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Are you wild about word searches? This fun, go-anywhere guide is packed with puzzles to stretch your skills and strengthen your mind. Inside you’ll find eight different kinds of word searches — including one invented by the author! — as well as extensive tips and tricks to improve your puzzle-solving abilities. You’ll have a great time mastering increasingly difficult searches while you reap the brain-boosting benefits. • Working with word searches — get familiar with the eight word search varieties in the book and the strategies for solving each collection • Start with straightforward puzzles — try simple and story word searches, find hidden words, and solve secret-shape puzzles • Conquer more complex searches — gather your wits for scrambles, quiz questions, and secret-list and winding word searches

Open the book and find: • 250 brand-new, handcrafted puzzles • The brain-boosting benefits of doing word searches • A chapter with hints for every puzzle • Ten letter-pattern tips • Extra or “Ultra” challenging puzzles • Secrets to designing your own word searches • Web addresses for online resources • Fascinating word puzzle facts

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• Play like a pro with bonus puzzles — tackle anagrams and other word games that are guaranteed to make your brain hurt! • Try not to peek — the answers to all puzzles feature full grids, so you can see where each word is placed

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• Solve challenging word searches at various difficulty levels • Master shape, story, and winding word searches • Improve your problem-solving skills • Keep your brain active and healthy

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Denise Sutherland is a syndicated Australian puzzle author. Her crosswords, word searches, and other puzzles appear in a wide range of Australian and international publications, and she has written five themed puzzle books. Sutherland runs her own graphic design business, Sutherland Studios, where she concentrates on creating handcrafted puzzles.

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About the Author Denise Sutherland is an Australian syndicated puzzle author. She has a background in science and graphic design and is a professional member of the Australian Society of Authors. She is also an established artist and classically trained musician. Denise has always been interested in mysteries and puzzles. As a child she was captivated by the Encyclopedia Brown books, which lead inevitably on to the works of Joan Aiken, Georges Simenon, Colin Dexter, Reginald Hill, P.D. James, and many others; murder mysteries are still her favorite genre, along with anything by Terry Pratchett. There is no official training to become a puzzle writer. It’s an unusual mix of skills: a fascination with words, numbers, puzzles, logic, and patterns; an ability to deconstruct and then reconstruct puzzles; and years of practice. Denise started writing puzzles for her younger sisters and brothers when she was young but got serious about teaching herself to write crosswords and other puzzles when her own children were little, in the late 1980s. Denise has run her own graphic design business, Sutherland Studios, since 1997; however, she now concentrates almost solely on puzzles. She has written puzzles for many groups, from home schooling groups, regional Slow Food organizations, and the Australian Science Archives Project to the Australian sugarcane industry and Capital BlueCross (USA). She has several syndicated puzzle series, including her unique Secret Shape word search puzzles. Her puzzles are published in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines in Australia and around the world. Denise has researched, written, and illustrated three themed puzzle books for several organizations (the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, the Alice Springs School of the Air, and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), and two books on the history and heritage of her hometown, Canberra (the national capital of Australia). Denise has lived in the States at various times in her life, in New Haven, Connecticut; Tucson, Arizona; and Boulder, Colorado, and currently lives in Canberra with her astrophysicist husband Dr. Ralph and their kids Rodger and Jenny. She is a completely obsessed knitter, and also enjoys BookCrossing, cryptic crosswords, Middle Eastern dancing, and watercolor painting. You can visit her Web site for free puzzles and knitting patterns, and to see her paintings (sutherland-studios.com.au).

Dedication To be cut in half and shared equally: For my husband Ralph, whose support, silliness, programming skills, and love I rely on utterly. Yours forever. For my dad Barry, who got me on this puzzling path in the first place. You can blame him.

Author’s Acknowledgments First of all, a special thank-you to Natalie Harris at Wiley for making this book happen for me in the first place. I have loved every minute of working with my Wiley team in Indianapolis. A heartfelt thank-you to Sarah Faulkner, Erin Calligan Mooney, and Megan Knoll for making this such an enjoyable experience. Their collective intelligence, enthusiasm, and professionalism are matched only by their warmth and senses of humor. Writing a book with an author half a world away is no easy task, but these women made it seem effortless. My early morning e-mail chats with Sarah (4 p.m. for her was 7 a.m. for me the next day) kept things moving along and were great fun. I couldn’t have asked for a better Technical Editor in Raymond Hamel — his meticulous eye was invaluable. A true blue Aussie “thanks mate” to Rachel “MadMad” Wohanka for her American insights. I couldn’t have written the puzzles in this book without Project X, one-of-a-kind software written by my husband Ralph that helps with the construction process. He refines and expands it when I ask nicely. I am in awe of his remarkable skills and eternally grateful for the time he has taken off from his day job (theoretical astrophysics) to write code for me. To end with the most important, my endless love and thanks to my dear family — Ralph, Rodger, and Jenny — for all the cups of tea, words of encouragement, making sure I took breaks, and keeping me laughing while writing this book.

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Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................. 1 About This Book .............................................................................................. 1 Conventions Used in This Book ..................................................................... 2 What You’re Not to Read ................................................................................ 3 Foolish Assumptions ....................................................................................... 3 How This Book Is Organized .......................................................................... 3 Part I: Working with Word Searches ................................................... 4 Part II: Starting with Straightforward Puzzles .................................... 4 Part III: Moving On to Complex Puzzles .............................................. 4 Part IV: Hints and Answers ................................................................... 4 Part V: The Part of Tens ........................................................................ 4 Icons Used in This Book ................................................................................. 5 Where to Go from Here ................................................................................... 5

Part I: Working with Word Searches .............................. 7 Chapter 1: Hunting through the World of Word Searches . . . . . . . . . . .9 Word Searches at a Glance............................................................................. 9 Using Word Searches to Keep Your Mind Sharp ....................................... 11 Understanding dementia..................................................................... 11 Considering the importance of mind puzzles and games............... 13 A Fun Romp through Word Search History ............................................... 14

Chapter 2: Perfecting Your Puzzle-Solving Strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Solving Word Searches ................................................................................. 17 Gathering your equipment ................................................................. 18 Marking the words ............................................................................... 18 Tackling the grid .................................................................................. 20 Moving Past Word Searches: Anagrams and Other Word Games ........... 22 Understanding anagrams .................................................................... 23 Anagramming tricks ............................................................................ 23 Rearranging letters for tile games ..................................................... 24 Baffling letter squares ......................................................................... 25 Staying alive in Hangman .................................................................... 26

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Part II: Starting with Straightforward Puzzles .............. 27 Chapter 3: Trying Your Hand at Simple Word Searches . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Chapter 4: Reading up on Story Word Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 Chapter 5: Finding Hidden Words in Your Puzzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 Chapter 6: Solving Secret Shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

Part III: Moving On to Complex Puzzles ...................... 155 Chapter 7: Gathering Your Wits for Scrambled Searches . . . . . . . . .157 Chapter 8: Are You Ready for Some Quiz Words? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 Taking the Quiz ............................................................................................ 187 Turning to the Grid...................................................................................... 188

Chapter 9: Solving Secret List Word Searches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 Chapter 10: Weaving Your Way through Winder Words. . . . . . . . . . .261 Chapter 11: Discovering Anagrams and Other Word Games . . . . . . .281

Part IV: Hints and Answers ....................................... 291 Chapter 12: Helpful Hints to Keep You Going . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293 Understanding the Grid Coordinate System ............................................ 293 Chapter 1 Hint .............................................................................................. 294 Chapter 3 Hints ............................................................................................ 294 Chapter 4 Hints ............................................................................................ 296 Chapter 5 Hints ............................................................................................ 296 Chapter 6 Hints ............................................................................................ 298 Chapter 7 Hints ............................................................................................ 299 Chapter 8 Hints ............................................................................................ 301 Chapter 9 Hints ............................................................................................ 302 Chapter 10 Hints .......................................................................................... 304 Chapter 11 Hints .......................................................................................... 305

Chapter 13: The Answers You Seek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309

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Part V: The Part of Tens ............................................ 403 Chapter 14: Ten Letter-Pattern Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .405 Letters by Frequency .................................................................................. 406 Common First Letters ................................................................................. 407 Common Last Letters .................................................................................. 408 Follow Me: Common Letter Sequences..................................................... 408 Two’s Company: Digraphs.......................................................................... 408 Make That Three: Trigraphs ...................................................................... 409 Double the Fun: Double Letters ................................................................. 409 Common Prefixes ......................................................................................... 409 Common Suffixes ......................................................................................... 410 Common Consonant Patterns at the Beginnings of Words .................... 410

Chapter 15: Ten Beneﬁts of Doing Word Searches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .411 They’re Portable Boredom-Busters .......................................................... 411 They Keep Your Brain Active..................................................................... 411 They Increase Your Vocabulary ................................................................ 411 They Help You Learn New Languages ...................................................... 412 They Help You Gather Knowledge in a Way that Makes Sense to You ......................................................................... 412 They Let You Relax and Have Fun ............................................................. 412 They Sharpen Your Spelling Skills............................................................. 413 They Train Your Brain to Recognize Patterns ......................................... 413 They Help You Overcome Insomnia ......................................................... 414 They’re a Way to Spend Quality Time with the Family .......................... 414

Chapter 16: Ten Steps to Help You Design Your Own Word Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .415 Step 1: Choose a Theme.............................................................................. 415 Step 2: Gather Your Words......................................................................... 416 Step 3: Make the Big Grid Decisions.......................................................... 417 Step 4: Assemble the Tools of the Trade .................................................. 417 Step 5: Just Add Words ............................................................................... 418 Step 6: Ponder the Punctuation ................................................................. 420 Step 7: Erase and Change as Needed ........................................................ 421 Step 8: Fill in the Grid .................................................................................. 421 Step 9: Check and Recheck the Puzzle...................................................... 422 Step 10: Make It Pretty ................................................................................ 422 Using a computer ............................................................................... 422 Writing it out by hand ....................................................................... 423

Introduction

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umans are a funny bunch. As in funny ha ha. We have had an enduring love of fooling around with language probably since words existed. The ancient Babylonians wrote riddles, as did the Persians, Arabs, and Greeks. The Romans especially loved a good acrostic. Anagrams, puns, tongue twisters, and other wordy diversions have been around for hundreds if not thousands of years across all languages. The last hundred years or so have seen a huge explosion in word games, including the notable invention of the crossword puzzle. Everyone has played I Spy, Hangman, or Scrabble and told truly dreadful puns (or is that just me?). There seems to be no end to the appetite for puzzle books (from pocket sized to jumbo collections), not to mention online puzzles. Many cellphones even have word games, so you don’t have to be without your puzzles for an instant! Word searches are a significant part of this wordy world. Although not everyone considers them “serious” word puzzles, they may be even more popular than crosswords.

About This Book I’ve written this book in part to help raise the humble word search to its rightful place. I share a little history, explain how best to solve word searches of different types, and reveal some of my secrets on how to write your own. But don’t forget the puzzles; they’re the main reason you picked up this book at all, and my favorite part of the book, too. This lovely volume contains more than 250 brand-new word search puzzles, from your run-of-the-mill word search to seven other variations. All the puzzles come in Easy, Medium, and Hard levels, and have been carefully handcrafted — no computer-generated puzzles here! Whether you’re doing these puzzles to help stay mentally on the ball (more on that in Chapter 1), or just to chill out and relax on vacation, I’m sure you’ll enjoy what follows. Trust me; after all, I’m a puzzle writer — would I lie to you?

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Conventions Used in This Book I use a few conventions in this book to make it easy for you to navigate: ✓ I use italics to introduce new terms, and then I define those terms. ✓ The keywords for bulleted lists appear in bold text. Bold also denotes the list words in the Story Word Searches in Chapter 4. ✓ I used the New Oxford American Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Oxford University Press), as my standard reference in writing these puzzles. ✓ A couple of chapters give you some Web addresses to online resources. To make these URLs easier to spot and read, they’re printed in monofont. Also, during the layout of this book, some Web addresses may have needed to run across two lines of text. If that has happened, rest assured that I haven’t put in any extra characters (such as hyphens) to indicate the break. So, when using one of these Web addresses, just type in exactly what you see on the book page, pretending as though the line break doesn’t exist. ✓ The word list is the list of words appearing next to or underneath the puzzle. These are the words you need to find in the puzzle. ✓ The letter grid is the puzzle grid formed of letters. This feature is usually square, but it may be in a different shape on occasion. ✓ In the Hints section (Chapter 12), I refer to positions in the letter grid by using a coordinate system, like in the game Battleship. The first coordinate (the letter) is the column position (horizontal axis), and the second coordinate (the number) is the row position (vertical axis). So a hint such as “CHIHUAHUA starts at (J, 3)” indicates that the first letter in CHIHUAHUA is at the intersection of the tenth column and third row of the puzzle. I give you more detail about this subject in Chapter 12. In addition, I use this difficulty rating system for the puzzles: ✓ Easy: Most of the Easy puzzles in this book are very straightforward, and have the smallest grids. The words in the letter grid don’t have a lot of overlapping letters or as many backward or diagonal words. I also use a simpler vocabulary for these puzzles so that the words are hopefully ones you’re familiar with. ✓ Medium: The Medium level puzzles are larger, have words that overlap each other more, and use more diagonal and backward words. The word lists contain more difficult words, which are generally harder to find.

Introduction ✓ Hard: The Hard puzzles have the biggest grids and much more difficult words to look for: foreign vocabulary, unusual terms, place names — basically, words you may need to look up in a dictionary. The words appear in all directions, and of course these puzzles have more backward, short, and overlapping words than the Easy and Medium puzzles. These Hard puzzles often have an extra twist to them, such as extra words in the word list or jumbled hidden words. I let you know when a puzzle contains one of these extra challenges.

