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

The order with roast beef, the order with gouda cheese, the $7.75 order, the order with colby jack cheese and the $5.75 order are all different sandwiches.

Of the order with swiss cheese and Zachary's sandwich, one includes liverwurst and the other costs $6.75.

The order with corned beef costs 1 dollar less than Verna's order.

The $5.75 order is either the order with prosciutto or the sandwich with bologna.

The $4.75 sandwich includes muenster cheese.

Juan's sandwich is either the order with havarti cheese or the sandwich with liverwurst.

Of the $4.75 sandwich and Archie's order, one includes prosciutto and the other includes gouda cheese.

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

The sandwich with salami costs 2 dollars more than the order with muenster cheese.

colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

The bowhead whale is somewhat longer than Adam.

Gus is somewhat shorter than the fin whale.

The fin whale is 4 feet shorter than the specimen donated in 2010.

The specimen donated in 2007 is 4 feet shorter than Adam.

Herbert is somewhat shorter than the narwhal.

The 23 ft long exhibit wasn't donated in 1994.

The whale donated in 1999, the 23 ft long whale and Gus are all different whales.

Felipe is 2 feet shorter than the right whale.

Of the bowhead whale and Herbert, one is 27 ft long and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1994.

The sei whale is 2 feet longer than the exhibit donated in 2010.

The right whale is either the 23 ft long whale or the specimen donated in 1996.

bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale
sei whale


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.

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

Pam's client has her appointment 1 hour after the client that chose honey blonde.

Yvonne's customer has her appointment sometime before Eileen.

The customer with the 3:00pm appointment didn't choose midnight blue.

The customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment sometime before Georgia.

Of the customer with the 1:00pm appointment and Victoria's client, one is Lynette and the other chose jet black.

The client that chose midnight blue isn't being helped by Whitney.

Cristina has her appointment sometime after Victoria's customer.

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment 1 hour before Lynette.

Nettie's customer has her appointment sometime before the customer that chose honey blonde.

The six customers are the customer with the 3:00pm appointment, Victoria's client, Yvonne's client, Cristina, Pam's customer and Hope.

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

The client with the 4:00pm appointment isn't being helped by Susie.

Alison doesn't have the 12:00pm appointment.

Alison Cristina Eileen Georgia Hope Lynette

Nettie Pam Susie Victoria Whitney Yvonne

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


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

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

Of the dish that cooks at 325 degrees and the recipe that cooks at 400 degrees, one serves 4 people and the other is the bean casserole.

The roast potatoes recipe bakes 20 minutes longer than the recipe that cooks at 325 degrees.

Neither the roast potatoes recipe nor the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees is the recipe that serves 6 people.

The recipe that serves 3 people bakes somewhat longer than the dish that cooks at 385 degrees.

The meatloaf requires 15 minutes less baking time than the dish that cooks at 400 degrees.

The dish that serves 3 people, the dish that bakes for 30 minutes, the candied yams recipe and the bean casserole are all different dishes.

The dish that bakes for 50 minutes is either the bean casserole or the dish that serves 5 people.

The dish that cooks at 340 degrees bakes 10 minutes longer than the recipe that serves 6 people.

Of the dish that bakes for 35 minutes and the meatloaf, one serves 7 people and the other cooks at 350 degrees.

The mac and cheese bakes 15 minutes longer than the dish that serves 9 people.

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

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

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
375 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees

3 people
4 people
5 people
6 people
7 people
9 people


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

The program that aired on Saturday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on PTR.

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

The show that aired at 1:00pm was either the show with 750,000 viewers or the show with 250,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 10:00pm had somewhat more viewers than the show that aired on Saturday.

The show that aired on SBC had 1,000,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Saturday.

Of the program that aired on Thursday and the show that aired on FNX, one aired at 4:30pm and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired on Monday, the show that aired on PTR, and the show that aired on BMT are three different programs.

Of the show that aired at 2:00pm and the program that aired on Saturday, one aired on CBR and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The program that aired at 10:00pm didn't air on SBC.

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

The program that aired on Wednesday had 250,000 more viewers than the show that aired on BMT.

The program that aired at 8:30pm didn't have exactly 500,000 viewers.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Saturday


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. McClain has an appointment 2 hours after Bernice.

The client going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour after the client who will be seeing Dr. Santos.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Nixon has an appointment sometime before Wayne.

The six people are the customer with the 10:30am appointment, the customer going in for the crown, Mindy, the patient going in for the extraction, the person who will be seeing Dr. Nixon and the customer going in for the root canal.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Fry has an appointment 3 hours before the person going in for the extraction.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Nixon has an appointment 2 hours after Zachary.

The patient with the 2:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. McClain.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Owens is either the customer going in for the veneers or the patient going in for the root canal.

The customer with the 9:30am appointment doesn't have the appointment for the filling.

The person with the 9:30am appointment, the person who will be seeing Dr. Nixon, and the patient going in for the root canal are three different people.

Of Zachary and the patient going in for the root canal, one will be seen by Dr. Fry and the other is scheduled for 11:30am.

Wayne doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers

Dr. Fry
Dr. Kramer
Dr. McClain
Dr. Nixon
Dr. Owens
Dr. Santos


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 sixth got the right answer for 2 Down.

The solver who got 2 Down wrong wasn't from Rinard.

Hubert was either the person who finished third or the person who finished first.

The person who finished fourth was from Unionville.

The solver from Kalona finished sometime after the contestant who got 18 Down wrong.

Of the solver from Hollis and the person from Avalon, one finished first and the other was Traci.

Frederick was either the solver who got 4 Across wrong or the contestant from Kalona.

The contestant who got 18 Down wrong finished 1 place before the person from Unionville.

Of the person who got 4 Across wrong and the contestant who finished fourth, one was Kelvin and the other was from Yorba Linda.

The person from Rinard finished 3 places after Frederick.

Of the solver who finished second and Hubert, one was from Yorba Linda and the other answered 26 Down incorrectly.

The solver who got 11 Down wrong, Traci, and Renee are three different people.

Frederick Hubert Kelvin Nelson Renee Traci

Avalon
Hollis
Kalona
Rinard
Unionville
Yorba Linda

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


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 $12.50 pot won 2 hands before Adrienne.

Of the competitor who won with a straight flush and the competitor who won with a flush, one was Adrienne and the other won the second hand.

Guillermo won 2 hands before the person who won with a royal flush.

The person who won the $3.75 pot won 1 hand after Ernestine.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot was either the player who won the third hand or the competitor who won the fourth hand.

The player who won with a royal flush was either Veronica or the competitor who won the third hand.

Of Ernestine and the competitor who won the $5.25 pot, one won with a flush and the other won with one pair.

The person who won the sixth hand didn't win the $23.25 pot.

The player who won the first hand didn't win the $18.25 pot.

Adrienne Derek Ernestine Guillermo Holly Veronica

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


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.

Of Vlietmolen and the Bakker family's structure, one was built in 1752 and the other is in Leiderdorp.

The structure in Hoogmade, the Bakker family's windmill, and the windmill built in 1798 are three different structures.

Zemelmolen was built 69 years after the Meijer family's home.

The structure built in 1775 isn't owned by the Smit family.

Of the home in Moerkapelle and the structure built in 1752, one is Oostmolen and the other is owned by the Bakker family.

Oostmolen, the house built in 1798, and the structure built in 1706 are three different structures.

The home built in 1798 isn't in Den Bommel.

Zemelmolen isn't owned by the Bakker family.

Hoekmolen was built sometime after the structure in Schiedam.

The six structures are Hoekmolen, the windmill in Schiedam, the home built in 1798, the house built in 1706, the Van Dijk family's house and the windmill in Aarlanderveen.

Oostmolen was built sometime after the Jansen family's windmill.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van Dijk

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

"Archer Quest" is either the $2,000 system or the $1,750 game.

The $1,750 machine came out sometime after the game made by Maxigame.

The pinball machine released in 1978, the machine made by Hayco Inc., the pinball machine made by Arco and the $1,500 machine are all different games.

"Aladeen" came out 2 years before the system made by Hayco Inc..

The game released in 1974 doesn't cost $3,750.

The $1,750 game came out sometime before "Voyager Hero".

Of the $1,500 pinball machine and the system released in 1976, one was made by Waverly Toys and the other is "Disco Mania".

The machine released in 1976 doesn't cost $3,750.

The $5,200 system wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

The system released in 1976 is either the machine made by Pinnefore or the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys.

