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

Gerald has a birthday 1 month before Harry.

Izzy has a birthday sometime before Gerald.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime after the diplomat.

The surgeon has a birthday 2 months before Charles.


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 one with a return of 7% or the fund run by Kip Kerr.

The fund run by Ule Underwood has a 2 percent larger return than Hudson Brook.

The fund with a return of 7% is run by Walter Wade.

Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital

Kip Kerr
Mike McClain
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade


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

Nettie's client has her appointment sometime before Lynette.

Hope has her appointment sometime after Victoria's client.

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

Hope has her appointment 1 hour before Cristina.

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


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 2010 is either Faye Fender's podcast or Bobby Bora's podcast.

Al Acosta's podcast has 2 million fewer downloads than Faye Fender's show.

The podcast that began in 2010 has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2012.

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender


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 contestant who finished second was from Lytton.

The four people were the solver who finished third, Nelson, the contestant from Lytton and the person from Jackman.


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. Manzella's class had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Erik.

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

The four people are the child from Mrs. Witte's class, Erik, the contestant whose final word was "consomme" and the child whose final word was "anemic".


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

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Chip Cornell.

Chip Cornell was either the miner working at Glacier Grove or the person who found 11 ounces of gold.

The person working at Fuller Rise was either Harry Howell or the miner who found 14 ounces of gold.

Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
York River


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

Hatcha started 6 years after the wing back.

The person who started in 1985 was either Kawa or the center forward.

center back
center forward
goalie
wing back


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 3,000 feet shorter than the camelback bridge.

The suspension structure is either the 13,000 ft bridge or North Bridge.

Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge


The musician has a birthday 2 months before Neville.

The diplomat has a birthday 2 months after Eric.

The musician has a birthday sometime before the politician.

The lawyer has a birthday 2 months after Kevin.


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

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

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


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.

Grosmolen was built 23 years before the Jansen family's windmill.

Grosmolen is owned by the Van Dijk family.

Doesmolen was built sometime before the Smit family's structure.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen


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 black plane landed 10 feet shorter than Roderick's design.

The white airplane was either Valerie's design or the plane that went 35 feet.


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

The pinball machine released in 1977 was made by Hayco Inc..

The system released in 1975 was made by Maxigame.

"Aladeen" is either the machine made by Dow Games or the game released in 1976.

The four games are the game made by Tarco Inc., the machine released in 1975, the machine released in 1977 and "Meteor Rise".

The system made by Tarco Inc. came out 1 year after "Voyager Hero".

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Tarco Inc.


The show that began in 2010 has 2 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2007.

Dixie Dean's podcast is either the podcast with 4 million downloads or the podcast that began in 2011.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Faye Fender


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 orange animal was either the fish or the $4.00 animal.

The snail cost  more than the gold animal.


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. Ingram will go online sometime after the Lectra 4C.

The project headed by Dr. Weber is either the Lectra 4C or the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The project headed by Dr. Farley will go online 2 years after the Lectra 4C.

The Lectra 4C will go online 1 year after the Falston LCS.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online in 2018.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Lectra 4C

Dr. Farley
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Weber


Al Acosta's podcast has 4 million downloads.

The show that began in 2009 is either Geneva Gold's show or the podcast with 2 million downloads.

Eva Estrada's podcast has 2 million downloads.

Eva Estrada's podcast is either the show that began in 2011 or the show with 1 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2007 has 1 million fewer downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

Al Acosta
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold


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 500 dollars more than "Tombawomba".

Herman's puppet cost somewhat more than "Waldarama".

"Waldarama" is either Herman's piece or Nicole's piece.

"Utrecht" is either Kelly's dummy or Nicole's dummy.


Lamar has a birthday 1 month after the politician.

The architect has a birthday 1 month before the engineer.

The diplomat has a birthday 1 month before Izzy.


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 four houses are the 125 sq ft home, the $27,500 home, the $35,000 house and the Davidson's home.

The $27,500 house is 15 sq ft larger than the $36,000 home.

The $35,000 home is somewhat larger than the Ingram's home.


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

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

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

KMPP was 2 dollars per share more expensive than GXTV.

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


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

The August 5 sighting was either the sighting from Kirkman or Iva Ingram's sighting.

The August 7 report was from Upper Lake.

Dan Delgado's report was submitted sometime after the report from Beaconsfield.

Iva Ingram's report was received on August 7.

Hal Harrison's report was either the sighting from Kirkman or the August 7 report.

Abe Alvarez
Dan Delgado
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram


The solver who finished third was from Jackman.

The person from Kalona was either the contestant who finished first or Omar.

Nelson finished 2 places after the person from Stanton.

The person from Stanton finished 1 place before Dave.


The contestant from Fowler finished 2 places before Willie.

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

The solver from Fowler finished 2 places before the person from Lytton.

The contestant from Fowler finished sometime before Kelvin.


Zemelmolen is either the windmill built in 1683 or the De Jong family's structure.

The four structures are the Visser family's house, Grosmolen, Doesmolen and the windmill built in 1706.

The windmill built in 1752 is owned by the De Jong family.

The Visser family's house was built 23 years before the Bakker family's structure.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen


The person from Delhi finished sometime before Melinda.

The contestant from Fowler finished 2 places after Yvonne.

Zachary was either the solver from Hollis or the solver who finished third.


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.

Terrence scored 80 points more points than Perry.

The contestant in lane 7 is either the person who scored 540 points or Kristie.

The contestant who scored 300 points, Kristie and the player in lane 4 are all different people.

The person who scored 300 points was in lane 5.


The silver airplane went 10 feet farther than the yellow airplane.

The pink plane landed 10 feet shorter than Henrietta's design.


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.

Damon was either the contestant who ordered capellini or the contestant who paid $8.99.

Gwendolyn paid 1 dollar less than the contestant who ordered fusilli.

The competitor who paid $9.99 ordered fusilli.

The runner who ordered penne paid 2 dollars more than Rosie.


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

The cache at 88.0431 W was found sometime before the case at 41.0072 N.

The box found on May 12 was at 88.3907 W.

The box at 88.4584 W was either the box at 40.5912 N or the cache at 41.0237 N.

The box at 40.5912 N was found 3 days after the cache at 88.1863 W.

The cache at 41.0237 N was found on May 12.


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 second was from Needles.

The person who finished fourth was either Ian or the person from Eustis.

Ian finished 2 places after the person from Van Nuys.


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 fall in Tibet is 5 ft shorter than Sihat.

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

The fall in Tibet is 5 ft shorter than the fall in Switzerland.

Sihat is either the 115 ft tall fall or the 105 ft tall fall.


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.

Yvonne's client has her appointment 1 hour after Flora.

Blanche is either the customer with the 12:00pm appointment or the customer with the 1:00pm appointment.

Susie's client has her appointment 1 hour before Dolores.

Whitney's customer has her appointment sometime after Dolores.


The case at 40.6656 N was either the box found on May 6 or the case found on May 3.

The cache at 88.1863 W was found sometime before the cache at 40.2516 N.

The box at 40.2516 N was found on May 9.

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

The cache at 40.3109 N was at 88.1928 W.


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

The card with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR 2 percent lower than the Credit Korp card.

The one with an APR of 10% has a limit of $15,000.

The one with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the Southwest Inc card.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc


Zemelmolen was built 23 years after Oostmolen.

The structure built in 1706 is owned by the De Vries family.

Doesmolen is owned by the Jansen family.

Doesmolen was built 46 years after the Van Dijk family's structure.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Oostmolen Zemelmolen


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 Dan drives has 100 more books than "Tiny Tomes".

The vehicle Hugh drives is either "Books-4-U" or the bookmobile with 400 books.

The mobile library with 250 books, the vehicle Wesley drives and the vehicle Hugh drives are all different vehicles.

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


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 animal Gracie works with is 6 years older than Nikatrice.