What You’re Not to Read You can skip all of Part I and just head right on over to whichever puzzles you want to have a go at first! The Part of Tens chapters in Part V are also additional information not essential to the puzzles. When you come across the occasional sidebar, you can safely ignore it as well. These shaded boxes contain some interesting snippets of information from the world of word puzzles, but they’re not central to the main book.

Foolish Assumptions Word search puzzles have such a wide appeal and are so accessible to everyone that all I’m assuming is that you can read English — you don’t even need to have a wide general knowledge or know how to spell well to do most of the puzzles in this book. I do hope that you have an interest in words and are keen to have some relaxing fun. Perseverance is the main quality you need to solve all the puzzles. And a sense of fun — none of this nonsense needs to be taken seriously! I suppose you may have some ulterior motives, such as improving your vocabulary or staying mentally active, but I won’t let that get in the way of serving you up a whole heap of fun puzzles!

How This Book Is Organized This is mainly a book of word search puzzles, not a vast amount of writing about them. That said, a couple of its sections do introduce and explain this puzzle genre and give you some fun resources such as letter frequency lists and even instructions on how to write your own word search!

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Part I: Working with Word Searches This part gives you a little background history of word searches and a quick rundown of the benefits of solving puzzles. It also describes each of the eight word search varieties I give you in the book, plus some anagram and word games.

Part II: Starting with Straightforward Puzzles This part contains heaps of straightforward word search puzzles: Simple Word Searches, Story Word Searches, Hidden Words, and Secret Shapes. These varieties are the sort you’re most likely to be familiar with from newspapers and magazines, so they shouldn’t make your brain hurt (too much).

Part III: Moving On to Complex Puzzles The chapters in Part III contain a collection of devious word searches — Scrambled Words, Quiz and Secret List Word Searches, and Winder Words — and other anagram-based word puzzles. I think I can fairly say that these puzzles are likely to make your brain hurt. But in a good way.

Part IV: Hints and Answers This part is the one to turn to if you need a little help along the way (or need to resort to the answers before you tear your hair out). Chapter 12 contains a hint for every single puzzle in the book; I encourage you to check out these hints before turning to the answers. Chapter 13 has the answers to all the puzzles, with full grids so you can see where each word is placed in every puzzle. Avoid this last chapter for as long as possible; I don’t advocate ripping the pages out of the book or taping them together, but you get the idea — be strong!

Part V: The Part of Tens This part shows you useful letter pattern tips that I hope you find invaluable in your puzzling adventures, both in this book and further afield. It also gives you a rundown of the benefits of doing word searches, some of which may surprise you, and a set of tips on how to write your own word search with only some graph paper and a pencil.

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Icons Used in This Book I use a few icons throughout the book to emphasize important information. This is what they look like and what they mean: This icon alerts you to a handy hint or tip that may help in solving the word search puzzles or other wordy games.

When you see this icon, take special note! This icon highlights information that’s especially good to remember when solving these puzzles.

These warnings point out common pitfalls you may encounter when solving word puzzles.

Where to Go from Here You don’t have to read this book from start to finish like you would a novel. Although you can do it this way, of course, you can also dip in and out as the mood takes you. Each section stands alone; one chapter may be connected with another, but I always give you a cross-reference if that’s the case. If you want to know a little more about word search puzzles in general or find some solving hints and descriptions of the puzzle varieties in this book, head over to Part I. If puzzles are what you want — and make that now — hightail it to Part II to get right into the word searches. To start with a challenge, go straight to the complex puzzles in Part III. And if want to read about the benefits of doing word search puzzles or write one of your own, check out the Part of Tens chapters in Part V. All I ask is that you avoid Chapter 13 (you know, the answers) for as long as possible (whether that’s ten minutes or ten days). Give the puzzles a good try before resorting to this part of the book.

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Part I

Working with Word Searches

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introduce you to the wonderful world of word search puzzles! I explain some of the history of word searches and reveal handy techniques for solving these puzzles, as well as give you the tools of the trade. I also show you how solving puzzles can benefit your brain without feeling like homework. I explain in detail how to solve each of the varieties of puzzles found in this book so that you’re ready for whatever lies ahead. With this knowledge, you can become Mr. or Ms. Word Search Expert — no name change required.

Chapter 1

Hunting through the World of Word Searches In This Chapter ▶ Discovering everything you need to know about word searches ▶ Considering the benefits of solving puzzles ▶ Investigating the history of word searches

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hether you call them Word Searches, Word Finds, Word Seeks, Word Sleuths, Find-a-Words, Wonderwords, Mystery Words, Seek-a-Words, Seek and Finds, or even Sopa de letras, these puzzles are hugely popular worldwide. They may even be more popular than crosswords, which is saying something! In this chapter, I tell you a little about each type of word search puzzle in the book. I also delve into some of the benefits of word searches and round off the chapter with a fun history of these popular puzzles.

Word Searches at a Glance Word searches in their simplest form provide a list of words that have been placed in a grid of seemingly random letters. Your task is to discover the words within the grid. The words can show up in any direction but always run in a straight line. Well, almost always. In this book, I’ve written eight different types of word search puzzles, plus a bunch of bonus anagram puzzles. You may have come across some of these puzzle flavors before, but some may be new to you. (Chapter 2 gives you tips for solving word searches in general, and anagram-style puzzles. And Parts II and III have an entire chapter devoted to each puzzle type.)

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Part I: Working with Word Searches The puzzle varieties are ✓ Simple Word Searches: These puzzles are the popular plain-vanilla variety — they have a list of words that are hidden in a grid of letters in straight horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines. Head to Chapter 3 to try your hand at these puzzles! ✓ Story Word Searches: Read a short story and search for the bold words from the article in the grid. Otherwise, these searches are the same as Simple Word Searches. Chapter 4 contains the Story Word Searches. ✓ Hidden Words: Find all the listed words in the grid, and the leftover grid letters spell out a hidden message. Be careful to find all the extra letters to get the right answer! Some of these puzzles are in different shapes, a nice break from squares. Check out Chapter 5 for a plethora of Hidden Words puzzles. ✓ Secret Shapes: These word search puzzles have gridlines on them; after you find all the words from the word list, color in the leftover squares to reveal a picture. You can also color in the words, and leave the leftover letters blank — either method works. Chapter 6 lets you take a shot at some Secret Shapes. ✓ Scrambled Words: This puzzle may look like a Simple Word Search at first, until you realize that the word list makes no sense! The letters of each word are muddled up, so you need to unscramble each entry and then look for it in the grid. You can find these puzzles in Chapter 7. ✓ Quiz Word Searches: These puzzles are the closest thing you can get to a crossword in the world of word searches. Solve each quiz question and then find your answers in the grid. You can also work backward by finding potential words in the grid and then matching them to the word list. Chapter 8 features these searches. ✓ Secret List Word Searches: These puzzles are quite a challenge — you need to discover the words in the grid without a list to guide you. I do give you the theme, the number of words to find, and hints for most of the words. Try these puzzles in Chapter 9. ✓ Winder Words: In these puzzles, the words don’t go in straight lines but rather turn on right angles. Words don’t wrap around onto themselves, but different words do overlap. Winder Words appear in Chapter 10. ✓ Anagrams and other word games: This category includes anagrams, jumbled words, and other puzzles that require you to shuffle letters around to form words. Chapter 11 gives you some of these puzzles. This list may seem like a lot of puzzles, but brains equally as warped as mine have created even more word search variations. And given how inventive humans are, I’m sure new variations on word search puzzles will appear in the future!

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Using Word Searches to Keep Your Mind Sharp In Chapter 15, I discuss the many good reasons to get hooked on word searches. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the top reasons: ✓ They improve your vocabulary and spelling. ✓ They’re very portable — you need only a pen or pencil. ✓ They’re fun! (And who doesn’t need more of that in life?) ✓ They’re easy enough for children, so they’re a great activity for families to do together. Those benefits are pretty easy to understand. Less clear-cut is the link between doing puzzles like word searches and benefitting your long-term brain health.

Understanding dementia The benefit of mental exercise (including solving puzzles) for your long-term mental health has been the subject of a great deal of research — and a lot of talk in the media — over the past 20 years or so. Does solving a puzzle a day keep dementia at bay? The short answer? Maybe. And now for the long answer. Dementia is a blanket term for more than 100 conditions, all of which involve a gradual deterioration in thinking, memory, and everyday abilities. Science doesn’t completely understand the causes of dementia — at least not yet! The experts are still studying how dementia develops and progresses, and whether humans can do anything to delay or even prevent it. The scientific results aren’t straightforward — human biology rarely is — and the results are varied. In general, as we humans age, our brains shrink, and our mental abilities get worse (though this doesn’t necessarily lead to dementia). However, recent research shows that you can prevent and maybe even reverse this decline by being physically active and giving yourself mental challenges. In some studies, people improved their abilities in whatever aspect of mental training they were working on — so someone who was practicing memory skills, for example, showed improvements in memory, but not much improvement in speed of processing or reasoning.

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Part I: Working with Word Searches Physical changes happen within your brain when you learn something new. Recent research has revealed that this flexibility or plasticity exists for your entire life span. It’s your brain’s lifelong ability to rearrange neural pathways based on new experiences. Other recent findings show that humans have lifetime memory — so if you once played guitar or spoke French in your youth, picking those activities back up can reactivate those circuits in your brain, and you can regain those abilities relatively quickly. You won’t end up learning from scratch.

Boosting your brain health The following activities have been shown to benefit your brain’s health: ✓ Exercising: Gardening, walking, cycling, dancing, swimming — whatever you enjoy. One study shows that 15 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week cuts the risk of dementia by at least a third. Even stretching helps. ✓ Training your brain: The particular aspect you train improves that aspect of mental functioning, so solving logic puzzles like Sudoku helps your logical thinking, for example. To improve your memory, play memory games. ✓ Studying a new language: Try learning how to count to ten in a couple of languages if a whole language is too daunting. ✓ Taking up a new hobby: Knitting, embroidery, archery, camping — anything will do. And if it involves physical exercise benefits, even better! ✓ Learning to use your computer: Lots of courses are available (as well as younger people who know far too much about such contraptions for their own good). ✓ Cultivating an interest in art and music: Visit galleries, pick up a paintbrush, take a class

or two, or listen to music. Play an instrument or sing if you can. If you can’t carry a tune, try going to concerts or the theater. ✓ Playing card and board games with your friends and family: These pastimes are a great social activity as well as a good mental activity! Chess is rated as one of the top brain workouts around. ✓ Solving puzzles: This book is a good start, but don’t stop here! You can do crosswords, cryptic crosswords, Sudoku (check out the Sudoku For Dummies series, published by Wiley), mazes, logic puzzles, and lots more. ✓ Reading: Widen your horizons, try new authors, and challenge yourself. Delve into the fun world of a book club at your local library or check out BookCrossing (www. bookcrossing.com) — both free and fun activities. ✓ Doing jigsaw puzzles: They help with visual and hand-eye coordination. ✓ Socializing with your family and friends: This activity is more important than you may think. And it doesn’t have to involve the aforementioned board games — just hang out and chat.

Chapter 1: Hunting through the World of Word Searches Factors such as low education level, a family history of dementia, increasing age, head trauma, poorly controlled diabetes, stroke, smoking, and high blood pressure all increase your risk of developing dementia. Sometimes, a person still develops dementia despite his best efforts. It’s not his fault. The cause and effect is never that straightforward. Even though you may not be able to avoid dementia or Alzheimer’s entirely, you can probably stave off the onset and hopefully reduce the severity of the disease by being mentally active. Research into dementia will continue, with new theories, studies, and discoveries hopefully leading to new treatments. While scientists work away on the mysteries of the brain, you can work away on the mysteries in this book and discover some benefits for yourself!

Considering the importance of mind puzzles and games What you’re looking for here is getting out of that rut. Doing something the way you’ve always done it seems to weaken the brain’s wiring. Changes to your routines at work, school, and home always help, no matter what age you are. Switching things up doesn’t need to be terribly hard — even changing the way you normally drive to work helps your neural pathways grow and strengthen. The four qualities to look for in the brain-friendly activities of your choice are ✓ Novelty: New is better! If you’ve only worked traditional word searches, try your hand at the nontraditional types. (See the earlier section “Word Searches at a Glance” for more info.) ✓ Stimulation: Activities that challenge you force you to concentrate. Look for word searches that use words you’re unfamiliar with, involve solving extra puzzles like scrambled words or quizzes, or have odd shapes or challenging directions. ✓ Escalation: Activities that become increasingly difficult allow you to work up to higher levels of achievement. As you master a particular difficulty level for the word searches in this book, move up to the next level. ✓ Reward: Rewards improve learning and memory at a biochemical level. The sense of satisfaction you get from solving a difficult word search puzzle or discovering a hidden message is just one of the rewards you have to look forward to.

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A Fun Romp through Word Search History There isn’t a lot of information available on the history of word search puzzles. Here’s what I’ve been able to piece together; don’t say I never gave you anything. Around 1860, puzzle books of the day started to publish a new puzzle. A phrase, short poem, or other piece of writing (generally something frightfully educational and moralistic) was written along a path that was folded up to make a grid of letters, a bit like a maze. The paths were generally very regular, and each word came after the other in sequence. Diagonal movement was a no-no in these puzzles, and the letters didn’t overlap. You can try one of these puzzles for yourself in Figure 1-1. I wrote this puzzle in an old-fashioned style; you can find other puzzles like it in the book Everybody’s Illustrated Book of Puzzles, by Don Lemon (Kessinger Publishing), originally published in 1890 in London. Start at the middle, with the big letter A and work your way out from there. You can find a hint in Chapter 12, and the answer is in Chapter 13 if you get stuck!

