The show that aired on Saturday had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 8:30pm.

The program that aired on BMT was either the show that aired on Tuesday or the show with 250,000 viewers.

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

The program that aired on FNX, the show that aired at 11:30am, and the program that aired on Sunday are three different programs.

The show that aired on Friday had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on FNX.

The program that aired on Saturday was either the program that aired at 6:00pm or the program that aired on GMA.

The program that aired at 11:30am didn't air on SBC.

The program that aired at 8:30pm, the show that aired on PTR, the show that aired on Friday, the program with 1,250,000 viewers and the program that aired on FNX were all different programs.

The program that aired on Thursday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired at 11:30am.

The program that aired at 2:00pm didn't have exactly 1,500,000 viewers.

The show that aired on GMA, the show with 250,000 viewers, and the program that aired on Sunday are three different programs.

Of the program with 250,000 viewers and the program with 500,000 viewers, one aired on WNW and the other aired on Friday.


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

Of Kelvin and the person from Jackman, one finished fifth and the other finished sixth.

Nelson got the right answer for 11 Down.

The solver who finished second was either the solver who got 18 Down wrong or the contestant who got 11 Down wrong.

Hubert got the right answer for 4 Across.

Kelvin was either the solver who finished fifth or the person from Quimby.

The person who finished sixth was either the solver who got 2 Down wrong or the person from Oak View.

Of the contestant who finished third and Zachary, one answered 26 Down incorrectly and the other was from Quimby.

Hubert finished sometime before the person from Delhi.

Zachary got the right answer for 4 Across.

The person who got 4 Across wrong, the contestant from Delhi, and the solver from Jackman are three different people.

Of Leona and the solver from Bertram, one answered 30 Across incorrectly and the other finished second.

The person from Stanton was either Hubert or the person who got 11 Down wrong.

Hubert Julie Kelvin Leona Nelson Zachary

Bertram
Delhi
Jackman
Oak View
Quimby
Stanton

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


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 "Voyager Hero" and the system released in 1977, one was made by Hayco Inc. and the other costs $3,750.

The machine made by Waverly Toys came out sometime after the $3,750 game.

"Disco Mania" wasn't made by Hayco Inc..

The $5,200 game, "Meteor Rise", the system released in 1977 and "Voyager Hero" are all different games.

Of "Aladeen" and the machine released in 1975, one was made by Arco and the other was made by Waverly Toys.

The system released in 1979 wasn't made by Pinnefore.

The pinball machine made by Waverly Toys is either "Archer Quest" or the $5,200 game.

The machine made by Maxigame came out 3 years before the $5,200 pinball machine.

The system released in 1978 doesn't cost $1,500.

The system released in 1975, the $5,200 system, and the $1,500 pinball machine are three different games.

The machine released in 1975 doesn't cost $2,000.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the pinball machine made by Waverly Toys, one costs $2,500 and the other was released in 1975.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


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

The aerophobe leaving in June, the flier leaving in April, the aerophobe leaving in February and Doug are all different fliers.

The aerophobe with the wishbone is either Henry or the passenger going to Colorado.

The flier leaving in February is either the flier going to Ohio or Lee.

The passenger going to Louisiana will bring their coin.

The aerophobe leaving in January is either the passenger with the shamrock or the aerophobe with the coin.

Of Yolanda and the aerophobe going to Louisiana, one will leave in March and the other will bring their rabbit's foot.

Of the aerophobe with the wishbone and Lee, one will leave in February and the other will go to Georgia.

Of the passenger with the horseshoe and the aerophobe going to South Carolina, one is Doug and the other will leave in February.

Neither the passenger going to Louisiana nor the passenger going to Ohio is the flier leaving in April.

The passenger going to Illinois will bring their shamrock.

Neither the aerophobe with the horseshoe nor Henry is the flier leaving in May.

coin
horseshoe
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
Louisiana
Ohio
South Carolina


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

Gibbs v Kintz was either the March 10 proceeding or Justice Larson's majority opinion.

Justice Hatfield's majority opinion was either the 7-2 decision or the 3-6 decision.

Of Justice Underwood's majority opinion and Ayers v Byrd, one was the 4-5 decision and the other was on March 31.

Justice Caldwell's majority opinion was either the 3-6 decision or the March 3 proceeding.

Carson v Dunn was 1 week after the 7-2 decision.

The six cases were the March 10 proceeding, Justice Hatfield's majority opinion, Justice Underwood's majority opinion, Justice Olson's majority opinion, Gibbs v Kintz and Zamora v Pibb.

Justice Alvarado's majority opinion was 1 week after the 5-4 decision.

Short v Metz, the March 24 case, and the March 3 case are three different cases.

The 5-4 decision was sometime after Justice Caldwell's majority opinion.

The 2-7 decision was 1 week before Omar v Powers.

The March 31 case was either the 7-2 decision or Justice Larson's majority opinion.

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

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

Alvarado Caldwell Hatfield Larson Olson Underwood


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

The 94 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than the tree in Silk Notch.

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

Neither the 79 year-old tree nor Zeke's Spruce is the tree in Deloit Woods.

Zeke's Spruce is 12 feet shorter than the 87 year-old tree.

Of the tree in Benton Notch and the 153 ft. tree, one is 80 years old and the other is 85 years old.

Neither the 156 ft. tree nor the 96 year-old tree is Marsh Tree.

Neither the 156 ft. tree nor Zeke's Spruce is the tree in Woden Woods.

Of Nolan's Pine and the 85 year-old tree, one is 156 ft. tall and the other is 159 ft. tall.

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

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


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

The attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player spent 75 dollars more than the person who lives in Eustis.

The attendee who lives in Fruitland, the attendee who gave Ally the blender, the person who lives in Decatur City and Pam Powell are all different people.

Of the person who gave Ally the laptop and Jack Jordan, one spent $425 and the other lives in Twin Peaks.

The attendee who lives in Eustis spent 25 dollars more than Mitch Mayo.

The attendee who gave Ally the juicer spent 25 dollars more than Jack Jordan.

Of Pam Powell and the friend who spent $450, one gave Ally the blu-ray player and the other lives in Decatur City.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro spent  less than Pam Powell.

Of the attendee who spent $475 and the friend who lives in Jonesboro, one is Lily Little and the other gave Ally the blender.

Ned Norris spent  more than the friend who gave Ally the planter.

Lily Little didn't give Ally the laptop.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter

Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


The attendee who lives in Eustis spent 75 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the laptop.

Of the friend who gave Ally the toaster and the friend who lives in Eustis, one spent $475 and the other is Ora Osborne.

The friend who lives in Clovis is either the person who spent $450 or the attendee who spent $400.

The friend who spent $425, the person who lives in Fruitland, Lily Little, the person who gave Ally the blender and the friend who lives in Twin Peaks are all different people.

The attendee who lives in Jonesboro spent  more than Jack Jordan.

Lily Little doesn't live in Decatur City.

Of the friend who spent $525 and Ora Osborne, one lives in Decatur City and the other gave Ally the HD tv.

The attendee who lives in Twin Peaks gave Ally the toaster.

Mitch Mayo spent 25 dollars more than the attendee who gave Ally the blu-ray player.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Twin Peaks


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

The Credit Korp card has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $20,000 credit limit.

The one that expires on 06/2025, the Mid Atlantic card, the Dell Scargo card, the card with the $20,000 credit limit and the card with an APR of 13% are all different cards.

The one with an APR of 12% doesn't expire on 11/2025.

The TrustCo card doesn't have the 10% APR.

The one that expires on 08/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the Whitly Bank card.

Of the Hoardstrum card and the one with an APR of 10%, one has a limit of $5,000 and the other expires on 09/2025.

The one with the $12,500 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the one that expires on 12/2025.

Of the Whitly Bank card and the card that expires on 09/2025, one has an APR of 13% and the other has a limit of $20,000.

Of the card that expires on 02/2024 and the Mid Atlantic card, one has an APR of 11% and the other has a limit of $3,500.

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 2 percent higher than the card with the $6,500 credit limit.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

The person who won the prize in physics, the person from New Zealand, the person from Poland and the person from Canada are all different winners.

Of the winner who won the prize in medicine and Ada Alvarez, one is from France and the other won in 1968.

Of Betty Brewer and the winner from Germany, one won in 1968 and the other won the prize in bioengineering.

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

Neither Ada Alvarez nor the person from Germany is the winner who won in 1980.

Sue Simpson won her prize  before the winner who won the prize in medicine.