Shamir is either the orangutan Beatrice works with or the 7-year-old.

The 10-year-old is cared for by Beatrice.


Julie finished sometime before the contestant from Rinard.

The contestant from Industry finished sometime after the person from Yorba Linda.

The four people were Blanca, the person from Yorba Linda, the solver from Industry and the contestant who finished fourth.


The waterfall in Switzerland is 5 ft higher than Cerbel.

The four waterfalls are the 105 ft tall fall, the waterfall in New Zealand, Nyalt and Cerbel.

Irskela is somewhat shorter than Garray.

Garray is either the waterfall located in Switzerland or the 110 ft tall waterfall.


The report from Houghton was submitted 1 day after Flora Flynn's sighting.

Cindy Chan's sighting was submitted 1 day before the report from Yarmouth.

Abe Alvarez's sighting was received on August 6.

Abe Alvarez
Cindy Chan
Flora Flynn
Iva Ingram


The card with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Hoardstrum card.

The card with an APR of 11% has a limit of $2,000.

The Dell Scargo card is either the card with the $5,000 credit limit or the card with an APR of 10%.

The Credit Korp card has a limit of $5,000.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
TrustCo


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 in room 120 is either Mr. Brady's class or the course with 29 students.

Mr. Franklin's class has 4  more students than Mr. Brady's class.

The class in room 201 is taught by Franklin.

The course in room 122 has 2  fewer students than Mr. King's class.


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.

Faith Flynn is worth 1 billion more than the tycoon from Sweden.

The magnate from England is worth 1 billion less than the person from Ireland.

The mogul from Germany is worth 1 billion more than the mogul from Ireland.

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

Al Acosta
Betty Bush
Faith Flynn
Tim Townsend


The Credit Korp card is either the one with the $12,500 credit limit or the card with an APR of 10%.

The Southwest Inc card has a limit of $12,500.

The one with an APR of 11% has a limit of $2,000.

The one with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the one with the $7,500 credit limit.

The one with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the TrustCo card.

Credit Korp
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The mobile library with 300 books is driven by Hugh.

The vehicle with 400 books is driven by Leroy.

The bookmobile Ira drives has 100 fewer books than "Books-4-U".

"Words To Go" has 50 more books than "Explore More".


The contestant from Stanton finished 2 places after Leona.

Perry was either the solver who finished third or the person from Stanton.

The contestant from Rinard finished 2 places before Perry.

The person from Temple City finished 2 places after Eva.

The solver from Rinard finished sometime before the solver from Pacific Grove.

Pacific Grove
Rinard
Stanton
Temple City


Cristina has her appointment sometime after Lynette.

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

Flora, the customer with the 11:00am appointment and Yvonne's client are all different customers.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment is being worked on by Rhonda.


"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.

Rosemary's piece costs  less than the item made of sandalwood.

The $275 piece is either the item made of sandalwood or Ellen's piece.

The item made of ash costs 50 dollars more than Velma's item.

The piece made of oak costs  less than Shelley's item.


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.

Frank has a birthday sometime after the musician.

The four people are the person born on April 13th, Michael, Lamar and the surgeon.

The traveler whose birthday is on June 14th is either Lamar or the engineer.


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.

Orlando has an appointment 2 hours after Mindy.

Orlando has the appointment for the root canal.

The person going in for the whitening has an appointment sometime before Yvette.

Mindy has the appointment for the crown.

Mindy has an appointment 1 hour after the client going in for the whitening.


The card with an APR of 11%, the one with the $8,500 credit limit and the Mid Atlantic card are all different cards.

The card with the $12,500 credit limit is either the Mid Atlantic card or the one with an APR of 8%.

The Whitly Bank card has a limit of $8,500.

The card with the $7,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $12,500 credit limit.

Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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 85 year-old tree is  shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

The 94 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Marsh Tree.

Evan's Fir is 6 feet taller than Roger's Oak.

The 85 year-old tree is  taller than the 80 year-old tree.

Marsh Tree is 3 feet shorter than Roger's Oak.

Evan\'s Fir
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak


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 1978 one was either Jimmy Jacobs's one or the piece that sold for $125.

The one that sold for $125 was either the 1983 piece or Mike Morales's piece.

Jimmy Jacobs's item sold for 50 dollars more than the 1983 item.

Mike Morales's card sold for somewhat more than the 1972 piece.

Eric Estrada's piece sold for somewhat more than the 1983 item.

Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Jimmy Jacobs
Mike Morales


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 bacteria sequenced by Dr. Velasquez has somewhat fewer genes than E. paradolens.

E. paradolens, the organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora and the bacteria with 750 genes were all different organisms.

E. carolinus was sequenced by Dr. Estrada.

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


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 400 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 410 degrees.

The meatloaf bakes 5 minutes longer than the roast potatoes recipe.

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

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

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes

baked ham
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

350 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees


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

The person in lane 5 scored 160 points more points than Zachary.

The person in lane 4 scored 80 points fewer points than Kristie.

The four people are the player in lane 7, Kristie, the person who scored 460 points and the contestant who scored 300 points.


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 cheeseburger is either Peter or Hannah.

The salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger owes  more than the person who ordered the B.L.T..

Peter owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

Chip is either the person whose order cost $5.80 or the salesperson whose order cost $6.25.

The salesperson whose order cost $5.80 ordered the club sandwich.

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
tuna on rye


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 house was built 23 years after Grosmolen.

The Bakker family's house was built 46 years after the De Jong family's house.


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.

Whitney will leave 2 months after the aerophobe with the shamrock.

The flier with the coin will leave sometime after the aerophobe with the rabbit's foot.

The aerophobe with the lucky hat will leave 1 month before Lee.


The Southwest Inc card has a limit of $5,000.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 1 percent lower than the one with the $15,000 credit limit.

The one with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Southwest Inc card.

Dell Scargo
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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 one is the cable-stayed bridge.

The cable-stayed bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than Sandy Bridge.

North Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the girder one.

The cable-stayed one is 1,500 feet longer than the camelback one.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge


Shelley's piece costs  more than the piece made of teak.

The item made of teak costs 25 dollars less than Josephine's item.

The item made of mahogany is either Gwen's piece or the $300 item.

Josephine's piece is either the item made of ash or the $250 item.

The item made of mahogany costs  less than the piece made of teak.


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 entered her tea cozy is either Francis or Yolanda.

The person who entered her scarf finished 2 places before Holly.


The magnate from Sweden is worth somewhat less than Ida Ingram.

Gil Gallegos is worth 1 billion less than the person from Ireland.

The tycoon from Sweden is worth somewhat more than Rachel Reid.

The person from Germany is either Ed Everett or the mogul worth $26 billion.

Ed Everett
Gil Gallegos
Ida Ingram
Rachel Reid


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 $1,500 puppet is either Isabel's puppet or "Waldarama".

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

Isabel's dummy cost 500 dollars more than "Xavier".


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 Punaville, RI is either the oyster that costs $2.20 or the Ninigreth oyster.

The Summersill oyster is from Vancouver, BC.

The Welcher oyster costs somewhat more than the Ninigreth oyster.

The oyster that costs $2.20 is from Barnstable, ME.

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

Barnstable, ME
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI


The 94 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Roger's Oak.

The 87 year-old tree is either the 144 ft. tree or Nolan's Pine.

The 87 year-old tree is 3 feet taller than Old Jarvis.

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


Francis is either the entrant who entered her hat or the person who finished fourth.

The knitter who finished first made the hat.

The person who entered her scarf finished 1 place before Alexis.

The knitter who entered her mittens finished 1 place after Alexis.


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.

Geneva Gold's podcast has  more downloads than the show that began in 2013.

Al Acosta's podcast is either the show that began in 2008 or the show that began in 2013.

Eva Estrada's show has  fewer downloads than the show that began in 2008.