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Chapter 1: Hunting through the World of Word Searches Another early version of the word search was known as Word Chess, Knight’s Tour Letter Puzzles, or Knight’s Tour Crypts. The letters of the phrase or sentence in this sort of puzzle run along the path a knight in chess takes (two squares forward, one to the left or right; or one forward, two to the left or right). Very convoluted! You can still find these puzzles around in puzzle aficionados’ magazines and Web sites. Pinning down the first contemporary word search puzzle (with a set of words randomly placed in a grid of letters) is very difficult. Several people in several countries seem to have invented it independently around the same time. The prolific Spanish puzzle writer Pedro Ocón de Oro, who designed around 125 different types of puzzles, invented Sopa de letras (“Soup of Letters”), probably sometime in the 1960s. This creation was a true word search puzzle with a word list and letter grid. Norman E. Gibat from Norman, Oklahoma, seems to have been the first person to design a word search in English. He came up with the puzzle as a way of attracting readers to his small advertising publication, the Selenby Digest (“Sell and Buy,” get it?). He put the names of 34 Oklahoman cities and towns in a 20 x 20 grid. He placed the words vertically, horizontally, and diagonally like they typically appear today, and his puzzle contained overlapping letters. It was published on March 1, 1968. This new puzzle quickly became the most interesting item in the Digest (ads versus a puzzle — no contest!), and Gibat’s readers clamored for more. The town’s teachers quickly discovered these newfangled word searches and gave them to their students, establishing a long classroom tradition. Two years later, French-Canadian Jo Ouellet developed the Wonderword puzzle, a themed word search whose leftover letters reveal a hidden word (see Chapter 5 for puzzles like this one). Her son David Ouellet has been writing these puzzles professionally for many years. The word search’s popularity has spread ever since: Word searches in a wide range of languages appear in ever-increasing varieties in classrooms, puzzle books, magazines, newspapers, and online under many different names. Word search puzzles seem to be widespread in the Latin/Roman languages but are not common in Asian languages. The Spanish still solve Sopa de letras, the Swedish play Sökord, Germans unravel Wörterraten, the French solve Mots Caches, the Dutch enjoy Woordzoeker, Afrikaaners play Woordsoek-raaisels, and in Finland they have Sanaverkko, just to name a few. One thing is for certain — if you love these puzzles, you’re in good company!

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Perfecting Your Puzzle-Solving Strategies In This Chapter ▶ Getting ready to solve word searches ▶ Discovering strategies that can help you with other word games

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Solving Word Searches A word search puzzle is simply a collection of words hidden in a grid of seemingly random letters. A list of words to find appears next to the letter grid; in the puzzle, the words (almost) always run in a straight line horizontally, vertically, or diagonally in two directions; they read forward or backward in each of these four directions. This all adds up to eight different directions that words can be found. Word searches range from small grids with easy-to-find words to large grids with challenging words — unusual spellings, short words — or even extra words in the word list that don’t appear in the puzzle! Some puzzles have additional layers, like hidden messages; others are more difficult because the puzzle writer gives you no word list, scrambles up the words, or is otherwise fiendish, making you work that much harder!

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Gathering your equipment All you need to do a word search is a way of marking the words you’ve found in the grid. Because some words overlap and letters may be used more than once, the main goal here is to use a writing instrument that doesn’t obscure the letters. Though a crayon may be the handiest tool if you live with young children, the simplest choice is a pencil or pen. A pencil and eraser are advisable if you’re dealing with a more difficult puzzle. My favorite tool when solving word searches is a highlighter pen. Highlighters help you easily see where each word is, and they don’t obscure the letters. I think yellow is the easiest color to see through, but you can find plenty of other colors — use whatever tickles your fancy! Finally, a dictionary, other reference books, or even some Web sites may be helpful with some harder puzzles.

Marking the words After you pick a marking tool, you have to figure out how you’re going to mark the words themselves after you’ve found them. Keep in mind that some letters in the grid are used in two or three words, so you don’t want to completely obscure them when you’re marking words in the grid. This section gives you some options. The highlighter pen works well with overlapping letters because you can see the underlying letters clearly. When a few letters overlap, the ink is a bit darker in that section. This method also makes finding leftover letters easier. See Figure 2-1 for an example.

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Figure 2-1: A highlighter pen makes marking words in the puzzle very easy.

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If the paper your puzzle is printed on is thin, the highlighter may bleed through to the other side. Test the pen on the margin first so you don’t accidentally mess up another puzzle’s grid. If you prefer to use a pen or pencil, simply draw a loop around each word as you find it. Remember: This way of marking the words can sometimes make locating leftover letters a bit confusing, so be sure to look extra carefully! You can also circle the letters of the words you find one-by-one. This method makes it easier to see hidden word messages because the leftover letters stand out better. I demonstrate both methods in Figure 2-2.

Figure 2-2: The classic loop and individual letter methods.

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Tackling the grid Let’s face it, word searches are, well, fairly simple puzzles, and there’s not a huge amount of strategy involved in solving them. However, there are some tricks of the trade: ✓ Scan the grid lines either up and down columns (see Figure 2-3), or backward and forward across rows, line by line (see Figure 2-4). Going through a grid both ways generally helps you catch anything you missed on the first pass. You may find that running a finger or the end of your pen (not the ink end!) along the line helps you keep your place. ✓ If you’re feeling very focused, you can try the speed search method and scan up and down two columns of letters at a time. (Figure 2-3 also shows you an example of this method.) Use your finger to help you keep place. I find this method works best when scanning the grid vertically and not along rows, but if it works for you, go for it.

Figure 2-3: Scanning a word search grid column by column and using the speed search method.

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✓ Look for the first letter of the word you’re searching for. When you find it, run your finger around the letter in a circle check, looking at each of the letter’s eight neighbors. In Figure 2-5, for example, you’re looking for the word PANCAKE. Search along the rows or down the columns for the letter P. When you find a P, stop for a second and look at the eight letters around it for the second letter (A). If you find an A, look in that same direction for an N (because the word must be in a straight line) and continue until you find the whole word. You can see here that three As appear next to this P, but only one then follows on to an N and then the rest of the word PANCAKE. ✓ Simply stare at the grid until words pop out at you. This method may sound ridiculous, but it can be surprisingly effective, especially for longer words and those that run forward. This method can get you some of the words but probably won’t reveal all of them. ✓ Look for rarer letters that occur within a word. The letters Z, Q, J, X, K, V, B, and W are (in descending order) the least frequently used letters in the English language, so they probably appear less often in the letter grid. If the word you’re searching for is SOJOURN, you may find it more quickly by looking for the J rather than starting at the S. However, if the puzzle writer is being particularly devious (why are you looking at me like that?), she may counterbalance this rare letter effect by using plenty of these letters in the grid fill — the letters that are added to complete the grid after the words have been placed.

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Figure 2-5: The circle check is the most common method for finding words in word searches.

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✓ Watch for certain letters that may pop out at you more than others, especially circular letters. You may find that O, Q, C, and X are easier to see in the grid. ✓ Look for other patterns in the words, especially double letters. Scan your word list for words with double letters — LL, EE, SS, OO, and TT are the most common ones — and then search for these in the grid. ✓ Focus on the shapes letters make instead of thinking of them as letters, and look for the visual patterns. This strategy kicks the creative, pattern-recognizing right side of your brain into gear and forces that bossy, logical left side to take a back seat.

Moving Past Word Searches: Anagrams and Other Word Games You may be struggling to find a word — any word, let alone a high scoring one — in Scrabble or Upwords. Or your partner may keep beating you at Boggle (in our house, the kids wrote “No Daddy!” on the box). Perhaps WordScraper on Facebook or the Jumble puzzle in the paper is driving you nuts. Maybe you keep coming to a sticky end in Hangman. Never fear — help is at hand. In the following sections, I give you a crash course in anagrams, including some of their history and a whole bunch of patterns and strategies that can help you improve your game skills and blitz the opposition!

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Understanding anagrams An anagram is one or more words created from the letters of another word. One example is GARDEN and DANGER — they have the same set of six letters rearranged to make different words. Anagrams have been around for thousands of years. The Ancient Greeks were particularly fond of a good anagram, and in the Middle Ages an anagram of a person’s name was thought to reveal her true nature and future. Some authors have written under anagrams of their real names. Anagramming as a party game and puzzling pastime reached the height of its popularity in the Victorian era; Lewis Carroll especially championed the form. Anagrams that create particularly clever or appropriate messages are highly prized. Did you know LIONESSES are NOISELESS? And MARRIAGE can be A GRIM ERA. Perhaps that last one is an antigram — an anagram that results in a phrase opposed to the meaning of the starting words, like turning ASTRONOMERS into NO MORE STARS. You may be familiar with anagrams in cryptic crosswords, Jumble puzzles, Scrabble, Boggle, and some TV game shows. Some computer puzzle adventure games have anagram puzzles to solve. Plenty of word fans enjoy creating clever anagrams, and you can find these folks and their wordplay online if you get hooked! The excellent program Zyzzyva is perfect if you want to play around with anagrams and other word games. It’s helpful for solving all the puzzles in Chapter 11, as well as the Scrambled Word Searches in Chapter 7. You can download it for free at www.zyzzyva.net. These puzzles are a bit different from the others in the book, and all have one thing in common — you need to discover words within a random set of letters. You know these games all too well, I’m sure!

Anagramming tricks The classic game of Anagrams is a fun pen and paper game — simply start with a word or sentence and, using just those letters (no repeats allowed), turn them into another set of words. You can reach the heights of this game by creating related (and generally funny or apt) names or phrases. For example, the letters of THE MONA LISA also cleverly spell out NO HAT, A SMILE.

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Rearranging letters for tile games Some word games, such as Scrabble and Upwords, depend on rearranging letters to form words. In these games, you have no guarantee that the set of letters in any given hand can form a good collection of words — you may be struggling with only one vowel (or nothing but vowels). The following list gives you some helpful hints for working with what you’ve got: ✓ Keep shuffling your letter tiles to see what patterns fall out. ✓ Take into account the available letters on the board. ✓ Look for common letter combinations such as TH, HE, AN, RE, SH, ON, ST, and TR (see Chapter 14 for a full list). ✓ Suffixes such as ER, ED, ING, and IER are helpful. So are prefixes such as DE, UN, PRE, and IN.

Chapter 2: Perfecting Your Puzzle-Solving Strategies ✓ Some letters are more likely to occur at the start or end of a word. For example, B and W are more likely to appear at the beginning of a word than the end, and Y and E are more commonly end letters than starting letters. ✓ Oh, did I mention? Keep moving those tiles! Note: This book isn’t a guide on how to become a champion Scrabble player or even get high scores. For that sort of training, I suggest you look for one of the many excellent books on the market or search the Internet — you can join a host of good Web sites and groups. The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary (Merriam-Webster) and Joe Edley and John D. Williams Jr.’s book Everything Scrabble (Pocket) provide expert knowledge.

Baffling letter squares What about games like Boggle that come with the instruction to “make as many words as you can using these letters”? These games often have arbitrary rules to make things harder, like outlawing two- or three-letter words or requiring every word to use the central letter in the grid. And if you’re playing it on the Internet, no doubt you have a time limit too. Infuriating! Whether you’re playing Boggle or a similar version of the game that’s popular in newspapers, the following tips can help you get the most out of those few letters: ✓ Get the rules clear in your mind. Are you allowed to move diagonally? What is the minimum word length? Does the central letter have to be included in every word? Are proper nouns allowed? ✓ Focus on a quarter of the grid at a time. Look at each of the letters in turn and do a circle check (as much as possible, even if it’s just a half circle). Follow up any good combinations to see whether they lead to words. ✓ Move on to the next quarter and repeat until you’ve surveyed the whole board. This systematic rotation helps you ensure that you’re not missing anything. You may prefer to get a good general look at the grid of letters and work by feel rather than in the methodical way described in the preceding list. This more informal approach can be a better way of finding long words in the grid. Here are a few pointers: ✓ When you find a word, look for plurals and variations (PLAY, PLAYS, PLAYED). ✓ Look for vowels and search around them to make words. Do the same with the most common consonants (T, N, R, S, and H).

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Staying alive in Hangman My main advice for Hangman is to know the list of the most frequently used letters (E, T, A, O, N, R, I, S, H, and D, in descending order) and the common English-word letter patterns — the ones in Chapter 14 (you knew I was going to say that, didn’t you?). For almost all words (3 to 15 letters long), your best first guess is either E or I (better minds than mine have done all the tricky computing to figure this out; check out www.sharkfeeder.com/hangman if you’re interested in the details). If it’s a two-letter word, guess A. Of course, you can use this information against your opponent — select shorter words that don’t use the top ten letters. The least frequently used letters in English are G, Y, P, W, B, V, K, X, J, Q, and Z (the least-used of all). Hangman is yet another game where a wide vocabulary makes all the difference. Confront your opponent with FOX, JIVE, or EPOXY, and you’ll soon be the undisputed Hangman Supremo!