The person from New Zealand won her prize 4 years after Sue Simpson.

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

Mandy Marsh won her prize  after the person from Canada.

Ada Alvarez
Betty Brewer
Deb Daniels
Fay Ferguson
Mandy Marsh
Sue Simpson

astronomy bioengineering economics literature medicine physics

Canada
Germany
France
Mexico
New Zealand
Poland


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.

Of the exhibit donated in 2013 and the 25 ft long whale, one is Evan and the other is the fin whale.

The specimen donated in 1999 isn't Dennis.

Herbert is 2 feet shorter than the narwhal.

Of the exhibit donated in 1994 and Brent, one is 21 ft long and the other is the right whale.

The 29 ft long whale wasn't donated in 2008.

Adam is 8 feet shorter than the bowhead whale.

The 27 ft long specimen wasn't donated in 2008.

Herbert is either the beluga whale or the gray whale.

Dennis is 8 feet longer than the whale donated in 2010.

The specimen donated in 2013 is either the right whale or Adam.

Adam is somewhat longer than the gray whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
narwhal
right whale


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.

Of the cable-stayed bridge and the 13,000 ft structure, one is in Copenhagen and the other is Vellon Bridge.

The structure in Zagreb is  shorter than the cantilever structure.

Of the truss one and the 14,500 ft structure, one is in Skopje and the other is in Madrid.

The structure in Helsinki is either Star Bridge or the suspension bridge.

The structure in Zagreb is  longer than the cable-stayed structure.

The structure in Oslo is  longer than the cable-stayed bridge.

The truss one is 3,000 feet longer than North Bridge.

The structure in Copenhagen is 1,500 feet longer than North Bridge.

Of the one in Madrid and Gorem Bridge, one is the cantilever bridge and the other is 16,000 ft.

The structure in Oslo isn't the bowstring bridge.

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

bowstring cable-stayed cantilever girder suspension truss

Copenhagen Helsinki Madrid Oslo Skopje Zagreb


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

The person from White Bean didn't make the lemon snapper.

The cook from Enzo's didn't make the lemon snapper.

Marjorie scored somewhat fewer points than the chef who made the turkey soup.

Marjorie didn't score exactly 56 points.

Luther scored 7 fewer points than the person from Oceanside.

The cook from Epicurious scored 21 more points than the cook who made the lemon snapper.

The cook who scored 63 points doesn't work at White Bean.

Ollie scored 14 more points than the chef who made the smoked pork.

The person who scored 56 points, the person from White Bean, and Rosalie are three different chefs.

The six chefs are Ida, the person who scored 70 points, the cook from Oceanside, the cook who scored 49 points, the cook who made the cajun chili and the cook who scored 63 points.

Of the person who made the jambalaya and the cook from Demitasse, one was Tyrone and the other scored 56 points.

Of Rosalie and the cook who scored 77 points, one works at Demitasse and the other made the turkey soup.

Ida Luther Marjorie Ollie Rosalie Tyrone

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean


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

Of the project headed by Dr. Chang and the facility scheduled to go online in 2017, one is in Lisbon and the other is the ISON-X42.

The Paris facility will go online sometime before the Lectra 4C.

The Egert Facility will go online 1 year before the Lisbon facility.

The project headed by Dr. York is either the Helsinki accelerator or the Lectra 4C.

Neither the project headed by Dr. Underwood nor the project headed by Dr. Morgan is the Egert Facility.

Of the Falston LCS and the project headed by Dr. York, one is in Kiev and the other will go online in 2019.

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

The facility scheduled to go online in 2017 is headed by Dr. Underwood.

The project headed by Dr. Underwood will go online 1 year after the Helsinki accelerator.

Of the project headed by Dr. Farley and the Kiev facility, one is the Lectra 4C and the other will go online in 2021.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 isn't in Paris.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021 is either the project headed by Dr. Underwood or the Tevatron LHC.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 isn't in Zagreb.

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

Dr. Chang
Dr. Farley
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Underwood
Dr. York

Athens Helsinki Kiev Lisbon Paris Zagreb


The Dell Scargo card has an APR somewhat lower than the card with the $10,000 credit limit.

The card with the $8,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat higher than the TrustCo card.

The card with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the Credit Korp card.

The card with the $20,000 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the one that expires on 08/2025.

The card that expires on 09/2025 is either the card with the $20,000 credit limit or the one with the $3,500 credit limit.

Of the one with an APR of 9% and the one that expires on 08/2025, one has a limit of $5,000 and the other is from Dell Scargo.

The card with the $10,000 credit limit, the card that expires on 05/2025 and the card with an APR of 13% are all different cards.

The card with an APR of 11% doesn't expire on 12/2025.

The Mid Atlantic card has a limit of $8,500.

The Hoardstrum card doesn't have a limit of $5,000.

The one with an APR of 13% has a limit of $6,500.

Of the Hoardstrum card and the one with the $20,000 credit limit, one expires on 04/2024 and the other has an APR of 11%.

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo


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.

Geneva is either the entrant who submitted the green item or the entrant who submitted the blue item.

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

The entrant who finished first didn't make the silver item.

The knitter who submitted the blue item finished somewhat before Natasha.

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

The entrant who finished third is either the person who entered her sweater or the knitter who entered her tea cozy.

The knitter who entered her hat finished 1 place after Holly.

The person who finished fifth, the knitter who entered her mittens, the person who entered her blanket and the knitter who submitted the black item are all different people.

The knitter who submitted the blue item finished somewhat after the knitter who entered her scarf.

The entrant who finished third didn't make the silver item.

Of Geneva and the entrant who submitted the black item, one made the mittens and the other finished sixth.

Of the knitter who submitted the black item and the knitter who finished third, one made the tea cozy and the other is Ida.

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
sweater
tea cozy


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.

Of the shrine built in 1585 and the shrine in Funai, one is dedicated to the rooster and the other is Matsuno Okura.

The structure built in 1645 isn't in Miyato.

The temple dedicated to the dragon, Yamasaki, and the temple in Niwa are three different shrines.

The shrine in Miyato, the shrine dedicated to the deer, and Yamasaki are three different shrines.

The shrine built in 1765 isn't dedicated to the turtle.

Hori Takesi was built 120 years before the shrine in Niwa.

Hori Takesi isn't dedicated to the rooster.

Of the temple dedicated to the frog and the shrine dedicated to the rooster, one was built in 1585 and the other is in Toyagi.

The temple dedicated to the deer, Takahashi, and the shrine in Niwa are three different shrines.

Hori Takesi, the structure built in 1705, the shrine in Uchida and the temple dedicated to the turtle are all different shrines.

Of Matsuno Okura and Takahashi, one was built in 1825 and the other is dedicated to the frog.

The structure dedicated to the frog was built 180 years before Sama Takako.

Amari Michi
Hori Takesi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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.

Kristie scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant from Cutler.

The contestant who scored 540 points wasn't from Junction City.

Of the player in lane 7 and the player who scored 380 points, one is Perry and the other was from Ontario.

Perry scored  more points than the player from Junction City.

The contestant who scored 620 points was in lane 3.

Leigh, the player who scored 620 points, and the person from Elk Grove are three different people.

The six people are Kristie, the player who scored 620 points, the contestant who scored 700 points, the player in lane 2, the contestant from Cutler and the person from Elk Grove.

The contestant from Junction City scored 160 points fewer points than the player in lane 4.

Kristie scored 240 points fewer points than the player from Bristol.

Kristie scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 5.

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario


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

The magnate from Canada is worth 4 billion more than the tycoon who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Of the tycoon worth $26 billion and the magnate worth $25 billion, one is from Mexico and the other works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Nadine Newton isn't worth exactly $26 billion.

The person who works in the finance industry is either the magnate from Germany or Ida Ingram.

Faith Flynn is worth 2 billion less than the mogul from England.

Ida Ingram doesn't work in the retail industry.

The magnate who works in the banking industry is either the magnate from England or the tycoon from Germany.

Of the tycoon from Argentina and Betty Bush, one works in the finance industry and the other is worth $26 billion.

The magnate worth $29 billion isn't from England.

Of the tycoon who works in the software industry and the mogul who works in the finance industry, one is Cal Craig and the other is worth $28 billion.

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

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Faith Flynn
Ida Ingram
Kirk Kaplan
Nadine Newton

Argentina Canada England Germany Mexico Norway

aerospace banking finance retail pharmaceutical software


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 competitor who paid $11.99 didn't choose marinara sauce.