The game made by Dow Games came out 1 year after "Bowling Alley".

Of "Archer Quest" and the $1,500 system, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other was released in 1979.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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

The person who gave Ally the blender spent 75 dollars less than the person who lives in Decatur City.

Pam Powell spent 75 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the juicer.

The person who spent $400, Kit Kelley, and the friend who gave Ally the blu-ray player are three different people.

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

The six people are the friend who lives in Jonesboro, the attendee who spent $500, Ora Osborne, the person who spent $475, Kit Kelley and the person who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

Of Mitch Mayo and the person who lives in Eustis, one gave Ally the toaster and the other spent $425.

Of Kit Kelley and the person who gave Ally the toaster, one lives in Eustis and the other spent $525.

The friend who lives in Sun City, the attendee who spent $500, and the attendee who spent $475 are three different people.

The person who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 25 dollars less than the person who lives in Sun City.

The person who spent $500 is either the person who gave Ally the HD tv or Jack Jordan.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
planter
toaster

Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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

Adam Alford finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in Alaska.

Of the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold and the miner who worked in Alaska, one worked the York River claim and the other was Chip Cornell.

The person working at Culver Gorge finished with 3 ounces more gold than the person who worked in Arizona.

The miner who found 11 ounces of gold, the person who worked in New Mexico, Adam Alford, Gil Gonzalez and the prospector working at Glacier Grove were all different miners.

The prospector who found 20 ounces of gold didn't work in New Mexico.

Fred Fletcher finished with 12 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector who worked in Canada.

Of the prospector who worked in California and the prospector working at Laurel Ridge, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other was Harry Howell.

The person who found 17 ounces of gold worked the York River claim.

The miner who found 26 ounces of gold worked the Belle Hart claim.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
York River

Alaska
Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico


"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.

Of the barstool and the piece made of chestnut, one costs $250 and the other was crafted by Olivia.

Of the $325 item and the piece made of ash, one was crafted by Whitney and the other is the bookshelf.

Velma's piece costs 25 dollars less than the piece made of rosewood.

The footstool costs  more than Ellen's item.

The footstool is either the item made of poplar or the $250 item.

The piece made of walnut costs  more than the bookshelf.

The item made of chestnut costs 75 dollars more than Josephine's piece.

Whitney's item is either the hutch or the bench.

The piece made of mahogany costs 25 dollars less than the coffee table.

Ellen Hope Josephine Olivia Velma Whitney

ash chestnut mahogany poplar rosewood walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
footstool
hutch


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

The contestant from Cutler was in lane 3.

Christie is either the player from Elk Grove or the player who scored 620 points.

The person who scored 380 points was in lane 6.

The player from Ontario wasn't in lane 4.

The player from Ontario scored  more points than the person in lane 7.

The player from Bristol scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 6.

The player in lane 2, the contestant from Elk Grove, Esther and the person from Ontario are all different people.

Stanley scored 160 points more points than the player from Junction City.

Oliver scored 80 points more points than the person from Bristol.

Of the contestant in lane 4 and the person from Cutler, one scored 620 points and the other is Stanley.

Christie, the player in lane 3, and the person from Fort Kent are three different people.

Deanna scored 320 points fewer points than the player from Cutler.

The person who scored 460 points is either the player from Fort Kent or the contestant in lane 5.

Christie Deanna Esther Oliver Stanley Vincent

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario


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 puppet going to Baltimore is either Kelly's dummy or "Utrecht".

"Valencio" cost somewhat less than the piece going to Baltimore.

"Sniffletoe" cost somewhat more than the piece going to Portland.

Nicole's piece cost 250 dollars more than the dummy going to St. Moritz.

Isabel's dummy cost somewhat more than "Valencio".

Of the $1,000 dummy and Margarita's piece, one is going to Mexico City and the other is "Valencio".

"Yenga" is either Herman's piece or the $1,000 piece.

The $1,500 dummy isn't going to Baltimore.

"Valencio" cost 1,000 dollars less than the dummy going to Ypsilanti.

Of the $1,750 dummy and "Yenga", one is going to Ypsilanti and the other is Margarita's.

Lucas's dummy cost somewhat less than the puppet going to St. Moritz.

Herman Isabel Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Ypsilanti


The client with the 12:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Underwood.

The patient going in for the whitening is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Estrada or Kurt.

Colin has an appointment 1 hour before the person who will be seeing Dr. Quinn.

Colin, the customer going in for the veneers, and the customer going in for the root canal are three different people.

The person going in for the root canal has an appointment 1 hour after Harold.

Of the customer going in for the cleaning and the customer with the 10:30am appointment, one will be seen by Dr. Quinn and the other is Harold.

The person going in for the veneers has an appointment 1 hour after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Estrada.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Santos has an appointment sometime before Kurt.

Of Felix and the customer going in for the whitening, one will be seen by Dr. Owens and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

Of the customer going in for the crown and the client who will be seeing Dr. Owens, one is Kurt and the other is scheduled for 2:30pm.

The client with the 12:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Santos.

The person with the 2:30pm appointment is either the customer going in for the veneers or Rosemary.

The patient with the 10:30am appointment has the appointment for the veneers.

Bernice Colin Felix Harold Kurt Rosemary

cleaning
crown
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Booker
Dr. Estrada
Dr. Owens
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Santos
Dr. Underwood


The contestant in lane 2 scored  more points than Florence.

The player from Cutler wasn't in lane 4.

The person in lane 7 scored 80 points fewer points than Terrence.

The contestant from Pacific Grove is either Wanda or the contestant in lane 2.

Of the player from Bristol and the person in lane 3, one scored 300 points and the other is Wanda.

The contestant in lane 4 scored 320 points more points than the person from Ontario.

Of the person from Pacific Grove and the player who scored 460 points, one was in lane 5 and the other is Esther.

The contestant who scored 620 points wasn't from Modesto.

The person in lane 7 is either Brandi or Florence.

The contestant who scored 540 points wasn't from Modesto.

The contestant in lane 2 scored 320 points fewer points than Christie.

Brandi Christie Esther Florence Terrence Wanda

Bristol
Cutler
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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.

Doug will leave 1 month before the aerophobe with the horseshoe.

Of the aerophobe going to Texas and Peggy, one will bring their horseshoe and the other will leave in May.

Doug is either the passenger going to Hawaii or the passenger with the lucky hat.

Of the passenger with the talisman and the passenger going to Michigan, one will leave in April and the other is Lee.

The aerophobe going to Colorado is either the flier with the horseshoe or the flier leaving in March.

The aerophobe going to Colorado will leave 2 months after the flier with the coin.

Gwen will leave 1 month after the flier with the horseshoe.

Rudy is either the aerophobe leaving in February or the passenger going to Ohio.

Of the aerophobe leaving in February and Florence, one will bring their horseshoe and the other will bring their rabbit's foot.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman

Colorado Georgia Hawaii Michigan Ohio Texas


Of Curtis and the specimen donated in 2010, one is the right whale and the other is 27 ft long.

The exhibit donated in 2010 is either Dennis or Evan.

The whale donated in 1994 is 2 feet longer than Dennis.

The narwhal, the exhibit donated in 2004, and the specimen donated in 2010 are three different whales.

The whale donated in 2012, the beluga whale, the narwhal, the 27 ft long specimen and the right whale are all different whales.

Of Curtis and the bowhead whale, one is 27 ft long and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2015.

The fin whale is either the whale donated in 2007 or Curtis.

Gus is somewhat longer than the right whale.

The narwhal is 2 feet longer than the specimen donated in 2015.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


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 player who started in 1985 wasn't the center forward.

The person on the Timberwolves, the center forward, Kawa, the player who started in 1982 and the sweeper were all different players.

The person on the Timberwolves started 9 years before Hatcha.

Of Banben and the full back, one began playing in 1976 and the other played for the Spartans.

Of Daregh and the player on the Timberwolves, one began playing in 1976 and the other was the center back.

The player on the Stingrays started 9 years after the full back.

The player who started in 1979 was either the player on the Minutemen or the person on the Timberwolves.

The person on the Stingrays wasn't the second striker.

The person on the Spartans started 9 years after the sweeper.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper

Hawks Minutemen Spartans Stingrays Timberwolves Whitecaps


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

The team member who ordered the orange soda is either the team member whose order cost $5.80 or the person whose order cost $6.25.

Irene owes 90 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

The salesperson who ordered the orange soda owes 90 cents less than Chip.