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Puzzle 2: Summer Vacation Difficulty Level: Easy E O N A C S G N I K I H S ANTS BEACH BOATS CAMPING CANOE CAR TRIP COOKOUT

L A W N M O W I N G E S E

S T N A L S N P O S K D L

G N I F A E R U S I E L A

A M I C O O K O U T H T S

E N X R M E C I A C D R D

G R C E A G I A A S N A R

N U A L E A B E R E A V A

I B M A R N B O S T S E Y

CYCLING GOLFING HIKING ICE CREAM LAWN MOWING LEISURE PICNICS

L N P X C I E V A M R L E

C U I P E S W I M T B I E

Y S N O C W C I A H S F P

C M G U I U S C I N C I P

RELAX SAND SUNBURN SWIM TRAVEL YARD SALES

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Puzzle 3: Healthy Minds Difficulty Level: Easy J A H S E M A G D R A C U

U I A H D S M I N D S S S

BRAIN TEASERS CARD GAMES CHESS DISCUSS EXPERIENCE HAVE FUN

E N V D I S C U S S E I A

C E E W E E Z E D Y V T T

N K F W K H E S O T A Y A

E L U I S C A U D H R N L

I O N P O K R R A I I O N

R G Y E L N I I E N E S R

JIGSAWS LEARN LOGIC MINDS NEW SKILLS PUZZLES

E I C A O Y I L R K T A A

P C W O G T W C L R Y E E

X S D P U Z Z L E S T R L

E L S Y M E J I G S A W S

E S R E S A E T N I A R B

READ REASON THINK USE YOUR NOODLE VARIETY WALK

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Puzzle 4: All that Glitters Difficulty Level: Easy E L G N A B B R O O C H T ANKLET BANGLE BEADS BRACELET BROOCH CHARM CHOKER DIADEM

H B R M E D A L L I O N N

B T E L E C A R B F T B A

K A R A T S O H I U I U D

T D I A D E M L A T E Q N

N U F R A S I A N K P O E

E Q R G U G R E V L I S P

C A E Q R B A B C P N G T

EARRING FILIGREE GLASS GOLD KARATS LOCKET MEDALLION NECKLACE

K G R E U N I H I E L C E

L O E R K O O E K A S H K

A L D L I K I E S R U A C

C D E Y E N Y S A L O R O

E T Y R O F G W E W B M L

PEARL PENDANT RUBIES SILVER TIEPIN TURQUOISE

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Puzzle 5: Down on the Farm Difficulty Level: Easy A S E S E E G I C E A R U ALPACA CATTLE CHICKEN DONKEY DUCK FARMER GEESE

F A R M E R M Y H I T A A

I T A H R O S H I G I K A

R A S P U D T I C O B S M

E O W S K U U D K D B H A

D G E S R R K U E G A D L

R R F K H I R C N N R O L

GOAT HORSES LAMB LLAMA MOUSER MULE PIG

E A E O E E T K B I U N A

L Y J P P L E U U K S K C

U S I G O E T P S R O E A

M G F L A M B T A O E Y P

Y R E T S O O R A W U T L

B E H O R S E S M C N F A

RABBIT ROOSTER SHEEP TURKEY WORKING DOG

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Puzzle 6: Plain Sailing Difficulty Level: Easy N A R A M A T A C O C S W ANCHOR BOOM CAPSIZE CATAMARAN COMPASS CRUISING DINGHY

U N O L D S A L T O T I Y

W O H W W B O O M O E H O

D I C U A H P P N Z G B L

L R N P R I A K E N R R H

R E A D O S P R I R E E L

I Z F O S I I D F U K L S

G I I P B U E E V D A L T

KNOTS OLD SALT OVERBOARD PIER PORT RIGGING RUDDER

G S S E O R R K D D N I H

I P H T E R E F W E N T C

N A L E P O T V E R I U A

G C T S A I L S O R P E Y

H S C R U I S I N G S K I

SAILS SPINNAKER STEER TILLER WHARF WINDSURFER YACHT

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Puzzle 7: Good Pets Difficulty Level: Easy Y N O P A Y B W A U F S M ANGELFISH BEAGLE BUDGIE BUNNIES BURMESE CHAMELEON FROG

B U N N I E S N I R D I U

S B X N A M G T O R R A P

S O W G D E I S N B I M A

E T L Y L I N S G U B E P

T E A F A A N U E D E S E

A O I R K E I U C G V E S

K S R E T N T Y I I O H E

GUINEA PIG KITTENS LABRADOR LOVEBIRD MANX MICE PARROT

H S I T E S L B M E L O M

J U I A O L A B R A D O R

I K P Y L I Y A O E F I U

K I I B E C S T F R O G B

G C H A M E L E O N Y W A

PONY RATS SIAMESE SNAKE TABBY TORTOISE

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Puzzle 8: Tootsies Difficulty Level: Easy H S E A E T T M T B S E E BALLET BAREFOOT BOOTS BROGUE COWBOY ESPADRILLE FLIP-FLOPS

E L O S N I A A E C K U U

P C B U P R J M L O C G I

A H H O Y A U O L W O N B

E P I J O L D F A B S O S

S U A T E T S R B O M T L

R N G O L R S P I Y D A A

E W C O A A H M C L C O D

INSOLE LACES MARY JANE MOCCASIN MULE PUMP SANDALS

P A O F R O O U E E L U N

P D K E Y B S P S Y E E A

I E U R N I S A C C O M S

L R J A F L I P F L O P S

S S S B H S R E K A E N S

SLIPPERS SNEAKERS SOCKS TONGUE WADERS

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Puzzle 9: Sitcom Shows Difficulty Level: Medium N E I V E T I T E P A L T I E I O BEWITCHED CHEERS CORNER GAS DUE SOUTH FRASIER FRIENDS FUTURAMA GET SMART HAPPY DAYS

S A Y S D N E I R F E H S A M L E

R S E D M Y T H R E E S O N S O S

E Y E K N E N C D B F S M B P V A

T A I E A I H T R U A R R E T E H

S D S U I E M A V G F E I W S L T

N Y U N E N D D R E I P L I E U A

U P D R O Y G E N S A E K T E C T

M P S U B S N T A A S E I C K Y R

E A C U E R T R H T K P B H N H A

I LOVE LUCY LA PETITE VIE MASH MORK AND MINDY MR PEEPERS MY THREE SONS RHODA ROSEANNE SEEING THINGS

H H N I O S F E E I I R E E O A M

T C U C N T O H J O N M O D M L S

H A M A R U T U F E D G A M E A T

S E I N F E L D T M H G S R H L E

S N O S P M I S E H T T F E T O G

L R E T S U H S D N A E N Y A W E

T H E N A N N Y P E N N A E S O R

SEINFELD THE BRADY BUNCH THE JETSONS THE MONKEES THE MUNSTERS THE NANNY THE SIMPSONS WAYNE AND SHUSTER

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Puzzle 10: Silent Night Difficulty Level: Medium U A E G E T Y S D R E H P E H S S

T Y O L F O N B E Y P G H A K U L

ADVENT ANGELS AULD LANG SYNE BABY JESUS CANDLELIGHT CANDY CANES CAROLS CHRISTMAS TREE DECK THE HALLS DECORATIONS

O H A O A I H E L N N I O U Y A E

S L G R Y C R W V I A E L E O L G

F L P I C T O S K D C C L F H C N

P I L A L H I N T I A E Y R O A A

E W S A S E R V Z N N I R D O T S

B D T I H O L I I Y O Y F A N N U

A O S E B E W D S T M E K R O A E

FEASTS FIRST NOËL GLORIA GOLD GOODWILL GOOSE HOLLY MESSIAH MISTLETOE MYRRH

B O A W F R H G N T A S L I P S C

Y G E I E O N T M A M N T A E G I

J N F A D A V E K P C A E R A N T

E O T E L T S I M C R E S E R G S

S H O D J S G U S O E H O T T A L

U W L E I O O L C I M D O N R P O

S U S A B E L E S E B W G I E E S

A E H C A E D S L O R A C W E U E

NATIVITY NEW BORN KING PEAR TREE SANTA CLAUS SHEPHERDS SOLSTICE WINTER WREATH

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Puzzle 11: Office Supplies Difficulty Level: Medium E U P I H C M Y L N O T E P A D P BALLPOINT BOOKMARK CARD DRAFT EMBOSS ENVELOPE ERASER FOLDER FOLIO FOOLSCAP FOUNTAIN PEN

L F R A I M S T R E N U Q I A T A

B K U O C O U M E E T F I R E S R

B R Y T M S A L T P N T E A R X C

I A S A O R L I L E P O E O E E H

R M T I G H M O H E U I I R L D M

C K L O A Y C V O H V N N T P B E

S O N R U L E R S F C K E S A V N

F O T N E P N I A T N U O F T T T

GLUE INDEX INK ITALICS LETTER MEMO MONOGRAM NOTEPAD PAPER PARCHMENT PENCIL

M B N D R A F T A E M O G L S L S

P X I C S R H C R H P L L R S I S

A E O M E T E A B M U O B I Y C S

P L P V N E S D A E I X L T S N O

E L L S A E H D L U P E A E E E B

R I L A R P R E Q O E D S T V P M

S U A T B A O M E M F N E I U N E

O Q B N C T W A E S C I L A T I E

QUILL RULER SCRIBBLE SERIF SILVERFISH SNIPPET STAPLER STATIONERY VELLUM

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Puzzle 12: Cold Harvest Difficulty Level: Medium S O R S O L S T I C E D N K M E A AUTUMN BEANIE BLIZZARD COLD COLORFUL CRISP CRUNCHING DECIDUOUS FALL FOLIAGE FREEZING

E C R U N C H I N G E O S E V O D

L G F G O F E C I C I T C R I S P

T R R T N W U G I T H B E A N I E

S G E K E M I D A G N I T T I N K

A N S T C I U N I I W M S Y I F Z

C I H R A O R L T E L N Y C H R Z

W Z A I U E E R C E O O E A D A A

O E I S B L W O E W R S F R H C N

N E R I K C L S M P C B A L D S S

S R H N I O S A A U E Z L E L N A

FRESH AIR HIBERNATION ICE FOG ICE SCULPTURE KNITTING LEAF PEEPER MITTENS PUMPKINS PUT ON A SWEATER SCARF

A F I I R L N Y L N Z E L U I A R

U W O F E D E P T I O S P K E A F

T A U S V L T E L T O T P F C S W

U L A W L U T B U G O M U O A Y U

M A M O R N I M G L U O M P S E W

N B W E W G M D C P S K I I N G L

SKIING SLED SNOWCASTLES SNOWMAN SOLSTICE TWINKLE LIGHTS WINTER BLUES YELLOW

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Puzzle 13: Southeast Asia Difficulty Level: Medium K H H D S L O T R O M I T T S A E

I O U D R O H T A R T A M U S R H

T N D B R A A V I E T N A M H A K

BALI BANANA BATIK BORNEO BURMA CAMBODIA CLOUDED LEOPARD COCONUT MILK DRY SEASON EAST TIMOR

A G S A I O P L N Y O A I M O I L

B K R L C M A O A I S E N O D N I

O O A I E I I K E T A N L N L F M

Y N L K P Y S K A L V A A S E O T

D G E E A E A Y A I D I N O N R U

N A M R D E T E E F S E D O A E N

GINGER HONG KONG INDONESIA KAFFIR LIME LAOS LEMONGRASS LYCHEE MAINLAND MALAYSIA MONSOON

O O O A D H S B I U F Y D N T S O

S S N G I C A M B O D I A U S T C

A U G U E Y E G Y B O S R L O S O

E B R S S L H I I E A L A L A L C

S R A M B U T A N N G N E T I M C

Y I S L S M U R R O G P A I A M M

R C S A S R O U S M T E T N W Y E

D L M P P B S A M R U B R K A O H

PALM SUGAR RAIN FORESTS RAMBUTAN RICE PADDIES SATAY SOUTHEAST ASIA SUMATRA THAILAND VIETNAM

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Puzzle 14: Hits from the ’80s Difficulty Level: Medium T H R I L L E R C E M N O E K A T

S N T A E B T R A E H L U K A R U

E H P N O P L G R S M R A N E P O

BEAT IT BLACK VELVET BORN IN THE USA BREAKDANCE CARS CHINA GIRL DOWN UNDER EYE OF THE TIGER HEARTBEAT HUNGRY EYES

R M E P O P M U S I K O Y G B E P

U T I D Z T H E L A D Y I N R E D

T E T T R T I T A E B T M R L E R

P V O G R I B T R U E C O L O R S

A L S U B E V Y A H E U T A V C O

R E E P R R T E T F U H R G E H T

LOVE SHACK LUKA MAJOR TOM MICKEY MR ROBOTO OPEN ARMS OUR HOUSE POP MUSIK RADIO GAGA RAPTURE

W V Y A O H E F S I Z A O A S I O

H K E E F B O A A M U I J G H N B

I C Y L K E E U K E E Y A O A A O

P A R W Y C S H S D M C M I C G R

I L G E E P I U S E A I R D K I R

T B N I T I O M I W E N T A I R M

A S U E H T N I N R O B C R Z L A

W L H I Y S D O W N U N D E R Y A

SHE BOP SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY TAKE ON ME THE LADY IN RED THRILLER TIME AFTER TIME TRUE COLORS WHIP IT

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Puzzle 15: Double Play Difficulty Level: Medium M U I D A T S E E K N A Y V T Y X ANGELS BABE RUTH BENCH BLUE JAYS BRAVES CARDINALS CRACKERJACK DIAMOND DUGOUT FIELDING

S A T T I E T H F T P U Y U U O E

Y L N T W T N C L E A I O V S U B

E A E A I K A N Y S C G R E G R T

E E D G T M I E B R U R T A A A H

O S G G N I G B A D D I E V T A O

U R A A N A O C L F H L E N U E X

K R K B S I K N L W L S K U N U S

S E A T D E N B A A S W I R E U S

O H A I R N L E N L L N R E G S R

X T O J N U O O P H A D T M N S P

FLY BALL GIANTS HOME RUN HOT DOG MITT NATIONAL ANTHEM NATIONAL LEAGUE OPENING DAY PIRATES POPCORN

S O A R E C I C O O N N S O I E O

L C S J T T H T E I I O T H D R P

K A A D A S D E E S D M D H L I C

V Y A N E O T T C S R A W Y E P O

S Z N H G R W O L K A I E I I M R

H T U R E B A B P G C D S I F U N

RAINCHECK RED SOX RUNNER SECOND BASE SHORTSTOP STATS STRIKE UMPIRES WHITE SOX YANKEE STADIUM

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Puzzle 16: Global Party Difficulty Level: Medium Y S B O A D E U R P C P U L B N O