Neither the contestant who ordered vermicelli nor Zachary was the contestant who paid $10.99.

The contestant who chose mushroom sauce, the competitor who ordered vermicelli, Claudia and the competitor who ordered taglioni were all different runners.

The contestant who paid $9.99 didn't choose marinara sauce.

Of the contestant who chose alfredo sauce and the contestant who ordered rotini, one paid $9.99 and the other was Jack.

Irma was either the competitor who paid $7.99 or the contestant who paid $10.99.

The competitor who chose pomodoro sauce was either the runner who ordered fusilli or the runner who ordered penne.

Neither the competitor who ordered penne nor the competitor who ordered taglioni was Zachary.

The contestant who chose puttanesca sauce ordered fusilli.

The contestant who paid $6.99 was either the runner who ordered vermicelli or Irma.

Neither Claudia nor Pablo was the competitor who ordered penne.

The runner who chose bolognese sauce was either the runner who ordered penne or the contestant who ordered vermicelli.

Jack paid 1 dollar more than the runner who chose bolognese sauce.

The runner who chose puttanesca sauce was either the runner who paid $10.99 or the runner who paid $8.99.

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

fusilli penne rotini spaghetti taglioni vermicelli

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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

Tommy has an appointment sometime after the client who will be seeing Dr. Fry.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Compton has an appointment 1 hour before the person going in for the cleaning.

Wayne has an appointment sometime before the client who will be seeing Dr. Torres.

Colin doesn't have the appointment for the extraction.

Of the patient with the 11:30am appointment and Yvette, one has the appointment for the root canal and the other will be seen by Dr. Underwood.

Orlando has an appointment sometime after the customer going in for the extraction.

Of the client with the 2:30pm appointment and the customer who will be seeing Dr. Torres, one has the appointment for the extraction and the other is Orlando.

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

The person who will be seeing Dr. Kramer has an appointment 2 hours before the client going in for the root canal.

The patient with the 1:30pm appointment is either the customer who will be seeing Dr. Kramer or the person going in for the cleaning.

Wayne doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The client going in for the veneers is either the person with the 12:30pm appointment or the person who will be seeing Dr. Kramer.

Allison Colin Orlando Tommy Wayne Yvette

cleaning
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Compton
Dr. Fry
Dr. Kramer
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Torres
Dr. Underwood


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

The student who spoke for 10 minutes was either the student who got the B- or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair.

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain and the student who spoke for 14 minutes, one was Zachary and the other was Krista.

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

The presenter who got the A- was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith or Jenna.

Neither the student who got the A- nor Iris was the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. North.

The presenter who got the C+ was either Zachary or the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the B-.

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

The presenter who spoke for 16 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Eden.

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

The student who got the B- spoke 8 minutes less than Zachary.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who got the C+.

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

Asquith Blair Chamberlain Eden Grey North


Of the person who made the jambalaya and the chef who made the lemon snapper, one works at Apple Barn and the other scored 63 points.

The person who scored 70 points doesn't work at Zenaida's.

The chef who scored 56 points doesn't work at Demitasse.

The person from Zenaida's didn't make the turkey soup.

Freda is either the person who scored 70 points or the cook who made the smoked pork.

Of the chef who made the smoked pork and the person who made the turkey soup, one was Yolanda and the other scored 56 points.

The cook who scored 63 points doesn't work at Epicurious.

Ed, the cook who made the cajun chili, and the person who made the turkey soup are three different chefs.

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

The person who made the cajun chili scored 7 more points than the person from Epicurious.

Of the chef who scored 70 points and the chef who scored 77 points, one was Freda and the other made the lemon snapper.

The cook who made the jambalaya scored 7 more points than Bertha.

cajun chili
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


The card that expires on 12/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the TrustCo card.

The one with an APR of 11% is either the one that expires on 05/2025 or the Hoardstrum card.

The one with the $5,000 credit limit, the TrustCo card, the card that expires on 12/2025, the one with an APR of 10% and the Credit Korp card are all different cards.

The card with an APR of 11% doesn't expire on 09/2025.

Of the TrustCo card and the card with an APR of 13%, one expires on 06/2025 and the other has a limit of $3,500.

The Hoardstrum card doesn't have the 13% APR.

The one with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the one that expires on 08/2025.

The one with the $10,000 credit limit is either the card that expires on 05/2025 or the TrustCo card.

The card with an APR of 10% doesn't expire on 05/2025.

Of the one with the $2,000 credit limit and the card with an APR of 9%, one expires on 08/2025 and the other is from Mid Atlantic.

The one that expires on 08/2025 doesn't have a limit of $5,000.


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 Kirby's house won't be going to Fullerton.

The Ingram's home is either the home going to Eagle Grove or the $36,000 home.

Of the home going to Eagle Grove and the Nielsen's home, one is 140 sq ft and the other sold for $27,500.

The home going to Fullerton didn't sell for $29,000.

The Ewing's home won't be going to Fullerton.

The structure going to Unionville is 30 sq ft larger than the Ewing's home.

The Underwood's structure isn't 95 sq ft.

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

Of the house going to Dallas Center and the 110 sq ft home, one is for the Nielsens and the other sold for $36,000.

The six houses are the Pratt's house, the $27,500 structure, the $36,000 house, the home going to Shaver Lake, the $38,000 structure and the structure going to Fullerton.

The Nielsen's home will be delivered to Laguna Beach.

The Kirby's house is either the 170 sq ft home or the structure going to Dallas Center.

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

Ewing Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Underwood

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake
Unionville


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

The vehicle Wesley drives is either "Words To Go" or "Lit on Wheels".

"Books-4-U" has 100 fewer books than the Greyhound bus.

The vehicle with 350 books is either the vehicle Violet drives or the vehicle Francisco drives.

"Words To Go" has  more books than the Winnebago.

Of the mobile library with 450 books and the mobile library Ira drives, one is the Airstream and the other is "Ready Reader".

The bookmobile Violet drives has 50 fewer books than the Winnebago.

Of the bookmobile with 300 books and the Greyhound bus, one is "Explore More" and the other is driven by Ira.

"Explore More" has 50 more books than the ice cream truck.

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

Francisco Ira Natasha Terri Violet Wesley

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
Winnebago


Jack Jordan, the attendee who lives in Jonesboro, and the friend who lives in Eustis are three different people.

Ora Osborne spent 100 dollars less than the person who gave Ally the HD tv.

The person who gave Ally the juicer spent 75 dollars less than Pam Powell.

Jack Jordan is either the person who gave Ally the blender or the friend who lives in Twin Peaks.

The friend who gave Ally the laptop spent  more than the attendee who lives in Clovis.

Kit Kelley is either the attendee who spent $425 or the friend who lives in Fruitland.

Of the attendee who lives in Eustis and the friend who spent $500, one is Ned Norris and the other gave Ally the toaster.

The friend who spent $450 doesn't live in Fruitland.

Of the person who lives in Twin Peaks and the friend who gave Ally the juicer, one spent $475 and the other is Kit Kelley.

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

blender
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


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

The fall Derrick photographed in 1988 is not in Nigeria.

The fall in New Zealand is somewhat shorter than Rhoqua.

The 110 ft tall fall is located in New Zealand.

Neither the 125 ft tall waterfall nor the waterfall in Nigeria is the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1983.

Of the 105 ft tall fall and the fall in Tibet, one was photographed in 1992 and the other is Sihat.

Of the 125 ft tall fall and the waterfall in Brazil, one is Inawatai and the other was shot in 1999.

The fall Derrick shot in 1992 is 15 ft taller than the fall located in Switzerland.

Garray is 15 ft shorter than the waterfall located in Tibet.

Neither the waterfall in Nigeria nor the fall Derrick photographed in 2004 is Oginao.

The 100 ft tall fall wasn't shot in 1983.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 2004 is somewhat shorter than Inawatai.

Sihat Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
Tibet
New Zealand
Switzerland


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 $6.50 pot was either Ernestine or the player who won with a full house.

The person who won with a royal flush won 2 hands after the person who won the $23.25 pot.

Of the competitor who won the first hand and Zachary, one won the $9.00 pot and the other won with a flush.

The competitor who won with a straight won sometime after the competitor who won the $18.25 pot.

Of the person who won the $12.50 pot and the player who won the third hand, one won with one pair and the other was Derek.

Of Ernestine and the competitor who won the $18.25 pot, one won the first hand and the other won with one pair.

