2 Clever 4 Words
by Craig Wilson
Not all movie sequels take the easy route by tacking on a “II” at the end or a “Return of” at the beginning. Can you name the creatively titled sequels to the following
Month: May 2017
May 26: POTC Sequel Premiers Answers
- Aliens
- Beethoven’s 2nd
- Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey
- A Very Brady Sequel
- Dumb and Dumber: When Harry Met Lloyd
- 2 Fast 2 Furious
- Funny Lady
- Grumpier Old Men
- Hot Shots! Part Deux
- I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
May 25: Emerson’s Birthday
Bull's-Eye 20 Questions
by Frank Carchia
Here’s a test of your verbal marksmanship. The answer to each of the 20 questions below is one of the 25 words in the bull’s-eye target. Each correct answer scores a hit, which you
May 25: Emerson’s Birthday Answers
- Squawk
- Notable (not able)
- Deliver (reviled)
- Tense (tenth)
- Madam
- Last
- Salad (Dallas)
- Parental (paternal, prenatal)
- Outing (out, in)
- Protein (pointer)
- Checkbook
- Knight (night)
- Quart (adding a Z makes quartz)
- Poet (Poe)
- Chance
- Spices (Pisces)
- Mainland
- Lessee (“…all my troubLES SEEmed..”)
May 2017 Correction: What Are the Odds?
In “What Are the Odds?” (May, page 15), an extra NINE slipped into the “9” grid. There are actually 10 NINEs to be found, when there should have been exactly nine. Our apologies for the oversight.…
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May 19: May Ray Day
Tree's a Crowd
by Virginia Jenkins
If you’re in need of some re-leaf from the daily grind, feel free to sit back and enjoy our foliage. There are 60 tree- and shrub-related names hidden in the pile of leaves below,
June 2017
The poet Wallace Stevens once said, “Accuracy of observation is the equivalent of accuracy of thinking.” That is quite true for this issue’s featured puzzles, in which careful observation plays a key role. First, we welcome Croatian illustrator Mrcela Mladen …
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May 16: Levi Morton’s Birthday
Running Mates
by Don Kerr
In U.S. presidential election years, vice-presidential candidates often get less attention than they deserve. This quiz tests your knowledge of people who have held the country’s second-highest office.
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May 5: Astronaut Day
Spaced Out
by Jean Geiger
The planet below contains 36 words and phrases related to exploration of what was once the great unknown. Answers may launch horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but always on a straight heading. If you experience any