The show that began in 2013 has 2 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The show with 4 million downloads started in 2015.

Cora Capon's podcast has 4 million downloads.

Al Acosta
Cora Capon
Eva Estrada
Geneva Gold


The knitter who entered her scarf is either Bessie or the knitter who finished second.

Ollie finished 1 place after the person who entered her sweater.

The knitter who finished second made the mittens.


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 contestant from Rinard finished 1 place after Grace.

Willie finished 2 places before the person from Stanton.

The person who finished fourth, Steven and the contestant from Lytton were all different people.

The person from Rinard finished sometime before Steven.


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 in room 208 has 2  more students than Mr. Franklin's class.

The class with 33 students is taught by Paul.

Mr. Franklin's class has 2  more students than the course in room 129.

Mr. Leach's class is either the course with 33 students or the course in room 314.


The 150 ft. tree is either the 79 year-old tree or the 87 year-old tree.

Old Jarvis is either the 144 ft. tree or the 79 year-old tree.

Evan's Fir is 6 feet taller than the 87 year-old tree.

The 94 year-old tree is  shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

Old Jarvis is 3 feet shorter than The Senator.

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


The four dummies are Kelly's piece, the $1,250 piece, the $750 puppet and the $1,500 dummy.

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

The $750 piece is either "Waldarama" or "Yenga".


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 fish was either the white animal or the $4.00 balloon.

The bear cost 2 dollars less than the orange piece.

The four items were the $5.00 animal, the bear, the cat and the fish.


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

The prospector working at Laurel Ridge finished with 3 ounces more gold than the miner working at Tyrol Creek.

Chip Cornell worked the York River claim.

Ivan Ingram finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than Chip Cornell.

Chip Cornell
Elroy Ellis
Fred Fletcher
Ivan Ingram

Fuller Rise
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River


The person from Bertram finished 1 place after Perry.

The person from Needles finished 2 places before the contestant from Hollis.


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 first hand won with two pairs.

Paulette won sometime after the person who won with a flush.

The competitor who won the third hand was either Ernestine or the person who won with a royal flush.

The player who won with two pairs won 1 hand before Ernestine.

two pairs
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

The stock that sold for $31 per share was in the technology sector.

JMO was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Francine bought.

GXTV was  per share less expensive than the stock Charlie bought.

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

The telecom stock was either the stock that sold for $28 per share or the stock Geraldo bought.

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

PSTO was 2 dollars per share more expensive than the health care stock.

The utilities stock wasn't purchased by Charlie.

The stock that sold for $30 per share was either the energy stock or the stock Charlie bought.

The technology stock was bought by Edith.

The telecom stock was 4 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

Of the stock that sold for $30 per share and the stock that sold for $26 per share, one was in the health care sector and the other was ABTR.

Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


The contestant in lane 7 scored 240 points more points than Gretchen.

Florence scored  more points than Terrence.

The player from Elk Grove is either Florence or the contestant in lane 2.

Rena scored  more points than the contestant from Ontario.

The contestant from Junction City scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant from Elk Grove.

The contestant in lane 1 scored 160 points more points than Maggie.

Of the player who scored 460 points and the person in lane 6, one was from Cutler and the other was from Fort Kent.

Maggie is either the player in lane 7 or the person from Bristol.

Of the contestant in lane 3 and the player from Cutler, one scored 780 points and the other is Vincent.

Of the person from Cutler and the person from Elk Grove, one is Johnathan and the other scored 620 points.

Florence Gretchen Johnathan Maggie Rena Terrence Vincent

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario


The competitor who won with a straight flush won 2 hands after Holly.

Holly won sometime before the competitor who won with a full house.

The player who won with one pair won sometime after the player who won with a straight flush.

Yvonne won 3 hands after the competitor who won the $23.25 pot.

Of the player who won the $18.25 pot and the person who won the $5.25 pot, one won the third hand and the other won with a full house.

Of Jana and the competitor who won the sixth hand, one won with two pairs and the other won the $9.00 pot.

The person who won with a royal flush won 1 hand after the player who won the $9.00 pot.

Of Zachary and the player who won the seventh hand, one won with a royal flush and the other won with a flush.

Adrienne won 2 hands after the player who won the $5.25 pot.

Lee was either the player who won the fifth hand or the person who won the $5.25 pot.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot won 5 hands before the player who won with a flush.

The player who won the $18.25 pot was either the person who won with a straight flush or the competitor who won with two pairs.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Adrienne Byron Holly Jana Lee Yvonne Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


Of the home in Kinderdijk and Oostmolen, one was built in 1729 and the other is owned by the Meijer family.

Westmolen was built 92 years after the Meijer family's home.

The house in Aarlanderveen was built 115 years before Hoekmolen.

Of the windmill built in 1821 and Zemelmolen, one is in Hoogmade and the other is owned by the Jansen family.

The structure in Den Bommel isn't owned by the Van Dijk family.

The Jansen family's structure is either the house in Moerkapelle or the structure built in 1752.

The home in Leiderdorp isn't owned by the Van den Berg family.

Of the De Jong family's windmill and the windmill built in 1798, one is in Moerkapelle and the other is in Den Bommel.

Of the Smit family's home and Doesmolen, one was built in 1821 and the other is in Kinderdijk.

Grosmolen is either the De Jong family's windmill or the house built in 1729.

The house built in 1775 is either the Van den Berg family's house or Doesmolen.

The windmill in Kinderdijk was built sometime after Vlietmolen.

The home in Den Bommel was built sometime after Grosmolen.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

De Jong
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Van Dijk
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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.

Benny Baron's report was either the sighting from Visalia or the report of the cigar-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after the sighting from Islesboro.

The report of the oval-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The sighting from Islesboro was submitted sometime before the report of the egg-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO wasn't from Postville.

The sighting from Islesboro was submitted 3 days before Dan Delgado's report.

The report of the triangle-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before the report from Springfield.

Dan Delgado's sighting was submitted 1 day before the report of the cone-shaped UFO.

The August 10 sighting was either the report from Greeley or the sighting from Kirkman.

Flora Flynn's sighting was submitted 5 days after Cindy Chan's sighting.

Of the sighting from Kirkman and the August 8 report, one involved the cone-shaped UFO and the other was reported by Flora Flynn.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after Iva Ingram's report.

The August 7 report didn't involve the oval-shaped UFO.

Of Hal Harrison's sighting and the August 10 sighting, one involved the cigar-shaped UFO and the other involved the diamond-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the cigar-shaped UFO was either Iva Ingram's report or the report from Yarmouth.

Cindy Chan's sighting was either the August 7 sighting or the report of the triangle-shaped UFO.

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8
August 9
August 10

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Greeley Islesboro Kirkman Postville Springfield Visalia Yarmouth

cigar cone diamond egg horseshoe oval triangle


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 95 sq ft house didn't sell for $36,000.

Of the $35,000 home and the house going to Dallas Center, one is 155 sq ft and the other is for the Kirbys.

The $29,000 home is 45 sq ft smaller than the home going to Fullerton.

The home going to Mission Viejo is somewhat larger than the Davidson's home.

Of the $35,000 home and the Pratt's home, one will be delivered to Unionville and the other is 95 sq ft.

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

The Underwood's home is somewhat larger than the house going to Dallas Center.

The home going to Kennebunkport is 60 sq ft smaller than the Gillespie's home.

The Nielsen's home is 15 sq ft smaller than the $27,500 structure.

The $38,000 structure is somewhat smaller than the $32,250 structure.

The Nielsen's house is 45 sq ft larger than the $38,000 structure.

The house going to Eagle Grove is somewhat larger than the home going to Healdsburg.

The home going to Kennebunkport is either the $36,000 house or the 125 sq ft house.

The 170 sq ft structure won't be going to Mission Viejo.

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

Davidson Ewing Gillespie Kirby Nielsen Pratt Underwood

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Mission Viejo
Unionville


The business show has 4 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2009.