The person who won the fourth hand was either Zachary or the competitor who won the $6.50 pot.

Nathaniel won 4 hands after the competitor who won with a straight.

Byron Courtney Derek Ernestine Nathaniel Zachary

one pair
two pairs
full house
flush
straight
royal flush


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).

Of Ben Barron and Chip Cornell, one found 17 ounces of gold and the other worked the Culver Gorge claim.

Elroy Ellis was either the miner who found 11 ounces of gold or the miner who worked in Canada.

The prospector working at Belle Hart finished with 6 ounces more gold than the miner who worked in Colorado.

Harry Howell finished with 3 fewer ounces of gold than the prospector who worked in California.

The prospector who found 14 ounces of gold didn't work at the Glacier Grove claim.

The prospector who worked in Nevada didn't work at the Belle Hart claim.

Ben Barron didn't find 20 ounces of gold.

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

The miner who found 23 ounces of gold worked in Arizona.

Of the prospector who found 20 ounces of gold and the person working at York River, one was Chip Cornell and the other worked in Colorado.

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

Adam Alford
Ben Barron
Chip Cornell
Dilbert Duke
Elroy Ellis
Harry Howell

Belle Hart
Culver Gorge
Glacier Grove
Laurel Ridge
Tyrol Creek
York River

Arizona California Canada Colorado Nevada Oregon


The Ewing's structure won't be going to Dallas Center.

The home going to Eagle Grove is 30 sq ft larger than the Gillespie's structure.

The 110 sq ft house will be delivered to Shaver Lake.

Of the $38,000 house and the house going to Mission Viejo, one is for the Underwoods and the other is 125 sq ft.

The house going to Mission Viejo didn't sell for $25,000.

The home going to Healdsburg, the $27,500 structure, the Ingram's house and the $29,000 home are all different houses.

The $36,000 structure is 60 sq ft smaller than the structure going to Dallas Center.

The Ewing's structure is 45 sq ft larger than the house going to Healdsburg.

The Whitehead's structure is either the home going to Shaver Lake or the structure going to Yountville.

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

Ewing Gillespie Ingram Pratt Underwood Whitehead

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Healdsburg
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Yountville


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

The Xidat culture was founded 250 years after the culture located near New Liberty.

Of the society founded in 850 AD and the Chach culture, one had a population size of 6,500 and the other was based near Howland.

Of the society founded in 350 AD and the culture with 6,500 people, one was based near New Liberty and the other was the Echmust culture.

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

The culture with 5,000 people was founded 250 years after the Zuneos culture.

Of the society founded in 100 AD and the culture located near Unity, one was the Zuneos culture and the other had a population size of 6,500.

The culture located near Easton was either the culture with 4,500 people or the culture with 5,000 people.

The society founded in 100 AD was either the culture with 4,500 people or the culture located near Howland.

The Chach culture was founded sometime after the culture with 9,000 people.

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

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

Chach Echmust Quyit Warasen Xidat Zuneos

Easton
Howland
Kentfield
Lacona
New Liberty
Unity


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.

Stephanie is either the child from Mrs. Witte's class or the student who finished in second place.

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

Violet has never taken a class from Mrs. Yeffer.

The contestant who finished in first place has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

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

Of the contestant from Mrs. Almerini's class and the student whose final word was "duplicity", one is Yvette and the other finished in seventh place.

Of the student whose final word was "duplicity" and the contestant whose final word was "elucidated", one was from Mrs. Nixon's class and the other is Violet.

The contestant who finished in sixth place had to spell a word that was one or more letters longer than the one given to Ira.

Yvette is either the contestant whose final word was "anemic" or the child from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

Violet is either the student who finished in first place or the student from Mrs. Condini's class.

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

The child whose final word was "bulwark" is either the student who finished in first place or the contestant who finished in fifth place.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously

Ira Ronald Stephanie Violet Winifred Yvette

Almerini Condini Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


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

The customer that chose warm mocha has her appointment 2 hours before Hope.

Blanche has her appointment sometime after Whitney's client.

The customer that chose vivacious red is either Tammie's customer or the client with the 11:00am appointment.

The customer that chose deep copper has her appointment 3 hours after Opal's customer.

Alison has her appointment 1 hour before the client that chose jet black.

Whitney's client has her appointment sometime after Eileen.

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

Victoria's client has her appointment 1 hour before Eileen.

Of the customer that chose brown sable and Pam's customer, one has the 11:00am appointment and the other is Hope.

Of Pam's customer and Tammie's customer, one has the 4:00pm appointment and the other is Blanche.

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


Of the student whose final word was "bulwark" and the contestant who finished in sixth place, one is Philip and the other was from Mrs. Witte's class.

The contestant who finished in third place, the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class, and Hannah are three different people.

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

The student who finished in first place had to spell a word that was 1 letter shorter than the one given to Hannah.

Philip had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the contestant who finished in second place.

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

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

Floyd has never taken a class from Mrs. Condini.

Of the student from Mrs. Manzella's class and Ira, one had to spell "facetiously" and the other had to spell "bulwark".

The contestant from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to Floyd.

Winifred had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

Almerini Condini Manzella Steuben Witte Yeffer


Of Mike Mckay and the person from Mexico, one works in the aerospace industry and the other is worth $26 billion.

Ed Everett doesn't work in the biotech industry.

Of the tycoon worth $28 billion and the mogul from England, one works in the banking industry and the other is Mike Mckay.

The magnate worth $27 billion works in the retail industry.

Of the tycoon who works in the finance industry and the tycoon worth $27 billion, one is from France and the other is Mike Mckay.

Sid Scott is worth 3 billion more than the person who works in the retail industry.

The mogul from Germany is worth 3 billion more than Rachel Reid.

The person from Canada is worth somewhat less than Ida Ingram.

Ed Everett is worth somewhat less than the person who works in the retail industry.

Ida Ingram isn't worth exactly $29 billion.

Ed Everett
Ida Ingram
Kirk Kaplan
Mike Mckay
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

Canada England France Germany Mexico Sweden

aerospace banking biotech finance medical retail


Of the mogul from Ireland and Leonard Levy, one works in the biotech industry and the other is worth $30 billion.

The tycoon from Argentina is worth 4 billion less than Leonard Levy.

The person from Norway is worth 4 billion more than the mogul who works in the biotech industry.

The magnate who works in the pharmaceutical industry isn't from Norway.

The person from Germany is worth somewhat less than the tycoon who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Of the tycoon worth $28 billion and the person who works in the retail industry, one is Joseph Jakes and the other is from Denmark.

The mogul who works in the medical industry isn't from Germany.

Tim Townsend is either the mogul who works in the medical industry or the magnate from Argentina.

Of the magnate from Germany and the magnate who works in the retail industry, one is worth $27 billion and the other is Joseph Jakes.

Kirk Kaplan doesn't work in the aerospace industry.

The mogul who works in the medical industry is worth 1 billion less than Betty Bush.

Kirk Kaplan doesn't work in the biotech industry.

Betty Bush
Ida Ingram
Joseph Jakes
Kirk Kaplan
Leonard Levy
Tim Townsend

Argentina Denmark Ireland France Germany Norway

aerospace biotech medical retail pharmaceutical software


Betsy was either the competitor who ordered farfalle or the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce.

Gwendolyn was either the runner who paid $7.99 or the competitor who chose bolognese sauce.

Pablo paid 4 dollars less than the contestant who ordered rigatoni.

Neither the competitor who chose mushroom sauce nor the runner who chose arrabiata sauce was Betsy.

Of the runner who chose puttanesca sauce and the runner who ordered penne, one paid $9.99 and the other was Gwendolyn.

The contestant who ordered penne paid 3 dollars less than Wade.

Of the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce and the contestant who paid $10.99, one was Margie and the other ordered vermicelli.

The contestant who ordered rotini paid  more than the competitor who chose alfredo sauce.

The competitor who paid $8.99 didn't choose bolognese sauce.

Betsy Gwendolyn Kristina Margie Pablo Wade

farfalle penne rigatoni rotini taglioni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese mushroom pomodoro puttanesca


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

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

The one with the melon-like finish costs 10 cents less than the one from Vancouver, BC.

The oyster that costs $2.50 is either the Welcher oyster or the one with the creamy finish.

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

Of the oyster that costs $2.20 and the Island Creek oyster, one has a briny taste and the other is from Duxbury, MA.