F A O B I N S T Y U M O S Y R O K

D M D W T T Z A U R P M E E K W T

ANZAC DAY CARNIVAL CHRISTMAS DIA DE LOS MUERTOS DIWALI DUSSEHRA EARTH DAY EASTER FINADOS

L A A H I O D A T I R P T P A R F

Z L N J T G S I C M A S I N J U Y

I M N S A R I T R D A G Z K O Z L

Y A D L O J A M E E A A W Z M A N

G H F D U S S E H R A Y S M V O P

S O T R E U M S O L E D A I D U Y

A L I Q U E E N S B I R T H D A Y

FLAG DAY GANJITSU HANUKKAH HOLI KWANZAA HOSAY MAY DAY MOON FESTIVAL MOTHER’S DAY

R I A I V R O S H H A S H A N A H

Y A D S R E H T O M E U L I Y N C

A B M E D H I K H F I N A D O S A

D G K A T D A O N T P O E S K Z S

Y U I R D S S O L A V I N R A C E

A Z T U E A O H A N U K K A H B P

M A O V Y M N S A M T S I R H C O

NOWRUZ PESACH PURIM QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY RAMADAN ROSH HASHANAH VESAK YOM KIPPUR

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Puzzle 17: Capital Tour Difficulty Level: Medium T O T N E M A R C A S Y S A L E M ALBANY ATLANTA AUSTIN BATON ROUGE BISMARCK BOISE BOSTON CHEYENNE COLUMBIA COLUMBUS CONCORD DENVER

O L Y M P I A A E L T A N E L E H

P R E V O D U L B I I E R R E I P

E T S S B S L O C H O N O L U L U

K E B O T I S E E X J A C K S O N

A E I I V T K E G C O N C O R D E

M S N H O A T R U S U B M U L O C

E O S N L N T R O F K N A R F N E

S A N T A F E E R B I S M A R C K

DOVER FRANKFORT HARTFORD HELENA HONOLULU JACKSON JUNEAU LANSING LINCOLN MADISON MONTGOMERY NASHVILLE

N T L T J P A N N L A N S I N G M

M A N R G H I N O C R I C E I A R

S T U E Y O B E T P I A D E D B E

K N A N N E M Y A G O I L I I S V

E A E T A N U E B O V S S E Y M N

N L N O B I L H R O S O V U I U E

I T U N L X O C R Y N O E X R G D

X A J S A I C P I D R O F T R A H

OLYMPIA PHOENIX PIERRE PROVIDENCE RALEIGH SACRAMENTO SALEM SALT LAKE CITY SANTA FE TOPEKA TRENTON

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Puzzle 18: African Safari Difficulty Level: Medium F N S E M T Z C H I M P A N Z E E

T U O S O G S S O R E C O N I H R

AARDWOLF AGAMA BONGO BONOBO CAPE FUR SEAL CHIMPANZEE CIVET COBRA DIKDIK ELAND

N B R T P O U E Y E C O A G S Y F

A I O Z A O R I E L T O R M E M L

H A D K N I G Y N B F E B V R O O

P N R A E I K N X E E E O R V N W

E I I L M P O E O N A D S A A G D

L B B A O A W S M B Y F L T L O R

E E Y E T K G A P O T T O I E O A

T X R S H O M A H U B D O W W S A

S C A R A B D U N G B E E T L E T

FOREST ELEPHANT GIRAFFE GREEN MAMBA GUINEA FOWL HYENA LION MONGOOSE MOPANE MOTH NUBIAN IBEX OKAPI

E O T U A U O S I K N F A F L R W

R B E F Z T E V I C O F W R Y E D

O O R E I F E D U A H A K L B N B

F N C P S Y K U J G T R C Z A E H

A O E A L I O N Y R Y I E L S M Z

W B S C D H Y E N A P G E O E A D

ORYX POTTO PYTHON RHINOCEROS SCARAB DUNG BEETLE SECRETARY BIRD SERVAL TSETSE FLY WILDEBEEST ZEBRA

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Puzzle 19: Wild Weather Difficulty Level: Hard K P M C L E D N I W C I T A B A T A K B S

E L A C S T R O F U A E B U B R E E Z E B

Z E R E M H G U Q N O I T A S N E D N O C

P R E S C R O Y T O U T L O O K H T L O T

AIR QUALITY BEAUFORT SCALE BLACK ICE BOLT FROM THE BLUE BREEZE BUTTERFLY EFFECT CLIMATE CLOUD BURST CONDENSATION CUMULONIMBUS DOWNPOUR

G U S O Q I A B G A E N O R E A S T E R S

E O T M J U K W S R R W L T M I F Q I E R

I P A U J E A C F R E E A K M R O M R Q U

N N I E P F T L A E E N P W O U N A A U B

J W L L A A Y S L L S T E M I A I Y I O D

O O S A Z E N W T U B K T R E L N E N S U

DUST STORM EL NIÑO FOGGY GALE GUSTY HOAR FROST ISOBARS JET STREAM KATABATIC WIND MARE’S TAILS MIST NOR’EASTER

E D I G F N E U N R Q H G O A T L M B R O

M R N F U A W D M E E U R M P L E I O A L

R S E Y G G O F K B S A O O G S O R W B C

O C U H I G U C L T R D M K E I M S E O D

T O X P P M O U Y Z N E H O A R F R O S T

S U E E E S E O Z O N E L A Y E R M O I I

T E D E D R O D A N R O T L C L I M A T E

OUTLOOK OZONE LAYER POWDER SNOW PUT UP AN UMBRELLA RAINBOW RAIN GAUGE RIME SHADE SMOG WATCH SOLAR ENERGY SQUALL

S L N N S A C P T V E H C T A W G O M S S

U A I M A A H E O C U M U L O N I M B U S

D W V Y Z T F S L R P O W D E R S N O W W

E G U A G N I A R L T Y T I L A U Q R I A

STORM SPOTTERS SUNDOG SUPERCELL TEMPERATURE TORNADO TROPOSPHERE UV INDEX WARM WILLIWAW WINDSOCK

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Puzzle 20: Bon Appétit! Difficulty Level: Hard I L A T K E S A D R E P P U S H C R U H C

E I C H I T L I N S L B T E M M K S F A P

F K C I T S M U R D D O N Y T D E E T C I

BAGELS BBQ BEER CHEESE SOUP BISCUITS AND GRAVY BORSCHT CALZONE CHILI CON CARNE CHITLINS CHURCH SUPPER CLAM BAKE

C L A M B A K E F E U A S I K O E O M L E

E S F E L F I D R T O A E O Y B U L T C R

Y H E I K K E A I A T U E R R R A F I P O

V M N P C A J N A I S N Q E B S R R F N G

A R O E U E S B J I R T G E A N D U C E I

R E Z M L R U A X A Q N I G O L R F C H E

G G L I T B F P C B I P N R I E C O I G S

COBBLER CORNBREAD CURRY DRUMSTICK EGG ÉTOUFFÉE FAMILY REUNION FAJITAS FRIES GINGER BEEF GRITS HAMBURGER

D R A L O S P N B G M E N W G F N G C N H

N U C Y P K O S B A R C L L E H S T F O S

A B E E R C H E E S E S O U P T S X S J A

S M N K I A H R T A Y H T Y P H C B L E T

T A B L S J C O O A O C A M U C H R E D O

I H I S I R F E T T S E C E E S N E G P C

HOTDISH HOT DOG KEY LIME PIE LASAGNE LATKES LEFSE LUMBERJACK’S BREAKFAST OKRA PIEROGI POTLUCK POZOLE

U H T O A E U A D D E K O G L R I L A M C

C E D G T B S O J Q I S G O O O T B B I U

S I U E A M G K I U R S G Z I B Z B I R S

I S U F Z U A R K O F T H I E P E O Y H O

B F A M I L Y R E U N I O N T O L C P S P

SATAY SCHNITZEL SHRIMP DEJONGHE SOFTSHELL CRABS SUCCOTASH SUGAR CREAM PIE TACO TOUTINS WILD RICE

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Puzzle 21: Due North Difficulty Level: Hard G A T A U P Y N O T C I R E D E R F P N P

J H L O X N A S E T T E I L O J T R E K U

I T Y M M H B B A E G R O O X R I Z I L O

ALMA BARRIE BATHURST BRANDON CHARLOTTETOWN COURTENAY CRANBROOK FORT ST. JOHN FREDERICTON GRANDE PRAIRIE GREATER SUDBURY GUELPH HALIFAX

A R T B A O R N O I A Y J V O N O O R O L

S A I N T J E A N S U R R I C H E L I E U

I E C H H T D A O R P R S E T T S I A U D

D A C A P S N Q C T E R G S R O E M R A E

G I E L L T U A D V I E R N U R I T P E R

R R B I E R H A U V O U Q I R O T N E N E

O O E F U O T O I R H C W M O N A W D I I

O T U A G F C E G T O R N M R T H O N T V

I C Q X T N R E A U O A O I P O E T A A I

W I H X A E C B R U M N D T Y E N E R G R

JOLIETTE KAMLOOPS KELOWNA LONDON MEDICINE HAT MIRAMICHI MONTREAL MOOSE JAW OTTAWA-GATINEAU PRINCE GEORGE QUEBEC CITY REGINA RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP

L V W V S W R T C N M B N I P X I T G A O

A R A G A I E S E N I R A H T A C T S W Q

E V J K C N A O U S L O R O M B I O M A U

R E E T A D D B C D I O B U A G D L F T S

T R S Y F S O Z C W B K N R P E E R E T H

N N O S P O O L M A K U R D L U M A O O Z

O O O M I R A M I C H I R E O I D H E U S

M N M D I A N W O L E K T Y S N J C W T U

SAINT-JEAN-SUR-RICHELIEU ST. CATHARINES THUNDER BAY TIMMINS TORONTO TROIS-RIVIÈRES TRURO VANCOUVER VERNON VICTORIA WINDSOR

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Puzzle 22: Soccer, the Beautiful Game Difficulty Level: Hard I I U S C F O T N O R O T D J E I L A O G

E H N H A L F W A Y L I N E E S F T M O R

M A J O R L E A G U E O D G A T G K F A E

CARIBBEAN CUP CHELSEA CHIVAS USA COACH CONCACAF CORNER KICK DC UNITED DEFENDER DIVISIONS FAIR PLAY FC DALLAS FIFA WORLD CUP

S O S A I K C I K R E N R O C M I F A U D

B D T J S T F O O T B A L L Y C S N P E C

K D R N P T I Y T A O G F M K I Y P U B A

R I I A N U A T K X U B E O D T E V O C R

W L K R Z L C T E Q E D F E U O L A T R D

O Z E A S I Y D O P A F O O G L L S E E T

L G R N H D W P L C M U T C E T O U A A D

FIRE FOOTBALL FOUL GOALIE HALFWAY LINE KICKOFF KNOCKOUT COMPETITION LA GALAXY LA NARANJA MAJOR LEAGUE MASSIVE

L A G A L A X Y A R E O A O Z A W S M D E

S S A L L A D C F N O R C C O N C A C A F

D L E R I F F A R H I W E T I E A V O E E

R L S U E T P A S B F B A A U Q R I L S N

A U Q R S A P Y B E S A O F L O D H O L D

U B I E I I T E S H U D I R I M K C R E E

G D D V D L A A A T C M I R D F A C S H R

OFFSIDE PENALTY SHOOTOUT QUAKES RAPIDS REAL MADRID RED BULLS RED CARD REFEREE REVS ROUND ROBIN ROYALS

N E E S A N E V I S S A M A P N I D O C E

I R E N C Q U A K E S X O P A L U S R N S

H R E U D I V I S I O N S C J K A O A I K

S P P T R U F S A S U R E C C O S Y R B D SHIN GUARDS SOCCER USA STRIKER TEAM COLORS TEAM SPORT TFC ACADEMY TORONTO FC WIZARDS YELLOW CARD

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Puzzle 23: Let’s Get Physical Difficulty Level: Hard P R I S M E K D E S C A R T E S N G I Y T ANTIMATTER ATOMS BIG BANG BOHR CALCULUS CERN CHARGE CLASSICAL MECHANICS DATA DENSITY DESCARTES EINSTEIN ENERGY

I N I E T S N I E I S Y A R X O N S C T A

K S E H T G N E L E V A W P I A C Y H I C

N I C I E R I F R G L B M S B I S H V V S

O K Y I H G J M R G P U S G N M X P N I R

I R E O S L R A A R Y I I A O L Y A E T E

T O B U Y Y V A E G F B H T T Q T R U A G

O W P I Q I H S H R N C A H W U I G T L N

M Z B U T R S P A C E E E S E N S O R E I

F B A Y I U O E A M H T T P N W N L I R D

FERMILAB FIBER OPTICS GALILEO GAS GENERAL RELATIVITY GRAVITY HOLOGRAPHY LARGE HADRON COLLIDER LASER LAWS OF MOTION MAGNETIC FLUX MASS

O E L T R O L T L M M O T I O L E O N L O

S N I E R C I A L R S T I A C C D H O A R

W O M C U X C A I O E A I G M F S V D R H

A I R N I I C Y O S T S L M A I L E E E C

L T E E S S A T T A C A A P E S T U L N S

S C F S A M G I D O E L I L A G O N X E J

I E A P L A N C K S C O N S T A N T A G T

NEUTRINO NEW THEORIES NEWTON NUCLEAR FISSION ORBIT PASCAL PLANCK’S CONSTANT PLASMA PHYSICS PRESSURE PRISM QUARK RADIO WAVES REFLECTION

O L K W E G X O Y H S C I T P O R E B I F

C F R E D I L L O C N O R D A H E G R A L

Z E N E W T H E O R I E S C A L C U L U S

K R A U Q S E V A W O I D A R T H G I E W

SCHRÖDINGER’S CAT SENSOR TELESCOPE TESTING TIME TORQUE VELOCITY WAVELENGTH WEIGHT WORK X-RAYS

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Puzzle 24: Silver Screen Difficulty Level: Hard C S P Y A A S A H K R I L O P I L L A G Y

E I R Z E N A H S O R E G N O K G N I K D

R N S T H E A F R I C A N Q U E E N S R A

E G R U B I A O H E W E P N I N S U U G L

R I E A M N I B K W K I M C U A N S A A R

I N T C F F S M H Y S U I L I R M G L N I

A HARD DAY’S NIGHT A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE A TOUCH OF ZEN BABE BLADE RUNNER BRAZIL CASABLANCA CHARADE CITIZEN KANE DICK TRACY DRUNKEN MASTER DUCK SOUP DUMBO EMMA