The team member whose order cost $4.90 didn't order the root beer.

Of Hannah and the person who ordered the grape soda, one ordered the club sandwich and the other ordered the B.L.T..

Of the person who ordered the taco salad and the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich, one is Chip and the other owes $5.35.

The team member who ordered the tuna on rye is either Rebecca or the salesperson whose order cost $5.80.

The team member whose order cost $7.15 didn't order the water.

The person who ordered the ginger ale owes 45 cents more than Hannah.

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

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


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

Of the meal with 9 grams of protein and the recipe served on May 12th, one was the citrus halibut and the other has 440 calories.

The six recipes were the recipe with 400 calories, the dish served on May 11th, the dish with 15 grams of protein, the kale quinoa, the chili pork and the meal with 12 grams of protein.

The chili pork wasn't served on May 14th.

The recipe served on May 16th contains 20 more calories than the garlic tilapia.

The meal with 15 grams of protein wasn't served on May 16th.

The meal with 7 grams of protein contains 20 more calories than the kale quinoa.

Of the dish served on May 16th and the recipe served on May 11th, one has 460 calories and the other was the lemon salmon.

The dish with 7 grams of protein contains 40 fewer calories than the asian steak.

The kale quinoa, the dish with 400 calories, and the meal with 5 grams of protein are three different recipes.

The dish served on May 13th contains 80 fewer calories than the citrus halibut.

asian steak
chili pork
citrus halibut
garlic tilapia
kale quinoa
lemon salmon

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
7 grams
9 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


The six dummies are the $1,000 dummy, "Tombawomba", Lucas's dummy, "Utrecht", the puppet going to St. Moritz and "Waldarama".

The piece going to St. Moritz cost somewhat less than Margarita's piece.

The $2,000 puppet isn't going to Portland.

"Yenga" cost 250 dollars more than the puppet going to Ypsilanti.

The puppet going to St. Moritz cost 500 dollars more than Nicole's piece.

The piece going to Vancouver is either "Yenga" or "Waldarama".

The dummy going to Baltimore cost 750 dollars less than "Utrecht".

Of Nicole's puppet and "Waldarama", one is going to Baltimore and the other cost $1,250.

The $750 dummy, the puppet going to St. Moritz, and "Waldarama" are three different dummies.

The piece going to Portland cost 500 dollars more than Herman's piece.

Herman Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Yenga

Baltimore
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


Of the attendee who lives in Sun City and the person who spent $425, one gave Ally the toaster and the other is Pam Powell.

The attendee who spent $475 is either the friend who lives in Fruitland or the friend who lives in Eustis.

Kit Kelley spent 50 dollars more than the friend who lives in Twin Peaks.

The person who gave Ally the toaster spent  more than the person who lives in Eustis.

The person who lives in Fruitland, Jack Jordan, and the person who spent $425 are three different people.

Jack Jordan spent 75 dollars more than the person who gave Ally the planter.

The friend who lives in Fruitland didn't give Ally the juicer.

The person who lives in Eustis spent 75 dollars more than Pam Powell.

Of Mitch Mayo and the person who spent $425, one gave Ally the planter and the other lives in Twin Peaks.

Of the friend who spent $500 and the person who lives in Jonesboro, one gave Ally the blender and the other is Ora Osborne.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro is either the friend who spent $450 or the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
laptop
planter
toaster


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.

Viola, the person who entered her mittens, and the entrant who submitted the green item are three different people.

Bessie, the entrant who entered her tea cozy, and the person who finished third are three different people.

The person who submitted the black item, the knitter who finished fifth, the person who entered her tea cozy, Marianne and Winifred are all different people.

Of the knitter who submitted the black item and Priscilla, one made the socks and the other finished third.

The person who entered her mittens finished 1 place before the entrant who submitted the orange item.

The person who entered her tea cozy finished somewhat after Marianne.

The knitter who entered her hat finished 2 places after the knitter who submitted the orange item.

Of the person who finished first and Bessie, one made the white item and the other made the scarf.

The knitter who finished fifth didn't make the purple item.

Of the person who submitted the black item and the person who finished first, one made the mittens and the other is Yolanda.

Bessie Marianne Priscilla Viola Winifred Yolanda

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
tea cozy


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

The person who works in the software industry isn't from Norway.

Ida Ingram is worth 2 billion less than the tycoon from Ireland.

The person worth $29 billion, the person from Ireland, the mogul from Canada and the tycoon who works in the banking industry are all different people.

The tycoon from Denmark is worth 1 billion more than Nadine Newton.

The person worth $25 billion doesn't work in the pharmaceutical industry.

Of Leonard Levy and the person who works in the banking industry, one is from Ireland and the other is worth $30 billion.

The person worth $27 billion is either the magnate from Germany or the mogul from Norway.

Leonard Levy is either the mogul who works in the medical industry or the mogul who works in the biotech industry.

The magnate who works in the biotech industry is worth somewhat less than Sid Scott.

Of the tycoon who works in the banking industry and the mogul worth $27 billion, one is from Norway and the other is Rachel Reid.

The magnate worth $27 billion doesn't work in the pharmaceutical industry.

The magnate who works in the biotech industry is worth somewhat more than the tycoon from France.

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

Ida Ingram
Leonard Levy
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott
Tim Townsend

Canada Denmark Ireland France Germany Norway

banking biotech medical retail pharmaceutical software


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 who scored 70 points is either Yolanda or the chef who made the cashew tofu.

The person who made the smoked pork scored 14 fewer points than Rosalie.

Of the cook who scored 56 points and the chef who made the cashew tofu, one was Jim and the other was Karl.

Of the cook who scored 63 points and the person who made the turkey soup, one was Karl and the other works at Oceanside.

The cook who scored 63 points didn't make the cajun chili.

The cook who scored 49 points is either the cook from Epicurious or Rosalie.

The person from Zenaida's, the chef who scored 70 points, and the person who scored 49 points are three different chefs.

The cook from White Bean, Gabriel, the chef from Apple Barn and the cook from Epicurious are all different chefs.

The chef who scored 70 points doesn't work at Enzo's.

Of the cook who made the pepper steak and Rosalie, one scored 63 points and the other works at White Bean.

Gabriel Jim Karl Rosalie Veronica Yolanda

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

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


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 organism sequenced by Dr. Copeland has 250 fewer genes than E. paradolens.

The six organisms were the bacteria sequenced in August, E. paradolens, the organism sequenced by Dr. Doyle, D. forcilitis, the one with 750 genes and E. carolinus.

The one sequenced in April wasn't sequenced by Dr. Kennedy.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Zamora has somewhat more genes than E. paradolens.

L. dyson has somewhat more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

Of the bacteria with 500 genes and P. wellington, one was sequenced in August and the other was sequenced by Dr. Quinn.

The organism sequenced in November was either the one with 750 genes or the one with 500 genes.

The one with 1,500 genes wasn't sequenced in February.

The one with 1,500 genes was either the organism sequenced by Dr. Quinn or V. tenesis.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Fletcher has somewhat fewer genes than the bacteria sequenced in November.

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

P. wellington has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced in April.

D. forcilitis wasn't sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

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

Copeland Doyle Fletcher Kennedy Quinn Zamora

February April August September November December


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

Of the person who won with a straight flush and Adrienne, one won the $9.00 pot and the other won the second hand.

The player who won the $18.25 pot won sometime after Salvador.

The competitor who won with two pairs won 4 hands before the person who won the $5.25 pot.

Of Guillermo and the competitor who won the $6.50 pot, one won the second hand and the other won with two pairs.

Of the person who won the $23.25 pot and the player who won with one pair, one was Nathaniel and the other won the third hand.

Jana won 2 hands before the competitor who won with a straight.

The person who won the $9.00 pot was either Guillermo or the competitor who won with a royal flush.

Adrienne won 2 hands before the player who won the $12.50 pot.

Adrienne Guillermo Irma Jana Nathaniel Salvador

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight
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 real estate stock was either the stock Charlie bought or the stock Ida Mae bought.

The stock that sold for $28 per share wasn't in the utilities sector.

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

Of KMPP and ABTR, one was bought by Francine and the other was in the utilities sector.

Of the stock that sold for $27 per share and the stock Bill bought, one was QMZ and the other was in the utilities sector.

QMZ was  per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

The telecom stock was 3 dollars per share less expensive than ABTR.

QMZ was either the financial stock or the health care stock.

