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

The solver who got 20 Across wrong was either the person from Kalona or the contestant from Industry.

The solver from Rinard finished 1 place before the solver who got 20 Across wrong.

The solver who got 11 Down wrong finished sometime after the contestant who got 30 Across wrong.

Of Leona and the solver who finished third, one was from Rinard and the other answered 20 Across incorrectly.

The contestant who finished fifth wasn't from Avalon.

Yvonne was either the solver who got 26 Down wrong or the person who finished fourth.

The solver who got 4 Across wrong finished 3 places before the solver who got 26 Down wrong.

Renee finished 1 place after the person from Rinard.

The solver who finished first was from Kalona.

4 Across
11 Down
20 Across
26 Down
30 Across


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

The five shrines are Yamasaki, the temple in Toyagi, the structure dedicated to the rooster, the structure dedicated to the turtle and the temple in Nakai.

Of the shrine built in 1585 and the structure dedicated to the deer, one is Okabe Honzo and the other is in Toyagi.

Sama Takako was built 120 years after the structure dedicated to the turtle.

The shrine dedicated to the rooster was built sometime before the shrine in Nakai.

The temple dedicated to the frog is either the temple in Nakai or Sama Takako.

The temple in Funai was built 120 years before the structure in Niwa.

The shrine dedicated to the cat is either the shrine in Niwa or Matsuno Okura.

Matsuno Okura is dedicated to the rooster.

Matsuno Okura
Okabe Honzo
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


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

The five dishes are the mac and cheese, the recipe that bakes for 40 minutes, the dish that bakes for 30 minutes, the dish that serves 6 people and the recipe that serves 7 people.

Neither the dish that serves 9 people nor the dish that cooks at 325 degrees is the recipe that bakes for 45 minutes.

Of the dish that cooks at 340 degrees and the dish that serves 9 people, one bakes for 35 minutes and the other is the baked ham.

The meatloaf doesn't cook at 350 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 350 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the dish that serves 7 people.

The meatloaf doesn't bake for 40 minutes.

The recipe that serves 5 people doesn't cook at 325 degrees.

Of the dish that serves 7 people and the mac and cheese, one bakes for 35 minutes and the other cooks at 400 degrees.

The recipe that cooks at 325 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the recipe that serves 9 people.

The candied yams recipe doesn't bake for 30 minutes.

25 minutes
30 minutes
35 minutes
40 minutes
45 minutes

baked ham
candied yams
mac and cheese
meatloaf
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
385 degrees
400 degrees

5 people
6 people
7 people
8 people
9 people


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

The culture with 9,000 people was founded 250 years after the Tyash culture.

The Aldeton culture, the culture with 5,000 people, the culture located near Waterloo and the culture located near Lacona were all different cultures.

The culture with 5,000 people was founded 500 years after the culture located near Waterloo.

The Uskorr culture was founded in 100 AD.

Neither the culture with 5,000 people nor the Ryat culture was the culture located near Howland.

The Ryat culture didn't have a population size of 4,500.

The Aldeton culture was either the culture located near Arnolds Park or the culture with 7,500 people.

Of the culture located near Howland and the society founded in 850 AD, one had a population size of 8,000 and the other was the Aldeton culture.

The culture located near Howland was either the culture founded in 1100 AD or the society founded in 600 AD.

Arnolds Park
Howland
Junction City
Lacona
Waterloo


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

The presenter who got the B- spoke 2 minutes less than the presenter who got the A-.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes talked about P.M. Peel.

The student who got the A spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who got the C-.

Iris was either the student who got the B- or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. North spoke 2 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey spoke 4 minutes more than the presenter who got the B-.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes
14 minutes


Of the dish that bakes for 45 minutes and the baked ham, one cooks at 340 degrees and the other serves 6 people.

The roast potatoes recipe cooks at 325 degrees.

The chicken cutlet bakes for 40 minutes.

The mac and cheese bakes 5 minutes longer than the dish that serves 9 people.

The dish that bakes for 40 minutes is either the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees or the dish that serves 4 people.

The mac and cheese requires 5 minutes less baking time than the recipe that cooks at 350 degrees.

The dish that cooks at 410 degrees requires 10 minutes less baking time than the chicken cutlet.

The dish that cooks at 410 degrees bakes 5 minutes longer than the roast potatoes recipe.

The candied yams recipe doesn't serve exactly 7 people.

baked ham
candied yams
chicken cutlet
mac and cheese
roast potatoes

325 degrees
340 degrees
350 degrees
410 degrees
425 degrees

4 people
5 people
6 people
7 people
9 people


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

The show that aired on Friday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on SBC.

The show that aired on WNW aired on Friday.

The show that aired at 11:30am and the program that aired on Sunday were different programs.

The program that aired on GMA, the program with 1,000,000 viewers, and the show with 250,000 viewers are three different programs.

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

Of the show with 250,000 viewers and the program with 1,000,000 viewers, one aired on Sunday and the other aired at 8:30pm.

The show that aired at 10:00pm was either the program that aired on CBR or the program with 1,250,000 viewers.

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

The show that aired on CBR had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Saturday.

The show that aired at 4:30pm brought in 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired on GMA didn't air on Thursday.

The show that aired on Saturday had 500,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on WNW.


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

The Underwood's house is 30 sq ft larger than the $29,000 home.

The $27,500 house is 15 sq ft larger than the house going to Unionville.

The 140 sq ft house didn't sell for $35,000.

Of the $36,000 home and the 155 sq ft house, one is for the Ingrams and the other will be delivered to Laguna Beach.

Of the $27,500 home and the 140 sq ft house, one will be delivered to Dallas Center and the other is for the Davidsons.

The Ingram's home, the Davidson's home and the house going to Dallas Center are all different houses.

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

The 140 sq ft structure won't be going to Fullerton.

The Nielsen's home is somewhat larger than the structure going to Dallas Center.

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

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Unionville


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 bridge in Bucharest and the 14,500 ft one, one is Vellon Bridge and the other is the cantilever bridge.

The one in Warsaw is  shorter than the bowstring structure.

The bridge in Helsinki isn't the suspension bridge.

The structure in Warsaw isn't the suspension bridge.

Gorem Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the bridge in Skopje.

The five structures are the structure in Skopje, the 8,500 ft bridge, Vellon Bridge, the 13,000 ft bridge and the 14,500 ft structure.

The structure in Skopje isn't the suspension bridge.

Sandy Bridge is 1,500 feet longer than the camelback one.

The bowstring structure is either the one in Kiev or North Bridge.

Gorem Bridge
North Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Star Bridge
Vellon Bridge

bowstring camelback cantilever girder suspension


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

The piece that sold for $125 was either the 2004 card or Pete Perez's one.

The 1988 piece sold for 150 dollars more than Keith Kane's item.

Of the one that sold for $325 and the piece for the person who played catcher, one came out in 1974 and the other featured Pete Perez.

The one that sold for $175 didn't feature the person who played right field.

Irv Ingram's piece didn't feature the person who played center field.

The 1978 piece sold for 50 dollars less than the piece for the person who played catcher.

Opie Oliver's item sold for somewhat more than the 1978 card.

The 1995 item sold for 50 dollars less than the piece for the person who played third base.

Opie Oliver's one didn't feature the person who played center field.

The piece for the person who played center field sold for 150 dollars more than the 1978 card.

Irv Ingram
Keith Kane
Lance Leach
Opie Oliver
Pete Perez

catcher
center field
left field
right field
third base


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

The case that held the sunglasses was found 6 days before the cache at 88.1863 W.

The cache at 40.5912 N held the puzzle book.

The box at 41.0237 N held the brass key.

The cache that held the decoder ring was found 6 days before the cache that held the puzzle book.

The box at 40.2516 N was either the case at 88.3907 W or the cache found on May 15.

The case found on May 6, the box at 88.4584 W, and the cache that held the chewing gum are three different boxes.

The case at 41.0072 N was found sometime before the case that held the decoder ring.

Of the box at 40.6656 N and the cache found on May 9, one held the sunglasses and the other was at 88.2694 W.

brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
puzzle book
sunglasses


The culture located near Valencia was founded 750 years before the Danseri culture.

The culture with 5,000 people was founded 250 years after the culture with 6,500 people.

The Oiracha culture was founded 750 years after the culture located near Quasqueton.

The Aldeton culture was founded 250 years before the culture located near Mason City.

The Danseri culture was either the culture with 4,500 people or the culture located near Garden Grove.

The Tyash culture was founded sometime before the culture with 4,500 people.

The culture located near Mason City had a population size of 9,500.