Bobby Bora's show has 2 million more downloads than the film podcast.

Geneva Gold's show isn't about literature.

Faye Fender's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the gaming podcast.

The podcast with 4 million downloads didn't start in 2012.

The music show is either the podcast that began in 2007 or the podcast with 7 million downloads.

The show with 6 million downloads is about music.

Cora Capon's podcast has  fewer downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

Cora Capon's show has 1 million fewer downloads than the show that began in 2010.

Of the show that began in 2011 and the music podcast, one is Al Acosta's and the other is Bobby Bora's.

Faye Fender's show has  more downloads than the show that began in 2009.

Dixie Dean's show is either the podcast that began in 2007 or the podcast with 5 million downloads.

The show that began in 2008 has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

Geneva Gold's show is either the podcast that began in 2008 or the podcast that began in 2014.

The podcast that began in 2007, the literature show, and Faye Fender's podcast are three different shows.

Dixie Dean's show has 4 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2009.

The literature show has 2 million more downloads than the sports show.

1 million
2 million
3 million
4 million
5 million
6 million
7 million

Al Acosta
Bobby Bora
Cora Capon
Dixie Dean
Eva Estrada
Faye Fender
Geneva Gold

business film gaming investing literature music sports


Of the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 and the person whose order cost $6.70, one is Chip and the other ordered the meatball sub.

The seven people are the person who ordered the iced tea, the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T., the salesperson whose order cost $5.35, the person who ordered the cheeseburger, Erica, the person who ordered the Italian sub and the person who ordered the club sandwich.

The team member who ordered the taco salad owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the iced tea.

The salesperson who ordered the B.L.T. owes 90 cents more than Erica.

Rebecca is either the team member whose order cost $5.80 or the team member who ordered the diet coke.

The team member who ordered the iced tea owes 45 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the orange soda.

Geoffrey owes 45 cents more than the team member who ordered the tuna on rye.

The team member who ordered the grape soda owes 45 cents more than Irene.

The team member who ordered the taco salad owes  less than the person who ordered the meatball sub.

The salesperson who ordered the root beer owes 90 cents more than the team member who ordered the orange soda.

Of Samantha and the salesperson whose order cost $7.15, one ordered the cheeseburger and the other ordered the diet coke.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Rebecca Samantha

B.L.T.
cheeseburger
club sandwich
Italian sub
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


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

The tree in York Woods is either the 150 ft. tree or the 87 year-old tree.

The tree in Woden Woods, the 156 ft. tree, Nolan's Pine, the 150 ft. tree, the 80 year-old tree and Marsh Tree are all different trees.

Of the 156 ft. tree and Zeke's Spruce, one is in Deloit Woods and the other is 87 years old.

The tree in Deloit Woods is either the 96 year-old tree or the 153 ft. tree.

The 80 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than Zeke's Spruce.

Evan's Fir is either the 150 ft. tree or the 156 ft. tree.

The 153 ft. tree is either the tree in York Woods or Roger's Oak.

Nolan's Pine is 12 feet shorter than the tree in Silk Notch.

The Senator is 9 feet shorter than Roger's Oak.

Neither Old Jarvis nor the 80 year-old tree is the tree in Benton Notch.

The tree in Woden Woods is either the 150 ft. tree or the 99 year-old tree.

The tree in Knox Woods is 3 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce

Benton Notch
Deloit Woods
Eldora Woods
Knox Woods
Silk Notch
Woden Woods
York Woods


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 piece that sold for $325 didn't come out in 1974.

The item that sold for $175, the 1999 piece, and the 1974 one are three different cards.

Cole Cooley's card sold for 150 dollars more than Mike Morales's card.

Mike Morales's one didn't sell for $125.

The seven cards were Pete Perez's item, the 1999 item, the one that sold for $275, the 1974 item, the 2004 item, the 2007 piece and the item that sold for $225.

The one for the person who played left field sold for somewhat more than the card for the person who played third base.

The piece that sold for $375 was either Gilby Glass's one or the card for the person who played third base.

The piece for the person who played pitcher sold for 100 dollars less than the 1988 one.

The card that sold for $175 didn't come out in 2004.

Of the 2012 item and Cole Cooley's card, one featured the person who played third base and the other sold for $325.

Eric Estrada's one sold for somewhat less than Daryn Drake's item.

The card for the person who played catcher sold for 50 dollars less than Eric Estrada's one.

Gilby Glass's one was either the piece that sold for $325 or the one for the person who played first base.

Gilby Glass's card sold for somewhat more than Pete Perez's card.

The 2004 piece was either Hick Hodge's item or the one for the person who played catcher.

The item that sold for $325 featured the person who played left field.

The item for the person who played second base sold for somewhat less than the card for the person who played third base.

Cole Cooley
Daryn Drake
Eric Estrada
Gilby Glass
Hick Hodge
Mike Morales
Pete Perez

catcher
first base
left field
pitcher
right field
second base
third base


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

The traveler from Norway is either Eric or the traveler whose birthday is on August 15th.

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

Adrian has a birthday 3 months before the person from South Africa.

The person from Canada has a birthday 4 months after the traveler from Belgium.

The traveler from Mexico has a birthday 2 months before the architect.

Neither the traveler from Germany nor the traveler born on September 17th is Michael.

The person from South Africa has a birthday sometime before the person from Sweden.

The surgeon has a birthday sometime before Dale.

Of the person born on September 17th and Eric, one is the musician and the other is from Sweden.

The person from Canada is either the politician or the engineer.

Frank has a birthday 1 month after the person from Germany.

Neither the person from Germany nor the surgeon is the person born on July 16th.

Of the diplomat and the person whose birthday is on July 16th, one is from Sweden and the other is Bill.

April 13th
May 18th
June 14th
July 16th
August 15th
September 17th
October 19th

Adrian Bill Charles Dale Eric Frank Michael

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Belgium
Canada
Germany
Mexico
Norway
South Africa
Sweden


The report of the oval-shaped UFO wasn't from Otisfield.

Of the report of the teardrop-shaped UFO and Gil Gates's report, one was from Embden and the other was received on August 6.

The report from Yarmouth was submitted 3 days after the report of the egg-shaped UFO.

The sighting of the cone-shaped UFO was either Benny Baron's report or the sighting from Walnut Creek.

The sighting of the cone-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after the report from Houghton.

The August 9 sighting was either the report from Ames or the report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

Of Cindy Chan's report and Hal Harrison's sighting, one involved the cone-shaped UFO and the other was from Ames.

The report from Otisfield was submitted sometime before Benny Baron's sighting.

Edith Estes's sighting was submitted 3 days after the sighting from Yarmouth.

The sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO was either the August 10 sighting or the report from Walnut Creek.

Dan Delgado's report wasn't from Otisfield.

The report from Ames was submitted sometime before Iva Ingram's report.

Dan Delgado's report was submitted 2 days before Hal Harrison's sighting.

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Ames
Embden
Houghton
Marina
Otisfield
Walnut Creek
Yarmouth

cone diamond egg horseshoe oval teardrop triangle


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.

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

The plane that was thrown 3rd went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 7th.

Omar's design went 20 feet farther than Aaron's design.

The plane that was thrown 2nd went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 6th.

Valerie's design landed 10 feet shorter than the white plane.

The white plane landed 40 feet shorter than the yellow airplane.

Of the plane that was thrown 3rd and the black airplane, one was Aaron's and the other went 15 feet.

The plane that was thrown 7th wasn't black.

The green airplane landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 4th.

Of the airplane that went 35 feet and Henrietta's design, one was pink and the other was thrown 3rd.

Roderick's design, the silver plane, the plane that went 55 feet and the pink airplane were all different planes.

Of the silver airplane and the white plane, one was thrown 4th and the other went 25 feet.