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

The stock Delilah bought, the stock that sold for $29 per share and the technology stock were all different stocks.

The stock that sold for $27 per share wasn't purchased by Delilah.

Of the stock Bill bought and the stock Charlie bought, one was in the utilities sector and the other was JMO.

Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Ida Mae

financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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

The person whose birthday is on May 18th is either the person from Mexico or the musician.

The politician has a birthday 1 month after Kevin.

Of Frank and the person from Austria, one was born on September 17th and the other is the politician.

The diplomat is either the traveler from Canada or the traveler born on July 16th.

Of the surgeon and Bill, one was born on September 17th and the other is from Canada.

The musician has a birthday 1 month after Izzy.

The surgeon has a birthday 1 month after the person from Belgium.

Dale is either the traveler from Germany or the traveler born on August 15th.

The engineer has a birthday sometime before Frank.

Neither the traveler whose birthday is on August 15th nor the traveler from Sweden is the musician.

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

architect diplomat engineer musician politician surgeon

Austria Belgium Canada Germany Mexico Sweden


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

The cache at 40.5912 N wasn't uncovered on May 15.

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

The case at 41.0072 N wasn't at 88.2694 W.

Of the case at 41.0237 N and the box at 88.2694 W, one held the puzzle book and the other was found on May 12.

The box at 41.0072 N wasn't uncovered on May 15.

Of the cache at 40.5912 N and the case that held the ancient coin, one was found on May 6 and the other was at 88.0431 W.

The case at 40.3109 N wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The box that held the brass key was either the cache at 88.1928 W or the cache at 41.0237 N.

The box found on May 18 wasn't at 88.0431 W.

The cache that held the puzzle book was either the case at 88.0431 W or the box at 88.4584 W.

The cache found on May 6 wasn't at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.3821 W was found 12 days before the case that held the marbles.

The box that held the sunglasses was either the case at 88.2694 W or the case at 40.5912 N.

ancient coin
brass key
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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

The mobile library with 400 books isn't driven by Jaime.

"Ready Reader" doesn't have exactly 500 books.

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

Of "Ready Reader" and the vehicle with 300 books, one is the Winnebago and the other is driven by Leroy.

The bookmobile Francisco drives has 50 fewer books than the Mack truck.

The Greyhound bus, the vehicle with 500 books, and the bookmobile Omar drives are three different vehicles.

Of the Airstream and "Explore More", one has 300 books and the other is driven by Wesley.

The mobile library Wesley drives has  more books than the ambulance.

The Greyhound bus has  more books than "Dream Machine".

The vehicle with 450 books is either "Dream Machine" or the bookmobile Patsy drives.

Dream Machine
Explore More
Lit on Wheels
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
Winnebago


The six people are Rebecca, the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger, the person who ordered the meatball sub, the person who ordered the root beer, the salesperson who ordered the taco salad and the team member who ordered the iced tea.

The person who ordered the B.L.T. owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the orange soda.

Of the person who ordered the grape soda and Irene, one owes $6.25 and the other ordered the cheeseburger.

Hannah is either the team member whose order cost $7.15 or the person who ordered the diet coke.

Erica is either the person who ordered the grape soda or the person who ordered the meatball sub.

Of the team member who ordered the diet coke and the team member whose order cost $5.35, one is Irene and the other ordered the meatball sub.

The team member who ordered the water owes 90 cents more than Chip.

The person who ordered the iced tea didn't order the club sandwich.

Chip Erica Hannah Irene Rebecca Samantha

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

diet coke
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
root beer
water


Of the box at 41.0237 N and the case at 40.2516 N, one was at 88.1863 W and the other held the decoder ring.

The case at 40.2516 N was found 3 days after the cache that held the sunglasses.

The case that held the brass key was found 6 days after the cache at 88.2694 W.

The cache found on May 15 was at 88.1863 W.

The cache that held the marbles was either the case at 88.3907 W or the box at 40.6656 N.

Of the cache found on May 9 and the box that held the marbles, one was at 40.8991 N and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The cache at 40.6656 N didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

The box at 88.0431 W was found sometime after the cache that held the decoder ring.

The box at 40.3109 N wasn't uncovered on May 18.

The box at 88.2694 W was found 9 days before the box that held the ancient coin.

The box at 88.4584 W was found 3 days before the box at 40.6656 N.

The case that held the sunglasses was either the case at 88.4584 W or the case found on May 3.


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

The shrine dedicated to the mouse was built sometime before Matsuno Okura.

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

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

The shrine built in 1705, the temple in Funai, and the structure dedicated to the frog are three different shrines.

Of Amari Michi and the shrine built in 1525, one is in Miyato and the other is dedicated to the turtle.

Amari Michi was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the dragon.

The structure dedicated to the deer is in Toyagi.

Hori Takesi is either the temple in Funai or the temple dedicated to the cat.

Sama Takako isn't dedicated to the mouse.

The temple dedicated to the cat, Sama Takako, and the shrine built in 1705 are three different shrines.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi


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

Mr. Saunders's class has 6  fewer students than the Biology class.

The class with 39 students isn't taught by Dean.

The class in room 122 doesn't have 37 students.

Of Mr. Herman's class and the Pre-Calculus class, one has 39 students and the other is in room 120.

The French class has somewhat more students than Mr. Saunders's class.

Neither Mr. Franklin's class nor the class with 29 students is the course in room 208.

The class in room 201 doesn't have 33 students.

The Pre-Calculus class isn't taught by Franklin.

The course in room 215 has 2  fewer students than Mr. Gilmore's class.

Of the Biology class and the course with 29 students, one is in room 207 and the other is in room 215.

Of the class in room 122 and the class in room 208, one is the Spanish class and the other is taught by Gilmore.

The English class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 207.

Dean Franklin Gilmore Herman Leach Saunders

Biology English French Geometry Pre-Calculus Spanish


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 2012 has 4 million more downloads than the film podcast.

The literature podcast has  fewer downloads than Bobby Bora's show.

Geneva Gold's show is either the film podcast or the podcast with 3 million downloads.

Of the film show and the show with 4 million downloads, one is Dixie Dean's and the other started in 2015.

Eva Estrada's show doesn't have exactly 6 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2015 has 1 million more downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The podcast that began in 2009 has  fewer downloads than Eva Estrada's podcast.

Faye Fender's show didn't start in 2015.

The show that began in 2014 has 1 million more downloads than the investing show.

Of the podcast that began in 2014 and the gaming podcast, one is Eva Estrada's and the other has 4 million downloads.

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

The podcast with 4 million downloads isn't about sports.

The film podcast is either Geneva Gold's podcast or the show that began in 2015.

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

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

business film gaming investing literature sports


"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.

Tabitha's item, the bench, the footstool, the $250 item and the item made of ash are all different pieces.

Bonita's item costs 50 dollars less than the barstool.

Of Marilyn's item and the item made of chestnut, one is the hutch and the other costs $325.

Neither the $275 piece nor the $250 piece is Whitney's item.

Of the $275 piece and the bench, one was crafted by Marilyn and the other was made of teak.

Of the hutch and the $375 piece, one was made of teak and the other was crafted by Marilyn.

The piece made of mahogany costs 25 dollars less than the hutch.

The coffee table costs 50 dollars more than the piece made of mahogany.

Bonita Cheri Dianne Marilyn Tabitha Whitney

barstool
bench
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch


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 from Bristol is either the contestant in lane 1 or the person in lane 3.

The player from Fort Kent scored 240 points more points than Leigh.

Of the person who scored 540 points and Deanna, one was in lane 4 and the other was from Elk Grove.

Rena scored 80 points more points than the contestant from Ontario.

Deanna scored  more points than the contestant in lane 6.

The contestant from Fort Kent wasn't in lane 6.

The player who scored 300 points is either the player in lane 1 or the player from Elk Grove.

The person in lane 3 scored 80 points more points than Wanda.

Of the player who scored 380 points and the contestant in lane 4, one was from Ontario and the other is Gretchen.

Of the person who scored 300 points and the person from Pacific Grove, one is Wanda and the other was in lane 4.

Bristol
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Modesto
Ontario
Pacific Grove


The team member who ordered the Italian sub owes 45 cents less than the person who ordered the grape soda.

The team member who ordered the water owes  less than the person who ordered the club sandwich.

Neither the team member who ordered the B.L.T. nor Rebecca is the salesperson whose order cost $5.35.

The person who ordered the water owes 180 cents less than the person who ordered the B.L.T..