The Oiracha culture had a population size of 5,000.

Boulder Creek
Garden Grove
Mason City
Quasqueton
Valencia


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.

Hope has her appointment 1 hour before Kelly.

Tammie's client has her appointment sometime after the customer that chose deep copper.

Whitney's client has her appointment 2 hours before the customer that chose warm mocha.

The customer that chose honey blonde is either Pam's client or Yvonne's client.

The customer that chose midnight blue has her appointment 3 hours before Flora.

The client that chose brown sable is being worked on by Rhonda.

The customer that chose honey blonde has her appointment 2 hours before the client that chose brown sable.

Yvonne's client is either Kelly or the client with the 2:00pm appointment.

The client with the 12:00pm appointment chose midnight blue.

brown sable
deep copper
honey blonde
midnight blue
warm mocha


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.

Of the $4.00 piece and the animal Nancy bought, one was the fish and the other was yellow.

The yellow balloon, the animal Zachary bought, and the dog are three different items.

The animal William bought, the brown piece, and the dog are three different items.

The snail cost 2 dollars more than the balloon Kathleen bought.

Of the fish and the turtle, one was orange and the other cost $4.00.

The piece Kathleen bought cost 1 dollar more than the red piece.

The balloon Zachary bought cost  more than the yellow balloon.

The magenta balloon was either the piece Zachary bought or the $4.00 balloon.


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 politician and the musician, one is Lamar and the other is from Austria.

Of the architect and the person whose birthday is on July 16th, one is from Mexico and the other is Dale.

The diplomat has a birthday 2 months before the architect.

The politician has a birthday 1 month after Bill.

Neither the person born on June 14th nor the person from Norway is Adrian.

The lawyer has a birthday 1 month after the politician.

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

architect diplomat lawyer musician politician


Biogenica Inc. is a biotechnology firm that has successfully sequenced the genomes of a number of different types of bacteria this year.  Using only the clues below, match each bacteria to its number of total genes, and determine the name of the doctor who sequenced its genome and the month in which it was completed.

The bacteria with 1,000 genes was either E. carolinus or the one sequenced in July.

Of the one sequenced in December and the organism sequenced by Dr. Prince, one is D. forcilitis and the other is B. mangeris.

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

The five organisms were the one sequenced by Dr. Garza, the organism with 750 genes, the bacteria sequenced in April, B. mangeris and E. carolinus.

The one with 1,000 genes wasn't sequenced by Dr. Acosta.

The bacteria sequenced in September has somewhat more genes than P. wellington.

E. carolinus has 250 fewer genes than B. mangeris.

E. carolinus wasn't sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Garza was either P. wellington or the one with 250 genes.

E. paradolens wasn't sequenced by Dr. Doyle.

B. mangeris
D. forcilitis
E. carolinus
E. paradolens
P. wellington


The piece Angelina bought, the monkey, the orange animal and the fish were all different items.

The orange piece cost 3 dollars more than the white animal.

The brown balloon was either the balloon William bought or the cat.

The balloon William bought cost 1 dollar more than the piece Angelina bought.

The cat cost 2 dollars more than the gold animal.

The balloon Heidi bought, the brown balloon, and the fish are three different items.

The white balloon cost 1 dollar less than the brown balloon.

Of the animal Angelina bought and the balloon Heidi bought, one was the snail and the other cost $3.00.


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

The waterfall located in Jamaica is 10 ft higher than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 2003.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1986 is somewhat taller than the fall Derrick photographed in 1997.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1997 is 10 ft higher than Garray.

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

Of Cerbel and the fall in Nigeria, one was shot in 1998 and the other has a height of 115 ft.

Of Oginao and Irskela, one is 110 ft tall and the other was photographed in 1998.

Canada Nigeria Tibet Jamaica Switzerland


The person from Germany has a birthday 1 month after Gerald.

The person from France is either the diplomat or Neville.

Of the politician and the person born on August 15th, one is Dale and the other is from Canada.

The traveler whose birthday is on May 18th is from Norway.

The architect has a birthday sometime after the person from Germany.

The traveler whose birthday is on April 13th is not the musician.

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

The traveler born on June 14th is the diplomat.

Michael, the traveler born on April 13th, the diplomat and the politician are all different people.

architect diplomat engineer musician politician


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

The client who will be seeing Dr. Joseph has an appointment sometime before the person who will be seeing Dr. Gregory.

Colin has an appointment 1 hour after the client going in for the root canal.

The customer going in for the cleaning has an appointment 2 hours after the person who will be seeing Dr. Joseph.

The client going in for the filling has an appointment 2 hours before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Compton.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Gregory doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The customer going in for the filling is either Colin or the person with the 12:30pm appointment.

Of the customer who will be seeing Dr. Gregory and the patient with the 12:30pm appointment, one is Jonathan and the other is Vanessa.

Zachary is either the customer going in for the cleaning or the person who will be seeing Dr. Park.

Jonathan doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

cleaning
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers

Dr. Compton
Dr. Gregory
Dr. Joseph
Dr. Park
Dr. Reynolds


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

The course in room 314 has 2  fewer students than the class in room 405.

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

Mr. Warner's class has somewhat fewer students than Mr. Newton's class.

The course in room 405 is the History class.

The Art class has somewhat more students than Mr. Newton's class.

The course in room 129, Mr. Avery's class, the course with 31 students and Mr. Warner's class are all different classes.

Mr. Newton's class is either the class in room 322 or the class in room 314.

Of the Art class and the Pre-Calculus class, one is taught by Avery and the other is in room 114.

The course in room 405 has 2  fewer students than the Spanish class.

Art History Physics Pre-Calculus Spanish


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

The full back started 3 years before Rothvum.

The second striker started 6 years before the center back.

The player on the Spartans started sometime after the player on the Bulldogs.

The person on the Spartans was either the center back or the second striker.

Of the person on the Stingrays and the person who started in 1988, one was Banben and the other was the goalie.

The person who started in 1988 didn't play for the Spartans.

The player on the Minutemen started 3 years after Awad.

The player who started in 1979 was either the player on the Bulldogs or Rothvum.

center back
full back
goalie
second striker
sweeper

Bulldogs Minutemen Spartans Stingrays Whitecaps


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

The order with bologna costs 2 dollars more than Emily's order.

The order with ham includes colby jack cheese.

The order with corned beef costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with prosciutto.

Of the order with prosciutto and Zachary's order, one costs $5.75 and the other includes provolone cheese.

The order with salami doesn't include muenster cheese.

The $2.75 order is either the order with cheddar cheese or the sandwich with muenster cheese.

Omar's order costs 2 dollars more than Emily's order.

The sandwich with ham costs 1 dollar more than Zachary's sandwich.

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

cheddar
colby jack
gouda
muenster
provolone

bologna
corned beef
ham
prosciutto
salami


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

Joseph Jakes doesn't work in the software industry.

The tycoon who works in the biotech industry isn't from Sweden.

Faith Flynn doesn't work in the software industry.

The mogul who works in the biotech industry is worth 1 billion less than the magnate from Mexico.

The magnate from Mexico is worth 1 billion less than the magnate from Canada.

The tycoon who works in the pharmaceutical industry is worth 1 billion less than the tycoon who works in the biotech industry.

Cal Craig is worth 2 billion less than the person who works in the finance industry.

Of Tim Townsend and the mogul who works in the aerospace industry, one is worth $26 billion and the other is from Ireland.

Tim Townsend is worth 1 billion more than Cal Craig.

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

Betty Bush
Cal Craig
Faith Flynn
Joseph Jakes
Tim Townsend

aerospace biotech finance pharmaceutical software


The five people are the person from Belgium, Jeffrey, the traveler born on May 18th, the engineer and the politician.

The diplomat has a birthday 2 months before Lamar.

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

The diplomat has a birthday 1 month before Frank.

The politician has a birthday sometime before the traveler from Canada.

Of the engineer and the person from Norway, one is Frank and the other was born on July 16th.

The person from France has a birthday 2 months before the lawyer.

diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician

Belgium
Canada
France
Norway
South Africa


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

The bookmobile Natasha drives is either the ambulance or "Explore More".

The ambulance has  more books than the Mack truck.

Of "Words To Go" and the bookmobile with 250 books, one is driven by Elena and the other is the Mack truck.

"Explore More" has 50 more books than the vehicle Elena drives.

The bookmobile with 450 books is the ice cream truck.

The mobile library Antonio drives is either the bookmobile with 450 books or "Ready Reader".

"Dream Machine" has 150 fewer books than the Airstream.

The bookmobile Sheryl drives has 100 more books than "Explore More".

Dream Machine
Explore More
Ready Reader
Tiny Tomes
Words To Go

Airstream
ambulance
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck


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.

Of the runner who ordered penne and the runner who chose pomodoro sauce, one paid $8.99 and the other was Damon.

The runner who paid $10.99 didn't order spaghetti.

Louis paid 2 dollars more than the runner who chose marinara sauce.

The contestant who chose arrabiata sauce paid 3 dollars more than the runner who chose puttanesca sauce.

The competitor who ordered taglioni paid  more than Irma.

The contestant who ordered penne paid  less than the competitor who ordered spaghetti.

The competitor who ordered rigatoni paid 1 dollar more than the runner who ordered taglioni.

The contestant who chose pomodoro sauce paid 2 dollars more than the contestant who chose puttanesca sauce.

The competitor who ordered rigatoni was either the runner who paid $7.99 or Louis.

fettuccine penne rigatoni spaghetti taglioni

alfredo arrabiata marinara pomodoro puttanesca


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 five students were Perry, the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden, the student who spoke for 14 minutes, the student who spoke for 12 minutes and the presenter who got the C+.

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

Of the student who spoke for 6 minutes and Iris, one talked about P.M. Wilson and the other talked about P.M. Eden.

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

Dominic was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Wilson.

The student who spoke for 14 minutes didn't talk about P.M. Wilson.

Of the student who got the B+ and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other was Roberta.


The full back started 9 years after Gardelli.

The sweeper started 3 years before Banben.

The person on the Whitecaps started 3 years after Gardelli.

Of Engmose and the person who started in 1985, one played for the Hammerheads and the other was the goalie.

Imay started 9 years before the person on the Hawks.

The center back started 3 years after the sweeper.

center back
center forward
full back
goalie
sweeper

Courage Hammerheads Hawks Rangers Whitecaps


Of the diplomat and Kevin, one was born on July 16th and the other is from Germany.

The musician has a birthday 2 months after the traveler from Austria.

The traveler born on August 15th is not the diplomat.

Charles has a birthday 1 month after the lawyer.

Of the traveler whose birthday is on July 16th and the person from Germany, one is Eric and the other is the architect.

Neither the person from Germany nor the traveler whose birthday is on April 13th is Harry.

Charles is either the traveler from Sweden or the diplomat.


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.

Gabriel is either the chef who scored 70 points or the person from Demitasse.

Of the cook from Enzo's and the chef from Apple Barn, one was Yolanda and the other scored 63 points.

The person who scored 63 points didn't make the smoked pork.

The cook who scored 56 points doesn't work at Apple Barn.

Wade, the person who scored 56 points and the chef from Demitasse are all different chefs.

Bertha scored 21 fewer points than Anita.

The chef from Enzo's scored 7 more points than the chef who made the jambalaya.

The chef who scored 42 points didn't make the smoked pork.

cajun chili
cashew tofu
jambalaya
smoked pork
turkey soup

Apple Barn
Demitasse
Enzo\'s
Oceanside
White Bean


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.

Of the team member whose order cost $6.25 and the person who ordered the water, one is Peter and the other is Rebecca.

The person who ordered the ginger ale is either the person whose order cost $6.70 or the salesperson who ordered the taco salad.

The person who ordered the grape soda ordered the Italian sub.

Of the person who ordered the iced tea and the salesperson who ordered the B.L.T., one is Erica and the other is Rebecca.

Neither Hannah nor the team member whose order cost $5.35 is the team member who ordered the water.

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda owes $1.35 more than the team member who ordered the taco salad.

Peter owes 90 cents less than the salesperson who ordered the club sandwich.

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

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
root beer
water


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

The 8-1 decision was 1 week after Justice Underwood's majority opinion.

The March 31 case was either the 8-1 decision or Justice Quinn's majority opinion.

Omar v Powers, the March 3 proceeding, and the 5-4 decision are three different cases.

Of the March 3 case and the 7-2 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn and the other was Gibbs v Kintz.

The 5-4 decision was sometime after Carson v Dunn.

The March 31 case didn't have its majority opinion written by Justice Olson.

Of the March 3 proceeding and the 5-4 decision, one had its majority opinion written by Justice Hatfield and the other had its majority opinion written by Justice Quinn.

March 3
March 10
March 17
March 24
March 31

Ayers v Byrd
Carson v Dunn
Gibbs v Kintz
Omar v Powers
Watts v Yang


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.

Of the box at 40.6656 N and the box found on May 15, one held the puzzle book and the other was at 88.3821 W.

The box at 41.0072 N wasn't at 88.0431 W.

The box at 40.2516 N didn't have the marbles inside it.

The cache at 88.4584 W, the case that held the chewing gum, and the box found on May 12 are three different boxes.

The box that held the marbles was at 88.3821 W.

The cache that held the brass key was found sometime after the case at 40.3109 N.

The case at 88.1863 W was found 6 days after the cache at 88.0431 W.

The case at 88.3821 W was found 3 days after the case at 88.1863 W.

The case at 88.2694 W was found 3 days after the cache that held the brass key.

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

brass key
chewing gum
decoder ring
marbles
puzzle book


Stride Elementary School held a spelling bee this week.  Each contestant was from a different English class, and each was given a different word during the final round of the contest.  Using only the clues below, match each child to their English teacher, their final word and the order in which each finished the contest.

Of the student from Mrs. Nixon's class and the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class, one had to spell "duplicity" and the other is Yvette.

The five people are the contestant who finished in fourth place, Bessie, the student from Mrs. Yeffer's class, the student whose final word was "anemic" and the student whose final word was "consomme".

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

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

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

The child who finished in third place was from Mrs. Witte's class.

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

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

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated


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

The stock Bill bought was  per share less expensive than the financial stock.

Of the stock Geraldo bought and GXTV, one was in the real estate sector and the other sold for $28 per share.

The stock Geraldo bought was either the stock that sold for $27 per share or the stock that sold for $28 per share.

Neither the stock Bill bought nor the telecom stock was PSTO.

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

The health care stock was 2 dollars per share less expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

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

The technology stock was bought by Delilah.

financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom


Mr. Ellis's class has 6  fewer students than the course in room 215.

The class with 37 students isn't the English class.

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

Mr. Owen's class has 2  fewer students than the course in room 129.

The five classes are the class with 33 students, the English class, Mr. Ellis's class, the Geometry class and Mr. Gilmore's class.

Mr. Velasquez's class has 2  more students than the Biology class.

Of the course with 29 students and Mr. Velasquez's class, one is the Physics class and the other is in room 125.

The course in room 215 is either the Biology class or Mr. Ingram's class.

Mr. Gilmore's class has somewhat fewer students than the class in room 125.

Biology Chemistry English Geometry Physics


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

The ape Gracie works with is 6 years younger than Rajesh.

The animal Eva works with is either Nikatrice or Merah.

Rajesh, the orangutan Aldo works with, and the 13-year-old are three different animals.

Shamir is either the ape Calliope works with or the 16-year-old.

Of the ape that was found in Puruk Cahu and the 4-year-old, one is Merah and the other is cared for by Calliope.

The orangutan that was found in Basahan is cared for by Francine.

Nikatrice is 6 years older than the animal that was found in Ambalat.

Nikatrice is either the 4-year-old or the orangutan that was found in Melak.

Merah is  younger than the ape that was found in Ambalat.

Ambalat
Basahan
Melak
Puruk Cahu
Tarakan


The contestant who ordered fettuccine paid 1 dollar less than the runner who chose alfredo sauce.

Of the runner who paid $10.99 and Margie, one ordered spaghetti and the other chose mushroom sauce.

Of the runner who ordered taglioni and the runner who chose bolognese sauce, one paid $10.99 and the other paid $9.99.

The contestant who paid $6.99 ordered farfalle.

Jack was either the runner who chose alfredo sauce or the contestant who ordered fusilli.

Neither Margie nor the runner who ordered farfalle was the contestant who chose marinara sauce.

The competitor who chose puttanesca sauce paid 2 dollars less than Nathaniel.

farfalle fettuccine fusilli spaghetti taglioni

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom puttanesca


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 narwhal is either the 21 ft long exhibit or the specimen donated in 1996.

The whale donated in 2008 is 2 feet shorter than Evan.

Dennis is 4 feet longer than the sei whale.

The fin whale is either the exhibit donated in 2010 or Curtis.

The exhibit donated in 2015 isn't Brent.

Of Brent and the exhibit donated in 2008, one is 21 ft long and the other is the bowhead whale.

Curtis is 2 feet longer than the bowhead whale.

beluga whale
bowhead whale
fin whale
narwhal
sei whale


Cal Craig is worth 2 billion less than the person from Mexico.

Hal Hickman is either the mogul from France or the mogul worth $28 billion.

Hal Hickman is worth 3 billion more than the mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry.

Of the mogul who works in the medical industry and Joseph Jakes, one is worth $29 billion and the other is from Sweden.

Ed Everett works in the banking industry.

Of the mogul worth $29 billion and Cal Craig, one works in the medical industry and the other is from Germany.

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

Cal Craig
Dirk Dillon
Ed Everett
Hal Hickman
Joseph Jakes

aerospace banking finance medical pharmaceutical


The contestant whose final word was "duplicity", the child from Mrs. Almerini's class, and Kelley are three different people.

Ira is either the contestant from Mrs. Witte's class or the student whose final word was "bulwark".

Of Erik and the student from Mrs. Witte's class, one finished in fourth place and the other had to spell "anemic".

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

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

The contestant whose final word was "anemic" didn't finish in sixth place.

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

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

The five people are the student who finished in third place, the child from Mrs. Almerini's class, the contestant whose final word was "anemic", Kelley and the student whose final word was "elucidated".


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

Omar's design went 20 feet farther than the green airplane.

The five planes were the plane that went 55 feet, the yellow plane, Henrietta's design, Valerie's design and Margo's design.

Henrietta's design was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the airplane that went 15 feet.

Of Valerie's design and the plane that was thrown 3rd, one went 35 feet and the other was yellow.

Of Margo's design and the plane that went 35 feet, one was thrown 7th and the other was silver.

The plane that was thrown 1st went 20 feet farther than the blue airplane.


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

The five sightings were Benny Baron's report, the August 6 sighting, the report from Ames, the report from Jackson and the August 8 sighting.

The report from Jackson was submitted sometime after the report of the triangle-shaped UFO.

Neither the report from Ames nor the August 8 report was Hal Harrison's sighting.

Of Gil Gates's sighting and Abe Alvarez's report, one involved the horseshoe-shaped UFO and the other was received on August 5.

Gil Gates's report was submitted 1 day after the report from Ames.

The August 7 report wasn't from Islesboro.

The report of the oval-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day after Cindy Chan's report.

The sighting from Tarzana was submitted 1 day after the sighting of the oval-shaped UFO.

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

August 4
August 5
August 6
August 7
August 8

Abe Alvarez
Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison


Hal Harrison's sighting was submitted 1 day after the sighting from Dows.

The five sightings were Benny Baron's report, the August 5 sighting, the August 8 report, the report from Upper Lake and the August 6 sighting.

Dan Delgado's report was either the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO or the August 6 report.

The report from Long Barn was submitted sometime before the sighting of the horseshoe-shaped UFO.

The August 5 sighting wasn't from Postville.

Of the sighting from Long Barn and the sighting from Dows, one was reported by Benny Baron and the other involved the triangle-shaped UFO.

The report of the diamond-shaped UFO was either Dan Delgado's report or the sighting from Jackson.

Edith Estes's report wasn't from Postville.

Neither the August 5 report nor Cindy Chan's sighting was the sighting from Upper Lake.

Dan Delgado's sighting was submitted 1 day after Cindy Chan's sighting.

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

Benny Baron
Cindy Chan
Dan Delgado
Edith Estes
Hal Harrison

Dows
Jackson
Long Barn
Postville
Upper Lake


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.

Flora is either Tammie's client or the client that chose vivacious red.

The client with the 12:00pm appointment didn't choose warm mocha.

Rhonda's client has her appointment 3 hours before the client that chose brown sable.

Of Opal's customer and the customer that chose vivacious red, one is Juana and the other has the 11:00am appointment.

The five customers are Lynette, the client that chose warm mocha, the client with the 1:00pm appointment, the client that chose vivacious red and the client with the 2:00pm appointment.

Of Whitney's client and the customer that chose vivacious red, one has the 3:00pm appointment and the other is Flora.

Victoria's customer is either the client with the 12:00pm appointment or the client that chose jet black.

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

brown sable
jet black
midnight blue
vivacious red
warm mocha


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 waterfall located in Canada and the 110 ft tall fall, one is Rhoqua and the other was shot in 1998.

The 120 ft tall fall is not located in Tibet.

Cerbel is 10 ft taller than the waterfall located in Canada.

The waterfall located in Switzerland is 10 ft shorter than the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1989.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1997 is either the 120 ft tall waterfall or the waterfall located in Canada.

Neither Cerbel nor the 105 ft tall waterfall is the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1998.

Rhoqua is somewhat taller than the waterfall Derrick shot in 1986.

The waterfall Derrick photographed in 1986 is not in Tibet.


The tycoon worth $26 billion doesn't work in the medical industry.

Mike Mckay is worth 3 billion less than Sid Scott.

The tycoon from Germany is worth 3 billion more than Mike Mckay.

Of the mogul who works in the aerospace industry and the magnate worth $26 billion, one is from France and the other is Mike Mckay.

Kirk Kaplan is worth 2 billion less than the person from Norway.

Of the magnate from Germany and the tycoon worth $26 billion, one is Ed Everett and the other works in the finance industry.

The magnate worth $27 billion is either the person from Argentina or the mogul who works in the biotech industry.

The tycoon who works in the retail industry is worth 2 billion more than the magnate who works in the aerospace industry.

Ed Everett
Kirk Kaplan
Mike Mckay
Rachel Reid
Sid Scott

aerospace biotech finance medical retail


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.

Neither the wing back nor the person who started in 1979 was the player on the Mustangs.

Of the full back and the player on the Mustangs, one began playing in 1982 and the other was Awad.

The full back started 6 years after Banben.

The player on the Whitecaps started 9 years before the center forward.

The five players were the wing back, the person who started in 1982, the person who started in 1985, Awad and the person on the Predators.

Of the person who started in 1985 and the goalie, one was Banben and the other was Daregh.

center forward
full back
goalie
sweeper
wing back

Hammerheads Mustangs Predators Spartans Whitecaps


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

The structure in Uchida was built sometime before the temple in Nakai.

The temple in Toyagi was built 60 years after the temple dedicated to the cat.

The structure in Nakai is either Takahashi or Sama Takako.

Of the temple dedicated to the cat and the temple dedicated to the rooster, one is in Funai and the other is Amari Michi.

The temple dedicated to the cat was built sometime after the shrine in Nakai.

Yamasaki was built 60 years before the temple dedicated to the turtle.

Matsuno Okura, the structure in Funai, the structure built in 1585 and the temple in Uchida are all different shrines.

Sama Takako was built 60 years before Yamasaki.

Amari Michi
Matsuno Okura
Sama Takako
Takahashi
Yamasaki


The sighting of the cone-shaped UFO was from Crescent City.

The sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO was either the August 8 report or the report from Otisfield.

The sighting from Crescent City was submitted 1 day before the report of the triangle-shaped UFO.

Edith Estes's sighting wasn't from Crescent City.

The report of the egg-shaped UFO was submitted 1 day before Iva Ingram's report.

Of the August 6 sighting and Cindy Chan's sighting, one was from Houghton and the other involved the cigar-shaped UFO.

The report from Kirkman was submitted 1 day before Gil Gates's report.

The report from Houghton was submitted 2 days after the sighting from Crescent City.

Cindy Chan
Edith Estes
Gil Gates
Hal Harrison
Iva Ingram

Crescent City
Houghton
Kirkman
Otisfield
Zearing


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 going to Wyoming will leave 2 months before Peggy.

The aerophobe leaving in January won't bring a wishbone.

The flier with the shamrock will leave sometime after Rudy.

Neither the aerophobe with the wishbone nor the aerophobe with the lucky hat is the flier leaving in May.

Lee is either the flier going to Arkansas or the flier leaving in January.

The flier going to Utah will leave 1 month before Rudy.

Neither the passenger leaving in February nor the flier with the horseshoe is the passenger going to Hawaii.

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
shamrock
wishbone


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

Of the order with colby jack cheese and the order with gouda cheese, one includes liverwurst and the other is Frances's.

The order with muenster cheese costs 1 dollar less than the sandwich with liverwurst.

Neither the sandwich with salami nor the sandwich with prosciutto is Kenneth's sandwich.

The sandwich with colby jack cheese costs 2 dollars less than the sandwich with salami.

Kenneth's sandwich doesn't include cheddar cheese.

Zachary's sandwich costs 3 dollars more than Frances's order.

corned beef
liverwurst
prosciutto
roast beef
salami


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 person who won the fifth hand was either Nathaniel or the competitor who won with one pair.

The person who won the $5.25 pot didn't win with a straight.

Derek won 2 hands before the player who won the $5.25 pot.

The player who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands before the person who won the $18.25 pot.

Guillermo was either the player who won with a royal flush or the competitor who won the $18.25 pot.

Of the person who won the third hand and the person who won with a royal flush, one won the $5.25 pot and the other was Derek.

The player who won the $12.50 pot won sometime after the person who won with a straight.

The competitor who won the fourth hand won with two pairs.

The competitor who won with a royal flush, Nathaniel, and Veronica are three different people.

Derek Guillermo Nathaniel Veronica Yvonne

one pair
two pairs
full house
straight
royal flush


The ape that was found in Puak is 3 years older than the orangutan Francine works with.

Nikatrice is either the 4-year-old or the orangutan Calliope works with.

The orangutan Eva works with is 3 years older than Rajesh.

Ofallo is  older than the animal Aldo works with.

Of the orangutan that was found in Puak and the animal that was found in Ambalat, one is cared for by Calliope and the other is 4 years old.

The orangutan that was found in Sebulu is 3 years older than the ape Eva works with.

Ofallo is either the 16-year-old or the 4-year-old.

The orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu is  older than the animal Aldo works with.


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

The piece that sold for $325 featured the person who played center field.

The piece for the person who played second base was either Keith Kane's one or the 2007 piece.

The piece that sold for $275 came out in 1995.

Mike Morales's piece sold for 100 dollars more than the piece for the person who played third base.

Mike Morales's piece didn't come out in 2004.

Of the 2012 card and the one that sold for $125, one featured the person who played left field and the other featured Bill Bernard.

The card for the person who played second base sold for 50 dollars more than the piece for the person who played left field.

Hick Hodge's item sold for 100 dollars more than the 2007 item.

The piece for the person who played second base sold for somewhat less than the 2012 item.

Bill Bernard
Hick Hodge
Keith Kane
Mike Morales
Opie Oliver

center field
left field
second base
shortstop
third base


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.

Of the entrant who entered her mittens and the knitter who submitted the white item, one is Natasha and the other finished first.

The knitter who submitted the black item finished 1 place before the knitter who entered her socks.

The knitter who entered her blanket finished 1 place after the knitter who entered her scarf.

The entrant who submitted the green item finished 1 place after the knitter who entered her sweater.

The knitter who entered her sweater finished 2 places before Carla.

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


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.

Herbert paid 2 dollars more than the competitor who ordered capellini.

The runner who paid $7.99 ordered penne.

Yolanda paid  less than the runner who chose puttanesca sauce.

Zachary paid 3 dollars less than the competitor who chose marinara sauce.

The contestant who ordered rigatoni paid 2 dollars less than Claudia.

Of the contestant who chose bolognese sauce and the competitor who chose marinara sauce, one ordered capellini and the other was Herbert.

capellini penne rigatoni rotini taglioni


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 155 sq ft home won't be going to Dallas Center.

The Zimmerman's home didn't sell for $32,250.

The $32,250 house is somewhat smaller than the home going to Dallas Center.

Neither the 95 sq ft home nor the $36,000 house is the house going to Laguna Beach.

The Gillespie's home is somewhat smaller than the $32,250 home.

Of the 155 sq ft structure and the house going to Laguna Beach, one is for the Pratts and the other sold for $27,500.

Of the $29,000 house and the 125 sq ft house, one is for the Underwoods and the other will be delivered to Yountville.

The five houses are the 155 sq ft home, the Underwood's house, the Gillespie's structure, the home going to Yountville and the home going to Healdsburg.

Gillespie Nielsen Pratt Underwood Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Healdsburg
Laguna Beach
Shaver Lake
Yountville


The player who won the $9.00 pot won with a royal flush.

The person who won the $9.00 pot won 2 hands after the player who won with a straight flush.

The person who won the $23.25 pot won 2 hands after the competitor who won the $3.75 pot.

The player who won the $18.25 pot, Irma, and the player who won the third hand are three different people.

The competitor who won with a flush won 2 hands before Yvonne.

Of the player who won the third hand and Lee, one won with a full house and the other won the $3.75 pot.

Of the competitor who won with a straight flush and the person who won the $6.50 pot, one was Irma and the other was Wilbur.

one pair
full house
flush
straight flush
royal flush


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

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year before the person who scored a 65.

The person who won at Juniper Hills won her tournament 1 year before Vickie Vern.

Of the person who won in 1922 and the woman who scored a 64, one was Pamela Peet and the other was Denise Detz.

The golfer who won at Spotswood didn't shoot a 61.

The woman who scored a 60 was either Vickie Vern or the person who won in 1920.

The golfer who won at Spotswood won her tournament sometime after Vickie Vern.

Of the person who won in 1922 and Tina Tuttle, one won at Willow Grove and the other shot a 67.

Neither the golfer who won in 1920 nor the woman who scored a 67 was Pamela Peet.

Denise Detz
Pamela Peet
Tina Tuttle
Vickie Vern
Wendy Wells

Amble Glen
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The ape that was found in Basahan isn't cared for by Eva.

The orangutan Calliope works with is 3 years older than the orangutan Eva works with.

The orangutan that was found in Kendisi is  older than the orangutan Eva works with.

Of the 7-year-old and Rajesh, one is cared for by Beatrice and the other is cared for by Calliope.

The animal that was found in Puruk Cahu is  older than Merah.

The orangutan that was found in Sebulu is cared for by Beatrice.

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

Ofallo is either the orangutan that was found in Kendisi or the 16-year-old.


The 110 ft tall waterfall wasn't photographed in 1985.

Of Oginao and the 120 ft tall waterfall, one was photographed in 2003 and the other was photographed in 1989.

Irskela is 10 ft higher than the fall located in Canada.

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

Neither the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1989 nor the waterfall Derrick shot in 1985 is Garray.

The 105 ft tall waterfall wasn't photographed in 1988.

The 115 ft tall waterfall is not located in Nigeria.

Of the waterfall Derrick shot in 2003 and the 110 ft tall waterfall, one is Cerbel and the other is located in Brazil.


Of the fall located in Switzerland and the waterfall Derrick photographed in 1984, one has a height of 120 ft and the other has a height of 100 ft.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1984 is located in Brazil.

The fall Derrick shot in 2000 is 5 ft shorter than the fall in Canada.

The waterfall in Switzerland is somewhat shorter than the waterfall Derrick shot in 2000.

Nyalt is 5 ft taller than the fall Derrick shot in 2000.

The waterfall in Tibet is somewhat taller than the fall Derrick shot in 1999.

The waterfall Derrick shot in 1992 is 5 ft shorter than Irskela.

Neither the 115 ft tall fall nor Garray is the waterfall located in Tibet.


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 got the D spoke 4 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Balfour.

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

The presenter who got the C- was either Sheryl or the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Pitt.

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

Of the student who got the C+ and the student who got the A-, one talked about P.M. Atlee and the other spoke for 12 minutes.

Lucille spoke 4 minutes less than the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Eden.

The presenter who got the A- spoke 2 minutes less than Lucille.


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 structure in Rome and Sandy Bridge, one is 13,000 ft and the other is the girder bridge.

The bridge in Vaduz isn't the camelback bridge.

The 10,000 ft bridge isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

Bay Bridge, the 8,500 ft bridge, and the bridge in Zagreb are three different structures.

The 13,000 ft structure isn't the cable-stayed bridge.

The truss one is 1,500 feet longer than Gorem Bridge.

The bridge in Zagreb is 3,000 feet shorter than the structure in Vaduz.

Vellon Bridge is either the bridge in Rome or the 10,000 ft bridge.

The bridge in Athens is  longer than the structure in Luxembourg.

Sandy Bridge is 1,500 feet shorter than the structure in Rome.

Avery Bridge
Bay Bridge
Gorem Bridge
Sandy Bridge
Vellon Bridge

cable-stayed camelback girder suspension truss


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.

Of the Dell Scargo card and the one with an APR of 10%, one expires on 12/2025 and the other has a limit of $10,000.

The card with the $3,500 credit limit has an APR somewhat lower than the card that expires on 12/2025.

The Hoardstrum card has an APR 3 percent higher than the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

The card that expires on 05/2025 doesn't have a limit of $3,500.

The card that expires on 02/2024 doesn't have a limit of $12,500.

The card with the $5,000 credit limit has an APR 1 percent lower than the card with the $12,500 credit limit.

The one that expires on 08/2025 doesn't have a limit of $3,500.

The card that expires on 05/2025 doesn't have a limit of $10,000.

The Southwest Inc card has an APR 1 percent higher than the card that expires on 02/2024.

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

Dell Scargo
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
Whitly Bank


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 Eva and the person who finished fourth, one answered 26 Down incorrectly and the other was from Needles.

Nelson finished sometime after the solver from Yorba Linda.

Nelson, the person from Jackman, and the solver from Grant are three different people.

The contestant who finished third was either the person from Jackman or the contestant from Needles.

The solver from Eustis finished 1 place after Leona.

Leona finished 1 place before the person who got 26 Down wrong.

The contestant who got 18 Down wrong finished 2 places before the contestant who got 2 Down wrong.

Julie was either the solver who got 26 Down wrong or the solver who got 2 Down wrong.

Eustis
Grant
Jackman
Needles
Yorba Linda

2 Down
11 Down
18 Down
26 Down
30 Across


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

Henrietta's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 15 feet.

The black plane was either Margo's design or the plane that went 35 feet.

Of Valerie's design and the black airplane, one was thrown 4th and the other was thrown 3rd.

The green plane went 10 feet farther than the blue plane.

Of Omar's design and the pink airplane, one went 35 feet and the other was thrown 6th.

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

The plane that was thrown 4th, Omar's design and the airplane that went 15 feet were all different planes.


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

Iva Ingram's sighting wasn't from Postville.

Gil Gates's sighting was submitted 2 days before the report from Kirkman.

The sighting from Walnut Creek was submitted 3 days before the sighting of the triangle-shaped UFO.

Edith Estes's sighting was submitted sometime before the sighting of the diamond-shaped UFO.

Iva Ingram's sighting was submitted 3 days before the sighting of the cigar-shaped UFO.

The report of the triangle-shaped UFO was from Islesboro.

The report of the teardrop-shaped UFO was either the report from Walnut Creek or the August 7 report.

Gil Gates's sighting didn't involve the diamond-shaped UFO.

Flora Flynn's sighting wasn't from Islesboro.

Abe Alvarez
Edith Estes
Flora Flynn
Gil Gates
Iva Ingram

Greeley
Islesboro
Kirkman
Postville
Walnut Creek

cigar diamond horseshoe teardrop triangle


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 with 300 books is either "Explore More" or the Greyhound bus.

Of the bookmobile Becky drives and "Words To Go", one has 250 books and the other is the ice cream truck.

"Ready Reader" has 50 more books than the school bus.

The vehicle Becky drives has  more books than the mobile library Patsy drives.

The vehicle with 400 books is either "Explore More" or the vehicle Violet drives.

"Books-4-U" has  more books than the mobile library Violet drives.

The bookmobile Cynthia drives has 50 more books than the school bus.

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

Airstream
Greyhound bus
ice cream trk
Mack truck
school bus


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.

Of the mogul from Ireland and the tycoon from England, one is worth $26 billion and the other is Rachel Reid.

The mogul who works in the pharmaceutical industry is either the magnate worth $27 billion or Tim Townsend.

Of the person who works in the pharmaceutical industry and Ed Everett, one is from France and the other is worth $26 billion.

The mogul who works in the aerospace industry is worth 1 billion more than the person from England.

The magnate worth $25 billion isn't from Canada.

The mogul who works in the banking industry is worth 2 billion more than the person who works in the software industry.

The person worth $25 billion isn't from France.

Ed Everett
Mike Mckay
Nadine Newton
Rachel Reid
Tim Townsend

aerospace banking medical pharmaceutical software


The runner who chose alfredo sauce paid 2 dollars less than the contestant who chose bolognese sauce.

The five runners were the contestant who paid $6.99, Oscar, the competitor who chose pomodoro sauce, the contestant who chose mushroom sauce and Betsy.

Of the runner who chose bolognese sauce and the runner who chose alfredo sauce, one ordered fusilli and the other was Betsy.

The runner who ordered penne paid 1 dollar more than the runner who chose marinara sauce.

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

capellini farfalle fusilli penne taglioni

alfredo bolognese marinara mushroom pomodoro


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 Bale-Hahn SSC isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 is in Warsaw.

The Egert Facility will go online 3 years after the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2020 isn't headed by Dr. Huff.

The Warsaw facility will go online sometime after the Oslo accelerator.

The project headed by Dr. Lester will go online 2 years after the Zynga Complex.

The Reykjavik accelerator will go online 1 year after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Falston LCS is either the Reykjavik accelerator or the project headed by Dr. Jennings.

Of the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman and the Athens facility, one will go online in 2020 and the other will go online in 2016.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
ISON-X42
Zynga Complex

Dr. Huff
Dr. Jennings
Dr. Lester
Dr. Tate
Dr. Zimmerman


The student who got the A- spoke for a somewhat longer time than Perry.

The presenter who spoke for 14 minutes didn't get the D.

The presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Grey spoke 2 minutes more than the student who got the A-.

The presenter who got the C+ was either the student who spoke for 6 minutes or Ora.

Of the student who got the A and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli, one was Anita and the other spoke for 10 minutes.

Neither Roberta nor the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli was the student who got the A-.

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

Ora spoke 2 minutes more than the presenter who got the A-.


Holly finished 2 places before the entrant who submitted the orange item.

Marianne is either the entrant who submitted the black item or the entrant who entered her scarf.

The knitter who submitted the silver item, the person who entered her blanket, the knitter who entered her socks and the entrant who submitted the black item are all different people.

Kimberly finished 2 places before the person who submitted the purple item.

Of the person who entered her blanket and the knitter who finished first, one is Ida and the other is Kimberly.

Of the person who finished fourth and the entrant who submitted the purple item, one made the blanket and the other made the hat.


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

The person who ordered the grape soda is either Erica or the salesperson whose order cost $6.70.

Neither the person who ordered the club sandwich nor the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye is the person who ordered the grape soda.

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

Of the person whose order cost $5.35 and the salesperson who ordered the orange soda, one ordered the meatball sub and the other is Chip.

The salesperson who ordered the grape soda didn't order the cheeseburger.

The person whose order cost $5.80 is either the team member who ordered the tuna on rye or the team member who ordered the iced tea.

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

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

cheeseburger
club sandwich
meatball sub
taco salad
tuna on rye

ginger ale
grape soda
iced tea
orange soda
water


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 five dummies are Margarita's piece, "Utrecht", the dummy going to St. Moritz, the $750 dummy and the dummy going to Baltimore.

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

The $1,000 piece is either the piece going to Oslo or Lucas's piece.

Of Kelly's piece and the dummy going to Portland, one is "Utrecht" and the other is "Xavier".

Herman's dummy cost 250 dollars less than the piece going to Portland.

The piece going to Ypsilanti cost 500 dollars less than Kelly's piece.

The piece going to Baltimore isn't "Yenga".

Tombawomba Utrecht Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Ypsilanti


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

The show that aired on FNX didn't air on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 1:00pm aired on Monday.

The show that aired at 1:00pm didn't air on BMT.

Of the program that aired at 10:00pm and the show that aired on SBC, one aired on Thursday and the other brought in 750,000 viewers.

The show with 250,000 viewers aired on WNW.

The program with 1,250,000 viewers didn't air on BMT.

Of the program with 1,250,000 viewers and the program that aired at 6:00pm, one aired on Wednesday and the other aired on Thursday.

The show that aired at 8:30pm, the show that aired on Tuesday, and the program that aired on Sunday are three different programs.

The program that aired on Thursday was either the show that aired at 6:00pm or the show with 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 6:00pm had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Sunday.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday


Of the project headed by Dr. Salinas and the project headed by Dr. Quinn, one is the Zynga Complex and the other will go online in 2018.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 isn't headed by Dr. Ramos.

The Stockholm accelerator will go online 1 year before the Egert Facility.

The Egert Facility is either the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2018 or the Zagreb accelerator.

The facility scheduled to go online in 2019 isn't headed by Dr. Jennings.

The Zynga Complex will go online in 2016.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 1 year after the Dublin facility.

Of the facility scheduled to go online in 2019 and the Lectra 4C, one is headed by Dr. Salinas and the other is in Zagreb.

The project headed by Dr. Quinn will go online 1 year before the Warsaw accelerator.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
ISON-X42
Lectra 4C
Zynga Complex

Dr. Jennings
Dr. Morgan
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Ramos
Dr. Salinas


"Against the Grain" offers hand-made wooden furniture at reasonable prices.  Each item is made by an in-house employee.  Using only the clues that follow, match each item to the employee who crafted it, and determine its price and the type of wood used to make it.

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

The barstool is either the piece made of poplar or Bonita's item.

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

Neither Bonita's piece nor Latasha's item is the piece made of teak.

Of Patsy's item and the bookshelf, one costs $300 and the other was made of teak.

The piece made of poplar costs  more than Latasha's piece.

The coffee table is either the item made of mahogany or Nadine's piece.

barstool
bookshelf
coffee table
hutch
rocking chair


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

The game released in 1978 doesn't cost $3,750.

"Disco Mania", the system made by Waverly Toys, and the game released in 1974 are three different games.

The game made by Dow Games came out 2 years after "Disco Mania".

The system made by Arco is either the $1,750 pinball machine or "Voyager Hero".

The five games are the $1,750 system, "Archer Quest", the game made by Waverly Toys, the pinball machine released in 1975 and the machine made by Pinnefore.

Of "Voyager Hero" and "Archer Quest", one was released in 1978 and the other costs $6,400.

Of the $1,500 pinball machine and the system released in 1978, one was made by Dow Games and the other is "Disco Mania".

"Zany Circus" came out sometime after the pinball machine made by Pinnefore.

Archer Quest
Disco Mania
Meteor Rise
Voyager Hero
Zany Circus

Arco
Dow Games
Pinnefore
Tarco Inc.
Waverly Toys


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

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

Of the course in room 212 and Mr. Ingram's class, one is the Geometry class and the other has 33 students.

The History class isn't taught by Morrison.

The course with 31 students isn't the History class.

Mr. Leach's class has 6  more students than the course in room 114.

Of the Pre-Calculus class and Mr. Zimmerman's class, one is in room 122 and the other is in room 212.

Algebra Art Geometry History Pre-Calculus


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

The runner who chose bolognese sauce paid 1 dollar more than Margie.

Velma paid 1 dollar less than the runner who chose alfredo sauce.

Of the competitor who paid $9.99 and the contestant who chose arrabiata sauce, one ordered taglioni and the other was Suzanne.

The runner who paid $10.99 didn't order rigatoni.

The contestant who chose mushroom sauce paid  more than Suzanne.

The runner who chose bolognese sauce was either the contestant who paid $10.99 or the competitor who ordered taglioni.

Of the contestant who paid $8.99 and the runner who ordered rotini, one chose marinara sauce and the other chose mushroom sauce.

fusilli rigatoni rotini taglioni vermicelli

alfredo arrabiata bolognese marinara mushroom


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

The person who scored a 63 won her tournament 3 years after the woman who won at Pennyfoot.

Olivia Oden won her tournament 1 year before the woman who won at Scotch Pines.

The five golfers were the woman who scored a 63, the golfer who won at Spotswood, Olivia Oden, the person who won at Juniper Hills and the person who won in 1921.

The woman who scored a 62 won her tournament 1 year before the person who scored a 67.

Of Maxine Mohn and the golfer who scored a 67, one won in 1923 and the other won at Spotswood.

The person who scored a 67 won her tournament 1 year before Maxine Mohn.

Freda Fritz
Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn
Nellie Nolan
Olivia Oden

Amble Glen
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood


Inez won her tournament 1 year before the person who scored a 67.

The five golfers were Nellie Nolan, the golfer who won at Cowbush Cove, the golfer who scored a 63, the person who won at Juniper Hills and the golfer who scored a 61.

The person who won at Juniper Hills didn't shoot a 65.

The golfer who scored a 63 was either the person who won in 1924 or Shari Steel.

The woman who won at Spotswood won her tournament 1 year after the golfer who won at Willow Grove.

Neither the woman who scored a 63 nor the golfer who won at Juniper Hills was Pamela Peet.

Of the woman who scored a 67 and the person who won in 1922, one was Shari Steel and the other won at Spotswood.

The person who scored a 62 won her tournament 2 years after the person who scored a 67.

Bonita Bitz
Inez
Nellie Nolan
Pamela Peet
Shari Steel

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The Falston LCS will not go online in 2017.

The project headed by Dr. Salinas will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Quinn.

The Bale-Hahn SSC is headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

The accelerator scheduled to go online in 2019 is either the Falston LCS or the Helsinki accelerator.

The Paris facility will go online sometime before the Madrid accelerator.

The Zynga Complex will go online 1 year after the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The five accelerators are the facility scheduled to go online in 2018, the Zynga Complex, the project headed by Dr. Salinas, the Tevatron LHC and the Athens accelerator.

The Madrid facility will go online 1 year before the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

The project headed by Dr. Jennings will go online 1 year after the project headed by Dr. Zimmerman.

Bale-Hahn SSC
Egert Facility
Falston LCS
Tevatron LHC
Zynga Complex

Dr. Jennings
Dr. Quinn
Dr. Salinas
Dr. Tate
Dr. Zimmerman


Porter is a "tiny home" enthusiast - he builds small, portable homes and sells them to others interested in the movement.  Using only the clues below, determine the size and cost of each of his customer's tiny homes, as well as the city it will be delivered to.

The Pratt's house didn't sell for $32,250.

The Zimmerman's house is somewhat larger than the home going to Kennebunkport.

Of the Ingram's house and the $27,500 structure, one is 170 sq ft and the other will be delivered to Mission Viejo.

The Davidson's structure is either the $27,500 structure or the $36,000 home.

The Nielsen's structure is 45 sq ft larger than the Kirby's home.

The house going to Kennebunkport, the $36,000 structure, the $29,000 structure, the $25,000 house, the 140 sq ft structure and the $35,000 home are all different houses.

The $29,000 structure is 30 sq ft smaller than the house going to Yountville.

Of the 140 sq ft house and the $36,000 house, one is for the Davidsons and the other will be delivered to Unionville.

Of the $38,000 house and the home going to Yountville, one is for the Nielsens and the other is for the Davidsons.

The $38,000 structure is 45 sq ft larger than the house going to Shaver Lake.

The $35,000 structure is 45 sq ft smaller than the $32,250 home.

The structure going to Kennebunkport is either the 95 sq ft house or the 155 sq ft home.

The Ingram's home is 15 sq ft larger than the structure going to Eagle Grove.

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

Davidson Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Underwood Zimmerman

Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville
Yountville


The rocking chair costs 100 dollars more than the end table.

Of the coffee table and Antoinette's item, one was made of sandalwood and the other was made of chestnut.

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

The $400 item, the hutch, the piece made of chestnut, the end table and the piece made of sandalwood are all different pieces.

The hutch costs  less than the item made of walnut.

The piece made of chestnut costs 75 dollars more than the item made of sandalwood.

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

Of Rosemary's piece and the piece made of rosewood, one is the bookshelf and the other costs $250.

Of the barstool and the piece made of teak, one was crafted by Rosemary and the other costs $325.

Tabitha's piece costs 125 dollars less than Yvette's piece.

Antoinette Irma Josephine Latasha Rosemary Tabitha Yvette

chestnut elm poplar rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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

The recipe with 460 calories, the garlic tilapia, and the meal served on May 17th are three different recipes.

The recipe with 400 calories was either the recipe with 15 grams of protein or the citrus halibut.

Of the meal with 7 grams of protein and the meal with 500 calories, one was the kale quinoa and the other was served on May 12th.

The meal served on May 14th was either the asian steak or the recipe with 400 calories.

The kale quinoa wasn't served on May 11th.

The dish with 7 grams of protein contains somewhat more calories than the recipe with 18 grams of protein.

The recipe with 15 grams of protein contains 20 fewer calories than the dish served on May 13th.

The dish with 10 grams of protein contains 40 fewer calories than the meal served on May 17th.

The citrus halibut was either the dish with 5 grams of protein or the meal with 420 calories.

The chili pork contains somewhat more calories than the dish served on May 16th.

The garlic tilapia contains 60 more calories than the dish with 8 grams of protein.

The recipe with 500 calories, the meal with 18 grams of protein, the recipe with 15 grams of protein, the asian steak and the dish with 8 grams of protein were all different recipes.

The bulgur salad contains 40 more calories than the dish with 10 grams of protein.

The meal with 12 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe with 5 grams of protein.

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

May 11th
May 12th
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
May 16th
May 17th

5 grams
7 grams
8 grams
10 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


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 with two pairs won 3 hands after the competitor who won the $5.25 pot.

The competitor who won the fifth hand didn't win with one pair.

Of the competitor who won the first hand and the person who won the $12.50 pot, one was Courtney and the other won with a straight flush.