The plane that went 65 feet was either Roderick's design or the plane that was thrown 6th.

15 feet
25 feet
35 feet
45 feet
55 feet
65 feet
75 feet

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie

black blue green pink silver white yellow


Of the structure going to Unionville and the 110 sq ft home, one sold for $38,000 and the other is for the Underwoods.

The structure going to Yountville is 15 sq ft smaller than the structure going to Unionville.

The structure going to Yountville is 15 sq ft smaller than the $25,000 home.

The $29,000 house is either the Zimmerman's house or the Gillespie's structure.

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

The structure going to Mission Viejo is either the 155 sq ft structure or the $38,000 structure.

The Nielsen's home didn't sell for $36,000.

The structure going to Yountville, the 110 sq ft structure, the 140 sq ft structure, the Nielsen's structure, the Ewing's home and the Zimmerman's home are all different houses.

The Gillespie's house won't be going to Laguna Beach.

The Nielsen's home is either the 125 sq ft house or the house going to Kennebunkport.

The house going to Kennebunkport is somewhat larger than the $27,500 structure.

The Ewing's house is either the home going to Eagle Grove or the $38,000 structure.

Of the Pratt's home and the $27,500 home, one is 95 sq ft and the other will be delivered to Yountville.

The Zimmerman's house is either the structure going to Fullerton or the 155 sq ft home.

Of the $35,000 structure and the structure going to Fullerton, one is for the Ewings and the other is 185 sq ft.

Ewing Gillespie Kirby Nielsen Pratt Underwood Zimmerman

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Unionville
Yountville


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

The sandwich with corned beef costs  more than Peter's order.

Of the $5.75 order and the $8.75 sandwich, one includes ham and the other is Ronda's.

The sandwich with salami costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with havarti cheese.

The sandwich with ham is either the sandwich with gouda cheese or the $8.75 sandwich.

The $6.75 order doesn't include corned beef.

Frances's order costs  more than Archie's sandwich.

The order with liverwurst doesn't include gouda cheese.

The order with roast beef costs 1 dollar less than the order with muenster cheese.

Of the sandwich with bologna and Archie's sandwich, one costs $5.75 and the other includes cheddar cheese.

The $3.75 sandwich is either the order with roast beef or the sandwich with salami.

Tony's sandwich costs 2 dollars less than the order with ham.

The sandwich with liverwurst, Tony's sandwich, the $8.75 sandwich, Henrietta's sandwich and the $5.75 order are all different sandwiches.

Ronda's sandwich is either the order with liverwurst or the sandwich with colby jack cheese.

Juan's order costs  less than the order with colby jack cheese.

The order with havarti cheese costs  more than the order with liverwurst.

Peter's order doesn't include liverwurst.

The $2.75 sandwich doesn't include swiss cheese.

Of Henrietta's sandwich and the sandwich with colby jack cheese, one costs $3.75 and the other includes bologna.

Archie Frances Henrietta Juan Peter Ronda Tony

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


The sandwich with ham costs  less than Warren's order.

Greg's order doesn't include cheddar cheese.

Of the $8.75 sandwich and the sandwich with gouda cheese, one is Irene's and the other includes corned beef.

The $7.75 sandwich doesn't include cheddar cheese.

The order with roast beef costs  more than Ronda's order.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese costs 1 dollar more than the order with roast beef.

The sandwich with ham costs 2 dollars less than Peter's order.

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

The $3.75 sandwich doesn't include swiss cheese.

The $2.75 order is either the sandwich with havarti cheese or the sandwich with roast beef.

Carol's sandwich costs 1 dollar more than the sandwich with liverwurst.

Of the order with gouda cheese and Warren's order, one includes roast beef and the other costs $6.75.

The sandwich with roast beef doesn't include provolone cheese.

Carol's order doesn't include provolone cheese.

The $5.75 sandwich, the sandwich with prosciutto, the sandwich with roast beef, Ronda's sandwich, the order with gouda cheese and Carol's sandwich are all different sandwiches.

The $4.75 sandwich is either the sandwich with liverwurst or the order with colby jack cheese.

Carol Greg Henrietta Irene Peter Ronda Warren


Roderick's design went 20 feet farther than Valerie's design.

The black plane went 10 feet farther than the green airplane.

The pink plane went 20 feet farther than Ella's design.

Of the pink plane and the plane that went 55 feet, one was Omar's and the other was thrown 1st.

The green plane was either the plane that went 65 feet or Henrietta's design.

The plane that was thrown 5th wasn't blue.

The plane that went 25 feet was either Ella's design or the plane that was thrown 6th.

Of the plane that went 45 feet and Valerie's design, one was black and the other was silver.

Of the airplane that went 65 feet and the plane that was thrown 1st, one was yellow and the other was Aaron's.

The plane that was thrown 4th was either the pink plane or the plane that went 15 feet.

Margo's design landed 30 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 3rd.

The plane that was thrown 7th landed 20 feet shorter than Aaron's design.

The plane that was thrown 2nd went somewhat farther than the yellow plane.


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 Warasen culture wasn't based near Quasqueton.

The Nysrani culture, the culture with 9,000 people, the culture located near Carmel, the culture founded in 850 AD, the culture founded in 100 AD and the culture with 7,500 people were all different cultures.

Of the Kimusk culture and the culture with 4,500 people, one was based near Junction City and the other was based near Quasqueton.

Neither the culture located near Floris nor the culture with 7,500 people was the Yeust culture.

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

The culture located near Easton was founded 1,250 years before the Danseri culture.

The culture with 8,000 people was founded sometime after the culture located near Junction City.

Of the culture with 9,000 people and the society founded in 100 AD, one was based near Garden Grove and the other was the Yeust culture.

Neither the Kimusk culture nor the culture with 7,500 people was the culture located near Easton.

The culture located near Quasqueton was either the culture with 4,500 people or the culture with 9,000 people.

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

The culture located near Carmel was founded 500 years after the culture located near Quasqueton.

Of the culture with 5,000 people and the society founded in 600 AD, one was the Danseri culture and the other was based near Floris.

Danseri Hatgare Kimusk Nysrani Warasen Xidat Yeust

Carmel
Easton
Floris
Garden Grove
Junction City
Mason City
Quasqueton


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 that held the puzzle book wasn't at 88.1928 W.

The box at 40.5912 N was either the box at 88.1928 W or the box that held the ancient coin.

Of the case at 40.5912 N and the case that held the sunglasses, one was found on May 15 and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The case at 40.2516 N was found 6 days after the box at 40.8991 N.

The cache that held the ancient coin was found 6 days before the cache at 40.6656 N.

The cache at 88.4584 W was found 12 days after the box at 88.1928 W.

The case that held the brass key was found 15 days before the case at 41.0072 N.

The case at 88.3907 W was found 3 days after the box at 88.2694 W.

The cache that held the chewing gum was found 3 days before the case at 88.3821 W.

The box at 40.6656 N didn't have the puzzle book inside it.

The case that held the ancient coin was found sometime before the cache that held the marbles.

The box at 88.1863 W was found sometime before the cache at 88.2694 W.

Of the case found on May 18 and the box that held the sunglasses, one was at 40.6656 N and the other was at 88.4584 W.

The case at 40.8991 N was found sometime after the case at 88.1928 W.

The case at 40.3109 N was found 3 days before the case at 41.0237 N.

The cache found on May 9 wasn't at 88.1863 W.

May 3
May 6
May 9
May 12
May 15
May 18
May 21

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


The person who got 30 Across wrong was from Needles.

Of the solver who finished seventh and the contestant from Grant, one was Omar and the other answered 11 Down incorrectly.

The person who got 20 Across wrong was either the contestant from Temple City or the solver from Lytton.

Of the solver who got 18 Down wrong and the solver from Grant, one was Steven and the other finished fifth.

Traci finished 1 place before the person who got 18 Down wrong.