Of Peter and the team member who ordered the orange soda, one ordered the taco salad and the other owes $5.35.

Of the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 and Chip, one ordered the club sandwich and the other ordered the taco salad.

The salesperson who ordered the ginger ale is either the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich or the person who ordered the tuna on rye.

The team member who ordered the meatball sub is either Peter or the person who ordered the water.

Of the team member who ordered the taco salad and the team member who ordered the B.L.T., one owes $6.70 and the other is Samantha.

The team member whose order cost $7.15 didn't order the club sandwich.

Neither the person who ordered the B.L.T. nor Erica is the person who ordered the water.

The person who ordered the root beer owes  more than the person who ordered the meatball sub.

Chip Erica Hannah Peter Rebecca Samantha

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


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 magenta piece cost  less than the dog.

The monkey cost 2 dollars less than the magenta piece.

The $7.00 balloon, the brown balloon, and the magenta piece are three different items.

Of the $6.00 balloon and the snail, one was purchased by Yvette and the other was brown.

The red animal cost  more than the monkey.

The six items were the $5.00 balloon, the fish, the monkey, the cat, the brown balloon and the dog.

The $5.00 animal wasn't purchased by Gayle.

The cat cost 1 dollar more than the piece Lucas bought.

Of the cat and the $7.00 piece, one was purchased by Verna and the other was purchased by Ian.

The yellow animal cost 1 dollar less than the turtle.

The balloon Verna bought cost 1 dollar more than the dog.


The course in room 208 isn't taught by Zimmerman.

Of the Geometry class and Mr. Dean's class, one is in room 129 and the other has 35 students.

Mr. Ray's class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 120.

The class in room 122 is either Mr. Avery's class or the Chemistry class.

Of the class in room 207 and the History class, one is taught by Tanner and the other has 31 students.

Mr. Avery's class, the class in room 208 and the course in room 122 are all different classes.

The course in room 208 has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Ray's class.

The course with 39 students isn't taught by Avery.

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

Of the course in room 120 and the class with 29 students, one is taught by Dean and the other is the Spanish class.

The course with 31 students is either the French class or the class in room 122.

The course with 33 students isn't the Chemistry class.

Chemistry French Geometry History Physics Spanish


The $7.00 animal was either the red piece or the brown balloon.

The piece Bernard bought cost 4 dollars less than the monkey.

The $6.00 piece, the magenta animal, and the gold animal are three different items.

Of the turtle and the piece Curtis bought, one was yellow and the other cost $3.00.

The $7.00 piece, the magenta piece, the bear and the $8.00 balloon were all different items.

Of the brown piece and the yellow animal, one cost $7.00 and the other was purchased by Ian.

The $6.00 animal wasn't purchased by William.

The snail cost 1 dollar less than the magenta piece.

Of the orange piece and the bear, one was purchased by Verna and the other cost $6.00.


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

The order with prosciutto costs 3 dollars less than Peter's order.

Of the sandwich with liverwurst and the $5.75 sandwich, one includes cheddar cheese and the other is Yolanda's.

Of Billie's sandwich and the $2.75 sandwich, one includes bologna and the other includes swiss cheese.

The sandwich with havarti cheese costs 3 dollars less than Billie's order.

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

The $2.75 order, Yolanda's sandwich, Verna's sandwich and the sandwich with bologna are all different sandwiches.

The sandwich with havarti cheese is either the $6.75 order or Irene's sandwich.

The order with corned beef doesn't include colby jack cheese.

The sandwich with salami is either the sandwich with havarti cheese or the $4.75 sandwich.

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
muenster
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
liverwurst
prosciutto
salami


Of the person who scored 300 points and the player in lane 1, one is Hope and the other was from Modesto.

Of the person who scored 300 points and the contestant from Elk Grove, one is Gretchen and the other was in lane 4.

The player who scored 460 points was from Pacific Grove.

The contestant from Cutler wasn't in lane 5.

Of the person who scored 540 points and the contestant from Bristol, one is Terrence and the other was in lane 6.

The contestant in lane 2 scored  more points than Terrence.

Zachary scored 80 points more points than the player from Elk Grove.

The player from Elk Grove scored 80 points more points than Terrence.

Deanna Gretchen Hope Oliver Terrence Zachary

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Modesto
Pacific Grove


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

The fund begun in 2005 isn't run by Kip Kerr.

Citizen Trust has a 4 percent larger return than the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

The one run by Quentin Quinn has had a 3 percent smaller return than the one begun in 1972.

The fund run by Kip Kerr has a 2 percent larger return than First Crescent.

Of Hudson Brook and the fund run by Sal Spencer, one has had a return of 7% and the other started in 1977.

The one begun in 2002 is run by Ralph Ross.

Of the one begun in 2009 and the fund with a return of 9%, one is Hudson Brook and the other is run by Nadine Newton.

Pine Bay isn't the hedge fund with a return of 10%.

Black River
Citizen Trust
First Crescent
Hudson Brook
Oak Capital
Pine Bay

Kip Kerr
Nadine Newton
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres


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.

Patsy has an appointment 2 hours before the client who will be seeing Dr. Ingram.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters has the appointment for the cleaning.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds has an appointment sometime before the person going in for the veneers.

The person with the 2:30pm appointment is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters or the customer who will be seeing Dr. Ingram.

Patsy is either the client with the 2:30pm appointment or the person going in for the veneers.

The person with the 11:30am appointment will be seen by Dr. Park.

Of the client going in for the filling and Yvette, one will be seen by Dr. Ingram and the other will be seen by Dr. Harris.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Harris has an appointment 1 hour before Shane.

The patient going in for the veneers has an appointment sometime before Lynn.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Ingram is either the person going in for the crown or Shane.

The customer going in for the extraction has an appointment 2 hours after the client who will be seeing Dr. Reynolds.

cleaning crown extraction filling veneers whitening

Dr. Harris
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Park
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Winters


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 house going to Laguna Beach is 15 sq ft larger than the $38,000 house.

The 155 sq ft house won't be going to Fullerton.

The $38,000 home is 30 sq ft smaller than the home going to Shaver Lake.

The Ewing's house is 30 sq ft larger than the $25,000 home.

Of the Zimmerman's structure and the $35,000 structure, one will be delivered to Laguna Beach and the other is 140 sq ft.

The Ewing's home didn't sell for $29,000.

The Whitehead's house is 15 sq ft smaller than the structure going to Mission Viejo.

The Pratt's structure is somewhat larger than the house going to Healdsburg.

Of the Ewing's structure and the $35,000 home, one is 170 sq ft and the other will be delivered to Laguna Beach.

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

The Whitehead's home is 30 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 home.

The structure going to Healdsburg is somewhat smaller than the $29,000 structure.

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

Ewing Gillespie Pratt Underwood Whitehead Zimmerman

Fullerton
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville


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 student whose final word was "consomme" and the contestant who finished in fifth place, one is May and the other was from Mrs. Witte's class.

Ira wasn't asked to spell "facetiously".

Andres had to spell a word that was 1 letter longer than the one given to the student who finished in seventh place.

The contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to the student who finished in first place.

Of Ronald and Andres, one was from Mrs. Manzella's class and the other finished in third place.

The child who finished in second place had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Steuben's class.

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

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

The student who finished in fifth place is either the child from Mrs. Witte's class or Jill.

The child whose final word was "elucidated" was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

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

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously

Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


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

The person who finished second was either the person who got 4 Across wrong or the contestant who got 26 Down wrong.

The person who got 20 Across wrong finished 3 places after the person from Miles.

Willie got the right answer for 30 Across.

The person who got 20 Across wrong wasn't from Rinard.

The contestant who finished fourth wasn't from Canoga Park.

The solver who got 11 Down wrong finished 3 places after the person from Yorba Linda.

The contestant who got 26 Down wrong, the contestant from Canoga Park, Willie, the solver who finished third and the person from Yorba Linda were all different people.

Of Grace and the person from Miles, one finished first and the other answered 11 Down incorrectly.

Of Ian and the person who got 26 Down wrong, one finished first and the other was from Avalon.

The contestant who got 26 Down wrong finished 3 places before Traci.

Avalon
Canoga Park
Miles
Pacific Grove
Rinard
Yorba Linda

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


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.

Of the competitor who won the $3.75 pot and the player who won with two pairs, one was Adrienne and the other was Guillermo.