N I S N A N O U E A L T E B I S E E Y D A

E N A A N A P D O A I F A S E T S D C H F

Z T M L T Z X U N Z P R E M A H W A A I Y

F H N B A R A S E U A E I H U G O N R L M

O E E A S A U N O F O T B G T I D A T U B

H R K S I T K S O C G S R A A N N M K G J

C A N A A A K E I N E A E P B S I R C O E

U I U C N C C S I N P Z M H O Y W E I E F

O N R E U N U W O A I E D M T A R P D N U

FANTASIA GALLIPOLI GANDHI JURASSIC PARK KING KONG LAWRENCE OF ARABIA LÉOLO MAD MAX MULAN MY FAIR LADY MY WINNIPEG PETER PAN PYAASA REAR WINDOW

T R D D E M S I K P N I R B E D A U L C S

A S T R E E T C A R N A M E D D E S I R E

I A W L E O L O E E I T E A M R R D Z H O

F A A M A D M A X T W W I S R A W R A T S

L H C H A R A D E E Y E R T U H O Y R G S

W H M I H L P A U P M O F U L A B L B K L

SHANE SHREK SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN STAR WARS SUNRISE SUPERMAN SWING TIME TARZAN THE AFRICAN QUEEN THE FLY THE SOUND OF MUSIC WHALE MUSIC

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Puzzle 25: Sprechen Sie Français? Difficulty Level: Hard B E L E S P R I T E K E E T D S V A A R A

B N E V A M I I J H H W X E B O I R U D D

E I O N O B O R P C L E J I G A E N I P W

AD HOC AD INFINITUM AL DENTE ALMA MATER ANNO DOMINI BEL ESPRIT BILLET DOUX BÜRGERMEISTER CARTE BLANCHE CHUTZPAH DÉJÀ VU DRECK EN ROUTE ENTRE NOUS ERGO

P S A Q I V N M N I H A Z N F S H N A W U

E I A Y Q L M A K R V A I E A E F X I Y K

I U E M U S L Y S U T R P R I I E J U C B

Y C B C P B I A H A G E E Z N T I D E U S

O E O A E U F T I E P S R I T M G R I R R

A T I T L D R O X V E X T G U U D E U C C

T U R J K A E U L U E U U I O C H P I O E

A A C T M U T R Q O M R W A M E F C H S H

C H E I C Q A D E N V E P I F M T D Y Y T

B U R G E R M E I S T E R K Y E A A U E G

ET AL. FAUX PAS FIASCO FILM NOIR GRINGO GURU HAUTE CUISINE HOI POLLOI HOURI IDÉE FIXE KARMA LIEBCHEN MAÑANA MAVEN NOUVEAU RICHE

L M R U I S A F O K I N I M O D O N N A I

I E E F R C M O L U C S M E L A W T E N U

E I T S I W L R L T A I T Y G V R R T A A

B D A U U A A C O B U A T A S E Z O N N P

C R D P V R S E P E L A M H N B E P E A L

H E E M A S U C I I A R F O S C S Y D M H

E P I E D B U G O L A X U O D T E L L I B

N A P T B S O P H K G S O U Q S U T A T S

PAX PER DIEM PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE PIED-À-TERRE PRO BONO QUA QUE SERÁ SERÁ SHTICK STATUS QUO TEMPUS FUGIT TOUR DE FORCE VADE MECUM ZEITGEIST

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Puzzle 26: Jacuzzi! Difficulty Level: Hard K Q P K Z Q U A G J Y L T E I U Q Q K U H JACKDAW JACKET JADE JASMINE JAY JAZZ JEANS JEOPARDIZE JOCKEYS JOG JOKE JOURNALIST JOYFULNESS

I U U C J W S Z H A T E K C A J U Z T J C

E H Y A Y A I U Z C Z J A Y C A Z E Q A L

U I Z B D T I E Q K I G Q E C T I O U T I

C Z A R E R Q U B D Q A I K J M L L A A Z

J U M E M U I U W A U Z E Z U Q L I J R I

Z C R T Q L Z L A W C R D E I F I T S U J

O C E R T E U E L R Y K Q S U N O E S G P

B H V A J Z N U Q E T R U Q O J N T P G W

O I I U J I O O Z Z U Z I I E T O O E I U

JUBILANT JUDGEMENT JUMBO JUSTIFIED JUXTAPOSE QUACKERY QUADRICEPS QUADRILLE QUAGMIRE QUALIFICATION QUARANTINE QUARTERBACK QUARTET

Q N U Q M D E T I A Q U T Z N L J G C Z Q

U I Q S T R N N E U Z A E E A U K Q I S Z

S N A E J A C E A N C D M E T Q U E R S D

Z J Z O L P J R I I I E Z S J O K Z D E J

E Z L I D O T A F B G T J O Y O U Q A N J

B I B I J E E I D D M U N P J P C Q U L I

QUARTZ QUIETLY QUILT QUIP QUITE QUIVER QUIZ QUOTE ZEALOT ZEBRA ZEBU ZEOLITE ZIGGURAT

U U O Z T J L Y U E Z O Q A G Q P K Q U U

J Q B U V A Z J Q A C Z Z T R T U I E F Q

U O M Q U A G M I R E K A X L A Z I Z Y A

H I U Q U T T S I L A N R U O J U Q P O S

J D J F Y J E Z A R B E Z J Z A N Q H J Z

ZIGZAG ZILCH ZILLION ZINC ZIPPY ZIRCON ZOMBIE ZOO ZUCCHINI ZWIEBACK

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Puzzle 27: Grandiloquisms Difficulty Level: Hard Q A E N A C V P V E I S U O E T U L C E U

S U Z E I R R I S U K U N Y I T I I A N C

ABREUVOIR BONBONNIÈRE CACODOXY CAMERIERE DAPIFER DELPHININE DOLIOFORM EXODE FANION GEOPONIC HIEROPHOBIA HORRENT

E H T N P H M D O L I O F O R M T A R I G

L O H U O I C P K C H U E S U S O S T N A

L U X J N T I N U L S R I K A E M A B I K

E S O E A A C A I M A T C M Z S R Y R H A

R D O J T H A A R K Y I O A V B L E I P W

T U U O I Y C I E P F N N H M F N V O L I

S B N B R I O V Z F O O S U O I C A R E V

I E O T T V D P A C A T A E C O D R A D A

P L R N U S O M A Q U I D D I T A T I V E

I D A E B U X A M U V U B I I Z F P B M T

IRENIC JEJUNE KINCHIN LUTEOUS MAFFICK NAZE NIDAMENTAL OENOPHOBIA ONOMASTIC PANTOGRAPH PAUCILOQUENT PIPISTRELLE

P S R T I O Y E Q R C R A O L Y A A O L E

E B Z N N R N F H W S I E G H N N X H Z L

A S E S E E E N B C E H L F T P I P P F E

L S R X Y F M M I C O O K O I I O B O A S

E H O E P I C A A E T R G E Q P N R N S T

W D U T V C E J D C R R O B S U A N E E I

E I U I R N O Y S I A E J S M C E D O I C

E Q U L D I E Z E P N N G E O P O N I C H

W A L T Y Z T R H C G T L N P A K Y T A O

QUIDDITATIVE RENVERSE SOROCHE TELESTICH TONITRUOUS TRITANOPIA UMBRATIC VERACIOUS VIMINEOUS WALTY YASHIKI ZINCIFEROUS

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n this sort of puzzle, the words are still scattered through the letter grid as in a Simple Word Searches (see Chapter 3), but you have to extract the word list from a short, and hopefully interesting, story or article. The words you need to find are in bold.

Consider the following list of tips to help you with the puzzles in this chapter: ✓ When two bold words occur one after the other, look for them as a single entry in the puzzle. ✓ If you prefer to work from a list, you can write out the bold words on a scrap of paper first. Otherwise, simply find the words in the order they appear in the story. ✓ It can help to keep track of which words you’ve found — and which ones remain to be discovered — by crossing them off in the story.

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Puzzle 28: Old Gold Difficulty Level: Easy Ah, chocolate — one of the major food groups . . . where would humanity be without it? Whether you love white, milk, dark, or bittersweet chocolate, you’re sure to find the perfect delicious treat. And if you buy Fair Trade, your money buys more than just chocolate! Ancient Mesoamericans first discovered the cocoa tree in the Amazon rainforest thousands of years ago and used the bitter water they made from its seeds in ceremonies. Spanish conquistadors brought the cacao seeds back to Spain, assuring chocolate’s reign over the world. Initially chocolate had to be prepared by hand — a lengthy and difficult process. The resulting oily, gritty paste was used to make an expensive beverage for royalty and the wealthy. The Industrial Revolution changed all that. Doret and Dubuisson in France and Van Houten in the Netherlands invented machines that made grinding and pressing the cacao seeds into paste and cocoa powder amazingly fast. The paste was also beautifully smooth and creamy and could be formed into chocolate bars. Daniel Peter and Henri Nestlé worked together to add condensed milk to chocolate, creating milk chocolate. Rodolphe Lindt developed a blending technique called conching, which created an even smoother texture and taste. Finally, chocolate was within the reach of everyone, and it became wildly popular. The mass-production of sweets, candy bars, and chocolate bars hasn’t let up. Hershey, Mars, Cadbury, Nestlé, and Lindt have been around since the Industrial Revolution and are still the biggest producers today. Most of the world’s cocoa is now grown in West Africa, especially in Côte d’Ivoire. It’s a labor-intensive crop — workers tend, harvest, dry, and pack the plants and seeds by hand. Cacao farmers often receive very little profit from their crops. Some try to stay afloat by using child labor or even returning to the bad old days of slavery. Fair Trade cocoa is a system that offers farmers a better way of making a living, helps break the poverty cycle, and stops abusive practices.

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Puzzle 28: Old Gold Difficulty Level: Easy K I O V C O N Q U I S T A D O R S

A E G R I N D I N G T F C A C A O

G D L L E T B F B E Y R E V A L S

D A N A Y C A Y E U I U P S Y K W

O R D I B V A W H N S N P R O R P

R T A Y C O S D E A E B E E E E S

E R R C M R R S B T N T T M E I U

T I K O E A T I U U D D E R N G O

D A E T I L E O N N R U R A O N I

V F T E E V H R I T Q Y U F Y C C

E I A D M N C L C O E O A T R O I

B G L I A P R O F I T N T U E S L

C R O V G N I H C N O C S L V O E

R I C O Y E H S R E H K L I E A D

O T O I C Y R O Y A L T Y O V Y W

P T H R A I N F O R E S T F J E Z

S Y C E S N A C I R E M A O S E M

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Puzzle 29: Little Mary Difficulty Level: Easy Gladys Louise Smith was the first international film star. You may know her better as Mary Pickford or “America’s Sweetheart.” The Canadian was born in 1892 and started acting at a young age. In 1907, Gladys was signed to appear on Broadway with New York producer David Belsaco. He insisted that she change her name, so Mary Pickford was born. In 1910, Mary made the move to the silent silver screen. She auditioned for filmmaker D.W. Griffith of Biograph Studio, and was hired immediately. Over the years Pickford worked with Carl Laemmle’s IMP company and Adolph Zukor’s Famous Players Film Company. She was one of the four founders of the United Artists movie studio in 1919, along with Douglas Fairbanks, Charlie Chaplin, and D. W. Griffith. Eventually Mary was involved with many levels of the movie making process, including writing, directing, and producing. By age 24, Mary Pickford was the most famous and popular woman in the world because of the spread of American movies internationally. It was easy to adapt silent movies for the worldwide market — they just had to change the language on the subtitles that provided text for the movie! Mary played appealing, sympathetic characters, and her outgoing and sincere performances struck a chord with audiences worldwide. She almost always played children or young adults, even when she was in her 20s. Mary and her writer friend Frances Marion invented cinematographic devices — such as tricks of perspective, oversized props and sets, and casting tall actors — to sustain the illusion. In 1927 Mary released her last silent film, My Best Girl. In 1928, Mary cut off her famous long blond curls, and took on serious dramatic roles. Her first talkie movie was Coquette, which won her the Best Actress Oscar in 1929. The Taming of the Shrew was also released that year. Mary completed three more films after this — Forever Yours (1930), Kiki (1931), and Secrets (1933) — but none was a success. She retired from acting when she was 41, but remained involved in Hollywood for many years. Mary Pickford was an incredibly influential actress — she instituted many standards for actors in the fledgling movie industry, established and ran a major film production company, and starred in over 50 feature-length films, including The Poor Little Rich Girl, Pollyanna, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, M’Liss, Sparrows, and Little Annie Rooney.