Of the oyster from Charlestown, CT and the oyster with the fruity finish, one is the Katamaka oyster and the other costs $2.30.

The one that costs $2.30 doesn't have a briny flavor.

The oyster from Willapa, RI is either the one with the nutty finish or the Pomaquin oyster.

The oyster that costs $2.30 isn't from Willapa, RI.

The one with the briny finish costs 20 cents more than the Thatcher oyster.

The one from Charlestown, CT costs somewhat more than the one with the creamy finish.

The one with the nutty finish is either the one that costs $2.30 or the one from Nesketucket, MA.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Pomaquin
Thatcher
Welcher

Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Nesketucket, MA
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI

briny citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


The child from Mrs. Manzella's class is either Jill or the child who finished in first place.

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

Stephanie had to spell a word that was 4 letters longer than the one given to the student from Mrs. Manzella's class.

The contestant who finished in fourth place had to spell a word that was 2 letters longer than the one given to Kelley.

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

The student from Mrs. Witte's class had to spell a word that was one or more letters shorter than the one given to Erik.

Of the child whose final word was "anemic" and the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class, one finished in first place and the other finished in sixth place.

Of the contestant whose final word was "elucidated" and the child from Mrs. Steuben's class, one finished in third place and the other finished in second place.

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

The student who finished in first place had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to Jill.

Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer


Of Theodore and the presenter who spoke for 16 minutes, one talked about P.M. Chamberlain and the other got the A-.

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

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

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson spoke 2 minutes less than Zachary.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson spoke 8 minutes less than the presenter who got the B-.

The presenter who got the D didn't talk about P.M. Thatcher.

Of Virgil and Theodore, one spoke for 14 minutes and the other got the C-.

The six students were the student who spoke for 12 minutes, the presenter who got the B+, the presenter who got the B-, Theodore, Hazel and Zachary.

Sheryl spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the A.

Hazel Milton Sheryl Theodore Virgil Zachary

Asquith Chamberlain Churchill Heath Thatcher Wilson


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

Grosmolen was built 92 years after the Jansen family's structure.

Of the windmill in Moerkapelle and Zemelmolen, one is owned by the Van Dijk family and the other was built in 1706.

The home built in 1729 isn't owned by the De Vries family.

Westmolen is either the home in Schiedam or the structure built in 1729.

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

Zemelmolen was built 46 years after the home in Aarlanderveen.

The Jansen family's house was built 23 years after the house in Den Bommel.

The Van den Berg family's structure was built 69 years after Vlietmolen.

Of Grosmolen and the windmill built in 1683, one is owned by the Smit family and the other is in Schiedam.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

De Vries
Jansen
Smit
Van den Berg
Van Dijk
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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 specimen donated in 2008 is somewhat shorter than the fin whale.

The gray whale is 2 feet longer than Evan.

The specimen donated in 2015 is either Herbert or the 21 ft long exhibit.

The whale donated in 2013 is either the 25 ft long exhibit or the beluga whale.

The six whales are the whale donated in 2008, Brent, the 31 ft long specimen, the gray whale, the 21 ft long whale and the sei whale.

The bowhead whale is 6 feet shorter than the specimen donated in 2004.

Dennis is somewhat shorter than the exhibit donated in 2010.

Of the sei whale and the beluga whale, one is Curtis and the other was donated to the aquarium in 2008.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
gray whale
right whale
sei whale


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.

Neither the stock Delilah bought nor the stock that sold for $26 per share was the real estate stock.

The financial stock wasn't purchased by Delilah.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was either GXTV or the stock Charlie bought.

Of the stock that sold for $25 per share and GXTV, one was bought by Abigail and the other was in the health care sector.

The stock that sold for $27 per share wasn't in the real estate sector.

Of the stock that sold for $28 per share and the utilities stock, one was KMPP and the other was PSTO.

Neither the stock that sold for $30 per share nor the stock that sold for $27 per share was the stock Bill bought.

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

The stock Bill bought was either the financial stock or KMPP.

QMZ was  per share more expensive than the stock Delilah bought.

The stock that sold for $26 per share was in the energy sector.

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

Abigail
Bill
Charlie
Delilah
Heathcliff
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
utilities


The student whose final word was "consomme", Ted, and the student who finished in third place are three different people.

Ted is either the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class or the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

The child who finished in seventh place has never taken a class from Mrs. Witte.

The child whose final word was "consomme" finished in first place.

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

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

Zachary is either the contestant who finished in first place or the child whose final word was "duplicity".

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

Of the child who finished in sixth place and Lila, one had to spell "elucidated" and the other was from Mrs. Yeffer's class.

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

The student whose final word was "bulwark", the contestant from Mrs. Yeffer's class, and the contestant who finished in seventh place are three different people.

The child whose final word was "bulwark" has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

The child from Mrs. Almerini's class, the contestant who finished in third place, and Nick are three different people.

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Witte Yeffer


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.

Of the person from Oceanside and Luther, one made the lemon snapper and the other scored 42 points.

The person who made the cashew tofu scored 14 more points than Celia.

Of the cook from Apple Barn and Luther, one made the cashew tofu and the other scored 42 points.

The cook who made the smoked pork scored 7 fewer points than the chef from White Bean.

The cook from Oceanside is either the person who scored 70 points or the person who scored 56 points.

Marjorie didn't score exactly 77 points.

Of the chef who made the turkey soup and the cook from Zenaida's, one scored 42 points and the other scored 49 points.

Celia is either the cook who made the cajun chili or the person from Zenaida's.

The person who scored 70 points is either the chef who made the jambalaya or the cook from Zenaida's.

Yolanda is either the person who made the cajun chili or the cook from Oceanside.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
smoked pork
turkey soup

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


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 Ypsilanti cost 250 dollars less than "Utrecht".

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

The six dummies are Nicole's puppet, the piece going to Portland, "Tombawomba", the $1,250 piece, "Sniffletoe" and "Yenga".

Of "Tombawomba" and the piece going to St. Moritz, one cost $1,500 and the other is Isabel's.

The $2,000 puppet, Kelly's piece, and "Sniffletoe" are three different dummies.

Lucas's piece cost 250 dollars more than the puppet going to Mexico City.

Isabel's piece cost somewhat more than the puppet going to Vancouver.

Of the puppet going to Mexico City and "Xavier", one is Nicole's and the other cost $1,250.

"Valencio" cost somewhat more than Nicole's puppet.

Herman's dummy cost somewhat more than the dummy going to Portland.

Herman Isabel Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Xavier Yenga

Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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

Of Al Acosta's show and Dixie Dean's show, one is about business and the other started in 2008.

The six shows are the sports show, the podcast that began in 2007, the show that began in 2009, the show with 3 million downloads, the show with 6 million downloads and Faye Fender's show.

The film podcast, the show with 3 million downloads, and the show with 6 million downloads are three different shows.

The music show has  more downloads than Geneva Gold's podcast.

The show that began in 2010 has 2 million more downloads than Bobby Bora's show.

The show with 2 million downloads, the podcast that began in 2007, and the podcast that began in 2010 are three different shows.

The show that began in 2008 has 1 million more downloads than the music podcast.

Faye Fender's podcast didn't start in 2014.

Eva Estrada's podcast has 2 million more downloads than the music podcast.

The podcast with 5 million downloads isn't about film.

Dixie Dean's show, the show that began in 2009, and the show with 3 million downloads are three different shows.

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

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

business film gaming literature music sports


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

The person from Poland won her prize  after Fay Ferguson.

The winner who won the prize in economics won her prize 8 years after Ada Alvarez.

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

The winner from Poland is either the winner who won the prize in economics or the winner who won in 1984.

The person from New Zealand won her prize 4 years before the person who won the prize in chemistry.

Of the person who won in 1972 and the person from Ireland, one is Ada Alvarez and the other won the prize in economics.

The winner who won the prize in literature, the winner who won in 1976, Fay Ferguson, Lisa Lara and the person from Ireland are all different winners.

The winner who won in 1984 didn't win the prize in chemistry.

Olive Olson won her prize  after the winner from Poland.

Fay Ferguson won her prize 4 years after the winner who won the prize in medicine.

Of the winner who won in 1972 and the winner who won the prize in chemistry, one is from Canada and the other is Ida Ingram.

Ada Alvarez
Fay Ferguson
Ida Ingram
Lisa Lara
Olive Olson
Patsy Pope

astronomy bioengineering chemistry economics literature medicine

Australia
Canada
Germany
Ireland
New Zealand
Poland


The vehicle with 300 books, the mobile library Hugh drives, the Airstream and "Words To Go" are all different vehicles.