The person from Temple City finished 2 places after the solver from Miles.

The seven people were the person from Lytton, the contestant who finished fifth, the person who got 26 Down wrong, Renee, the solver who got 2 Down wrong, the person who finished first and Steven.

The solver from Kalona finished 2 places before the contestant from Lytton.

The solver who got 26 Down wrong finished sometime before the contestant who got 30 Across wrong.

The contestant from Kalona finished 1 place after the contestant who got 4 Across wrong.

Julie Melinda Omar Renee Steven Traci Zachary

Grant
Kalona
Lytton
Miles
Needles
Oak View
Temple City

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


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 person from White Bean is either the chef who made the jambalaya or Anita.

The chef who made the smoked pork scored somewhat more points than the person from Epicurious.

The person who made the pepper steak scored somewhat more points than the chef from Epicurious.

Of Ed and the cook who made the cashew tofu, one scored 63 points and the other scored 49 points.

Ed scored somewhat fewer points than Darlene.

The chef who made the cajun chili scored 14 more points than the chef from Zenaida's.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored 7 more points than the chef from Oceanside.

Gabriel scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the pepper steak.

Darlene is either the chef from White Bean or the person from Zenaida's.

The person from Oceanside scored 7 more points than Wade.

The person from Enzo's is either the person who made the jambalaya or the chef who scored 84 points.

Of the cook who made the lemon snapper and Peggy, one scored 63 points and the other works at Demitasse.

The person who scored 49 points works at Demitasse.

The chef from Apple Barn scored 14 more points than the chef who made the lemon snapper.

Anita Darlene Ed Gabriel Peggy Wade Zachary

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


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.

Kelly has her appointment 2 hours after the customer that chose honey blonde.

Whitney's customer has her appointment 3 hours before the customer that chose jet black.

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

Of Tammie's customer and the customer that chose warm mocha, one is Georgia and the other has the 1:00pm appointment.

The customer with the 2:00pm appointment chose deep copper.

Georgia is either the client with the 3:00pm appointment or the customer that chose vivacious red.

The customer that chose brown sable has her appointment 4 hours before the customer that chose midnight blue.

Of Kelly and the client with the 3:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Opal and the other is being worked on by Susie.

Yvonne's customer has her appointment sometime before Susie's client.

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

Alison has her appointment sometime after the customer that chose midnight blue.

Flora has her appointment sometime before Juana.

Alison Cristina Flora Georgia Hope Juana Kelly

Opal Rhonda Susie Tammie Victoria Whitney Yvonne

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


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 3-6 decision was 2 weeks after the 7-2 decision.

Zamora v Pibb was 2 weeks after Watts v Yang.

The April 7 proceeding was either Justice Hatfield's majority opinion or Omar v Powers.

The 2-7 decision was either Carson v Dunn or Gibbs v Kintz.

Of the March 24 case and Justice Underwood's majority opinion, one was the 3-6 decision and the other was Watts v Yang.

Of the 6-3 decision and Justice Caldwell's majority opinion, one was on April 14 and the other was Ayers v Byrd.

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

Justice Quinn's majority opinion was either the 5-4 decision or Gibbs v Kintz.

The 6-3 decision was 2 weeks after Carson v Dunn.

Omar v Powers was sometime before the 2-7 decision.

Watts v Yang was sometime after Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Of the March 31 case and the 3-6 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Olson and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Hatfield.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, Justice Quinn's majority opinion, the 4-5 decision, Justice Caldwell's majority opinion and the 6-3 decision were all different cases.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31
April 7
April 14

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Short v Metz
Watts v Yang
Zamora v Pibb

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Quinn Underwood


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

The contestant who chose mushroom sauce paid 2 dollars more than the runner who ordered capellini.

Of the competitor who ordered spaghetti and the contestant who paid $11.99, one was Florence and the other chose alfredo sauce.

Terry paid  less than the contestant who chose pomodoro sauce.

The contestant who chose arrabiata sauce was either the competitor who ordered fettuccine or Gwendolyn.

The seven runners were the contestant who paid $6.99, the contestant who ordered taglioni, the competitor who chose bolognese sauce, the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce, Terry, Gwendolyn and Angie.

Neither the competitor who paid $12.99 nor the contestant who paid $11.99 was Betsy.

Of the contestant who ordered rotini and the competitor who paid $12.99, one chose bolognese sauce and the other was Angie.

Jack paid 2 dollars less than the contestant who ordered fettuccine.

Of the runner who paid $11.99 and the competitor who ordered taglioni, one chose mushroom sauce and the other was Gwendolyn.

The competitor who paid $8.99 didn't order fusilli.

The contestant who ordered taglioni paid 3 dollars more than the runner who ordered spaghetti.

The competitor who chose marinara sauce paid  less than Terry.

Claudia was either the runner who ordered fettuccine or the runner who chose pomodoro sauce.

Angie Betsy Claudia Florence Gwendolyn Jack Terry

capellini fettuccine fusilli penne rotini spaghetti taglioni

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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 mac and cheese doesn't serve exactly 9 people.

Of the recipe that serves 6 people and the dish that bakes for 40 minutes, one cooks at 375 degrees and the other is the chicken cutlet.

The dish that serves 9 people bakes somewhat longer than the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees.

The dish that bakes for 40 minutes is either the baked ham or the candied yams recipe.

The recipe that cooks at 375 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the dish that serves 3 people.

The baked ham requires 5 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 425 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 425 degrees, the dish that serves 4 people, the dish that cooks at 350 degrees, the recipe that serves 2 people, the dish that cooks at 410 degrees and the chicken cutlet are all different dishes.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the dish that cooks at 340 degrees.

The recipe that bakes for 50 minutes is either the baked ham or the bean casserole.

The meatloaf doesn't serve exactly 5 people.

The dish that serves 9 people requires somewhat less baking time than the dish that cooks at 340 degrees.

Of the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes and the bean casserole, one serves 2 people and the other cooks at 425 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 400 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the meatloaf.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes
50 minutes
55 minutes

baked ham
bean casserole
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
400 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

2 people
3 people
4 people
5 people
6 people
8 people
9 people


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 attendee who lives in Decatur City, Kit Kelley, Ora Osborne, the attendee who lives in Jonesboro and Pam Powell are all different people.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks spent  more than the attendee who lives in Clovis.

The friend who lives in Eustis spent 50 dollars less than Ned Norris.

The friend who gave Ally the juicer spent 25 dollars more than the friend who lives in Fruitland.

Lily Little is either the attendee who lives in Decatur City or the friend who spent $500.

Pam Powell spent 25 dollars more than the friend who lives in Fruitland.

Of the friend who gave Ally the laptop and the friend who gave Ally the blender, one is Jack Jordan and the other spent $450.

The attendee who spent $550 is either Ora Osborne or the attendee who gave Ally the planter.

The friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent  less than Kit Kelley.

The friend who lives in Fruitland spent 25 dollars more than Mitch Mayo.

Of the friend who gave Ally the blender and the person who spent $500, one is Jack Jordan and the other lives in Twin Peaks.

The attendee who gave Ally the laptop spent 25 dollars less than the attendee who lives in Clovis.

The person who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent  more than the attendee who gave Ally the blender.

Ned Norris, the friend who spent $525, and the person who gave Ally the HD tv are three different people.

The friend who spent $550 doesn't live in Sun City.

Jack Jordan
Kit Kelley
Lily Little
Mitch Mayo
Ned Norris
Ora Osborne
Pam Powell

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


The culture with 7,500 people was either the culture founded in 350 AD or the culture founded in 1600 AD.

The seven cultures were the culture founded in 1100 AD, the culture located near Easton, the culture located near Mason City, the culture located near Floris, the culture with 9,500 people, the culture with 4,500 people and the culture located near Unity.

Of the society founded in 1600 AD and the culture located near Floris, one was the Echmust culture and the other had a population size of 8,000.

