Cryptolists
by Raymond Simon
Below are four lists of related words and phrases that have been translated into simple cipher alphabets. The letter substitutions remain constant within any one group of words (for instance, if V represents G in one
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February 2017
Packed with puzzles, brimming with brainteasers, chock-full of challenges—this issue truly has something for every puzzle fan. We’ve got a feeling you’ll welcome this news, especially if the February doldrums are setting in. A host of puzzles, from the visual …
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Sumoku
Codenames: Pictures
Fresh from winning the prestigious Spiel des Jahres Game of the Year for Codenames, Czech Games Edition has reinvented its signature title as Codenames: Pictures—and improved it in the process.
The basics of the two games remain largely the same. …
Read moreJanuary 2017: Family Reunions Answers
FAMILY ONE
Shades of green
- Sea
- Jade
- Teal
- Mint
- Army
- Kelly
- Olive
- Forest
- Hunter
- Emerald
FAMILY TWO
Greek gods and goddesses
- Zeus
- Nike
- Hera
- Ares
- Hades
- Hermes
- Athena
- Artemis
- Demeter
- Poseidon
FAMILY THREE
Synonyms for “look at”
- See
- Espy
- Spot
January 2017: Family Reunions
Family Reunions
by Regis Modesta
Change each group of 10 words below into a “family” of different words (words or proper names that have something in common) by dropping one letter from each word and then rearranging the remaining letters.
January 2017
As we kick off a new year with this issue of GAMES WORLD OF PUZZLES, we look forward to bringing you a variety of cerebral challenges in 2017. And you have something to look forward to if you’ve got a …
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Cryptic Crosswords
Every cryptic clue has two parts: a definition of the answer and an indication of the answer’s literal makeup through wordplay. Either half may come first, but there will always be a point at which the clue can be divided
December 2016: Quote Boxes Answers
- Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree. (Ezra Pound)
- The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart. (Maya Angelou)
December 2016: Quote Boxes
Quote Boxes
by Jennifer Orehowsky
To solve Quote Boxes, drop the letters from each vertical column—not necessarily in the order in which they appear—into the empty squares below them to spell a quotation reading from left to right, line by