Of the player who won the $6.50 pot and the person who won the third hand, one was Adrienne and the other won with one pair.

Guillermo, the person who won the third hand, and the player who won with a flush are three different people.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot won with two pairs.

The competitor who won the fourth hand, Jana, and Guillermo are three different people.

The competitor who won the $9.00 pot didn't win with a flush.

The person who won with two pairs won 2 hands after Kelley.

The person who won with a straight won 3 hands after the competitor who won the $18.25 pot.

Of the competitor who won the second hand and the player who won with a royal flush, one won the $3.75 pot and the other was Frances.

The competitor who won the second hand, Jana, and the competitor who won with a flush are three different people.

Adrienne Frances Guillermo Holly Jana Kelley

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


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

The one in Bucharest isn't the camelback bridge.

Sandy Bridge is  longer than the cantilever bridge.

The truss bridge is 3,000 feet longer than the bridge in Helsinki.

The cantilever bridge is  shorter than the one in Kiev.

The 8,500 ft bridge is either the suspension structure or the structure in Skopje.

The 13,000 ft bridge, Sandy Bridge, the cable-stayed one, the suspension bridge and Star Bridge are all different structures.

Avery Bridge isn't the camelback bridge.

Of Avery Bridge and the 14,500 ft bridge, one is the cable-stayed bridge and the other is in Copenhagen.

The one in Helsinki, the 13,000 ft one, and North Bridge are three different structures.

Of the one in Skopje and Vellon Bridge, one is 11,500 ft and the other is the cable-stayed bridge.

Avery Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the structure in Skopje.

Sandy Bridge, the 16,000 ft bridge, and the suspension structure are three different structures.

Avery Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension truss

Bucharest Copenhagen Dublin Helsinki Kiev Skopje


The contestant who finished in sixth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Nixon.

The contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to the student who finished in third place.

Kelley has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

Of Yvette and the child whose final word was "facetiously", one finished in fifth place and the other was from Mrs. Nixon's class.

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

Kelley wasn't asked to spell "facetiously".

The contestant who finished in second place had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

Kelley, the contestant who finished in sixth place, and the child from Mrs. Witte's class are three different people.

The child from Mrs. Nixon's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to the student who finished in seventh place.

Winifred, the student who finished in sixth place, and the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class are three different people.

The child who finished in second place is either Clarence or the student from Mrs. Steuben's class.

Of the student whose final word was "elucidated" and the child from Mrs. Steuben's class, one is Ira and the other finished in seventh place.

The student who finished in fifth place is either the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class or Kelley.

Bessie Clarence Ira Kelley Winifred Yvette


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.

Of the machine released in 1978 and the machine made by Dow Games, one costs $1,500 and the other is "Meteor Rise".

"Bowling Alley" came out 1 year after the $3,750 game.

The machine released in 1976 is either the game made by Tarco Inc. or the machine made by Arco.

Of the pinball machine released in 1975 and the $2,000 machine, one is "Bowling Alley" and the other was made by Dow Games.

"Zany Circus" came out sometime after the $6,400 game.

The machine made by Waverly Toys is either "Zany Circus" or "Disco Mania".

The system made by Tarco Inc. came out 1 year before the $6,400 game.

"Aladeen" came out 2 years before the $2,000 pinball machine.

Aladeen
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

The runner who ordered fettuccine paid 1 dollar more than the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce.

The runner who chose pomodoro sauce paid  more than the competitor who ordered rotini.

The runner who ordered fusilli paid 3 dollars more than the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

Of the competitor who chose alfredo sauce and Louis, one paid $10.99 and the other ordered fusilli.

Of the runner who paid $7.99 and the runner who chose marinara sauce, one was Damon and the other ordered fusilli.

Neither the contestant who paid $9.99 nor the contestant who paid $7.99 was the contestant who ordered vermicelli.

The competitor who ordered rotini paid  more than the runner who chose mushroom sauce.

Of the runner who chose pomodoro sauce and Margie, one ordered fettuccine and the other paid $9.99.

The runner who ordered spaghetti paid  less than Betsy.

fettuccine fusilli penne rotini spaghetti vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


The $275 item is either the bookshelf or the hutch.

The hutch costs 75 dollars less than Kendra's item.

The footstool wasn't made of sandalwood.

Of Ellen's item and the piece made of mahogany, one costs $250 and the other is the coffee table.

The coffee table costs 75 dollars more than the item made of teak.

Of Freda's piece and the hutch, one costs $250 and the other was made of ash.

The footstool costs 75 dollars more than the item made of mahogany.

The hutch, the piece made of elm, Nadine's piece, the $300 item and the item made of teak are all different pieces.

ash elm mahogany rosewood sandalwood teak

barstool
bookshelf
coffee table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


The six pieces are the $250 piece, Yvette's piece, the item made of sandalwood, the footstool, the piece made of teak and the item made of chestnut.

The bookshelf costs  more than Hope's item.

Antoinette's piece was made of sandalwood.

The piece made of walnut is either the $375 item or Bonita's piece.

Of the $350 piece and the rocking chair, one was crafted by Ellen and the other was made of poplar.

Hope's piece is either the end table or the item made of teak.

The rocking chair costs 25 dollars more than the piece made of teak.

Neither the item made of sandalwood nor the item made of chestnut is Ellen's item.

The $325 piece wasn't made of sandalwood.

Hope's piece costs  more than the piece made of mahogany.

Antoinette Bonita Ellen Hope Velma Yvette

chestnut mahogany poplar sandalwood teak walnut

bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
rocking chair


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.

Henrietta's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 4th.

Valerie's design went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 2nd.

The airplane that went 25 feet was yellow.

The plane that was thrown 6th was either the airplane that went 15 feet or the black airplane.

The yellow airplane was either Omar's design or the plane that was thrown 3rd.

The plane that was thrown 2nd landed somewhat shorter than the black airplane.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the white airplane, one was Margo's and the other went 55 feet.

The pink plane landed 20 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 4th.

The plane that was thrown 2nd was either the blue plane or Omar's design.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the plane that was thrown 1st, one was pink and the other was Roderick's.

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

Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie


Of Ira and the contestant who finished in first place, one was from Mrs. Condini's class and the other had to spell "anemic".

Hannah, the student whose final word was "bulwark", Ira, the contestant from Mrs. Manzella's class and the student whose final word was "elucidated" are all different people.

Ted had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the child who finished in seventh place.

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

The child who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Almerini's class.

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

Of the student who finished in fourth place and the student whose final word was "elucidated", one was from Mrs. Steuben's class and the other was from Mrs. Condini's class.

Almerini Condini Manzella Steuben Witte Yeffer


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

Of the green airplane and the plane that was thrown 7th, one was Aaron's and the other went 15 feet.

Of the white airplane and the plane that went 25 feet, one was Margo's and the other was thrown 4th.

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

Henrietta's design landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 1st.

Valerie's design was either the yellow plane or the white plane.

Omar's design was either the plane that was thrown 4th or the pink plane.

Henrietta's design, the plane that was thrown 6th, and the plane that was thrown 7th are three different planes.

The six planes were the airplane that went 45 feet, the blue airplane, Omar's design, the silver airplane, Ella's design and the plane that was thrown 4th.


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

The prospector who found 23 ounces of gold was either the prospector working at Belle Hart or the prospector working at York River.

Of the person working at Tyrol Creek and the miner working at Fuller Rise, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other worked in Colorado.

Neither Gil Gonzalez nor the prospector who worked in Arizona was the prospector who found 14 ounces of gold.

Fred Fletcher finished with somewhat less gold than the person who worked in Canada.

Gil Gonzalez didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

Of Adam Alford and the person working at Tyrol Creek, one found 20 ounces of gold and the other worked in California.

The person who found 26 ounces of gold didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

The person who worked in California finished with 9 fewer ounces of gold than Dilbert Duke.

Gil Gonzalez finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the person who worked in Colorado.

Chip Cornell didn't work at the Fuller Rise claim.

Neither the prospector who worked in California nor the prospector who worked in Oregon was the person who found 23 ounces of gold.

Neither the person who worked in Canada nor the prospector who worked in Oregon was Gil Gonzalez.

The person working at Belle Hart finished with 6 fewer ounces of gold than Fred Fletcher.

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Fred Fletcher
Gil Gonzalez

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Fuller Rise
Glacier Grove
Tyrol Creek
York River

Arizona
California
Canada
Colorado
New Mexico
Oregon


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

Gus is 4 feet shorter than the whale donated in 2012.