Of the culture with 5,000 people and the culture with 9,500 people, one was founded in 850 AD and the other was the Voriss culture.

The culture located near Easton was founded sometime after the Xidat culture.

The culture located near Carmel was founded 250 years before the culture with 9,000 people.

The Budel culture was founded 250 years after the culture with 4,500 people.

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

The Tyash culture was founded 750 years before the culture located near Mason City.

The Warasen culture was founded 250 years before the culture with 5,000 people.

The culture located near Redlands was founded sometime before the culture located near Quasqueton.

The Echmust culture didn't have a population size of 7,500.

The Voriss culture was either the culture located near Mason City or the culture with 5,000 people.

The culture located near Easton didn't have a population size of 6,500.

Budel Echmust Tyash Voriss Warasen Xidat Zuneos

Carmel
Easton
Floris
Mason City
Quasqueton
Redlands
Unity


Of the 156 ft. tree and the 94 year-old tree, one is Old Jarvis and the other is in York Woods.

Neither the 144 ft. tree nor the tree in Woden Woods is Roger's Oak.

The 94 year-old tree is  shorter than the tree in Silk Notch.

The seven trees are the 153 ft. tree, the tree in Eldora Woods, the tree in Woden Woods, the tree in Silk Notch, the 79 year-old tree, Marsh Tree and the 87 year-old tree.

Nolan's Pine is 3 feet shorter than the 96 year-old tree.

The tree in Benton Notch is 3 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

The 94 year-old tree is 6 feet taller than Marsh Tree.

Evan's Fir is either the tree in Woden Woods or the tree in Eldora Woods.

Zeke's Spruce is  taller than Marsh Tree.

Neither the tree in Eldora Woods nor the 156 ft. tree is the 85 year-old tree.

The 150 ft. tree is either Nolan's Pine or the 85 year-old tree.

Nolan's Pine is  taller than Zeke's Spruce.

The tree in Silk Notch is either the 162 ft. tree or Zeke's Spruce.

The tree in York Woods is  taller than the 85 year-old tree.

The tree in Benton Notch is 3 feet taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Evan\'s Fir
Old Jarvis
Marsh Tree
Nolan\'s Pine
Roger\'s Oak
The Senator
Zeke\'s Spruce


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

The team member who ordered the ginger ale, the salesperson whose order cost $6.25, the person whose order cost $4.90, the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich, Chip and the salesperson whose order cost $6.70 are all different people.

The salesperson who ordered the iced tea owes 90 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

The person who ordered the Italian sub owes $1.35 more than Samantha.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes  less than the person who ordered the meatball sub.

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

The team member who ordered the iced tea is either the team member who ordered the B.L.T. or the team member whose order cost $7.60.

Of Erica and Rebecca, one ordered the iced tea and the other ordered the Italian sub.

The person whose order cost $6.25 didn't order the diet coke.

Of the team member who ordered the meatball sub and Samantha, one owes $4.90 and the other ordered the orange soda.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Irene Peter Rebecca Samantha

diet coke
ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


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.

Of the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour and Lucille, one spoke for 16 minutes and the other got the B+.

The presenter who got the B- was either the presenter who spoke for 18 minutes or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

The student who got the D spoke 10 minutes less than Francis.

The student who spoke for 12 minutes was either Dominic or the presenter who got the C-.

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

The student who got the C+ spoke 2 minutes less than Zachary.

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

The student who got the A spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

The seven students were the student who got the A-, the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes, the student who spoke for 8 minutes, Zachary, the presenter who spoke for 16 minutes, the student who spoke for 6 minutes and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey.

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour and the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes, one was Dominic and the other got the B+.

The student who got the A- didn't talk about P.M. Atlee.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Gladstone spoke 6 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher.

Of Theodore and Nichole, one got the A and the other spoke for 10 minutes.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes
16 minutes
18 minutes

Dominic Francis Lucille Nichole Ora Theodore Zachary

Atlee Asquith Balfour Churchill Gladstone Grey Thatcher


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.

Of the contestant who finished in third place and Gayle, one had to spell "consomme" and the other was from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

The child from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the child from Mrs. Nixon's class.

Of the contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class and the student who finished in fourth place, one is Erik and the other had to spell "facetiously".

The contestant who finished in fifth place had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Yvette.

The child who finished in fifth place had to spell a word that was 4 letters shorter than the one given to the student who finished in second place.

Violet is either the child from Mrs. Nixon's class or the student whose final word was "facetiously".

Lila had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the child who finished in sixth place.

The contestant from Mrs. Condini's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Clarence.

Gayle had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the student who finished in fifth place.

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

Violet had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in third place.

The student whose final word was "graciousness" has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

Clarence had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the child who finished in fourth place.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously graciousness

Clarence Erik Gayle Lila May Violet Yvette

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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 Winnebago, the vehicle with 300 books, and the bookmobile Cynthia drives are three different vehicles.

Of the ambulance and the vehicle with 550 books, one is driven by Cynthia and the other is driven by Becky.

The mobile library Omar drives is either "Ready Reader" or "Explore More".

"Explore More" is either the ice cream truck or the mobile library Patsy drives.

The ambulance has 100 fewer books than "Words To Go".

The vehicle Patsy drives has 50 fewer books than the ice cream truck.

The Greyhound bus has 250 fewer books than "Dream Machine".

Of "Books-4-U" and the vehicle with 350 books, one is the ambulance and the other is driven by Patsy.

"Tiny Tomes" has 50 fewer books than the mobile library Omar drives.

"Ready Reader" is either the mobile library with 250 books or the Airstream.

The school bus has 200 more books than the vehicle Sheryl drives.

The ice cream truck is either the vehicle Sheryl drives or "Books-4-U".

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

Becky Cynthia Elena Myra Omar Patsy Sheryl

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus
Winnebago


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.

Pemson is either the orangutan Dolly works with or the animal that was found in Tarakan.

The animal Aldo works with is 12 years younger than the orangutan Eva works with.

The 4-year-old didn't come from Basahan.

The animal that was found in Tarakan is  older than Quirrel.

The 10-year-old is either the animal Francine works with or Quirrel.

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

The ape that was found in Ambalat is 3 years younger than the ape that was found in Sebulu.

The orangutan that was found in Melak is 3 years older than the animal Aldo works with.

The ape that was found in Ambalat is 6 years older than the ape Aldo works with.

The 7-year-old is either Shamir or the animal Beatrice works with.

Of the 16-year-old and the orangutan Gracie works with, one is Quirrel and the other came from Kendisi.

Rajesh is 6 years older than the animal that was found in Sebulu.

Pemson is 3 years older than the ape Francine works with.

Quirrel is  older than the orangutan that was found in Basahan.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Dolly Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Basahan
Kendisi
Melak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


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 Usui was built 120 years after Sama Takako.

The structure built in 1765 isn't in Nakai.

The temple dedicated to the frog was built 180 years after the temple dedicated to the deer.

The structure dedicated to the cat was built sometime before the temple in Toyagi.

Of the temple built in 1825 and the structure dedicated to the dragon, one is Hori Takesi and the other is in Usui.

The structure dedicated to the cat was built 120 years after the temple in Niwa.

Matsuno Okura was built sometime after Yamasaki.

The shrine in Funai was built sometime before Sama Takako.

The temple built in 1885 isn't dedicated to the mouse.

Of the temple built in 1825 and the temple in Uchida, one is dedicated to the cat and the other is Okabe Honzo.

The shrine dedicated to the deer was built 60 years after the shrine in Miyato.

Matsuno Okura isn't dedicated to the frog.

Of the structure dedicated to the turtle and Takahashi, one is in Niwa and the other was built in 1645.