The mobile library with 300 books isn't driven by Patsy.

The vehicle with 400 books is either the Greyhound bus or the Airstream.

"Books-4-U" has 100 fewer books than the bookmobile Hugh drives.

Of the mobile library with 400 books and the bookmobile Omar drives, one is "Tiny Tomes" and the other is the ice cream truck.

The mobile library Jaime drives has 150 more books than the Winnebago.

The Greyhound bus has 150 fewer books than "Lit on Wheels".

The vehicle Cynthia drives is either the mobile library with 500 books or the vehicle with 300 books.

The Winnebago has 100 fewer books than "Ready Reader".

Of the mobile library with 500 books and the mobile library Omar drives, one is "Lit on Wheels" and the other is the ambulance.

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


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

The contestant who got 2 Down wrong wasn't from Kalona.

The solver from Grant was either the person who finished second or the solver who got 30 Across wrong.

The person who finished second got the right answer for 18 Down.

Of the solver who got 18 Down wrong and the solver who got 26 Down wrong, one was from Grant and the other finished first.

Of Eva and the contestant who finished fourth, one was from Miles and the other was from Grant.

The solver who finished sixth wasn't from Canoga Park.

The contestant from Miles, the solver who finished sixth, and Yvonne are three different people.

The contestant from Van Nuys, Nelson, and the solver who got 18 Down wrong are three different people.

Julie finished 2 places after the solver who got 18 Down wrong.

Julie got the right answer for 30 Across.

Of the person from Kalona and the contestant who got 30 Across wrong, one finished third and the other was Yvonne.

Canoga Park
Grant
Industry
Kalona
Miles
Van Nuys

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


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

Of the tree in Eldora Woods and Zeke's Spruce, one is 147 ft. tall and the other is 80 years old.

Of the tree in Benton Notch and the tree in York Woods, one is 80 years old and the other is 156 ft. tall.

Nolan's Pine is  taller than the tree in Eldora Woods.

Evan's Fir is  shorter than the 80 year-old tree.

Old Jarvis is 12 feet taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Of the tree in Woden Woods and The Senator, one is 153 ft. tall and the other is 99 years old.

Roger's Oak is 9 feet shorter than the tree in Knox Woods.

The tree in York Woods is  taller than the 96 year-old tree.

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

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


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

Perry spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the C-.

Milton spoke for a somewhat shorter time than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath.

Of the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Heath and the student who spoke for 10 minutes, one was Blake and the other got the A-.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel spoke 4 minutes less than Iris.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith was either the student who spoke for 16 minutes or Milton.

The presenter who spoke for 6 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel or the presenter who got the A.

The presenter who got the B+ didn't talk about P.M. Asquith.

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

Of the presenter who spoke for 12 minutes and Roberta, one talked about P.M. Pitt and the other got the B+.

Asquith Disraeli Heath Peel Pitt Thatcher


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

The flier going to Georgia will leave sometime before the passenger with the shamrock.

Brandi, the flier going to Ohio, the aerophobe with the lucky hat and the flier with the horseshoe are all different fliers.

Of the flier leaving in April and the flier with the coin, one is Zachary and the other will go to Ohio.

The flier with the shamrock is either the aerophobe leaving in February or the aerophobe leaving in March.

Of the passenger with the horseshoe and Maurice, one will go to Michigan and the other will leave in March.

Zachary will leave 1 month after the flier going to Ohio.

The passenger going to Rhode Island will leave sometime after the flier with the lucky hat.

The passenger going to Ohio is either the flier leaving in January or the flier leaving in March.

The aerophobe going to South Carolina is either the passenger with the rabbit's foot or the flier leaving in January.

The passenger with the horseshoe will leave sometime after the flier going to South Carolina.

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

Brandi Florence Maurice Olive Whitney Zachary

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
wishbone

Georgia
Michigan
Ohio
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Wyoming


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.

Of the person whose birthday is on July 16th and the musician, one is Kevin and the other is from Germany.

The person from Sweden has a birthday 2 months before Jeffrey.

The traveler from France has a birthday 3 months before Izzy.

The diplomat is either the person born on September 17th or the traveler whose birthday is on May 18th.

The lawyer has a birthday 3 months after the traveler from Sweden.

The person born on May 18th, the engineer, the traveler from Austria and Michael are all different people.

The traveler born on July 16th is either the person from France or the traveler from Austria.

Gerald has a birthday 2 months before the engineer.

The traveler whose birthday is on May 18th is not the surgeon.

Of the traveler whose birthday is on September 17th and the musician, one is Izzy and the other is from Belgium.

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

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician surgeon

Austria Belgium France Germany Mexico Sweden


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 Ontario scored  fewer points than the contestant in lane 4.

Of Yvette and the person from Ontario, one scored 620 points and the other was in lane 5.

Of the player who scored 300 points and the person in lane 6, one was from Cutler and the other is Florence.

Nina scored  fewer points than the person in lane 6.

Florence scored 160 points fewer points than the player from Junction City.

Kristie, the contestant who scored 380 points, and the player in lane 3 are three different people.

Of Zachary and the player in lane 2, one was from Ontario and the other scored 700 points.

The player from Elk Grove, the person who scored 380 points, and the player in lane 1 are three different people.

The player who scored 540 points is either the contestant from Junction City or Yvette.

The player who scored 540 points wasn't in lane 5.

The contestant in lane 2 scored 80 points fewer points than the person from Fort Kent.

Florence Kristie Nina Wanda Yvette Zachary

Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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

The salesperson whose order cost $6.70 is either the team member who ordered the tuna on rye or Erica.

Neither the salesperson who ordered the diet coke nor the salesperson whose order cost $5.80 is Peter.

The team member whose order cost $4.90 ordered the cheeseburger.

The team member who ordered the B.L.T. owes 45 cents less than Samantha.

Neither the team member who ordered the ginger ale nor the person whose order cost $6.25 is the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye.

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

Of the person who ordered the Italian sub and the team member who ordered the diet coke, one is Samantha and the other owes $5.35.

The person who ordered the orange soda owes 90 cents less than Hannah.

Neither the person who ordered the iced tea nor Chip is the team member whose order cost $5.35.

The person who ordered the diet coke didn't order the club sandwich.

Of the person who ordered the root beer and the person who ordered the cheeseburger, one owes $6.25 and the other is Erica.

Chip Erica Hannah Peter Rebecca Samantha

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

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


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.

Neither the course in room 125 nor the course in room 212 is Mr. Caldwell's class.

The class in room 207 has somewhat fewer students than the Algebra class.

The course in room 120 has 2  more students than the Geometry class.

The Geometry class is taught by Underwood.

Of the course with 37 students and the Spanish class, one is in room 201 and the other is taught by Leach.

The six classes are the Latin class, Mr. Leach's class, the course in room 405, Mr. Caldwell's class, the class in room 125 and the class with 37 students.

The course in room 405 has 2  more students than Mr. Warner's class.

Mr. Leach's class has 2  fewer students than the class in room 125.

Mr. Franklin's class has 6  more students than the class in room 125.

The course in room 125 has somewhat fewer students than the Geometry class.

The class in room 120 isn't the Algebra class.

The course in room 201 is the Art class.

Caldwell Franklin Leach Underwood Warner Zimmerman

Algebra Art French Geometry Latin Spanish


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

The case at 40.5912 N was either the box found on May 6 or the cache that held the puzzle book.

The box that held the brass key was found 6 days after the cache at 40.2516 N.

The six boxes were the box found on May 6, the box that held the puzzle book, the box at 88.1863 W, the case at 88.1928 W, the case at 40.6656 N and the case at 88.4584 W.

The case found on May 12 was either the case at 88.1863 W or the box that held the brass key.

The cache found on May 9 didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

The case at 40.6656 N was found 9 days before the case at 88.1863 W.

The box at 40.6656 N was either the case at 88.0431 W or the case found on May 3.

The case at 40.3109 N didn't have the ancient coin inside it.

The box at 40.3109 N, the case at 88.1928 W, and the box that held the chewing gum are three different boxes.

The cache at 40.3109 N wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The box at 40.8991 N wasn't at 88.1928 W.

Of the cache found on May 6 and the cache that held the sunglasses, one was at 41.0237 N and the other was at 40.2516 N.

The case at 41.0237 N was found sometime after the cache at 88.0431 W.