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Puzzle 29: Little Mary Difficulty Level: Easy N O G B C R E V I T C E P S R E P

I T N P A O N R W O R L D W I D E

L S I M I N Q O Y S U E S A L E K

P T O P A O N U I Q S U A Z R R P

A S G G D R L A E S B I G I I I Y

H I T L H C Y Q Y T U L L T G T H

C T U A W P U P I L T L N M T E T

N R O D S R A T I S L E L I S R I

H A F Y R R L R K C L O T I E G F

O D I S F E O N G I K A P S B N F

L E L D S A A K S O I F K P Y E I

L T M I A B E S U A I P O O M R R

Y I U Z R N T W C Z O B U R G D G

W N O I S T A N D A R D S P D L O

O U A F I C I C G N I T C E R I D

O F S O T R A E H T E E W S O H H

D A C S U O M A F B L O N D E C W

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Puzzle 30: It’s Easy Being Green Difficulty Level: Easy If you’re anything like me, you may be frightened by the impact climate change is having on the world. Because the problem is so huge, you may think you can’t do anything to make a difference. But you can make plenty of practical and simple changes that won’t break the bank and will make a difference. The collective action of thousands and even millions of people all making some positive changes can affect the whole planet. The big picture clearly shows that using renewable energy sources is vital — hydroelectricity, solar power, tidal energy, wind power, and geothermal energy are some options here. In many places, you can choose the source of your domestic electricity. You can use many solar-powered devices around the home — garden lights, lanterns, and even small portable solar chargers for cellphones, MP3 players, and laptops. Try a low-carbon diet, choosing foods that result in a smaller carbon footprint (environmental impact). Become a locavore: Get more of your food from the local farmers’ markets, and eat seasonal produce. This change reduces the number of food miles (the distance food is transported from producer to consumer) produce has to travel to your door. Buy foods with less packaging and processing. Buy Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate, and so on where possible. Try using pencils (the sort with graphite lead inside a wooden case) rather than disposable pens. The pencils are not only biodegradable, but they can also draw about 18 times further than a pen. A fountain pen with a refillable ink bladder is even better (and more stylish). Save water by taking shorter showers, and don’t let the tap run when you wash your hands or brush your teeth. Drink tap water rather than bottled water. You can filter it if you’re concerned about water quality, but you help to keep billions of disposable bottles out of landfill by using a cup or your own water bottle. And bottled water can be more expensive than gasoline! Join Freecycle.org or BookCrossing.com. Discover your local library. Grow some of your own food. Walk, ride a bike, or take the bus rather than the car. Use your own coffee mug if you can when you go to your local coffee shop. Receive and pay your bills electronically. Recycle paper. Buy secondhand clothes and fabrics made from organic cotton, hemp blends, and bamboo. Make the change to low-energy fluorescent light bulbs. Bottom line: You can do lots of things that will have an immediate impact — pick a couple and start today!

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Puzzle 30: It’s Easy Being Green Difficulty Level: Easy O F H E L B A D A R G E D O I B E

B O O K C R O S S I N G O G P U D

T T B O P P E S S T E K R A M P A

R O E M D K R O H G Y O P W E E R

A I V E A M O A E O E E D O R N T

T N I A F B I T C L R S W R O C R

S O T N W F T L C T P T E L V I I

P B I K E T O Y E A I M E D A L A

R R S U I R C C G S P C I R C S F

O A O R R E I C N I V M A S O A T

C C P A E N Y L A N D F I L L A H

E W L R V E R C H O O S E W P B A

S O F S I W A D C H K L A W I L I

S L U W E A R L A N O S A E S N O

I B O E C B B I N I A T N U O F D

N R T S E L I S A V E W A T E R C

G A G D R E L N L R E T A M I L C

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Puzzle 31: All Awash with Watercolors Difficulty Level: Easy If you get bitten by the watercolor bug (you’ll know if you do — it’s beautifully colored and entrancing), you’ll discover a whole world of equipment as well as a lifetime of learning how water and color flow and interact on paper! Watercolor paints are made from finely ground pigments mixed with gum arabic, glycerin, and a wetting agent. They come in various forms: tubes, cakes (also called pans), liquids, and pencils. Tube paint is easier to mix and good for large washes. Cake paints give you more immediate access and are great for portable painting and painting details. Paints come in a wide range of colors with evocative names, such as Gamboge, Viridian, Cerulean Blue, Phthalo Violet, Cadmium Scarlet, Burnt Umber, Ultramarine Blue, Indigo, Raw Sienna, Cobalt Violet, Indian Red, and Prussian Blue. Different paints have different characteristics — such as being transparent or opaque and staining or non-staining — and different amounts of sediment. Watercolor brushes come in a wide range of shapes, fibers, and styles. A rigger has long fibers and is great for producing thin lines. A flat brush has hairs in a flat rectangle and can range in width from quite narrow to several inches wide for painting flat washes. Round brushes are versatile, so you want to have them in a range of sizes. When choosing round brushes, make sure they come to a sharp point and hold a good amount of paint. Kolinsky sable brushes are the very best. Oddly, their fibers come from the tails of Siberian martens, not sables! Other fibers choices include ox hair, badger hair, camel hair, goat hair, Chinese hog bristle, and a wide range of synthetics. Some brushes mix sable with synthetics to provide the benefits of a sable brush at a lower cost. Watercolor paper comes in a range of surfaces. Hot pressed paper is fine-grained and smooth; rough paper has — you guessed it — a very rough surface and gives a lot of texture to a painting. Cold or not-pressed paper falls somewhere in the middle, with a slight texture to the surface. Look for archival quality paper (with a neutral pH and made from permanent fibers such as cotton), and your gorgeous artwork will last forever!

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Puzzle 31: All Awash with Watercolors Difficulty Level: Easy P R E G G I R T U D E F S E B U T

C E R U L E A N E U W I L I S L S

T R D U L R F I O C G B O K A T P

N S E N B B A A A U A E X S A A D

E H E V U T N P M S S R T I P E W

R W A H O O P A Y M Y S N E S A A

A V O J S C R K I A U I T S A R R

P P E Z A A S S M S N G E A C H R

S C O K B N W I L G S R H H L T O

N L E I I M T Z D M P U I G O F L

A S C L N E C E T T O V R X U M O

R T O I L T A S O U A T N P C O C

T K U O Z R R H I L E M A C O I R

C H I N E S E H O G B R I S T L E

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Puzzle 32: Il Menù Per Favore Difficulty Level: Medium Italian cuisine has been around since antiquity and is one of the most appetizing and best-known cuisines in the world. After all, what town doesn’t have a pizzeria? But Italy has so much more to offer than just pizza, lasagne, and spaghetti Bolognese! Every region has its own specialties. Italian cuisine is full of rich and delicious dishes — try risottos made with Arborio rice, frittatas made with eggs and vegetables, polenta, stews like osso buco and buridda, and soups like minestrone. Chewy Italian bread dipped in a fragrant extra-virgin olive oil is a wonderful meal in itself. Olive oil is a basic ingredient in Italian food. Herbs and other seasonings common in Italian cooking include garlic, flat-leafed parsley, sweet balsamic vinegar, capers, anchovies, oregano, sage, thyme, basil, and tarragon. Sweets often use cinnamon, almond, or vanilla for flavor. But no dessert until you finish your meal! Antipasti are the traditional way to start an Italian meal. A typical antipasti platter has a variety of smoked or cured meats, like prosciutto or pancetta, marinated vegetables, and cheeses. You’re likely to find asparagus, eggplant (aubergine), sun-dried tomatoes, porcini mushrooms, fennel, bell peppers (capsicum), and artichokes. And don’t forget the olives, both green and black! Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese from northern Italy (also known as Parmesan) has been a stock ingredient in many kitchens for ages, as has soft, stretchy mozzarella. Other Italian cheeses are gaining in popularity too — semi-hard provolone, the soft sheep’s milk whey cheese ricotta, soft bocconcini and mascarpone, the blue cheese gorgonzola, and caprino (made with goat’s milk), to name but a few. Pasta is another Italian food that can be found everywhere — it’s the basis of so many quick, healthy meals. Macaroni, penne, spaghetti, fettuccine, farfalle, and vermicelli (“little worms”) are just a few of the shapes available. Gnocchi are tender dumplings made from potato, flour, semolina, or a combination thereof. Italian cuisine doesn’t just taste good, either — many experts recommend a so-called Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, legumes, unrefined cereals, produce, fish, wine, and poultry as a healthy option. So what are you waiting for? Buon appetito!

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Puzzle 32: Il Menù Per Favore Difficulty Level: Medium I D O S B E N I C C U T T E F P I

A N T H E O G S P A G H E T T I T

L O I O S I C S B T R D N S F B Y

O M T C T I V C U S E A D E R T I

Z L E O R T F O O Q E E R M I A T

N A P Z I O U U H N N R I U T N S

O M P O Z T P I A C C B Q G T I A

G A A B M S A R C A N I U E A L P

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O I O U L E S T I N O I E I A M T

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O E I O A N O B R F P I Z Z A O P

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Puzzle 33: Birthstones and Flowers Difficulty Level: Medium The tradition of assigning certain gemstones and flowers to each month includes the idea that wearing your birthstone makes you luckier. Even if you don’t believe that, birth flowers and birthstones are lovely gifts. Flowers also have symbolic meanings and are a thoughtful inclusion in a celebratory bouquet for a new baby or any birthday. Take a look at the flowers and gemstones for each month: ✓ January’s birthstone is garnet, and the birth flower is the carnation, a fragrant winter flower with meanings of pride, love, and beauty. ✓ The birthstone for February is almost always amethyst, although pearl is an option too; the birth flowers are iris and violet, both beautiful heralds of spring. ✓ March’s stone is aquamarine, and its birth flower is the daffodil, which symbolizes a return to warmth, rebirth, and hope. ✓ The stone for those born in April is the diamond; their flower is the daisy, a symbol of innocence, modesty, and brightness. ✓ May’s birthstone is the emerald. Lily of the valley is the flower, representing purity and a return to happiness. ✓ June babies’ birthstone is the pearl; their flower, symbolizing love and appreciation, is the rose. ✓ Ruby is the modern birthstone for July, but onyx was the classic stone. The flower is larkspur, bringing to mind summer meadows, lightness, and levity. ✓ The contemporary stone for August birthdays is peridot, but you also have a lot of choice from times past: topaz, carnelian, moonstone, alexandrite, sardonyx, and sapphire. Gladiolus is August’s flower, symbolizing strength of character and remembrance. ✓ For September, the stone is sapphire. Aster, a classic autumn flower that represents patience and daintiness, is its flower. ✓ October’s birthstone is opal; tourmaline, aquamarine, and beryl are other, oldfashioned choices. Marigold, following the sun, is October’s flower. ✓ The stone for November is topaz. Chrysanthemum is the month’s flower, symbolizing cheer and joy, compassion, and friendship. ✓ Turquoise is the birthstone for those born in December, although ruby and bloodstone were older choices. The fragrant narcissus, a symbol of peace, is December’s flower.

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Puzzle 33: Birthstones and Flowers Difficulty Level: Medium F E O E R I H P P A S E L E D P T

S T S C T U A K J J C I S A U S P

R E T S A Q B D O A D O I R Y E E

E N F C Z U L Y E O R S I H R S G

W R I I O A S P F P Y T T I P I Y

O A G T R J P F X A Y E D M E O L

L G E E N I A O O L M O C E A U L

F W M C S D S V T A T P I U R Q U

Y E L L A V E H T F O Y L I L R C

D L O G I R A M D S U M M E R U K

G T N Z M L N N O I T I D A R T I

N E Y Y O O O A Q U A M A R I N E

I U P V E M E Y T U A E B H N A R

R Q E O A N A R C I S S U S H T H

A U I I H V O S U L O I D A L G E

E O D L A R K S P U R N L O J S E

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Puzzle 34: Knitting with a Twist Difficulty Level: Medium Knitting has never really gone away, but it has been hiding for a while. Now it’s back and reinvigorated by an unexpected source: the Internet! The online knitting and crocheting community is huge. Women, men, kids, teens, older crafters, and everyone in between are getting back into the simple joys of making things by hand — with their computers by their sides. One new technological invention is free online knitting and crocheting magazines. Knitty. com is foremost among these publications — a sassy, funny, intelligent Canadian quarterly production with free patterns, articles, and more. Knitty was established by Amy R. Singer in June 2002 and has well over 30,000 readers worldwide every day. Thousands, if not millions, of stitchers have blogs (web logs or online diaries). They share photos of their WIPs (Works in Progress), UFOs (Unfinished Objects), and FOs (Finished Objects). Experienced crafters often put up free patterns or write tutorials on their blogs. Knitting authors such as Stephanie Pearl-McPhee (The Yarn Harlot) have risen to great prominence through blogging, in addition to their wonderful knitting books. Some folks offer online knitalongs, in which they decide to knit a particular pattern, say, a pair of socks or a lace shawl, and invite others to knit it at the same time. Knitalongs often have their own blogs, where members share any difficulties they’re having with the project, post photos of their progress, and generally join in and help each other despite being scattered across the globe! Ravelry.com, set up by Casey and Jessica Forbes in May 2007, is another online outlet for fiber crafters. It’s an online community where you can keep track of your projects, yarn stash, books and magazines, and inventory of needles and hooks, as well as find kindred crafting souls. Through Ravelry’s pattern and yarn directory, you can see what other people have made with a particular yarn or how their version of a pattern turned out. All this online networking also leads to more get-togethers in person and an increasing circle of friends. Most cities and towns have active knitting groups that meet regularly in cafés, pubs, libraries, and other public places. If you can’t find one of those, join World Wide Knit in Public Day, the brainchild of Danielle Landes. It’s the largest knitter-run public activity in the world, held each year on the second Saturday in June. So if you see knitters and crocheters around, don’t be scared by the pointy sticks — come on over and join in!

