

Leonard Levy
Mike Mckay
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend


Nikatrice is 6 years older than Quirrel.

Nikatrice is 3 years younger than Pemson.

The animal Francine works with is either Nikatrice or the 4-year-old.


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.

The show that began in 2011 is either Dixie Dean's podcast or Cora Capon's podcast.

The podcast with 3 million downloads started in 2012.

The show that began in 2011, the show with 2 million downloads and Al Acosta's podcast are all different shows.

Al Acosta's show has 1 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's show.

The podcast with 4 million downloads started in 2013.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Geneva Gold


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 meatloaf requires 10 minutes less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 340 degrees.

The mac and cheese requires 5 minutes less baking time than the meatloaf.

The recipe that bakes for 35 minutes cooks at 325 degrees.

The four dishes are the baked ham, the recipe that cooks at 385 degrees, the dish that bakes for 35 minutes and the dish that bakes for 25 minutes.

baked ham
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf

325 degrees
340 degrees
385 degrees
425 degrees


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 contestant from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was 2 letters shorter than the one given to the child from Mrs. Almerini's class.

The four people are Otis, the child whose final word was "consomme", the contestant whose final word was "anemic" and the contestant whose final word was "duplicity".

The student whose final word was "anemic" is either the student from Mrs. Manzella's class or the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class.


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

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 is either the Egert Facility or the project headed by Dr. Alvarez.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan is either the Zynga Complex or the facility scheduled to go online in 2019.

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

The project headed by Dr. Alvarez will go online sometime after the project headed by Dr. Noble.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Noble.

The project headed by Dr. Morgan will go online sometime after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Noble
Dr. Salinas


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.

The chef who made the pepper steak scored 7 more points than the chef who made the smoked pork.

The cook who scored 49 points is either the person who made the pepper steak or Hattie.

Hattie, the chef who scored 63 points and the chef who scored 49 points are all different chefs.

lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup


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.

Vellon Bridge is either the 8,500 ft structure or the suspension one.

Vellon Bridge is  longer than the bowstring one.

The suspension structure is 1,500 feet shorter than Gorem Bridge.

Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge


The bookmobile with 400 books is driven by Antonio.

The bookmobile Omar drives has 50 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

"Explore More" is either the mobile library Omar drives or the vehicle with 350 books.

The vehicle Omar drives has  fewer books than the bookmobile Jaime drives.


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

Pam's customer has her appointment 1 hour after Alison.

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

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

The customer with the 12:00pm appointment is either Rhonda's client or Iris.


The dish that bakes for 30 minutes, the dish that cooks at 375 degrees and the dish that cooks at 350 degrees are all different dishes.

The dish that cooks at 385 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the chicken cutlet.

The candied yams recipe bakes 10 minutes longer than the baked ham.

The chicken cutlet cooks at 350 degrees.

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
roast potatoes

340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees


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).

Adam Alford finished with 6 ounces more gold than the person working at Culver Gorge.

Chip Cornell worked the Belle Hart claim.

The miner who found 14 ounces of gold worked the Glacier Grove claim.

The prospector working at York River finished with 6 ounces more gold than Fred Fletcher.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
York River


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

The winner who won the prize in literature won her prize 8 years before Edna Evitz.

Lisa Lara won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in bioengineering.

The winner who won the prize in chemistry won her prize  before the winner who won the prize in bioengineering.

Ada Alvarez won her prize 4 years before Fay Ferguson.

Ada Alvarez
Edna Evitz
Fay Ferguson
Lisa Lara

bioengineering chemistry economics literature


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.

Zachary finished sometime after the person from Jackman.

Zachary finished 2 places before Kelvin.

Grace finished 1 place after the solver from Quimby.

The contestant who finished third was from Bertram.


Fred Fletcher finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector working at Culver Gorge.

The miner working at Glacier Grove finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than Dilbert Duke.

Ivan Ingram worked the York River claim.

Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell
Ivan Ingram

Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
York River


The airplane that went 35 feet was yellow.

The yellow plane was either the plane that went 25 feet or Henrietta's design.

Margo's design went 10 feet farther than the pink airplane.

The yellow plane landed 10 feet shorter than Omar's design.


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 course with 33 students is taught by Caldwell.

The four classes are the course in room 122, Mr. Ray's class, the class with 33 students and the class with 29 students.

The class in room 412 has 4  fewer students than Mr. Owen's class.

The class in room 319 has 2  fewer students than the class in room 412.


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 four people are Jeffrey, the musician, the diplomat and the person whose birthday is on April 13th.

Gerald has a birthday sometime after the architect.

The diplomat has a birthday sometime before the politician.


The student from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either the child whose final word was "duplicity" or Kelley.

Ted had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to Otis.

The contestant whose final word was "anemic", Kelley and the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class are all different people.

The student whose final word was "anemic" was from Mrs. Steuben's class.


The winner who won the prize in physics is either Glenda Glenn or the winner who won in 1972.

The person who won in 1976 won the prize in astronomy.

The person who won the prize in literature won her prize 4 years after Betty Brewer.

The person who won in 1972 is either the person who won the prize in literature or Lisa Lara.

The winner who won the prize in economics won her prize  after Glenda Glenn.

Ada Alvarez
Betty Brewer
Glenda Glenn
Lisa Lara