The cache that held the ancient coin wasn't at 88.2694 W.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
marbles
puzzle book
sunglasses


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

The card with the $4,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 06/2025.

The one that expires on 08/2025 has an APR 1 percent higher than the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

The one with an APR of 11% doesn't expire on 05/2025.

The card that expires on 06/2025 is either the Hoardstrum card or the one with the $8,500 credit limit.

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

The card that expires on 04/2024 has an APR somewhat higher than the card with the $4,000 credit limit.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 3 percent lower than the card with the $5,000 credit limit.

The card with an APR of 11% doesn't expire on 04/2024.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR 4 percent higher than the one with the $4,000 credit limit.

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

Neither the card with the $5,000 credit limit nor the one with the $3,500 credit limit is the TrustCo card.

Of the Whitly Bank card and the card with the $5,000 credit limit, one expires on 09/2025 and the other has an APR of 11%.

Of the Southwest Inc card and the card with the $20,000 credit limit, one expires on 09/2025 and the other has an APR of 12%.

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


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

The Falston LCS is either the Zagreb accelerator or the Madrid accelerator.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 isn't in Copenhagen.

The Madrid facility isn't headed by Dr. Owens.

The Falston LCS will not go online in 2017.

The Tevatron LHC will not go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Owens will go online 3 years after the Zagreb accelerator.

Of the Zynga Complex and the project headed by Dr. Farley, one is in Copenhagen and the other will go online in 2019.

The six accelerators are the Egert Facility, the Madrid accelerator, the facility scheduled to go online in 2017, the project headed by Dr. Weber, the Warsaw facility and the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2021.

The Lectra 4C isn't headed by Dr. Noble.

The Reykjavik facility is either the facility scheduled to go online in 2016 or the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

The Falston LCS will go online sometime before the project headed by Dr. Huff.

The Zynga Complex will go online 1 year before the Zagreb accelerator.

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

Dr. Farley
Dr. Huff
Dr. Noble
Dr. Owens
Dr. Weber
Dr. Zimmerman

Copenhagen Helsinki Madrid Reykjavik Warsaw Zagreb


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

The customer that chose warm mocha isn't being helped by Whitney.

Of the customer with the 4:00pm appointment and Yvonne's customer, one is Lynette and the other chose jet black.

Juana doesn't have the 4:00pm appointment.

Victoria's client has her appointment sometime after Flora.

Flora is either the customer that chose vivacious red or Yvonne's customer.

The client that chose deep copper is either Juana or Victoria's customer.

The client that chose vivacious red has her appointment sometime after Yvonne's customer.

Of Opal's customer and the customer that chose jet black, one is Juana and the other has the 3:00pm appointment.

The client with the 2:00pm appointment, Iris, and the client that chose vivacious red are three different customers.

Of the client that chose midnight blue and the client that chose vivacious red, one has the 3:00pm appointment and the other is being worked on by Pam.

The six customers are the client with the 12:00pm appointment, Iris, the customer that chose deep copper, Opal's customer, Juana and Lynette.

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


"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 is either the bookshelf or the item made of mahogany.

Of the hutch and the item made of teak, one costs $250 and the other costs $275.

Kendra's piece is either the bench or the footstool.

Of the $325 item and the item made of oak, one was crafted by Gwen and the other is the bench.

Of the item made of walnut and Hope's piece, one costs $325 and the other is the footstool.

The bookshelf costs 25 dollars more than Gwen's piece.

Whitney's piece is either the piece made of ash or the piece made of teak.

Tabitha's piece costs 75 dollars less than the end table.

The bench costs  less than Kendra's item.

barstool
bench
bookshelf
end table
footstool
hutch


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.

Of the person who started in 1982 and the person on the Rangers, one was Awad and the other was the second striker.

The sweeper, the player who started in 1985, Banben, Gardelli and the player on the Rangers were all different players.

Banben started 3 years after the wing back.

The player on the Silverbacks wasn't the center forward.

The person on the Whitecaps was either the second striker or the player who started in 1991.

The second striker started 6 years after Awad.

The player on the Whitecaps started sometime after Banben.

The person on the Silverbacks started 3 years before the full back.

Of the person who started in 1982 and the full back, one played for the Hammerheads and the other was Daregh.

Imay started sometime after the person on the Whitecaps.

The player who started in 1991 wasn't the full back.

center back
center forward
full back
second striker
sweeper
wing back

Courage Hammerheads Mustangs Rangers Silverbacks Whitecaps


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

"Voyager Hero" is either the pinball machine released in 1976 or the $2,000 machine.

The $1,500 pinball machine wasn't made by Hayco Inc..

The pinball machine released in 1978 wasn't made by Waverly Toys.

Of "Meteor Rise" and the machine released in 1975, one costs $6,400 and the other was made by Hayco Inc..

Of "Aladeen" and "Disco Mania", one costs $1,500 and the other was made by Dow Games.

The system made by Hayco Inc. came out sometime after the $1,750 pinball machine.

The $6,400 machine came out 3 years after "Zany Circus".

The six games are the $2,000 machine, the pinball machine made by Arco, the system made by Hayco Inc., the game released in 1976, the system released in 1979 and the system made by Maxigame.

The system released in 1977, the pinball machine made by Arco, and the game made by Hayco Inc. are three different games.

The game made by Dow Games came out 2 years before the $2,000 system.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

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


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.

Omar won 1 hand before the person who won the $23.25 pot.

The six people were Byron, the person who won the $6.50 pot, the competitor who won the second hand, the player who won with a straight flush, the competitor who won the $18.25 pot and the player who won the sixth hand.

The competitor who won the $12.50 pot was either the person who won the first hand or the competitor who won with a royal flush.

Courtney won sometime before the competitor who won with two pairs.

The player who won the $6.50 pot didn't win with a straight.

The player who won with a straight won 3 hands after the player who won the $23.25 pot.

Of Omar and the person who won with one pair, one won the $3.75 pot and the other won the fourth hand.

Courtney was either the player who won the $23.25 pot or the person who won the $6.50 pot.

The competitor who won the second hand didn't win the $3.75 pot.

one pair
two pairs
flush
straight
straight flush
royal flush


The case at 40.3109 N, the box found on May 18, and the box at 88.1928 W are three different boxes.

The box that held the puzzle book was found sometime before the box at 40.3109 N.

Of the case found on May 18 and the cache at 88.1863 W, one was at 41.0072 N and the other held the marbles.

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

The case that held the marbles was either the box at 88.1928 W or the box at 88.0431 W.

The box that held the decoder ring wasn't at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.8991 N wasn't uncovered on May 6.

The box at 40.6656 N was found 3 days before the case that held the decoder ring.

The case that held the decoder ring was either the cache at 88.3821 W or the box at 41.0072 N.

The case that held the chewing gum was found sometime before the case at 88.1928 W.

The cache found on May 9 was either the box at 88.3907 W or the case at 40.2516 N.

The cache found on May 15 didn't have the brass key inside it.

The box that held the puzzle book was found 6 days after the cache at 40.8991 N.

ancient coin
brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book


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 Island Creek oyster doesn't have a briny flavor.

The oyster from Willapa, RI costs 40 cents more than the Katamaka oyster.

The oyster from Duxbury, MA is either the oyster with the creamy finish or the one that costs $2.30.

The Bluepoint oyster isn't from Barnstable, ME.

The Island Creek oyster doesn't have a citrusy flavor.

The one that costs $2.30 has a melon-like taste.

The one that costs $2.40 isn't from Charlestown, CT.

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

Of the oyster with the buttery finish and the Bluepoint oyster, one costs $2.40 and the other is from Appleton, CT.

The Katamaka oyster doesn't have a citrusy flavor.

The Island Creek oyster, the oyster that costs $2.00, and the oyster from Barnstable, ME are three different oysters.

The Pomaquin oyster costs 20 cents more than the Katamaka oyster.

The oyster with the melon-like finish costs 10 cents more than the Thatcher oyster.

The Thatcher oyster is from Appleton, CT.

Bluepoint
Island Creek
Katamaka
Pomaquin
Summersill
Thatcher

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

briny buttery citrusy creamy melon-like nutty


The architect is either the person whose birthday is on September 17th or the person from Mexico.

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

Of Bill and the surgeon, one was born on July 16th and the other is from Austria.

The person whose birthday is on July 16th is either Lamar or Bill.

Bill has a birthday 1 month before the traveler from Norway.

Jeffrey is either the traveler from Austria or the person from South Africa.