The bowhead whale wasn't donated in 2004.

The whale donated in 2012 is either the sei whale or the 25 ft long specimen.

Of Dennis and the 29 ft long exhibit, one is the sei whale and the other is the narwhal.

The specimen donated in 2008 isn't Felipe.

The 25 ft long specimen is either the exhibit donated in 2010 or Curtis.

Brent is 2 feet longer than the whale donated in 2010.

Herbert, the specimen donated in 2004, and the fin whale are three different whales.

The specimen donated in 2010 is 8 feet shorter than the sei whale.

The bowhead whale wasn't donated in 2008.

Dennis is somewhat shorter than the whale donated in 1999.

The exhibit donated in 2004 is either Brent or the gray whale.

The specimen donated in 2008 isn't Dennis.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
sei whale


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 customer is either the customer with the 4:00pm appointment or Blanche.

Of the customer with the 3:00pm appointment and the client that chose warm mocha, one is Dolores and the other is being worked on by Tammie.

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

The customer that chose honey blonde has her appointment sometime after Flora.

Flora is either the client that chose midnight blue or Whitney's customer.

Flora has her appointment sometime after Rhonda's customer.

The client that chose warm mocha has her appointment 1 hour after Whitney's customer.

The six customers are the customer with the 11:00am appointment, Juana, Victoria's customer, the customer that chose vivacious red, Whitney's client and Opal's customer.

Dolores, Victoria's client, and Opal's customer are three different customers.

Alison Blanche Dolores Flora Georgia Juana

Opal Rhonda Tammie Victoria Whitney Yvonne

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


Of the contestant who paid $10.99 and the contestant who paid $7.99, one chose bolognese sauce and the other was Yolanda.

Margie paid 3 dollars more than the competitor who chose marinara sauce.

The competitor who ordered fusilli paid 1 dollar more than the runner who chose arrabiata sauce.

Of the runner who paid $6.99 and the contestant who ordered spaghetti, one was Terry and the other chose marinara sauce.

The runner who ordered capellini paid 3 dollars less than the runner who chose pomodoro sauce.

The contestant who ordered taglioni paid  less than the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

Elisa was either the runner who paid $9.99 or the contestant who chose mushroom sauce.

Neither the competitor who ordered fusilli nor the competitor who paid $11.99 was Elisa.

The runner who chose pomodoro sauce didn't order fettuccine.

capellini fettuccine fusilli spaghetti taglioni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro


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.

Of Edith Estes's report and the sighting from Otisfield, one involved the diamond-shaped UFO and the other was received on August 4.

The August 5 sighting wasn't from Beaconsfield.

The report from Marina was submitted 2 days after Abe Alvarez's report.

Benny Baron's report wasn't from Beaconsfield.

The August 6 sighting was either the sighting from Marina or the report from Tarzana.

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

Benny Baron's report didn't involve the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The report from Russell was either the August 7 report or Flora Flynn's report.

Neither the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO nor the report of the diamond-shaped UFO was Dan Delgado's sighting.

The report from Russell was submitted 1 day before the sighting of the egg-shaped UFO.

The report of the horseshoe-shaped UFO was submitted 2 days before Abe Alvarez's report.

Neither the sighting of the oval-shaped UFO nor the report from Beaconsfield was Edith Estes's report.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO was submitted sometime after the report from Marina.

The sighting from Beaconsfield was submitted sometime before the sighting of the cigar-shaped UFO.

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

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Hal Harrison

Beaconsfield Marina Otisfield Russell Tarzana Zearing


The contestant whose final word was "consomme" didn't finish in second place.

Of Violet and the child whose final word was "facetiously", one finished in third place and the other was from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The contestant from Mrs. Steuben's class, Violet, the contestant who finished in sixth place, the contestant whose final word was "consomme" and Ira are all different people.

The student whose final word was "duplicity" is either the child who finished in second place or May.

Of the student from Mrs. Almerini's class and the student whose final word was "bulwark", one finished in fourth place and the other is Otis.

The child from Mrs. Yeffer's class is either the contestant who finished in second place or Violet.

The contestant whose final word was "duplicity" didn't finish in fifth place.

May wasn't asked to spell "facetiously".

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

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

The contestant who finished in fourth place has never taken a class from Mrs. Steuben.

Almerini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


Shane has an appointment 1 hour after the person going in for the veneers.

The patient with the 2:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Ingram.

Of Ernest and the client who will be seeing Dr. Compton, one has the appointment for the whitening and the other has the appointment for the veneers.

Vanessa has an appointment sometime after the customer going in for the whitening.

The client with the 2:30pm appointment, Lynn, and the patient going in for the crown are three different people.

The patient with the 1:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the root canal.

Mindy is either the patient who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd or the client who will be seeing Dr. Santos.

The six people are Shane, the customer going in for the veneers, the customer with the 12:30pm appointment, the patient with the 2:30pm appointment, the client going in for the whitening and the person going in for the root canal.

Of the client going in for the root canal and Gayle, one is scheduled for 9:30am and the other will be seen by Dr. Santos.

Gayle is either the person who will be seeing Dr. Compton or the customer with the 11:30am appointment.

Of Ernest and Shane, one has the appointment for the cleaning and the other will be seen by Dr. McClain.

cleaning
crown
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Compton
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. McClain
Dr. Santos


The cantilever bridge is 3,000 feet longer than Gorem Bridge.

The suspension bridge is 4,500 feet shorter than the bridge in Warsaw.

The structure in Bucharest, Vellon Bridge, the suspension bridge, the structure in Oslo and the bowstring bridge are all different structures.

Sandy Bridge is either the girder bridge or the one in Oslo.

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

Of the bowstring one and the structure in Zagreb, one is Bay Bridge and the other is 14,500 ft.

Vellon Bridge is  longer than the cable-stayed structure.

The 11,500 ft one is either the cable-stayed one or Gorem Bridge.

Of the 8,500 ft structure and the camelback one, one is Gorem Bridge and the other is in Copenhagen.

The 16,000 ft structure, the cantilever structure, and Vellon Bridge are three different structures.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever girder suspension

Bucharest Copenhagen Helsinki Oslo Warsaw Zagreb


Frances's sandwich doesn't include corned beef.

The six sandwiches are the $7.75 order, Emily's order, the sandwich with gouda cheese, the order with colby jack cheese, the order with cheddar cheese and the order with prosciutto.

Nora's order is either the sandwich with swiss cheese or the order with roast beef.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese costs  more than the order with prosciutto.

Neither the $2.75 sandwich nor the $6.75 sandwich is the sandwich with havarti cheese.

The order with corned beef doesn't include cheddar cheese.

Of the sandwich with gouda cheese and the sandwich with bologna, one costs $3.75 and the other is Sue's.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese is either the $3.75 order or the $5.75 sandwich.

Frances's sandwich doesn't include bologna.

Of the sandwich with bologna and Zachary's sandwich, one includes colby jack cheese and the other includes swiss cheese.

The $7.75 sandwich doesn't include havarti cheese.

Nora's order doesn't include cheddar cheese.

The $3.75 order is either Frances's sandwich or the sandwich with havarti cheese.

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
havarti
provolone
swiss

bologna
corned beef
ham
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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

Neither the woman who scored a 65 nor Freda Fritz was the person who won at Juniper Hills.

The person who scored a 63 won her tournament sometime before Ethel Erwin.

The golfer who scored a 62 won her tournament 2 years after the person who won at Spotswood.

Maxine Mohn won her tournament sometime before the golfer who scored a 61.

The woman who scored a 59 won her tournament sometime before the golfer who won at Amble Glen.

Of the woman who scored a 61 and Harriet Holt, one won in 1925 and the other won in 1921.

The woman who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 1 year after Ethel Erwin.

Of the woman who won in 1921 and the golfer who won at Willow Grove, one was Leslie Lane and the other shot a 63.

Leslie Lane won her tournament sometime before the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove.

The person who won at Amble Glen won her tournament 1 year before Freda Fritz.

Denise Detz
Ethel Erwin
Freda Fritz
Harriet Holt
Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The cable-stayed structure is 1,500 feet longer than the bridge in Bucharest.

The structure in Madrid is either Vellon Bridge or the cantilever bridge.

Avery Bridge is either the bridge in Paris or the one in Warsaw.

Of the 13,000 ft structure and Gorem Bridge, one is the girder bridge and the other is in Warsaw.