The temple dedicated to the rooster was built 60 years after the temple dedicated to the frog.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki

Funai Miyato Nakai Niwa Toyagi Uchida Usui

cat deer dragon frog mouse rooster turtle


Of the client that chose warm mocha and Nettie's client, one has the 5:00pm appointment and the other is Blanche.

Of the client that chose deep copper and the customer with the 5:00pm appointment, one is being worked on by Tammie and the other is being worked on by Rhonda.

Georgia has her appointment 3 hours after Pam's client.

The customer that chose midnight blue has her appointment 2 hours after Susie's client.

The customer that chose vivacious red is either Nettie's client or Tammie's client.

Rhonda's customer has her appointment 2 hours after Dolores.

Eileen has her appointment sometime before the client that chose vivacious red.

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment 3 hours before Susie's customer.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment chose deep copper.

Flora is either the customer with the 12:00pm appointment or the client that chose deep copper.

The client that chose brown sable isn't being helped by Opal.

Opal's client has her appointment 1 hour after Dolores.

Blanche Dolores Eileen Flora Georgia Juana Kelly

Nettie Opal Pam Rhonda Susie Tammie Whitney


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 magnate who works in the software industry is either the person from Germany or the tycoon worth $28 billion.

The mogul from Mexico is worth 3 billion more than the magnate who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

The tycoon from Denmark is worth 1 billion less than the mogul who works in the medical industry.

The tycoon who works in the biotech industry is worth 4 billion more than Rachel Reid.

Nadine Newton is worth 5 billion less than Faith Flynn.

The mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry is worth somewhat less than the tycoon from France.

The magnate from Germany is worth 4 billion more than the person who works in the aerospace industry.

Of the magnate who works in the software industry and the magnate who works in the banking industry, one is Joseph Jakes and the other is from Canada.

The person from Ireland is worth 2 billion more than Sid Scott.

The person from Canada is worth 2 billion more than the mogul who works in the aerospace industry.

Al Acosta is either the mogul who works in the software industry or the mogul worth $27 billion.

The magnate from Denmark is worth somewhat more than the magnate from France.

$25 billion
$26 billion
$27 billion
$28 billion
$29 billion
$30 billion
$31 billion

Al Acosta
Faith Flynn
Joseph Jakes
Leonard Levy
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

Canada Denmark Ireland England France Germany Mexico

aerospace banking biotech finance medical pharmaceutical software


The seven students were the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes, the student who got the A-, Iris, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli, Ginger, the student who got the C- and the student who got the C+.

The student who got the D was either the student who spoke for 14 minutes or the student who spoke for 10 minutes.

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Peel.

Of the student who spoke for 8 minutes and Ginger, one talked about P.M. Atlee and the other got the C+.

Ginger was either the presenter who got the B+ or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden.

The student who got the B- spoke 4 minutes less than Hazel.

The presenter who got the B- spoke 6 minutes less than Krista.

Of Hazel and Colleen, one got the C- and the other talked about P.M. Pitt.

The student who got the D didn't talk about P.M. Pitt.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden spoke 2 minutes more than the student who got the B+.

Edith spoke 2 minutes more than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the presenter who got the C+.

The presenter who got the C+ was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson or Virgil.

Colleen Edith Ginger Hazel Iris Krista Virgil

Atlee Asquith Disraeli Eden Peel Pitt Wilson


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

The show with 500,000 viewers was either the program that aired on WNW or the program that aired at 6:00pm.

Of the program that aired at 1:00pm and the program that aired on Saturday, one aired on FNX and the other aired on CBR.

The program that aired on Friday had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired at 11:30am.

The show that aired at 10:00pm was either the show that aired on WNW or the program that aired on GMA.

Of the show that aired on Thursday and the program that aired at 10:00pm, one aired on SBC and the other brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

The program that aired at 11:30am had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 2:00pm.

The seven programs were the show that aired on BMT, the program that aired at 4:30pm, the program that aired at 11:30am, the show that aired on Wednesday, the show that aired on Sunday, the program with 1,250,000 viewers and the program that aired on Monday.

The show that aired on FNX had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Monday.

The program that aired at 11:30am had 500,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on PTR.

The show that aired at 8:30pm had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on GMA.

The program that aired on Sunday had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired at 11:30am.

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

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters is either the patient going in for the whitening or the client going in for the filling.

Harold has an appointment sometime after the person who will be seeing Dr. Underwood.

Of the customer who will be seeing Dr. York and Allison, one has the appointment for the veneers and the other has the appointment for the cleaning.

The patient with the 12:30pm appointment is either Dwight or the patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood.

Nettie has an appointment sometime after the person who will be seeing Dr. Winters.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. York has an appointment sometime after the client going in for the whitening.

The client going in for the root canal has an appointment sometime after the client going in for the cleaning.

The person going in for the crown has an appointment 2 hours before the patient going in for the extraction.

The seven people are Harold, the patient who will be seeing Dr. Adkins, the person with the 10:30am appointment, the person with the 2:30pm appointment, the customer who will be seeing Dr. York, the customer who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds and the patient going in for the root canal.

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

Kurt has an appointment 3 hours before the customer who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

Felix doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Compton is either Kurt or the patient with the 3:30pm appointment.

Allison Dwight Felix Harold Kurt Nettie Wayne

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Booker
Dr. Compton
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Winters
Dr. York


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 financial stock, ABTR, the stock that sold for $29 per share, the stock that sold for $26 per share, the stock Ida Mae bought and QMZ were all different stocks.

GXTV was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the health care stock.

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

The stock Delilah bought was either QMZ or HBW.

The stock Bill bought was 3 dollars per share less expensive than JMO.

The real estate stock wasn't purchased by Charlie.

The real estate stock was 3 dollars per share less expensive than HBW.

The stock Francine bought was either the energy stock or the stock that sold for $28 per share.

The technology stock was 1 dollar per share less expensive than the utilities stock.

HBW was either the energy stock or the stock Edith bought.

Of the stock that sold for $27 per share and the health care stock, one was bought by Ida Mae and the other was QMZ.

KMPP was either the stock Delilah bought or the financial stock.

Neither the stock Ida Mae bought nor the financial stock was PSTO.

Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


Of the March 24 proceeding and the 7-2 decision, one was Ayers v Byrd and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, the 7-2 decision, the 4-5 decision, the 2-7 decision, the March 24 proceeding and the 6-3 decision were all different cases.

Ayers v Byrd was either the 3-6 decision or the 7-2 decision.

Of the 8-1 decision and Justice Underwood's majority opinion, one was Omar v Powers and the other was Ayers v Byrd.

The 8-1 decision was 3 weeks after Justice Olson's majority opinion.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was either the March 3 proceeding or the March 31 case.

Omar v Powers was 3 weeks after Gibbs v Kintz.

The 4-5 decision was 2 weeks before Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

Of Carson v Dunn and the 3-6 decision, one was on April 7 and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Larson.

Zamora v Pibb was sometime after Justice Hatfield's majority opinion.

The 6-3 decision was 3 weeks before the 5-4 decision.

Carson v Dunn was 1 week after Justice Alvarado's majority opinion.


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

The center back started 9 years before the center forward.

The person who started in 1985 was either Awad or the player on the Whitecaps.

Neither the sweeper nor Awad was the person on the Whitecaps.

Of the player who started in 1994 and Hatcha, one was the center forward and the other played for the Silverbacks.

The player on the Stingrays started 12 years before the person on the Bulldogs.

The second striker started 3 years after the wing back.

Rothvum was either the person who started in 1994 or the player who started in 1982.

The player on the Whitecaps wasn't the full back.

Of the center forward and the player on the Hawks, one began playing in 1985 and the other was Hatcha.

The second striker started 9 years before the player on the Whitecaps.

The player on the Minutemen started 3 years after Imay.

Awad Cerisa Daregh Fichin Hatcha Imay Rothvum

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Bulldogs Hawks Minutemen Silverbacks Spartans Stingrays Whitecaps