The engineer has a birthday 1 month before Gerald.

The politician has a birthday 1 month before Lamar.

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

architect diplomat engineer lawyer politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
Germany
Mexico
Norway
South Africa


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.

Ida, the cook who scored 77 points, the cook who made the smoked pork and the cook who made the cashew tofu are all different chefs.

The chef who scored 49 points is either the cook from Demitasse or the cook from Oceanside.

Zachary is either the cook from Oceanside or the chef who made the cajun chili.

The person who made the smoked pork scored 28 more points than Rosalie.

Of the person who made the lemon snapper and the person who scored 56 points, one was Veronica and the other works at Apple Barn.

Of the cook who made the cashew tofu and the person who scored 70 points, one was Freda and the other works at Epicurious.

The chef from White Bean scored somewhat more points than the cook who made the cajun chili.

The chef from Demitasse made the lemon snapper.

The person from Zenaida's scored 7 fewer points than the chef who made the pepper steak.

Freda Ida Peggy Rosalie Veronica Zachary

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
lemon snapper
pepper steak
smoked pork

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Epicurious
Oceanside
White Bean
Zenaida\'s


Of the class with 39 students and Mr. Owen's class, one is in room 318 and the other is the Geometry class.

The Pre-Calculus class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 125.

The Pre-Calculus class has 4  more students than the class in room 314.

The course in room 114 has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Owen's class.

The French class is either Mr. Ray's class or the course in room 318.

The course in room 212 has 2  fewer students than the French class.

Neither the course with 39 students nor Mr. Quinn's class is the class in room 125.

The class in room 314 doesn't have 31 students.

The course with 33 students is either Mr. Underwood's class or the course in room 114.

The Geometry class is either Mr. Quinn's class or Mr. Morrison's class.

The course with 37 students isn't the Biology class.

The Chemistry class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Quinn's class.

Algebra Biology Chemistry French Geometry Pre-Calculus


Of "Disco Mania" and the $5,200 game, one was released in 1975 and the other was made by Pinnefore.

"Meteor Rise", the $6,400 pinball machine, and the machine made by Waverly Toys are three different games.

The system released in 1979 is either the $2,500 system or the game made by Arco.

The system released in 1978 is either "Voyager Hero" or the pinball machine made by Maxigame.

The pinball machine released in 1976 wasn't made by Hayco Inc..

"Bowling Alley" was made by Waverly Toys.

The system made by Waverly Toys is either the game released in 1974 or the machine released in 1977.

The six games are the $1,750 system, the system made by Waverly Toys, the game made by Dow Games, the machine released in 1976, "Meteor Rise" and "Aladeen".

"Aladeen" came out sometime before the game made by Hayco Inc..

The system released in 1977 costs $1,500.

Aladeen
Archer Quest
Bowling Alley
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero

Arco
Dow Games
Hayco Inc.
Maxigame
Pinnefore
Waverly Toys


The customer with the 4:00pm appointment is either the customer that chose midnight blue or the client that chose honey blonde.

Eileen doesn't have the 4:00pm appointment.

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

Of the customer with the 2:00pm appointment and the customer that chose midnight blue, one is Kelly and the other is being worked on by Nettie.

Of Myra and Alison, one is being worked on by Opal and the other chose jet black.

The customer that chose vivacious red has her appointment sometime after Cristina.

The client that chose honey blonde has her appointment 2 hours after Alison.

The client with the 4:00pm appointment, Iris, and Tammie's customer are three different customers.

Nettie's client has her appointment 1 hour before the customer that chose brown sable.

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


The contestant who scored 300 points is either the player in lane 6 or the player from Fort Kent.

The person who scored 380 points wasn't from Pacific Grove.

Of Yvette and the person from Bristol, one was in lane 1 and the other scored 700 points.

The player from Bristol is either the player in lane 7 or the contestant who scored 380 points.

The person in lane 1 scored 160 points fewer points than the contestant from Fort Kent.

The person in lane 2 scored  fewer points than Yvette.

Of the contestant from Junction City and Vincent, one was in lane 4 and the other scored 300 points.

The contestant who scored 380 points is either Deanna or the person in lane 6.

Wanda, the player from Bristol, the contestant from Pacific Grove, the contestant who scored 620 points and the player in lane 5 are all different people.

The contestant from Bristol scored  more points than the contestant in lane 4.

The contestant in lane 7 is either the person who scored 620 points or Irma.

Deanna Gretchen Irma Vincent Wanda Yvette

Bristol
Cutler
Fort Kent
Junction City
Ontario
Pacific Grove


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 spent $525 didn't give Ally the blender.

Of Jack Jordan and the attendee who spent $475, one gave Ally the planter and the other gave Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who gave Ally the blu-ray player is either the friend who spent $425 or the friend who lives in Twin Peaks.

The friend who spent $425 doesn't live in Fruitland.

Kit Kelley spent 50 dollars more than the attendee who lives in Fruitland.

The person who lives in Clovis didn't give Ally the laptop.

Ned Norris didn't give Ally the blender.

Of the friend who lives in Fruitland and the friend who lives in Sun City, one gave Ally the blu-ray player and the other spent $400.

The attendee who gave Ally the toaster, Mitch Mayo, and the person who lives in Fruitland are three different people.

Of the person who gave Ally the laptop and the person who lives in Twin Peaks, one spent $450 and the other is Pam Powell.

The friend who gave Ally the planter, the friend who spent $525, and Pam Powell are three different people.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


Peggy will leave 1 month after the flier going to Utah.

Of the aerophobe with the lucky hat and Peggy, one will go to Ohio and the other will leave in March.

The passenger leaving in April won't go to Virginia.

Of the flier leaving in May and the flier leaving in March, one is Sophie and the other will bring their shamrock.

Christie will leave 2 months after the aerophobe going to Ohio.

The aerophobe leaving in June won't bring a wishbone.

The passenger going to Ohio will bring their horseshoe.

The flier leaving in June is either the passenger going to Colorado or the flier going to Louisiana.

The aerophobe going to Arkansas is either the passenger with the shamrock or the passenger with the horseshoe.

Neither the passenger with the shamrock nor the passenger going to Louisiana is Alma.

The flier going to Ohio will leave 1 month after the aerophobe with the coin.

Arkansas Colorado Louisiana Ohio Utah Virginia


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.

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

The puppet going to Ypsilanti isn't "Yenga".

"Waldarama" is either Lucas's piece or the $1,000 puppet.

Of "Valencio" and "Tombawomba", one is going to Oslo and the other cost $1,750.

Of Isabel's puppet and the dummy going to Baltimore, one is "Tombawomba" and the other cost $750.

The piece going to Mexico City cost 250 dollars more than "Waldarama".

The six dummies are "Tombawomba", the $1,500 piece, Herman's piece, the $1,000 dummy, the $1,750 dummy and the puppet going to Mexico City.

Margarita's piece is either "Utrecht" or "Waldarama".

Herman Isabel Jeff Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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

The piece Angelina bought cost 3 dollars more than the turtle.

The dog cost 2 dollars more than the animal Verna bought.

The monkey cost 1 dollar more than the orange balloon.

The yellow balloon cost  less than the animal Javier bought.

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

The animal Olga bought cost  more than the brown piece.

The cat cost  less than the balloon Ian bought.

Of the piece Dixie bought and the dog, one was brown and the other cost $3.00.

The fish was either the purple balloon or the animal Dixie bought.


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

Of the fall Derrick shot in 2003 and Inawatai, one is located in New Zealand and the other has a height of 115 ft.

The fall Derrick photographed in 1982 is 5 ft taller than the fall located in Jamaica.

Rhoqua, the waterfall in New Zealand, the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1982, the waterfall Derrick shot in 1986 and the 125 ft tall fall are all different waterfalls.

Of Garray and Cerbel, one was shot in 1996 and the other is located in New Zealand.

Oginao is somewhat shorter than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1986.

The fall located in Brazil is 5 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick shot in 1984.

Of Garray and the 110 ft tall waterfall, one was shot in 1996 and the other is in New Zealand.

The fall Derrick shot in 1996 is not located in Canada.

Rhoqua is 15 ft shorter than the fall in Switzerland.

Cerbel is either the fall Derrick photographed in 1986 or the fall Derrick shot in 2003.

Rhoqua Nyalt Garray Cerbel Inawatai Oginao

Canada
Brazil
Nigeria
New Zealand
Jamaica
Switzerland