The six structures are Vellon Bridge, the one in Madrid, the 13,000 ft bridge, the bowstring structure, the one in Luxembourg and the truss one.

Vellon Bridge is  longer than the structure in Luxembourg.

The structure in Paris is 4,500 feet shorter than Star Bridge.

Of the one in Madrid and the cable-stayed bridge, one is Sandy Bridge and the other is 14,500 ft.

The structure in Paris is 6,000 feet shorter than the bowstring structure.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed cantilever girder suspension truss

Bucharest Kiev Luxembourg Madrid Paris Warsaw


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

The Bluepoint oyster doesn't cost $2.50.

The one with the nutty finish costs 20 cents more than the one from Nesketucket, MA.

Of the one with the melon-like finish and the one from Duxbury, MA, one is the Welcher oyster and the other costs $2.30.

The oyster that costs $2.10 doesn't have a fruity flavor.

Of the oyster from Barnstable, ME and the one with the fruity finish, one costs $2.40 and the other is the Summersill oyster.

The one with the citrusy finish costs somewhat more than the one from Vancouver, BC.

The oyster with the nutty finish costs 20 cents less than the Fanneuil oyster.

Of the one that costs $2.20 and the oyster with the buttery finish, one is the Bluepoint oyster and the other is from Punaville, RI.

The oyster with the nutty finish, the one from Appleton, CT, and the Summersill oyster are three different oysters.

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

The Island Creek oyster doesn't have a melon-like flavor.

The one that costs $2.40 doesn't have a citrusy flavor.

The Fanneuil oyster is from Barnstable, ME.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Fanneuil
Summersill
Thatcher
Welcher

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

briny buttery citrusy fruity melon-like nutty


The suspension structure is 3,000 feet longer than Bay Bridge.

Avery Bridge, the 14,500 ft bridge, and the truss one are three different structures.

The camelback one is 3,000 feet longer than Sandy Bridge.

The cable-stayed one is either North Bridge or the 10,000 ft one.

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

Of North Bridge and the 8,500 ft one, one is the cable-stayed bridge and the other is in Zagreb.

Of the one in Oslo and the 14,500 ft structure, one is the camelback bridge and the other is Vellon Bridge.

The 10,000 ft structure isn't in Tallinn.

The 16,000 ft bridge, Sandy Bridge, and Avery Bridge are three different structures.

The 14,500 ft bridge is either the cantilever one or Star Bridge.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring cable-stayed camelback cantilever suspension truss

Copenhagen Helsinki Madrid Oslo Tallinn Zagreb


Of Guillermo and the player who won with a full house, one won the fifth hand and the other won the sixth hand.

The person who won with a royal flush was either Adrienne or the person who won the $9.00 pot.

The competitor who won the sixth hand was either the person who won the $5.25 pot or the person who won with a flush.

Of Jana and the player who won with one pair, one won the $23.25 pot and the other won the second hand.

Of the person who won the third hand and Zachary, one won the $18.25 pot and the other won with a straight flush.

The competitor who won the second hand was either the player who won the $12.50 pot or the competitor who won the $9.00 pot.

Guillermo was either the competitor who won the fifth hand or the player who won with a straight flush.

The person who won the $6.50 pot, the competitor who won with two pairs, and the player who won with a full house are three different people.

Adrienne won sometime before the person who won with two pairs.

Adrienne Ernestine Guillermo Jana Yvonne Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

The case that held the puzzle book was found 12 days before the box at 88.0431 W.

Of the case found on May 12 and the cache at 40.5912 N, one was at 88.2694 W and the other held the sunglasses.

The case at 88.1863 W was found 3 days after the box that held the ancient coin.

The case at 41.0237 N was found sometime after the case that held the decoder ring.

The cache that held the marbles was either the cache at 41.0237 N or the box at 88.1928 W.

The case at 40.2516 N was either the cache that held the puzzle book or the cache that held the sunglasses.

Of the cache that held the marbles and the case at 88.1863 W, one was at 40.6656 N and the other was found on May 15.

The cache that held the puzzle book was found 9 days before the cache at 41.0072 N.

The six boxes were the cache at 41.0237 N, the cache that held the marbles, the box found on May 12, the cache at 88.0431 W, the box that held the decoder ring and the case at 88.3907 W.

ancient coin
brass key
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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

The structure built in 1825 is either the shrine dedicated to the rooster or the temple in Uchida.

Matsuno Okura was built 60 years after the temple in Uchida.

Amari Michi is either the structure dedicated to the deer or the shrine in Toyagi.

The structure built in 1585 isn't in Nakai.

Takahashi was built 60 years before the shrine in Funai.

Amari Michi was built 60 years before the temple dedicated to the turtle.

Sama Takako was built sometime before the structure in Uchida.

The structure built in 1645 is in Uchida.

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

Of Yamasaki and the shrine dedicated to the turtle, one is in Funai and the other was built in 1645.

The structure dedicated to the cat isn't in Usui.

Of the temple built in 1585 and the shrine in Toyagi, one is dedicated to the mouse and the other is Amari Michi.

The temple built in 1525 isn't dedicated to the mouse.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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 six programs were the program that aired at 1:00pm, the show that aired on GMA, the show with 1,500,000 viewers, the program that aired on SBC, the show that aired on CBR and the show that aired on WNW.

Of the show that aired on Friday and the program that aired on Monday, one aired at 11:30am and the other brought in 1,000,000 viewers.

The show with 1,500,000 viewers didn't air on Tuesday.

The show that aired at 11:30am was either the show with 1,250,000 viewers or the show that aired on SBC.

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

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

The program that aired on CBR was either the program that aired on Friday or the show with 250,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 2:00pm didn't air on Thursday.

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

The show that aired at 2:00pm brought in 1,500,000 viewers.

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

The show with 750,000 viewers was either the program that aired on Saturday or the show that aired on Thursday.

The program that aired at 2:00pm didn't air on FNX.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday


The person who finished first answered 18 Down incorrectly.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong finished 1 place after the solver from Miles.

Virginia finished 1 place before the solver from Avalon.

The person who got 2 Down wrong was from Hollis.

Dave finished 2 places after the solver from Miles.

Virginia finished 2 places before the person from Oak View.

Grace got the right answer for 4 Across.

Of the person from Lytton and Ian, one answered 4 Across incorrectly and the other finished fifth.

The person from Westport, the solver who got 2 Down wrong, and Anna are three different people.

Of the person who finished fifth and Dave, one answered 20 Across incorrectly and the other was from Westport.

The contestant who finished fourth, Dave, the person from Lytton, the person who got 30 Across wrong and the solver who got 18 Down wrong were all different people.

Avalon
Hollis
Lytton
Miles
Oak View
Westport

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


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.

Kelly's puppet cost 750 dollars more than the puppet going to Vancouver.

The dummy going to Portland, Nicole's piece, and "Utrecht" are three different dummies.

The $2,000 dummy is either Isabel's puppet or the dummy going to Oslo.

Margarita's piece cost 750 dollars less than "Yenga".

"Tombawomba" cost 500 dollars more than the dummy going to Portland.

Nicole's piece cost 1,000 dollars more than "Sniffletoe".

Of "Sniffletoe" and "Yenga", one is going to Mexico City and the other is Isabel's.

The dummy going to Baltimore, the $1,000 piece, Jeff's puppet and Isabel's dummy are all different dummies.

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

The dummy going to Baltimore cost somewhat more than "Xavier".

Of the $1,250 piece and Margarita's piece, one is going to St. Moritz and the other is "Utrecht".

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver


The contestant who chose bolognese sauce didn't order rotini.

The contestant who paid $11.99 didn't choose arrabiata sauce.

Pablo paid  more than the contestant who chose bolognese sauce.

Of the contestant who chose mushroom sauce and Nathaniel, one ordered farfalle and the other paid $7.99.

Nathaniel paid  more than the competitor who ordered spaghetti.

The runner who ordered farfalle paid 1 dollar less than Jack.

The contestant who ordered vermicelli paid  more than Jack.

The runner who chose pomodoro sauce was either the contestant who paid $8.99 or the contestant who paid $7.99.

The contestant who paid $11.99 was either the contestant who ordered spaghetti or Wade.

The six runners were the runner who chose marinara sauce, Jack, the competitor who ordered fusilli, Angie, the competitor who paid $8.99 and Irma.

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

The competitor who ordered penne paid  less than the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce.

farfalle fusilli penne rotini spaghetti vermicelli

arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca