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

Geneva, the knitter who entered her scarf, the entrant who submitted the silver item, the person who finished third, the person who entered her blanket and the entrant who submitted the green item are all different people.

The entrant who finished seventh is either the knitter who entered her hat or the knitter who submitted the green item.

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

Desiree finished somewhat after the entrant who submitted the silver item.

Of the person who finished sixth and the person who submitted the white item, one made the tea cozy and the other is Jeanette.

The knitter who submitted the black item didn't knit the hat.

Geneva finished 3 places after the knitter who submitted the purple item.

The knitter who submitted the purple item finished 1 place after Jeanette.

The person who submitted the black item didn't knit the tea cozy.

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

The entrant who entered her mittens is either Viola or Jeanette.

The knitter who finished first made the scarf.

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

The knitter who submitted the orange item didn't knit the tea cozy.

Bessie Desiree Geneva Jeanette Ollie Viola Winifred

blanket
hat
mittens
scarf
socks
sweater
tea cozy

black blue green orange purple silver white


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 solver from Yorba Linda, one finished third and the other answered 4 Across incorrectly.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong finished 5 places after the person from Lytton.

Frederick finished sometime after the solver who got 30 Across wrong.

Of the solver who got 4 Across wrong and Steven, one was from Needles and the other finished sixth.

Frederick was either the solver who got 30 Across wrong or the person who got 20 Across wrong.

The contestant who got 11 Down wrong wasn't from Needles.

Virginia got the right answer for 18 Down.

The contestant who got 4 Across wrong finished 1 place before Traci.

Virginia got the right answer for 30 Across.

The solver who got 4 Across wrong wasn't from Fowler.

The solver who got 2 Down wrong was either the contestant from Bertram or the contestant who finished seventh.

The person who finished first got the right answer for 11 Down.

Steven finished 1 place after the contestant from Bertram.

The contestant from Oak View finished 1 place after Virginia.

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh

Blanca Eva Frederick Omar Steven Traci Virginia

Bertram
Fowler
Hollis
Lytton
Needles
Oak View
Yorba Linda

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


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.

Samantha, the team member who ordered the diet coke, the team member whose order cost $6.25, the person whose order cost $5.35, the person who ordered the iced tea and the person who ordered the B.L.T. are all different people.

The person whose order cost $6.25 ordered the club sandwich.

The team member whose order cost $6.70 ordered the iced tea.

The salesperson who ordered the iced tea owes $1.35 more than the person who ordered the Italian sub.

The salesperson whose order cost $7.60 ordered the taco salad.

The salesperson who ordered the water didn't order the club sandwich.

The team member who ordered the tuna on rye owes 90 cents more than Geoffrey.

The person who ordered the cheeseburger owes 45 cents more than the person who ordered the root beer.

Samantha owes 90 cents less than the person who ordered the meatball sub.

The person who ordered the orange soda didn't order the B.L.T..

The person who ordered the tuna on rye is either Peter or the person whose order cost $5.35.

Hannah is either the person who ordered the diet coke or the person whose order cost $5.80.

The person who ordered the grape soda owes  more than the team member who ordered the ginger ale.

The salesperson who ordered the water owes 90 cents more than Erica.

Chip Erica Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Samantha

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

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


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 structure going to Dallas Center is 15 sq ft larger than the $36,000 structure.

The Zimmerman's house didn't sell for $35,000.

The home going to Shaver Lake is 15 sq ft larger than the structure going to Fullerton.

The Zimmerman's home didn't sell for $27,500.

The structure going to Unionville is somewhat larger than the home going to Shaver Lake.

The Kirby's house didn't sell for $35,000.

The $27,500 house is 15 sq ft smaller than the $38,000 house.

The structure going to Laguna Beach didn't sell for $36,000.

The $25,000 home is somewhat larger than the Ewing's home.

The structure going to Kennebunkport is either the $35,000 home or the $27,500 house.

The structure going to Mission Viejo is 45 sq ft smaller than the $27,500 structure.

The Kirby's structure is somewhat larger than the house going to Kennebunkport.

The $35,000 home is 60 sq ft larger than the Nielsen's home.

The Whitehead's house won't be going to Dallas Center.

The $29,000 home is 75 sq ft smaller than the $36,000 house.

The $25,000 home is either the home going to Unionville or the Ingram's home.

The Zimmerman's house won't be going to Unionville.

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

Ewing Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Whitehead Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Unionville


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.

Roderick's design went somewhat farther than the blue plane.

The plane that was thrown 1st went somewhat farther than the plane that was thrown 7th.

The plane that was thrown 1st wasn't pink.

Roderick's design was either the plane that was thrown 2nd or the plane that went 55 feet.

Ella's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 75 feet.

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

The white airplane landed 10 feet shorter than Omar's design.

Roderick's design landed 10 feet shorter than the black airplane.

The plane that was thrown 5th landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 3rd.

The plane that was thrown 6th wasn't pink.

The silver airplane went 10 feet farther than Henrietta's design.

Of the plane that went 55 feet and the plane that was thrown 3rd, one was Omar's and the other was green.

Valerie's design was either the plane that was thrown 2nd or the black airplane.

The plane that was thrown 2nd landed 20 feet shorter than Margo's design.

The plane that was thrown 2nd went 20 feet farther than Omar's design.

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

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie

black blue green pink silver white yellow


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

The cook from Oceanside scored 28 fewer points than Darlene.

Of Karl and the cook from Enzo's, one made the jambalaya and the other scored 56 points.

The chef from Apple Barn scored 7 more points than Jim.

The person from Oceanside scored somewhat fewer points than the chef who made the lemon snapper.

The chef who made the lemon snapper scored 21 fewer points than the cook who made the turkey soup.

The person from Zenaida's scored somewhat more points than the person who made the turkey soup.

Ed is either the person from Oceanside or the person who made the turkey soup.

The person from White Bean, Luther, Darlene, Ed, the chef who made the pepper steak and the chef who made the smoked pork are all different chefs.

The person who made the cajun chili scored 21 more points than the cook from Oceanside.

The chef from Oceanside scored 14 fewer points than the chef who made the smoked pork.

Of the person from Zenaida's and the chef who made the lemon snapper, one scored 77 points and the other was Jim.

The cook from Demitasse scored 14 more points than the chef who made the lemon snapper.

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

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


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 investing show has 1 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2013.

The gaming podcast, Cora Capon's podcast, and the podcast with 3 million downloads are three different shows.

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

Bobby Bora's podcast is either the show with 3 million downloads or the music podcast.

Cora Capon's show, the show that began in 2015, the show that began in 2011, the podcast with 3 million downloads, Bobby Bora's podcast and the podcast with 4 million downloads are all different shows.

The investing show is either Eva Estrada's podcast or the podcast with 5 million downloads.

Al Acosta's podcast didn't start in 2014.

Eva Estrada's show is either the literature podcast or the podcast with 7 million downloads.

Faye Fender's show is either the film show or the show with 1 million downloads.

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

Geneva Gold's podcast didn't start in 2015.

The gaming podcast has  fewer downloads than the show that began in 2008.

Of the podcast that began in 2007 and Dixie Dean's podcast, one is about music and the other has 7 million downloads.

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


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.

Of the Greyhound bus and the bookmobile Ira drives, one is "Tiny Tomes" and the other has 450 books.

The seven vehicles are "Books-4-U", the vehicle with 500 books, the Airstream, the bookmobile Natasha drives, the vehicle Myra drives, the vehicle with 300 books and the mobile library Richard drives.

"Words To Go" has 50 more books than the Mack truck.

The mobile library with 400 books is either "Dream Machine" or "Tiny Tomes".

The vehicle Natasha drives has 50 fewer books than the ambulance.

Of the ice cream truck and "Ready Reader", one has 500 books and the other is driven by Myra.

The mobile library with 350 books is either "Tiny Tomes" or the vehicle Jaime drives.

The ice cream truck is either "Dream Machine" or the vehicle Myra drives.

The school bus has  more books than the vehicle Jaime drives.

"Books-4-U" has  fewer books than "Lit on Wheels".

The mobile library with 500 books is driven by Terri.

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

Dan Ira Jaime Myra Natasha Richard Terri

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


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.

Yamasaki was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the deer.

Okabe Honzo was built 60 years after the temple in Toyagi.

The shrine dedicated to the frog was built 180 years before the structure in Toyagi.

Hori Takesi was built sometime after the temple in Nakai.

The shrine dedicated to the mouse isn't in Funai.

Hori Takesi was built sometime before the shrine dedicated to the dragon.

Yamasaki was built 60 years after Matsuno Okura.

The shrine built in 1885 isn't dedicated to the dragon.

The temple built in 1825 is either the structure in Miyato or the shrine dedicated to the dragon.

Of the temple in Usui and the shrine dedicated to the turtle, one is Matsuno Okura and the other was built in 1765.

The structure built in 1885 isn't dedicated to the rooster.

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

The structure in Niwa was built 60 years before the structure dedicated to the cat.

Amari Michi is either the shrine dedicated to the rooster or the temple dedicated to the dragon.

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

Funai Miyato Nakai Niwa Toyagi Uchida Usui

cat deer dragon frog mouse rooster turtle


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 gave the presentation on P.M. Asquith spoke 2 minutes more than the student who got the D.

The presenter who spoke for 16 minutes was either Jenna or Iris.

Of the student who spoke for 18 minutes and Jenna, one talked about P.M. Grey and the other got the C-.

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

Hazel spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who got the A-.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel was either Hazel or Iris.

Roberta was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli or the presenter who spoke for 16 minutes.

Ora spoke for a somewhat longer time than the presenter who got the B+.

Jenna spoke 8 minutes less than the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee.

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes didn't get the A.

The presenter who spoke for 12 minutes didn't get the B+.

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

The student who got the A- spoke 2 minutes less than Iris.

The seven students were the student who spoke for 8 minutes, Roberta, the presenter who got the D, Iris, Theodore, the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee and the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Peel.

The student who got the C+ didn't talk about P.M. Blair.

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

Hazel Iris Jenna Ora Roberta Theodore Virgil

Atlee Asquith Blair Disraeli Eden Grey Peel


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 going in for the extraction has an appointment 4 hours before Shane.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. York, Vanessa, and the customer with the 10:30am appointment are three different people.

Of Vanessa and the customer going in for the root canal, one will be seen by Dr. Compton and the other is scheduled for 12:30pm.

Of the patient who will be seeing Dr. Compton and Tommy, one has the appointment for the filling and the other is scheduled for 3:30pm.

Tommy doesn't have the appointment for the crown.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Fry has an appointment 4 hours before the patient who will be seeing Dr. Valdez.

Tommy doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Dalton is either the person going in for the veneers or the patient going in for the cleaning.

Patsy has an appointment 1 hour before Bernice.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Winters has an appointment 1 hour after Vanessa.

The seven people are the patient going in for the whitening, the customer who will be seeing Dr. York, the patient who will be seeing Dr. Lloyd, Vanessa, Rosemary, the client who will be seeing Dr. Valdez and the client with the 2:30pm appointment.

The patient going in for the extraction has an appointment 1 hour after the customer who will be seeing Dr. Fry.

Bernice Nettie Patsy Rosemary Shane Tommy Vanessa

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Compton
Dr. Dalton
Dr. Fry
Dr. Lloyd
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters
Dr. York


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

Al Acosta's show has 1 million fewer downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

The podcast that began in 2014 has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2011.

Al Acosta's show has 2 million fewer downloads than the literature podcast.

Of Bobby Bora's show and the podcast with 1 million downloads, one started in 2010 and the other is about business.

The literature podcast, the podcast with 1 million downloads, the podcast that began in 2011, the podcast that began in 2009 and Eva Estrada's podcast are all different shows.

Of the show that began in 2007 and the literature show, one has 3 million downloads and the other is Bobby Bora's.

Eva Estrada's show is either the gaming show or the podcast with 5 million downloads.

The music show has 1 million more downloads than the film show.

The sports podcast is either Geneva Gold's show or the podcast that began in 2010.

Geneva Gold's show is either the music show or the investing podcast.

Bobby Bora's podcast has  fewer downloads than the investing show.

The literature show didn't start in 2014.


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

Of Shelley's item and the hutch, one was made of poplar and the other costs $300.

Ellen's item costs  less than Olivia's item.

The item made of mahogany costs 25 dollars less than the bench.

Dianne's piece costs 25 dollars more than Rosemary's piece.

The $400 item is either Rosemary's item or the piece made of poplar.

The piece made of rosewood, Olivia's piece, Dianne's piece, the $325 piece and the $375 item are all different pieces.

The hutch costs 50 dollars less than the end table.

The $350 piece is either the bench or the piece made of walnut.

The rocking chair is either the item made of mahogany or the $350 item.

Dianne's item costs 50 dollars less than Nadine's item.

The piece made of oak costs  more than the end table.

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

Dianne Ellen Latasha Nadine Olivia Rosemary Shelley

chestnut mahogany oak poplar rosewood sandalwood walnut

barstool
bench
coffee table
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


The investing podcast has 3 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The show that began in 2015 has  more downloads than Eva Estrada's show.

Faye Fender's show isn't about investing.

Dixie Dean's podcast has 1 million fewer downloads than the business show.

Of the show with 6 million downloads and the music podcast, one started in 2011 and the other is Bobby Bora's.

The show that began in 2012 has 1 million more downloads than the music podcast.

Of the podcast with 4 million downloads and the business show, one is Bobby Bora's and the other started in 2010.

The podcast that began in 2007 has 1 million fewer downloads than the film podcast.

Geneva Gold's podcast has  fewer downloads than the investing podcast.

The show that began in 2011 has  more downloads than the sports podcast.

Eva Estrada's show has 3 million more downloads than the show that began in 2010.

The show with 6 million downloads is either the literature podcast or Bobby Bora's podcast.

The business show has  fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2009.


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

The animal that was found in Ambalat is 3 years younger than Merah.

Of the 7-year-old and the ape Gracie works with, one came from Puak and the other is Shamir.

The 10-year-old is either Rajesh or the orangutan Dolly works with.

The orangutan that was found in Puruk Cahu isn't cared for by Aldo.

The orangutan Eva works with is 12 years younger than Shamir.

The orangutan Calliope works with is  younger than the orangutan Francine works with.

The 16-year-old is either the ape that was found in Ambalat or the ape Beatrice works with.

The ape that was found in Kendisi is  older than Ofallo.

Quirrel is 6 years younger than the orangutan that was found in Sebulu.

Quirrel is 9 years older than the ape that was found in Puak.

Of the 7-year-old and the orangutan Gracie works with, one came from Kendisi and the other is Merah.

The orangutan that was found in Basahan is 3 years older than the ape that was found in Puruk Cahu.

Nikatrice is either the ape Gracie works with or the animal that was found in Tarakan.

Ofallo, the animal Aldo works with, and the 19-year-old are three different animals.

Merah Nikatrice Ofallo Pemson Quirrel Rajesh Shamir

Aldo Beatrice Calliope Dolly Eva Francine Gracie

Ambalat
Basahan
Kendisi
Puak
Puruk Cahu
Sebulu
Tarakan


Margo's design didn't reach a maximum distance of 55 feet.

Aaron's design was either the silver plane or the white airplane.

The green plane went somewhat farther than the silver airplane.

Roderick's design landed 20 feet shorter than Ella's design.

The plane that went 55 feet was either the plane that was thrown 2nd or the yellow plane.

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

The plane that was thrown 5th was either the silver airplane or the pink airplane.

Henrietta's design went 50 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 7th.

The silver plane, Roderick's design, Omar's design, Aaron's design, the plane that went 75 feet and the airplane that went 65 feet were all different planes.

The plane that was thrown 3rd went 20 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 1st.

Of the plane that went 25 feet and Roderick's design, one was white and the other was thrown 7th.

The black plane went somewhat farther than the silver plane.

Of the plane that was thrown 2nd and the plane that went 75 feet, one was pink and the other was Aaron's.

The airplane that went 45 feet wasn't green.


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.

Cristina has her appointment 2 hours before Dolores.

Of Hope and Susie's client, one has the 1:00pm appointment and the other chose brown sable.

Whitney's customer has her appointment sometime after the client that chose brown sable.

Of the client with the 5:00pm appointment and Cristina, one is being worked on by Nettie and the other chose jet black.

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

The customer that chose vivacious red has her appointment 1 hour after Flora.

Cristina has her appointment 1 hour after Tammie's customer.

The customer with the 1:00pm appointment is either Tammie's client or Rhonda's client.

Victoria's client has her appointment 3 hours before the customer that chose warm mocha.

The client that chose deep copper has her appointment 2 hours after Yvonne's customer.

The seven customers are the customer that chose midnight blue, Kelly, Nettie's client, Hope, the client with the 4:00pm appointment, Victoria's customer and the customer with the 12:00pm appointment.

Flora has her appointment 1 hour before Eileen.

Blanche Cristina Dolores Eileen Flora Hope Kelly

Nettie Rhonda Susie Tammie Victoria Whitney Yvonne

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


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

The Meijer family's home is either the home in Aarlanderveen or the windmill built in 1798.

The Smit family's windmill was built 23 years after the Bakker family's structure.

Hoekmolen is either the windmill built in 1729 or the windmill in Den Bommel.

Grosmolen was built sometime after the De Jong family's structure.

The windmill built in 1798 is either the Jansen family's structure or the home in Schiedam.

The Smit family's windmill was built sometime before the home in Aarlanderveen.

The house in Hoogmade was built 46 years after the Bakker family's home.

The house in Moerkapelle was built 23 years before the Bakker family's home.

Zemelmolen was built 69 years before the Jansen family's windmill.

Of the Van den Berg family's windmill and the house in Kinderdijk, one was built in 1775 and the other is Westmolen.

Of the home built in 1729 and the Jansen family's home, one is in Leiderdorp and the other is Oostmolen.

Zemelmolen, the windmill built in 1729, and the Meijer family's structure are three different structures.

The home in Moerkapelle, the house built in 1752, and Vlietmolen are three different structures.

Doesmolen was built 115 years after the Van den Berg family's windmill.

The structure built in 1706, Hoekmolen, and the Meijer family's home are three different structures.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
De Jong
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Visser

Aarlanderveen
Den Bommel
Hoogmade
Kinderdijk
Leiderdorp
Moerkapelle
Schiedam


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

The golfer who won at Cowbush Cove was either the woman who won in 1926 or the woman who won in 1922.

The person who won at Juniper Hills was either Tina Tuttle or the golfer who scored a 66.

The golfer who scored a 65 won her tournament sometime after the person who scored a 67.

Olivia Oden won her tournament 1 year after Nellie Nolan.

The person who won in 1925 won at Scotch Pines.

The person who won in 1925 didn't shoot a 65.

Of Tina Tuttle and the person who scored a 62, one won in 1926 and the other won at Pennyfoot.

The woman who scored a 67 won her tournament sometime after the golfer who won at Spotswood.

The golfer who scored a 67 won her tournament sometime before Leslie Lane.

The person who won in 1925 didn't shoot a 61.

The person who won at Cowbush Cove won her tournament 4 years after the woman who won at Willow Grove.

The person who scored a 62 won her tournament 1 year after the person who won at Juniper Hills.

The golfer who won in 1921 was either Olivia Oden or Tina Tuttle.

Carrie Cole won her tournament 1 year after Olivia Oden.

Of the woman who won at Spotswood and Tina Tuttle, one won in 1926 and the other shot a 63.

Carrie Cole
Kristina Katz
Leslie Lane
Maxine Mohn
Nellie Nolan
Olivia Oden
Tina Tuttle

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


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

Deanna is either the player from Cutler or the contestant in lane 2.

The contestant from Bristol scored  fewer points than the person in lane 3.

Kristie is either the contestant from Modesto or the player who scored 540 points.

The person who scored 540 points is either the contestant in lane 5 or the person from Pacific Grove.

Of Leigh and the player from Junction City, one scored 380 points and the other was in lane 3.

The person in lane 7 scored 80 points fewer points than the person in lane 6.

The player in lane 5, Hope, Kristie, the person who scored 780 points and Esther are all different people.

Irma scored 80 points fewer points than the person from Junction City.

Esther scored 240 points more points than the player from Cutler.

The contestant in lane 4 scored 80 points fewer points than the contestant in lane 1.

The player who scored 460 points was in lane 4.

Deanna Esther Hope Irma Kristie Leigh Perry

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Pacific Grove


The person who got 30 Across wrong wasn't from Yorba Linda.

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

Of Hubert and the person from Miles, one finished second and the other answered 2 Down incorrectly.

The solver who finished sixth was either Frederick or the person who got 4 Across wrong.

The solver who finished second wasn't from Yorba Linda.

Hubert, the solver who got 26 Down wrong, and the contestant from Delhi are three different people.

Eva finished 2 places after the contestant who got 4 Across wrong.

Carol was either the person who finished fifth or the contestant who got 11 Down wrong.

The person who finished sixth got the right answer for 11 Down.

The person from Quimby finished sometime after the solver from Yorba Linda.

The solver who got 30 Across wrong finished sometime after the contestant from Delhi.

Of the solver from Lytton and Julie, one answered 20 Across incorrectly and the other finished seventh.

The contestant who finished sixth, the contestant from Miles, and the person who got 30 Across wrong are three different people.

The solver who finished fifth, Zachary, the solver who got 26 Down wrong, the contestant from Delhi, the contestant from Quimby and the contestant who got 30 Across wrong were all different people.

Carol Eva Frederick Hubert Julie Steven Zachary

Delhi
Grant
Lytton
Miles
Needles
Quimby
Yorba Linda


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

The bowhead whale is 2 feet longer than the narwhal.

The whale donated in 2012 is 2 feet shorter than Curtis.

The 27 ft long specimen is either Dennis or the exhibit donated in 2012.

The specimen donated in 2010 is either Brent or the 21 ft long exhibit.

The seven whales are Adam, the specimen donated in 2013, the narwhal, the exhibit donated in 2012, the gray whale, the whale donated in 2007 and the beluga whale.

The whale donated in 1999 is either Dennis or Felipe.

The 29 ft long exhibit wasn't donated in 2007.

Of the 21 ft long whale and the gray whale, one is Dennis and the other was donated to the aquarium in 1996.

The whale donated in 2013 is either the gray whale or Herbert.

The 21 ft long exhibit is either the right whale or Dennis.

The narwhal is 10 feet shorter than the exhibit donated in 2013.

The narwhal is somewhat longer than the beluga whale.

21 ft
23 ft
25 ft
27 ft
29 ft
31 ft
33 ft

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

Adam Brent Curtis Dennis Felipe Gus Herbert


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.

Tim Townsend doesn't work in the software industry.

The mogul from Denmark is worth 4 billion less than the person from Canada.

The tycoon from England is worth somewhat more than the mogul who works in the banking industry.

The person from Norway, Mike Mckay, and the person who works in the medical industry are three different people.

The mogul from Norway is worth somewhat more than the magnate who works in the retail industry.

Tim Townsend is worth somewhat less than the tycoon from Germany.

Of the magnate worth $31 billion and the person who works in the medical industry, one is Gil Gallegos and the other is from Germany.

The seven people are the mogul worth $30 billion, Ed Everett, Leonard Levy, Betty Bush, Mike Mckay, the person who works in the medical industry and Tim Townsend.

Of Betty Bush and the person worth $30 billion, one is from Denmark and the other works in the aerospace industry.

The person worth $26 billion works in the banking industry.

The tycoon worth $29 billion works in the software industry.

The magnate from France is either Ed Everett or Faith Flynn.

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

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

Leonard Levy is worth 1 billion more than the person from Denmark.

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

Betty Bush
Ed Everett
Faith Flynn
Gil Gallegos
Leonard Levy
Mike Mckay
Tim Townsend

Canada Denmark Ireland England France Germany Norway

aerospace banking finance medical retail pharmaceutical software


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

The one with the citrusy finish costs 10 cents more than the one with the briny finish.

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

The Island Creek oyster costs somewhat less than the Ninigreth oyster.

The one with the nutty finish costs 20 cents more than the one from Punaville, RI.

The one from Barnstable, ME costs 30 cents more than the oyster from Vancouver, BC.

Of the one with the buttery finish and the Fanneuil oyster, one is from Appleton, CT and the other costs $2.60.

Of the one with the melon-like finish and the one that costs $2.60, one is from Barnstable, ME and the other is the Katamaka oyster.

The Thatcher oyster costs somewhat less than the Summersill oyster.

The one with the creamy finish costs 10 cents less than the one from Duxbury, MA.

The one with the creamy finish, the one from Willapa, RI, the Island Creek oyster and the Ninigreth oyster are all different oysters.

The one with the briny finish costs 40 cents more than the Katamaka oyster.

The one from Punaville, RI costs somewhat less than the oyster with the melon-like finish.

Island Creek
Fanneuil
Katamaka
Ninigreth
Pomaquin
Summersill
Thatcher

Appleton, CT
Barnstable, ME
Charlestown, CT
Duxbury, MA
Punaville, RI
Vancouver, BC
Willapa, RI

briny buttery citrusy creamy fruity melon-like nutty


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.

"Yenga" cost 750 dollars less than the dummy going to Vancouver.

"Xavier" cost 500 dollars more than the puppet going to Portland.

The piece going to Portland cost somewhat more than Kelly's dummy.

The puppet going to Ypsilanti cost 750 dollars less than Nicole's puppet.

The dummy going to Baltimore isn't "Tombawomba".

Lucas's puppet cost somewhat more than the piece going to Oslo.

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

"Valencio" cost 750 dollars less than "Utrecht".

"Sniffletoe" cost 250 dollars more than the puppet going to Oslo.

Jeff's dummy cost somewhat more than Isabel's puppet.

"Sniffletoe", the puppet going to St. Moritz, and Isabel's puppet are three different dummies.

"Xavier" cost 500 dollars less than Margarita's dummy.

Margarita's dummy isn't going to Mexico City.

The $750 piece is either "Yenga" or the piece going to Portland.

"Waldarama" cost 750 dollars more than "Yenga".

Of Jeff's dummy and the $1,750 piece, one is "Xavier" and the other is going to Portland.

Herman Isabel Jeff Kelly Lucas Margarita Nicole

Sniffletoe Tombawomba Utrecht Valencio Waldarama Xavier Yenga

Baltimore
Mexico City
Oslo
Portland
St. Moritz
Vancouver
Ypsilanti


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.

Ella's design went 30 feet farther than the white plane.

Henrietta's design was either the plane that was thrown 7th or the plane that was thrown 3rd.

The pink plane landed 10 feet shorter than the blue plane.

The pink airplane went 10 feet farther than Omar's design.

The plane that was thrown 3rd was either the plane that went 75 feet or the plane that went 25 feet.

The plane that was thrown 1st landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 5th.

The plane that was thrown 5th landed 10 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 7th.

Of Omar's design and the plane that was thrown 5th, one was green and the other went 25 feet.

The airplane that went 45 feet was thrown 6th.

The silver plane went somewhat farther than the yellow plane.

The plane that was thrown 5th landed somewhat shorter than Margo's design.

The airplane that went 45 feet was either Ella's design or the silver plane.

Aaron's design landed 30 feet shorter than the plane that was thrown 4th.

Aaron Ella Henrietta Margo Omar Roderick Valerie


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.

Irv Ingram's one sold for somewhat more than the one for the person who played right field.

Keith Kane's one sold for 50 dollars less than the 1972 piece.

The 1974 item sold for 150 dollars more than the 1987 card.

The 1972 item sold for 200 dollars less than the one for the person who played second base.

The piece for the person who played shortstop sold for 100 dollars more than the item for the person who played third base.

The piece that sold for $425 was either the 1978 one or Keith Kane's one.

Of the 1978 item and the item for the person who played third base, one featured Opie Oliver and the other sold for $125.

The card for the person who played third base sold for 50 dollars less than the 2012 card.

Daryn Drake's one sold for 150 dollars less than the piece for the person who played first base.

The 2015 item sold for 50 dollars more than Gilby Glass's piece.

Al Allison's piece was either the item for the person who played second base or the piece for the person who played catcher.

The item for the person who played center field sold for 100 dollars more than the card for the person who played right field.

Of the one for the person who played first base and the card that sold for $125, one featured Neddy Norris and the other came out in 1988.

Al Allison
Daryn Drake
Gilby Glass
Irv Ingram
Keith Kane
Neddy Norris
Opie Oliver

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


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

The tree in Benton Notch is  taller than Nolan's Pine.

The tree in Silk Notch is 3 feet taller than Marsh Tree.

The tree in Benton Notch isn't 96 years old.

The tree in York Woods isn't 94 years old.

Marsh Tree is 9 feet shorter than Zeke's Spruce.

Evan's Fir is  shorter than Roger's Oak.

The 96 year-old tree is 3 feet shorter than the 85 year-old tree.

The 94 year-old tree is 12 feet shorter than the tree in Woden Woods.

Evan's Fir is 9 feet taller than Nolan's Pine.

The seven trees are the 153 ft. tree, the tree in Eldora Woods, the 80 year-old tree, the tree in Knox Woods, the 94 year-old tree, Nolan's Pine and the 96 year-old tree.

The tree in Silk Notch is 9 feet shorter than the 80 year-old tree.

The 99 year-old tree is 15 feet taller than the 87 year-old tree.

Of the 94 year-old tree and The Senator, one is 144 ft. tall and the other is in Eldora Woods.

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

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


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

Of the podcast that began in 2014 and Al Acosta's show, one has 4 million downloads and the other is about business.

Eva Estrada's podcast isn't about investing.

Faye Fender's podcast isn't about gaming.

Cora Capon's show has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

Al Acosta's podcast has 2 million more downloads than the film podcast.

The investing show has  fewer downloads than Faye Fender's show.

Eva Estrada's podcast has  more downloads than the film podcast.

The podcast that began in 2008 is either the podcast with 6 million downloads or Eva Estrada's podcast.

The film podcast, Faye Fender's show, and the podcast with 2 million downloads are three different shows.

The show that began in 2010 has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2013.

The podcast that began in 2015 has 1 million fewer downloads than the podcast that began in 2010.

Bobby Bora's podcast has 2 million fewer downloads than Dixie Dean's show.

The seven shows are the show with 4 million downloads, Eva Estrada's podcast, Faye Fender's show, the music show, the show that began in 2015, the business show and the sports show.

The podcast that began in 2008 has  more downloads than the show that began in 2007.

The music podcast has  more downloads than the gaming podcast.

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


The contestant in lane 7 scored 80 points fewer points than Zachary.

The contestant who scored 780 points wasn't from Junction City.

Vincent is either the contestant from Ontario or the person from Elk Grove.

Of Johnathan and the person from Cutler, one was in lane 3 and the other scored 780 points.

The player from Ontario scored 160 points fewer points than Irma.

The player who scored 540 points was in lane 1.

The person in lane 5 scored  more points than the person in lane 4.

The player in lane 5 scored 400 points fewer points than Johnathan.

Alberta scored 240 points more points than the contestant from Bristol.

Johnathan, the contestant who scored 380 points, and the contestant from Fort Kent are three different people.

The player from Junction City wasn't in lane 1.

Johnathan is either the contestant in lane 2 or the contestant from Junction City.

Alberta Irma Johnathan Leigh Perry Vincent Zachary

Bristol
Cutler
Elk Grove
Fort Kent
Junction City
Modesto
Ontario


Geneva Gold's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the investing podcast.

Faye Fender's show doesn't have exactly 6 million downloads.

The business podcast has  more downloads than the show that began in 2007.

Cora Capon's podcast has 2 million more downloads than the sports podcast.

The show that began in 2008 has 1 million more downloads than Cora Capon's podcast.

The show with 7 million downloads is either the sports show or the podcast that began in 2010.

The seven shows are Geneva Gold's show, the gaming show, the podcast that began in 2008, the music show, the podcast with 2 million downloads, the show that began in 2015 and the business show.

The sports show has 1 million fewer downloads than the film show.

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

The podcast that began in 2012 has 4 million more downloads than the sports show.

Eva Estrada's podcast doesn't have exactly 1 million downloads.

The podcast that began in 2009 has 5 million more downloads than the show that began in 2015.

Cora Capon's podcast has  fewer downloads than Faye Fender's podcast.

Bobby Bora's podcast has 1 million more downloads than the music show.

The show with 3 million downloads isn't about gaming.

Of the investing podcast and Bobby Bora's podcast, one has 7 million downloads and the other started in 2008.


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 Saturday had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired at 2:00pm.

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

The show that aired at 4:30pm brought in 1,750,000 viewers.

The show that aired on CBR had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 10:00pm.

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

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

The show with 750,000 viewers didn't air on WNW.

The show that aired on Thursday had 250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired at 4:30pm.

Of the program that aired on SBC and the program that aired on Sunday, one brought in 1,750,000 viewers and the other aired at 6:00pm.

The program that aired at 10:00pm had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Wednesday.

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

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

The show that aired at 8:30pm didn't have exactly 750,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 2:00pm brought in 1,250,000 viewers.

The show that aired on PTR had 250,000 fewer viewers than the program that aired on Monday.

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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

Of the recipe with 10 grams of protein and the recipe with 420 calories, one was the citrus halibut and the other was served on May 17th.

The meal served on May 16th contains 20 fewer calories than the recipe served on May 14th.

The kale quinoa contains 20 fewer calories than the chili pork.

The chili pork was either the dish with 18 grams of protein or the dish served on May 13th.

The dish served on May 17th contains 20 more calories than the asian steak.

The meal with 380 calories was either the dish served on May 16th or the recipe served on May 12th.

The dish with 480 calories wasn't served on May 13th.

The chili pork contains 40 fewer calories than the dish with 7 grams of protein.

The asian steak contains somewhat more calories than the recipe served on May 15th.

The meal with 12 grams of protein contains 40 more calories than the bulgur salad.

The garlic tilapia doesn't have exactly 12 grams of protein.

The recipe with 500 calories was either the kale quinoa or the recipe served on May 12th.

The meal with 480 calories was either the dish with 8 grams of protein or the recipe with 18 grams of protein.

The dish served on May 16th contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe with 9 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

7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams
15 grams
18 grams


The program that aired on SBC, the show with 1,250,000 viewers, the program that aired on Sunday, the show that aired at 6:00pm and the show that aired at 10:00pm were all different programs.

Of the program that aired at 8:30pm and the program that aired on GMA, one aired on Monday and the other brought in 1,500,000 viewers.

The program that aired at 2:00pm had somewhat fewer viewers than the show that aired on Thursday.

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

The show that aired at 4:30pm didn't have exactly 1,750,000 viewers.

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

The show that aired on WNW had 250,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Sunday.

The show that aired on GMA had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired on CBR.

The program that aired on CBR had somewhat fewer viewers than the program that aired on Friday.

The program that aired on Thursday was either the program that aired on FNX or the show with 1,000,000 viewers.

The show that aired at 1:00pm, the program with 1,250,000 viewers, and the show that aired on Tuesday are three different programs.

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

The program that aired at 10:00pm had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired on Friday.

The program with 1,750,000 viewers didn't air on FNX.

The program that aired on Wednesday had 500,000 more viewers than the program that aired at 10:00pm.


The show with 1 million downloads is either the podcast that began in 2010 or the podcast that began in 2009.

Of the podcast that began in 2014 and Bobby Bora's podcast, one is about sports and the other has 4 million downloads.

The podcast with 6 million downloads isn't about music.

The business podcast is either the show that began in 2010 or the show with 4 million downloads.

Of the show with 4 million downloads and the show that began in 2013, one is Faye Fender's and the other is about literature.

The film podcast, Al Acosta's show, the podcast that began in 2015, the show that began in 2011, the show with 1 million downloads and the podcast with 2 million downloads are all different shows.

Geneva Gold's podcast has  more downloads than Dixie Dean's podcast.

Eva Estrada's podcast has 1 million more downloads than Al Acosta's show.

The podcast that began in 2009 has 2 million fewer downloads than Cora Capon's show.

The podcast that began in 2009 has 2 million more downloads than the podcast that began in 2013.

Of the podcast with 5 million downloads and the show that began in 2012, one is about investing and the other is Bobby Bora's.

The podcast that began in 2013 has  more downloads than the podcast that began in 2014.

business film gaming investing literature music sports


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

Of the accelerator scheduled to go online in 2017 and the Zynga Complex, one is in Zagreb and the other is headed by Dr. Kirk.

Of the project headed by Dr. Salinas and the Lisbon accelerator, one will go online in 2019 and the other is the Tevatron LHC.

The Warsaw facility will go online 1 year after the Kiev accelerator.

The Zynga Complex will go online in 2019.

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

The project headed by Dr. Dorsey will go online 3 years before the Falston LCS.

The ISON-X42 is either the Warsaw accelerator or the project headed by Dr. Owens.

The Falston LCS isn't headed by Dr. Ingram.

The Bale-Hahn SSC will go online 2 years after the Falston LCS.

Of the project headed by Dr. Dorsey and the Warsaw facility, one will go online in 2017 and the other is the Bale-Hahn SSC.

The Egert Facility, the Athens facility, the facility scheduled to go online in 2021, the Lisbon facility and the project headed by Dr. Owens are all different accelerators.

The Bale-Hahn SSC isn't headed by Dr. Ewing.

The Egert Facility will go online sometime after the Paris accelerator.

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

Dr. Alvarez
Dr. Dorsey
Dr. Ewing
Dr. Ingram
Dr. Kirk
Dr. Owens
Dr. Salinas

Athens Kiev Lisbon Oslo Paris Warsaw Zagreb


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.

Gwen is either the aerophobe leaving in April or the aerophobe going to Louisiana.

The seven fliers are Troy, the flier with the horseshoe, the flier with the shamrock, the flier leaving in July, the aerophobe leaving in March, the aerophobe leaving in June and the passenger going to Colorado.

The flier leaving in April is either the aerophobe going to Kansas or the flier with the talisman.

The aerophobe with the rabbit's foot is either the aerophobe leaving in June or the aerophobe leaving in April.

The passenger with the horseshoe will leave 5 months before Whitney.

The passenger leaving in May won't go to Colorado.

Gwen will leave sometime before the flier with the lucky hat.

The aerophobe going to Ohio is either the aerophobe with the lucky hat or the passenger leaving in May.

The passenger leaving in June will bring their talisman.

Maurice is either the flier going to Pennsylvania or the passenger with the wishbone.

Troy will leave sometime before the passenger with the wishbone.

The flier going to Pennsylvania will leave 3 months before the flier going to Virginia.

The flier with the lucky hat is either the aerophobe going to Virginia or Florence.

January February March April May June July

Florence Gwen Jaime Maurice Neal Troy Whitney

coin
horseshoe
lucky hat
rabbit\'s foot
shamrock
talisman
wishbone

Colorado Georgia Kansas Louisiana Ohio Pennsylvania Virginia


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

The fund run by Quentin Quinn has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund begun in 1977.

The one run by Vic Velasquez has a 3 percent larger return than Pine Bay.

Of the one run by Vic Velasquez and Oak Capital, one started in 1977 and the other has had a return of 11%.

The one with a return of 9% didn't begin in 2009.

First Crescent has a 3 percent larger return than the one begun in 1977.

Of Oak Capital and the one begun in 2002, one is run by Zed Zamora and the other has had a return of 12%.

The one run by Kip Kerr has a 1 percent larger return than the one run by Zed Zamora.

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

The fund with a return of 12% isn't run by Mike McClain.

Black River is either the one begun in 1983 or the one begun in 2009.

Hudson Brook has had a 1 percent smaller return than Oak Capital.

The one with a return of 11%, the fund run by Mike McClain, Black River, Oak Capital and Hudson Brook are all different funds.

The fund with a return of 9% is either the one begun in 1983 or the one run by Sal Spencer.

Silver Rock isn't the hedge fund with a return of 11%.

The fund begun in 1972 isn't run by Vic Velasquez.

The fund begun in 1992 has a 2 percent larger return than the one begun in 2009.

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

Kip Kerr
Mike McClain
Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Sal Spencer
Vic Velasquez
Zed Zamora


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.

Philip has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

Jill had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Nixon's class.

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

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

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

Of the child from Mrs. Almerini's class and the student who finished in fifth place, one had to spell "consomme" and the other is Kelley.

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

The contestant who finished in fourth place had to spell a word that was 3 letters longer than the one given to the contestant who finished in fifth place.

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

Jill is either the student who finished in first place or the child who finished in sixth place.

Stephanie has never taken a class from Mrs. Manzella.

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

The child whose final word was "anemic" didn't finish in second place.

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

The child from Mrs. Almerini's class had to spell a word that was 3 letters shorter than the one given to the contestant from Mrs. Condini's class.

anemic bulwark consomme duplicity elucidated facetiously graciousness

Bessie Erik Hannah Jill Kelley Philip Stephanie

Almerini Condini Manzella Nixon Steuben Witte Yeffer

first second third fourth fifth sixth seventh


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

The case at 40.8991 N was found 6 days after the case that held the marbles.

The case that held the sunglasses was found 6 days after the box that held the brass key.

The box at 88.1928 W was found 3 days after the case that held the marbles.

The cache that held the ancient coin was found 3 days before the case at 40.3109 N.

Of the case that held the decoder ring and the case at 41.0237 N, one was at 88.0431 W and the other was found on May 9.

The box found on May 3 wasn't at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.1928 W, the case that held the puzzle book, and the cache at 41.0237 N are three different boxes.

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

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

The box at 88.1928 W was found sometime before the cache at 88.1863 W.

The case at 40.2516 N wasn't at 88.3821 W.

The cache at 88.3907 W was found 6 days after the cache at 40.8991 N.

The case that held the decoder ring was found 6 days before the box at 41.0072 N.

The case that held the brass key was found 15 days before the cache at 41.0237 N.

The cache at 40.6656 N wasn't at 88.2694 W.

The cache at 88.4584 W was either the cache found on May 21 or the cache at 40.8991 N.

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

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


Citizen Trust has a 4 percent larger return than the one begun in 1992.

Of the fund with a return of 8% and the fund run by Larry Larsen, one is Hudson Brook and the other started in 2012.

The one run by Terry Torres has had a 3 percent smaller return than Black River.

Oak Capital has had a  smaller return than the fund run by Mike McClain.

The fund with a return of 12% didn't begin in 1983.

Oak Capital is either the one with a return of 8% or the one begun in 1977.

The one begun in 1989 is run by Terry Torres.

The one run by Vic Velasquez has had a  smaller return than Hudson Brook.

The fund run by Walter Wade has had a 4 percent smaller return than the fund run by Kip Kerr.

The one with a return of 7% is either the fund begun in 1983 or Silver Rock.

The fund with a return of 12% didn't begin in 2012.

The fund with a return of 11% is either the fund begun in 1983 or the one begun in 2009.

First Crescent has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one begun in 2002.

Kip Kerr
Larry Larsen
Mike McClain
Terry Torres
Vic Velasquez
Walter Wade
Zed Zamora


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

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Disraeli, the presenter who spoke for 18 minutes, the student who spoke for 8 minutes, the presenter who got the A and the student who spoke for 16 minutes were all different students.

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

Yvonne was either the presenter who spoke for 18 minutes or the presenter who got the C+.

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

Of Wesley and the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Blair, one spoke for 6 minutes and the other got the A-.

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

The student who spoke for 14 minutes was either the presenter who gave the presentation on P.M. Atlee or the student who gave the presentation on P.M. Chamberlain.

Ora spoke for a somewhat shorter time than Perry.

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

Ora spoke 8 minutes less than the presenter who got the C+.

The student who gave the presentation on P.M. Thatcher spoke 2 minutes less than Zachary.

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

Francis Nichole Ora Perry Wesley Yvonne Zachary

Atlee Asquith Balfour Blair Chamberlain Disraeli Thatcher


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

The person who got 26 Down wrong finished 1 place after Renee.

Perry was either the solver from Pacific Grove or the contestant from Temple City.

The solver who got 11 Down wrong finished 4 places before the person from Grant.

The person from Temple City finished sometime before the solver from Avalon.

Carol finished 1 place after the solver who got 2 Down wrong.

Perry finished sometime after the contestant who got 30 Across wrong.

Of the solver who got 30 Across wrong and Hubert, one finished fifth and the other was from Kalona.

Carol finished 4 places before the contestant who got 20 Across wrong.

The solver who got 26 Down wrong finished 2 places before Hubert.

The contestant who got 18 Down wrong finished 2 places after the person who got 26 Down wrong.

Nelson finished 3 places after the solver who got 26 Down wrong.

The person who got 2 Down wrong was either the person who finished second or the solver from Needles.

Carol Hubert Julie Nelson Perry Renee Yvonne

Avalon
Eustis
Grant
Kalona
Needles
Pacific Grove
Temple City

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


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

The box at 88.3907 W was found 3 days after the cache at 40.2516 N.

The case at 41.0237 N wasn't at 88.1928 W.

The box at 88.4584 W, the box that held the sunglasses, and the box that held the decoder ring are three different boxes.

The cache found on May 21 was either the box at 88.3821 W or the cache at 88.2694 W.

The case at 88.0431 W was found 12 days before the cache that held the sunglasses.

Of the cache at 41.0072 N and the box found on May 6, one was at 88.1863 W and the other held the brass key.

Of the case found on May 15 and the box that held the brass key, one was at 41.0072 N and the other was at 88.3907 W.

The case that held the decoder ring, the cache at 40.5912 N and the cache at 88.0431 W were all different boxes.

The box at 41.0072 N was found 12 days after the box that held the chewing gum.

The case at 40.5912 N was found sometime after the box that held the sunglasses.

The box at 41.0237 N wasn't at 88.4584 W.

The box that held the marbles was either the box at 88.3821 W or the case at 88.4584 W.

The case at 88.2694 W was either the box found on May 18 or the case at 40.2516 N.

Of the cache at 88.1928 W and the box at 40.6656 N, one was found on May 21 and the other held the puzzle book.

The box at 40.3109 N was either the case at 88.3907 W or the case that held the puzzle book.


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

The Smit family's house was built 23 years after Grosmolen.

Westmolen was built 23 years before the Meijer family's home.

Of the house built in 1775 and the house in Moerkapelle, one is Hoekmolen and the other is owned by the Smit family.

The structure in Den Bommel was built 46 years after the Visser family's house.

The home in Hoogmade was built 46 years after the Meijer family's house.

The house built in 1706 is either the windmill in Aarlanderveen or Oostmolen.

The windmill in Den Bommel was built 23 years before the Van den Berg family's structure.

Hoekmolen was built sometime before the Visser family's structure.

The house in Leiderdorp isn't owned by the Visser family.

Hoekmolen was built 46 years after Zemelmolen.

The home in Aarlanderveen was built sometime after the windmill in Kinderdijk.

Oostmolen, the Smit family's house, and the Van Dijk family's structure are three different structures.

The Jansen family's house was built 46 years before the structure in Moerkapelle.

Doesmolen Grosmolen Hoekmolen Oostmolen Vlietmolen Westmolen Zemelmolen

Bakker
Jansen
Meijer
Smit
Van den Berg
Van Dijk
Visser


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.

Of the stock Delilah bought and the stock that sold for $26 per share, one was HBW and the other was in the real estate sector.

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

Of the stock Ida Mae bought and the energy stock, one sold for $25 per share and the other was QMZ.

The financial stock, the stock that sold for $26 per share, the stock that sold for $25 per share, GXTV and the stock that sold for $29 per share were all different stocks.

GXTV was 1 dollar per share more expensive than the stock Geraldo bought.

The stock Francine bought was 5 dollars per share more expensive than the real estate stock.

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

GXTV was  per share less expensive than the utilities stock.

The stock that sold for $30 per share wasn't in the health care sector.

The telecom stock was 3 dollars per share more expensive than the stock Ida Mae bought.

The stock Delilah bought was  per share more expensive than the stock Abigail bought.

The telecom stock was 2 dollars per share less expensive than JMO.

Abigail
Charlie
Delilah
Edith
Francine
Geraldo
Ida Mae

energy
financial
health care
real estate
technology
telecom
utilities


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.

Peter owes  less than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

The salesperson who ordered the root beer owes  less than the team member who ordered the grape soda.

The person who ordered the orange soda is either Peter or the salesperson who ordered the taco salad.

Samantha owes  more than the person who ordered the diet coke.

The person who ordered the taco salad owes $1.35 more than the team member who ordered the meatball sub.

Hannah owes 45 cents more than the salesperson who ordered the cheeseburger.

Of the salesperson who ordered the root beer and the salesperson who ordered the tuna on rye, one owes $7.60 and the other is Samantha.

Of Chip and the person whose order cost $5.80, one ordered the iced tea and the other ordered the taco salad.

Chip owes 180 cents more than the team member who ordered the water.

The salesperson who ordered the meatball sub owes 90 cents less than the person who ordered the B.L.T..

The team member who ordered the Italian sub owes 45 cents less than the team member who ordered the water.

Chip Geoffrey Hannah Irene Peter Rebecca Samantha

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

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


Omar's design was either the plane that was thrown 1st or the plane that was thrown 6th.

The plane that was thrown 4th was either the blue airplane or the plane that went 45 feet.

The plane that went 35 feet was either the black airplane or the blue plane.

Valerie's design went 10 feet farther than Ella's design.

The plane that was thrown 7th landed somewhat shorter than Margo's design.

Of the silver airplane and Roderick's design, one was thrown 5th and the other went 15 feet.

Aaron's design went 10 feet farther than the plane that was thrown 5th.

Of Omar's design and the airplane that went 55 feet, one was thrown 7th and the other was pink.

Of the plane that was thrown 5th and the plane that went 75 feet, one was Omar's and the other was white.

The plane that went 25 feet, Omar's design, the blue airplane, Ella's design, the green plane and the silver airplane were all different planes.

Ella's design was either the plane that was thrown 6th or the plane that was thrown 5th.

The plane that was thrown 3rd was either the plane that went 35 feet or the airplane that went 55 feet.

black blue green pink silver white yellow


Of the fund begun in 2012 and Black River, one is run by Sal Spencer and the other has had a return of 7%.

Citizen Trust is either the fund with a return of 9% or the fund begun in 2012.

The one begun in 1983 isn't run by Terry Torres.

The one run by Ralph Ross has had a 1 percent smaller return than the one begun in 1972.

The one run by Quentin Quinn has a 3 percent larger return than Hudson Brook.

The fund begun in 1989 has a 1 percent larger return than Silver Rock.

The fund run by Walter Wade has a 4 percent larger return than Black River.

Oak Capital isn't the hedge fund with a return of 10%.

The fund begun in 2009 has a 5 percent larger return than Hudson Brook.

The fund with a return of 12% is either Pine Bay or the one run by Walter Wade.

Neither the one begun in 1989 nor Oak Capital is the one run by Zed Zamora.

The fund begun in 1977 has a  larger return than the fund run by Quentin Quinn.

Of the one run by Zed Zamora and the one with a return of 7%, one is Silver Rock and the other started in 2012.

The one run by Terry Torres has had a 5 percent smaller return than Silver Rock.

Ollie Ochoa
Quentin Quinn
Ralph Ross
Sal Spencer
Terry Torres
Walter Wade
Zed Zamora


"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 bench costs 50 dollars more than Patsy's item.

The item made of walnut costs 100 dollars less than the item made of rosewood.

Of Bonita's item and the bench, one was made of rosewood and the other costs $250.

Patsy's piece costs 25 dollars more than Ellen's item.

The item made of rosewood costs 50 dollars less than Nadine's item.

Neither the $300 item nor the $325 piece is the rocking chair.

Shelley's item costs  less than the piece made of teak.

Of the $375 item and the item made of sandalwood, one is the coffee table and the other was crafted by Ellen.

The piece made of ash costs 25 dollars more than the end table.

Whitney's item costs 50 dollars more than the barstool.

Ellen's piece is either the barstool or the $400 piece.

Bonita Ellen Marilyn Nadine Patsy Shelley Whitney

ash mahogany poplar rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
coffee table
end table
footstool
rocking chair


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 structure won't be going to Eagle Grove.

The Ingram's home is 15 sq ft larger than the home going to Laguna Beach.

The Kirby's house is 30 sq ft larger than the Underwood's home.

The 95 sq ft structure is either the Kirby's house or the $29,000 house.

The 155 sq ft structure didn't sell for $27,500.

The house going to Fullerton is 60 sq ft larger than the $25,000 structure.

The 170 sq ft home, the Gillespie's home, the Zimmerman's home, the 155 sq ft structure and the $38,000 house are all different houses.

The Nielsen's house will be delivered to Yountville.

Neither the house going to Yountville nor the home going to Eagle Grove is the 170 sq ft home.

The house going to Eagle Grove is either the $32,250 house or the Nielsen's house.

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

The $35,000 house is 45 sq ft smaller than the Davidson's home.

Of the home going to Dallas Center and the 110 sq ft home, one sold for $29,000 and the other is for the Zimmermans.

Davidson Gillespie Ingram Kirby Nielsen Underwood Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Fullerton
Kennebunkport
Laguna Beach
Unionville
Yountville


The meal with 15 grams of protein contains somewhat fewer calories than the recipe served on May 14th.

Of the recipe served on May 14th and the meal with 480 calories, one has exactly 10 grams of protein and the other was the citrus halibut.

The dish with 10 grams of protein was either the meal served on May 12th or the recipe with 440 calories.

The recipe with 5 grams of protein wasn't served on May 16th.

The meal served on May 13th was either the meal with 7 grams of protein or the lemon salmon.

The meal with 7 grams of protein contains 80 more calories than the recipe served on May 11th.

The bulgur salad contains somewhat fewer calories than the meal with 15 grams of protein.

Of the dish served on May 14th and the dish with 12 grams of protein, one was the citrus halibut and the other has 420 calories.

The meal with 380 calories doesn't have exactly 5 grams of protein.

Of the recipe with 380 calories and the meal with 10 grams of protein, one was the garlic tilapia and the other was served on May 11th.

The kale quinoa wasn't served on May 17th.

The chili pork contains somewhat fewer calories than the bulgur salad.

The bulgur salad doesn't have exactly 9 grams of protein.

The dish with 500 calories, the dish served on May 11th, the dish with 12 grams of protein, the meal served on May 14th, the recipe served on May 16th and the lemon salmon were all different recipes.

The asian steak doesn't have exactly 12 grams of protein.

The bulgur salad doesn't have exactly 420 calories.

5 grams
7 grams
8 grams
9 grams
10 grams
12 grams
15 grams


Cheri's item costs  more than Patsy's piece.

The piece made of poplar is either the bookshelf or the $375 piece.

The rocking chair costs 50 dollars less than the barstool.

Of Whitney's item and the barstool, one was made of chestnut and the other costs $250.

Patsy's piece is either the $275 item or the item made of oak.

The bench costs 25 dollars more than Olivia's item.

The rocking chair costs 100 dollars less than the item made of oak.

The item made of walnut costs  more than Shelley's item.

The $275 piece wasn't made of sandalwood.

The item made of teak costs  more than Irma's item.

Cheri's item is either the end table or the footstool.

Irma's item costs 75 dollars less than Shelley's item.

Patsy's item costs 50 dollars more than Irma's item.

Cheri Irma Olivia Patsy Rosemary Shelley Whitney

chestnut oak poplar rosewood sandalwood teak walnut

barstool
bench
bookshelf
end table
footstool
hutch
rocking chair


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.

Nettie has an appointment 3 hours before Allison.

The person with the 11:30am appointment won't be seen by Dr. Winters.

Tommy has an appointment sometime after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Winters.

The patient with the 3:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Valdez.

Of Yvette and the patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood, one is scheduled for 2:30pm and the other has the appointment for the root canal.

Tommy is either the client with the 1:30pm appointment or the customer with the 2:30pm appointment.

Colin has an appointment 2 hours after the patient going in for the root canal.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Compton doesn't have the appointment for the cleaning.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Owens has an appointment 5 hours after the person who will be seeing Dr. Underwood.

The client with the 1:30pm appointment won't be seen by Dr. Valdez.

The customer going in for the veneers has an appointment sometime after Wayne.

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

Mindy has an appointment sometime after Wayne.

The customer with the 11:30am appointment is either Yvette or the client going in for the whitening.

The customer going in for the root canal has an appointment 4 hours before the customer going in for the cleaning.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Zamora has an appointment 1 hour after the patient who will be seeing Dr. Underwood.

The customer who will be seeing Dr. Owens is either the person going in for the crown or the customer with the 3:30pm appointment.

Of the customer who will be seeing Dr. Underwood and the client going in for the extraction, one is scheduled for 9:30am and the other is Allison.

Allison Colin Mindy Nettie Tommy Wayne Yvette

cleaning
crown
extraction
filling
root canal
veneers
whitening

Dr. Compton
Dr. Owens
Dr. Reynolds
Dr. Underwood
Dr. Valdez
Dr. Winters
Dr. Zamora


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 culture located near Howland.

Neither the culture founded in 100 AD nor the Quyit culture was the culture with 5,000 people.

The Danseri culture wasn't based near Howland.

The culture located near Howland was founded 1,250 years before the culture with 5,000 people.

The culture located near Quasqueton didn't have a population size of 7,500.

The Kimusk culture was either the culture located near Quasqueton or the culture located near Mason City.

The culture with 6,500 people was either the culture located near Mason City or the Sameos culture.

Of the Quyit culture and the culture with 9,000 people, one was based near Mason City and the other was founded in 1600 AD.

Neither the culture founded in 1350 AD nor the culture with 9,000 people was the culture located near Waterloo.

The Sameos culture was founded 500 years after the culture located near Kentfield.

The culture located near Easton was founded sometime after the culture with 6,500 people.

The seven cultures were the culture located near Quasqueton, the society founded in 100 AD, the society founded in 1350 AD, the Quyit culture, the culture with 9,000 people, the culture with 6,500 people and the culture with 4,500 people.

Of the culture located near Mason City and the culture founded in 100 AD, one had a population size of 8,000 and the other was the Ryat culture.

The culture located near Easton didn't have a population size of 5,000.

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

Danseri Kimusk Lyeilia Oiracha Quyit Ryat Sameos

Easton
Howland
Kentfield
Lacona
Mason City
Quasqueton
Waterloo


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.

Grace Goritz won her tournament sometime after Pamela Peet.

The person who scored a 59 won her tournament 4 years after Harriet Holt.

The golfer who won at Juniper Hills won her tournament 3 years before the golfer who won at Scotch Pines.

The person who won in 1921 won at Cowbush Cove.

The person who won at Willow Grove won her tournament 1 year after the woman who won at Scotch Pines.

The golfer who scored a 61 won her tournament 2 years after the person who won at Amble Glen.

Harriet Holt won her tournament 2 years before the woman who won at Spotswood.

The woman who scored a 64 won her tournament 5 years after Harriet Holt.

The woman who scored a 60 won her tournament 1 year before the golfer who scored a 66.

The person who scored a 61 was either Inez or the woman who won in 1923.

The golfer who scored a 65 won her tournament sometime after the woman who scored a 61.

Of the woman who won in 1925 and the golfer who won at Pennyfoot, one shot a 59 and the other was Maxine Mohn.

Denise Detz
Grace Goritz
Harriet Holt
Inez
Kristina Katz
Maxine Mohn
Pamela Peet

Amble Glen
Cowbush Cove
Juniper Hills
Pennyfoot
Scotch Pines
Spotswood
Willow Grove


The person who will be seeing Dr. Dalton is either the person with the 11:30am appointment or the person with the 9:30am appointment.

The person who will be seeing Dr. Estrada doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The customer with the 12:30pm appointment is either Mindy or the client who will be seeing Dr. Estrada.

Colin is either the person who will be seeing Dr. Dalton or the customer who will be seeing Dr. Joseph.

The customer with the 3:30pm appointment doesn't have the appointment for the veneers.

The patient who will be seeing Dr. Torres doesn't have the appointment for the whitening.

The patient going in for the crown has an appointment sometime before the client who will be seeing Dr. Harris.

The patient going in for the filling has an appointment 5 hours before Patsy.

The person going in for the cleaning has an appointment sometime before Colin.

Of Allison and the client going in for the filling, one is scheduled for 9:30am and the other will be seen by Dr. Joseph.

The client who will be seeing Dr. Estrada has an appointment 1 hour after Zachary.

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

Jonathan has an appointment 3 hours before the person who will be seeing Dr. Fry.

The patient going in for the root canal has an appointment 2 hours after the customer who will be seeing Dr. Adkins.

Allison Bernice Colin Jonathan Mindy Patsy Zachary

Dr. Adkins
Dr. Dalton
Dr. Estrada
Dr. Fry
Dr. Harris
Dr. Joseph
Dr. Torres


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

Of the person from France and the person whose birthday is on April 13th, one is Michael and the other is the musician.

The traveler from Austria has a birthday 3 months after the politician.

Of the person from South Africa and Jeffrey, one is the architect and the other was born on July 16th.

Michael, the person whose birthday is on July 16th, the person born on May 18th, the architect, the traveler from France and the surgeon are all different people.

Kevin is either the person born on June 14th or the person from France.

The traveler from South Africa has a birthday 1 month after Lamar.

The person from Mexico has a birthday sometime before the diplomat.

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

Lamar has a birthday 1 month after Michael.

The person from Austria is not the engineer.

Kevin has a birthday 2 months after Jeffrey.

The traveler from Belgium is either the architect or the diplomat.

Bill has a birthday 4 months after the traveler from Sweden.

Bill has a birthday sometime before Neville.

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

Bill Eric Jeffrey Kevin Lamar Michael Neville

architect diplomat engineer lawyer musician politician surgeon

Austria
Belgium
France
Mexico
Norway
South Africa
Sweden


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

Daregh started 12 years before the center back.

The person who started in 1985 didn't play for the Predators.

The sweeper started 6 years before Hatcha.

The person who started in 1991 was either Daregh or Cerisa.

The person on the Spartans wasn't the full back.

Of the person who started in 1994 and Daregh, one was the sweeper and the other played for the Timberwolves.

The center forward started 3 years after the player on the Whitecaps.

The person who started in 1985 didn't play for the Courage.

The wing back was either Banben or Cerisa.

The player on the Minutemen started 3 years before Cerisa.

Fichin started sometime after the player on the Predators.

The seven players were the person who started in 1979, Hatcha, the person on the Whitecaps, Cerisa, Imay, the center back and the wing back.

The goalie started 3 years after the player on the Rangers.

Banben started sometime after the player on the Minutemen.

Hatcha was either the goalie or the person who started in 1991.

Banben Cerisa Daregh Fichin Hatcha Imay Rothvum

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

Courage Minutemen Predators Rangers Spartans Timberwolves Whitecaps


The one run by Walter Wade, the one begun in 1977 and the one with a return of 10% are all different funds.

The one begun in 1997 has a 1 percent larger return than the fund begun in 1972.

The one begun in 2009 isn't run by Zed Zamora.

The fund with a return of 7% is either the fund begun in 2009 or Citizen Trust.

The one run by Yolanda Yang has a 3 percent larger return than Pine Bay.

Oak Capital has had a 2 percent smaller return than the one begun in 1977.

Hudson Brook has had a  smaller return than the one run by Zed Zamora.

Pine Bay has had a 3 percent smaller return than the fund begun in 1989.

Black River has a  larger return than Oak Capital.

The fund run by Terry Torres has had a 1 percent smaller return than the fund run by Ule Underwood.

The fund run by Patty Paul has a 5 percent larger return than the fund run by Larry Larsen.

Of the fund begun in 1992 and the one run by Walter Wade, one has had a return of 6% and the other is Black River.

Larry Larsen
Patty Paul
Terry Torres
Ule Underwood
Walter Wade
Yolanda Yang
Zed Zamora


Rachel has a small booth on the Verde Hills boardwalk where she creates and sells whimsical balloon animals.  Using only the clues below, match each of her sales today to its associated animal, balloon color and price, and determine the name of each buyer.

The animal Angelina bought cost 5 dollars more than the balloon Patsy bought.

The monkey, the purple piece, the red balloon, the magenta piece and the $6.00 balloon were all different items.

The purple animal cost 1 dollar less than the orange animal.

The fish cost  less than the piece Toni bought.

The white piece cost 2 dollars more than the piece Toni bought.

The yellow balloon cost 2 dollars more than the orange animal.

Of the yellow balloon and the animal Toni bought, one cost $4.00 and the other was the dog.

The fish, the purple balloon, and the magenta balloon are three different items.

The bear, the orange piece, and the magenta balloon are three different items.

brown magenta orange purple red white yellow

Angelina Bernard Emma Patsy Rudolph Toni Verna


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.

Curtis is 4 feet shorter than the specimen donated in 2004.

The specimen donated in 1999 is somewhat longer than the exhibit donated in 2012.

The right whale is either the 29 ft long whale or the specimen donated in 1999.

The beluga whale is either Brent or the whale donated in 1994.

The whale donated in 2013 is somewhat shorter than the specimen donated in 2007.

The sei whale is either the 21 ft long whale or Herbert.

Dennis is somewhat longer than the whale donated in 2007.

Curtis is 2 feet shorter than the beluga whale.

The fin whale is either Felipe or the 33 ft long exhibit.

The 21 ft long specimen is either Adam or the specimen donated in 1999.

Of Evan and the whale donated in 1994, one is the bowhead whale and the other is 25 ft long.

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

Adam Brent Curtis Dennis Evan Felipe Herbert


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.

V. tenesis, the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Nielsen, and the bacteria with 1,250 genes are three different organisms.

Of the organism sequenced by Dr. Fletcher and D. forcilitis, one has 500 genes and the other was sequenced in November.

E. carolinus was either the one with 250 genes or the one sequenced in December.

The organism sequenced by Dr. Walsh has 500 fewer genes than B. mangeris.

The bacteria sequenced in December has 1,000 more genes than V. tenesis.

E. paradolens wasn't sequenced in April.

The one sequenced in April has 500 more genes than L. dyson.

D. forcilitis was either the one sequenced in February or the bacteria sequenced in September.

The organism sequenced in July has somewhat more genes than the organism sequenced by Dr. Fletcher.

D. forcilitis has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced in February.

The bacteria sequenced in August has somewhat more genes than the bacteria sequenced by Dr. Jordan.

The one sequenced by Dr. Quinn has 250 fewer genes than L. dyson.

The one sequenced by Dr. Doyle was either B. mangeris or P. wellington.

The bacteria sequenced by Dr. Walsh has somewhat fewer genes than the one sequenced in September.

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

Doyle Estrada Fletcher Jordan Nielsen Quinn Walsh

February April July August September November December


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 WNW didn't air on Monday.

Of the program with 250,000 viewers and the program that aired at 8:30pm, one aired on Friday and the other aired on PTR.

The program that aired at 6:00pm had 1,250,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 2:00pm.

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

The program that aired on FNX, the program that aired on Tuesday and the show that aired on SBC were all different programs.

Of the program that aired on Saturday and the program that aired on WNW, one aired at 1:00pm and the other brought in 1,500,000 viewers.

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

The show that aired at 1:00pm was either the show that aired on SBC or the show that aired on BMT.

The show that aired on PTR had 500,000 more viewers than the show that aired at 2:00pm.

The program that aired at 4:30pm was either the show that aired on Wednesday or the show that aired on Monday.

The show that aired on Saturday had 750,000 more viewers than the program that aired on Wednesday.

The show that aired at 2:00pm had 1,250,000 fewer viewers than the show that aired on WNW.

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

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday


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.

Neither the Dell Scargo card nor the card with the $3,500 credit limit is the card with an APR of 12%.

The TrustCo card doesn't have the 11% APR.

The card with an APR of 9% doesn't expire on 06/2025.

The Whitly Bank card doesn't expire on 04/2024.

Of the card that expires on 11/2025 and the one with the $4,000 credit limit, one is from Hoardstrum and the other has an APR of 13%.

The one with an APR of 9% doesn't have a limit of $20,000.

The Dell Scargo card doesn't have a limit of $10,000.

The Whitly Bank card has an APR 1 percent higher than the Dell Scargo card.

The Dell Scargo card has an APR 2 percent lower than the one with the $5,000 credit limit.

The one that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 2 percent lower than the card that expires on 05/2025.

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

The one with an APR of 10% is either the one with the $3,500 credit limit or the one that expires on 06/2025.

The seven cards are the one with an APR of 10%, the card with the $5,000 credit limit, the Dell Scargo card, the one with the $6,500 credit limit, the Mid Atlantic card, the Credit Korp card and the one that expires on 02/2024.

The card that expires on 09/2025 has an APR 3 percent higher than the Hoardstrum card.

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

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

Dell Scargo
Credit Korp
Hoardstrum
Mid Atlantic
Southwest Inc
TrustCo
Whitly Bank


The structure going to Eagle Grove didn't sell for $38,000.

The $36,000 structure is 60 sq ft smaller than the Kirby's house.

The Kirby's home didn't sell for $25,000.

The $35,000 home is 30 sq ft smaller than the Gillespie's home.

The $27,500 house is 15 sq ft larger than the Pratt's home.

The house going to Dallas Center is 60 sq ft larger than the $35,000 structure.

The $35,000 structure is either the Davidson's structure or the Zimmerman's house.

Of the 140 sq ft structure and the Davidson's house, one will be delivered to Mission Viejo and the other sold for $32,250.

The Davidson's house, the 155 sq ft home, the 125 sq ft home, the 95 sq ft house, the $38,000 home and the house going to Healdsburg are all different houses.

Of the home going to Shaver Lake and the Kirby's house, one sold for $35,000 and the other is 185 sq ft.

The $25,000 home is somewhat larger than the Ingram's structure.

The home going to Kennebunkport is 30 sq ft larger than the structure going to Dallas Center.

The $38,000 house is either the 170 sq ft home or the Davidson's home.

Davidson Gillespie Ingram Kirby Nielsen Pratt Zimmerman

Dallas Center
Eagle Grove
Healdsburg
Kennebunkport
Mission Viejo
Shaver Lake
Yountville


The wing back started sometime after the person on the Courage.

Of Banben and the player who started in 1976, one was the center forward and the other played for the Hammerheads.

The person on the Hammerheads started 15 years before Cerisa.

Daregh started 6 years before the center back.

The person who started in 1994 was either the person on the Courage or the goalie.

The person on the Mustangs was either the center forward or the center back.

The person on the Mustangs started 12 years after the player on the Minutemen.

The player who started in 1994 didn't play for the Predators.

Engmose, the wing back and the person on the Hammerheads were all different players.

Engmose started 12 years after the sweeper.

The player on the Minutemen started 3 years after the sweeper.

The player on the Hammerheads started 9 years before the player on the Hawks.

The person who started in 1982 wasn't the full back.

Banben Cerisa Daregh Engmose Gardelli Imay Rothvum

Courage Hammerheads Hawks Minutemen Mustangs Predators Stingrays