Kelley was either the player who won the $18.25 pot or the player who won with a royal flush.

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

The player who won the $6.50 pot won sometime after the person who won the $23.25 pot.

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

The competitor who won the $3.75 pot, the person who won the sixth hand, Nathaniel, the player who won with two pairs and Ramon were all different people.

Kelley won 4 hands before the person who won with a straight flush.

The player who won the $3.75 pot was either Guillermo or the player who won with a flush.

The player who won the $12.50 pot, the player who won the sixth hand, and the player who won with a full house are three different people.

Of the competitor who won the sixth hand and the person who won the seventh hand, one won with a straight flush and the other was Guillermo.

The competitor who won the fifth hand didn't win with a full house.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Courtney Guillermo Holly Kelley Nathaniel Ramon Wilbur

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


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.

Peggy scored 7 fewer points than the person from White Bean.

Of the chef who made the cajun chili and the person from Demitasse, one scored 84 points and the other scored 42 points.

The chef who made the smoked pork scored 7 more points than the chef from Zenaida's.

The person from Zenaida's scored 7 more points than Celia.

The cook from Epicurious scored 28 more points than the cook from Zenaida's.

The person from Enzo's is either the person who made the cashew tofu or the cook who made the pepper steak.

The cook who made the cajun chili is either Sonia or Ida.

Of Karl and Celia, one made the jambalaya and the other works at White Bean.

Sonia scored somewhat fewer points than the person who made the cajun chili.

The person from Apple Barn is either Celia or the chef who scored 84 points.

Karl scored somewhat fewer points than the person who made the pepper steak.

Of the cook from White Bean and the person who scored 63 points, one made the turkey soup and the other was Karl.

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

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


The ice cream truck has 150 more books than the school bus.

"Lit on Wheels" has 150 more books than "Words To Go".

"Lit on Wheels" isn't driven by Francisco.

The Airstream, "Explore More", the vehicle Wesley drives, "Tiny Tomes" and the bookmobile Natasha drives are all different vehicles.

The mobile library with 400 books is either "Words To Go" or "Tiny Tomes".

Of the Mack truck and the vehicle Wesley drives, one has 350 books and the other is "Words To Go".

"Dream Machine" has 50 fewer books than the vehicle Becky drives.

The Winnebago has 50 fewer books than "Tiny Tomes".

Of the bookmobile Natasha drives and the bookmobile with 500 books, one is the Greyhound bus and the other is "Explore More".

"Books-4-U" has  fewer books than the vehicle Myra drives.

Of the bookmobile Myra drives and the bookmobile Elena drives, one is the Winnebago and the other has 300 books.

The vehicle Natasha drives is either "Words To Go" or "Dream Machine".

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

Becky Elena Francisco Myra Natasha Omar Wesley

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


The program that aired at 2:00pm was either the program that aired on WNW or the show that aired on GMA.

The program that aired on Friday had somewhat more viewers than the program that aired on Wednesday.

The program that aired at 8:30pm didn't air on CBR.

The show with 1,500,000 viewers didn't air on WNW.

The show that aired on Tuesday was either the program with 1,500,000 viewers or the program that aired at 2:00pm.

The program that aired on FNX had 750,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on Monday.

The program that aired on Sunday was either the show that aired on CBR or the program that aired at 6:00pm.

The program that aired at 4:30pm had 750,000 more viewers than the show that aired on SBC.

The show that aired on BMT was either the program that aired on Sunday or the program that aired at 2:00pm.

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

The show that aired on GMA didn't air on Friday.

Of the show with 250,000 viewers and the show with 1,750,000 viewers, one aired on Thursday and the other aired on GMA.

The show with 1,500,000 viewers was either the program that aired at 11:30am or the show that aired at 8:30pm.

Of the program that aired on Saturday and the show that aired at 4:30pm, one brought in 500,000 viewers and the other aired on PTR.

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

The show that aired at 1:00pm, the program with 750,000 viewers, the program that aired on SBC, the program with 1,500,000 viewers and the program that aired at 2:00pm were all different programs.

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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

The 1999 item sold for 50 dollars less than the piece for the person who played second base.

The 1999 card sold for somewhat more than the one for the person who played right field.

The card for the person who played right field was either the item that sold for $125 or the 1978 one.

The item for the person who played first base sold for 250 dollars less than the piece for the person who played third base.

The piece that sold for $125, the 1978 card, and the 1972 piece are three different cards.

The 1987 piece sold for 50 dollars more than Finn Freeman's one.

Neddy Norris's one sold for 150 dollars more than Lance Leach's card.

The piece for the person who played third base was either Al Allison's card or the 2015 card.

The item for the person who played pitcher was either Lance Leach's piece or the 1995 item.

Keith Kane's piece, the item that sold for $375, the piece that sold for $425, the 1987 one, the 1995 item and the item for the person who played center field were all different cards.

Mike Morales's one sold for 250 dollars more than Lance Leach's item.

The card for the person who played first base sold for 50 dollars more than the item for the person who played center field.

The piece for the person who played right field sold for 50 dollars less than Al Allison's card.

Al Allison
Finn Freeman
Keith Kane
Lance Leach
Mike Morales
Neddy Norris
Opie Oliver

center field
first base
pitcher
right field
second base
shortstop
third base


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 spent $475 didn't give Ally the blu-ray player.

The person who gave Ally the juicer spent 100 dollars more than the person who gave Ally the toaster.

Of the friend who lives in Fruitland and the attendee who lives in Sun City, one spent $525 and the other is Jack Jordan.

The friend who gave Ally the laptop is either the person who spent $525 or the person who lives in Eustis.

Mitch Mayo doesn't live in Decatur City.

Pam Powell is either the attendee who spent $550 or the attendee who spent $425.

The attendee who gave Ally the planter spent 25 dollars less than the person who lives in Fruitland.

The person who gave Ally the blender spent 100 dollars more than the attendee who lives in Clovis.

The person who lives in Fruitland spent  less than the friend who lives in Jonesboro.

Ora Osborne spent 25 dollars more than Mitch Mayo.

Kit Kelley spent  less than Lily Little.

The attendee who lives in Fruitland spent 50 dollars less than the attendee who lives in Eustis.

The friend who gave Ally the laptop spent 75 dollars more than the friend who lives in Jonesboro.

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

blender
blu-ray player
juicer
HD tv
laptop
planter
toaster

Clovis
Decatur City
Eustis
Fruitland
Jonesboro
Sun City
Twin Peaks


The Ocean Isle Knitting Club recently held a friendly contest where any member could submit one of their knitted creations.  Using only the clues below, match each knitter to the item she submitted, and determine its color and final placement (first, second, etc.) in the contest.

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

The knitter who finished fifth didn't knit the mittens.

The knitter who submitted the orange item finished 2 places after Sophie.

The entrant who entered her blanket finished 3 places before the knitter who submitted the white item.

Ruth finished 3 places before the person who submitted the green item.

The entrant who finished fourth didn't knit the mittens.

The knitter who submitted the silver item finished somewhat after the person who entered her mittens.

The person who entered her scarf finished somewhat before Kimberly.

The knitter who submitted the blue item finished 1 place after the person who entered her blanket.

The knitter who entered her tea cozy finished 1 place after the knitter who submitted the purple item.

The person who entered her sweater finished 1 place before Tanya.

Of the entrant who entered her blanket and Priscilla, one made the orange item and the other finished first.

The person who submitted the black item is either the entrant who finished third or the person who entered her socks.

Carla finished somewhat after the knitter who submitted the blue item.

Carla Kimberly Priscilla Ruth Sophie Tanya Yolanda

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy

black blue green orange purple silver white


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

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

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

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

Eva Estrada's show, the podcast that began in 2012, and the show that began in 2010 are three different shows.

The show with 3 million downloads started in 2015.

Of the literature podcast and Dixie Dean's podcast, one has 2 million downloads and the other started in 2012.

Eva Estrada's podcast didn't start in 2015.

Of the podcast that began in 2007 and the film podcast, one has 5 million downloads and the other is Dixie Dean's.

The show that began in 2010 is either Cora Capon's show or the podcast with 4 million downloads.

The show that began in 2015 has  fewer downloads than Geneva Gold's podcast.

The seven shows are the investing podcast, Cora Capon's podcast, the show that began in 2015, the show with 7 million downloads, the show that began in 2012, the show that began in 2007 and the podcast that began in 2008.

The business podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than the film show.

Of Cora Capon's podcast and the podcast with 6 million downloads, one is about gaming and the other is about film.

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

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

business film gaming investing literature music sports