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Puzzle 34: Knitting with a Twist Difficulty Level: Medium H O O K S L I N P E R S O N O J I

U Y S A E T S A B I N K I U N E S

S S T O L R A H N R A Y E H T G Y

G Y C T C K J S E N S G S I O N W

N T E I R E N T H K N E V L N K O

O I J N I C T I C I F N B U D O R

L N O K C A S O T A I E F U E S L

A U R Y P L S E C T W A E Y T Y D

T M P B K F H O K N I T T Y C O M

I M Y N O C R U T W C N Y R E J D

N O L R O O T E F O I R G O P E N

K C I R S K K T E O H P O T X L A

E A C G S I P S P W S P S C E P H

P K N I T I N P U B L I C K N M Y

S N E E T U W G M O K N I N U I B

G N I N T E R N E T L A R G E S T

M O C Y R L E V A R P X E N U M Y

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Puzzle 35: You Say Tomato Difficulty Level: Medium When the Pilgrims left England for the New World in 1620, they took with them Elizabethan English. In each country the languages changed, to the point where, as George Bernard Shaw supposedly said, England and America are “two countries divided by a common language.” Many American words are pulled directly from Elizabethan English but have fallen from use in England. Included in this category are gotten (got in modern England), fall (autumn), mad (angry), platter (large dish), deck of cards (pack of cards), and trash (rubbish), to name but a few. Many words sneered at in Great Britain as “vulgar Americanisms” are in fact British in origin and not American at all; some of these are glee, jeopardy, smolder, and progress as a verb. The British use a great deal of American words and spellings, even replacing some of their own words almost without being aware on it. This list includes, in part, mask for masque, truck for lorry, jail rather than gaol, eventuate, input, commuter, gimmick, babysitter, lengthy, hangover, blizzard, teenager, soggy, graveyard, raincoat, notify, and publicity. Many American and British words are spelled differently. Commonwealth countries — Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in particular — also use U.K. spelling. In general, they use a u in many words, where Americans have dropped it. Color and colour; humor and humour; honor and honour; and labor and labour are the most common examples of this. Other common letter substitutes are z instead of s (the U.S. finalize versus the U.K. finalise), -er instead of -re (theater versus theatre), and single instead of double letters (counselor versus counsellor). American spelling is often simpler than its U.K. counterpart (which generally retains letters that reveal the original origins of a word, such as French); some examples include program instead of programme, catalog instead of catalogue, dialog instead of dialogue, and omelet instead of omelette. American aluminum is aluminium in England (and everywhere else in the world). Other differences include gray instead of grey, ax instead of axe, and inquire instead of enquire. The languages also have many differences in idiom, which can trip up the unwary traveler. Just one example: a biscuit in America is a scone in the U.K., while a biscuit in the U.K. is a cookie in America. The main thing to remember is that while these two varieties of English are different in many ways, they have more in common than may at first be apparent, and neither one is better than the other!

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Puzzle 35: You Say Tomato Difficulty Level: Medium Y A T I U C S I B W E N R I Y W R

J I E R E P L A C I N G U G H Y Y

E D O U B L E E E I K O O C R A A

D I R U B B I S H S N T N R R R A

F N I B E S G Z P U T B O G R R K

R L A T D A S E A A R L H Y N C U

E E T L O I L E D B R G U E E O M

H E T L A L A A R E E M T D Y L U

R R U T I E N L T G A T C A A R I

O Y E N I A Z U O S O A H N N H N

C C G U C S M W K G T R G A E C I

S O N G G M Y N E A U U P S N N M

C M M A O W T B L N A E T M A E U

O M U C G S P O A G C O L O U R L

N O T I F Y G A E B L U R I E F A

E N U R A U T S C E I E R D A B R

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Puzzle 36: Trick or Treat! Difficulty Level: Medium Halloween is one of the few ancient festivals that is getting more popular around the world. It’s already well established, in some form or other, in the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States, Canada, Mexico, Northern Italy, and Romania. In recent years it has become popular in Japan, Germany, Spain, and some South American countries; it hasn’t been as widespread in Australia and New Zealand, but it’s slowly becoming more accepted. The conflicting theories about the origins of Halloween are difficult to verify after thousands of years. The first text records of Halloween are of the night before All Saints’ Day in Scotland in the 700s. Though it was something of a sidenote to that holiday, eventually it became a festival in its own right. As time went on, Scottish children started to dress up and go door-to-door asking for money and sweet treats. Halloween eventually spread from Scotland to England, Wales, and Ireland in the 1800s. Love divinations — trying to discover who your future husband or wife would be with mirrors, apple peels, and roasted nuts — were a popular Halloween pastime in Victorian times. Halloween nearly died out in the United Kingdom and Ireland, but it was revived in North America by Irish immigrants in the late 1800s. And boy, did it ever take off! Halloween is now big business, as well as a lot of fun. No wonder it’s an increasingly popular festival: Dressing up in a costume and going trick-or-treating is a highlight of any child’s — and many an adult’s — year. After all, what other time of year can you dress up as a ghost, mummy, witch, skeleton, demon, superhero, zombie, elf, alien, angel, fairy, pirate, or anything else without attracting a second glance? Some cities and towns hold Halloween parades. Folks decorate their houses with harvest or scary themes (especially in colors like soot black, bone white, and pumpkin orange): scarecrows, pumpkins, skeletons, black cats, cobwebs with huge spiders, and bats in the rafters are all popular. Countless pumpkins are sacrificed as jack-o’-lanterns. You can go on ghost tours, visit haunted houses, stay warm around a bonfire, watch horror movies, read scary stories, get messy with apple bobbing, drink hot apple cider, and get a bellyache from too much sweet stuff! Candy corn, pumpkin pie, candy apples, popcorn, and Halloween-colored candies are some of the treats up for grabs.

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Puzzle 36: Tricky or Treat! Difficulty Level: Medium S Y A D S T N I A S L L A B E E N

J D D E V I V E R A E I Y E E D A

N A L R Y T R I C K N R L T N B I

R H C I E I S H P A K P I A Y Y T

O S H K H S E E M B P H L F R X S

C I S W F C S O N I W E U A N N I

Y T Y N A M R E G G R N C Y R O V

D T N E I C N A K I L S N E W S B

N O K I R V D I V I N A T I O N S

A C E B Y I A P P L E N N S T A C

C S E M T C I U B L A C K D O K D

D E M O N T H M F L A V I T S E F

O M U Z A O C P O R A N G E T Y W

N U T S R R F K O R I G I N S I M

W P S R C I C I D E R F U S T M N

G H O S T A U N E I L A E C O C S

C R C A J N Y S L C H M H S T A B

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Puzzle 37: Tip of the Slung Difficulty Level: Medium Spoonerisms are slips of the tongue where the first parts of two words (or syllables within one word) are swapped. You may commit one of these verbal slipups accidentally or on purpose as fun wordplay. For example, a butterfly turns into a flutterby, and the speed of light becomes the lead of spite. The technical term for this transposition is metaphasis. Spoonerisms get their name from the Reverend William Spooner, the Anglican priest and scholar who lectured in divinity, philosophy, and history at Oxford University in London. Spooner was a well-liked professor, if somewhat absent-minded. Though he does seem to have often muddled his words, many doubt that he said all of the quotations attributed to him. The following are some of the classic spoonerisms: ✓ “Let us raise our glasses to the queer old dean” (the dear old Queen) ✓ “Young man, you have hissed my mystery lectures (missed my history lectures) and tasted two worms (wasted two terms)!” ✓ “Which of us has not felt in his heart a half-warmed fish (half-formed wish)?” ✓ “A well-boiled icicle” (A well-oiled bicycle) ✓ “Our shoving leopard” (Our loving shepherd) Creating spoonerisms is a fun game to play; many Web sites and books collect clever and apt transpositions. Ideally, the transposed words should form proper words, not nonsense words (for instance, growing vegetables turns into vowing gregatables). However, there are no hard and fast rules. Here are a few more spoonerisms to enjoy; see if you can figure out what they’re meant to say. (If you get stuck, check out www.fun-with-words.com/spoon_example.html for some help.) ✓ Fighting a liar

✓ Dow the thrice

✓ One swell foop

✓ Please hush my brat

✓ Cattle ships and bruisers

✓ Logged over

✓ Tow and shell

✓ Wave the sails

✓ Have the hags flung out

✓ A lack of pies

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Puzzle 37: Tip of the Slung Difficulty Level: Medium R O S S E F O R P W L I R S A E D

T S I S A H P A T E M E M Y L I Y

H U S H M Y B R A T V R C C V B P

H O M A U Y R D O E O F I I R I F

B A N O D N O L L W X C N E R L V

S C L M D F U C O O I I T A U H D

A P H F S Y L W C A T T L E I N T

H T I P W W T L W Y U X O P S O C

Y A I L E A A O E L R O S G T O R

D T E O S V R P F H G L A N A E D

E K O X T D A M P L S H O V I N G

L N I F P I S W E E L D S G S A S

D T C L A S S I C D D B N S G E M

D A A F A L F D R O F X O A I E U

U Y O E S O P R U P S I V P W W D

M O S M S I R E N O O P S L R O I

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Puzzle 38: How to Spot a Hoax E-mail Difficulty Level: Hard E-mail is a mixed blessing — it’s a wonderful way to stay in touch with family, friends, and colleagues, but a huge amount of rubbish comes in every day, sometimes far outweighing the real messages. Almost every chain e-mail, warning about a new toxin lurking in your home, health scare, computer virus alert, advertisement, or great new business offer is a hoax, scam, urban legend, or fake of some sort. Approach with caution! Before forwarding a message, check its credentials. See whether it appears on one of the many hoax-busting sites such as Snopes (www.snopes.com) or Urban Legends (urban legends.about.com). These sites have a great deal of information on how to spot the fakes, as well as lists of the legitimate e-mails making the rounds. Other warning signs are mispeld tixt, ALL CAPS, and lots of exclamation marks!!!!! If the author pleads with you to “send this message to everyone in your address book,” you can automatically hit the delete key. Never ever reply to a spam or hoax e-mail, whether to voice your annoyance or request to be removed from the mailing list. This mistake only serves to confirm your e-mail address with the spammer, and you’ll never hear the end of it. Even if you want to buy what a spam e-mail is selling, don’t do it under any circumstances! Spammers use fraudulent business practices, and honestly, who wants to encourage them? Phishing is a technique in which scammers try to get you to send them your banking details, passwords, and other personal details. These e-mails generally look like they’re from your bank, eBay, the IRS, and so on; they say you have a problem that needs to be fixed and direct you to a Web site asking you for your account information. Again, don’t open these e-mails or click on any links in them. How can you tell what’s phishy and what isn’t? One clue is that phishing e-mails don’t have your full name in the text. A real e-mail from your bank or eBay would be addressed to you properly. You may also consider taking the “Boulder Pledge,” written by Roger Ebert in 1996: “Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community.” If you’re interested in finding more about avoiding spam, I recommend the Skeptoid podcast by Brian Dunning (skeptoid.com), and the Spam Primer by Randy Cassingham (www.spamprimer.com).

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Puzzle 38: How to Spot a Hoax E-mail Difficulty Level: Hard T N E L U D U A R F E H B A S H I

S R E Q U E S T O T O P H N E T O

Y E G D E L P R E D L U O B P L I

N F O D Y W S L R U G U T K O A A

U O H I B T E U R E A O E L N E M

I F I O Y D S B R Y X H A I S H E

E A U T C K A H P I C I D E M X S

O K O P U N O A N S V O T A A U G

R E V E N A S X Y I T I P O R N E

B A N K X S C E A L S S V V I N K

S S A S W H S I B B U R I L I T S

C H C O S C S T E B B V L L S P C

A N R A H A O R A W A E N I A V O

S D A A M P Y N I L S O F C A O S

S L I B S G N I H S I H P O U M O

A N T M I S L P E D T I X T R P E

M K C E H C P H Y I N G Y O Y E S

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Puzzle 39: Hop, Skip, and Jump Difficulty Level: Hard In Australia, marsupials (mammals whose offspring develop in pouches) are more common than the placental mammals. A female marsupial’s baby is born when it’s only a few weeks old and still very small. It then crawls into her pouch, attaches itself to a nipple, and completes its growth inside the pouch. Macropods (macro meaning “large” and pod meaning “foot”) are hopping marsupials. They range from the kangaroos to the smaller wallabies, tree-kangaroos, pademelons, and quokkas, which are only as big as a cat. All macropods are herbivorous, and most are nocturnal. North America is home to only one marsupial: the possum. In Australia, however, the possum family is large, with around sixty species ranging from the tiny pygmy possum (less than five inches long) and cute sugar glider to the largest of them all, the common brushtail possum. The brushtail possum has adapted to city life, sleeping in tree hollows during the day and visiting gardens at night. It loves sweet treats and can destroy vegetable gardens and fruit on trees. Males make loud territorial calls at night, grunting, coughing, screeching, and hissing enough to give anyone nightmares! The bilby is an endangered long-eared, desert-burrowing marsupial. In Australia, the Easter Bilby is gaining popularity over the Easter Bunny — especially because rabbits have caused so much damage to the continent. Other unusual Australian marsupials include the numbat, a small diurnal (opposite of nocturnal) striped animal that lives on termites and is the only marsupial without a pouch; bandicoots, which are related to bilbies; the large and solid burrowing wombats; two species of blind marsupial moles that burrow through the desert sands of Western Australia; the endangered potoroos; bettongs, also known as rat-kangaroos; the shrewlike antechinus; the tiny mouse-like dunnarts; the feisty Tasmanian devil, the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world; the well-known koalas, which live on eucalyptus leaves and sleep for most of the day; and six species of spotted quolls, or native cats.

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Puzzle 39: Hop, Skip, and Jump Difficulty Level: Hard M U S G A O K A N G A R O O S L S

U M T N Q I T R T K W S B G A S A

S C O I U J L A O O U E R N A N K

S D O P O R C A M O T U R N H N K

O A C P L K I B R T N U D T C U O

P D I O L Y A O O T I S W R U Q U

Y A D H S T V N I D S O C E O Y Q

M P N A S I G N U K R U Q O P B A

G T A T N S G O O G S L A M M A M

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P D A D M C Y B L I B R E T S A E

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M U S S O P L I A T H S U R B O S

S Z M I A B U E N L S O L I D I Y

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G E U C A L Y P T U S S E T U C I

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Puzzle 40: Highs and Lows Difficulty Level: Hard Look out! There is one extra bold word in this story that isn’t in the grid — can you spot it? Diabetes is a series of conditions that are involved with insulin and the pancreas. Insulin is a vital hormone that acts like a key, allowing sugars in the bloodstream to move into the cells of the body. You’ve got to have insulin to live! Type 2 diabetes is the most common form. It is a metabolic disorder — the pancreas is typically still producing insulin, but the body is resistant to it. Type 1 diabetes, on the other hand, is an autoimmune disease. The body destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, so the pancreas can no longer produce the hormone at all. This disease generally first shows up in children or teenagers. It is deadly. Type 1 diabetics are dependent on frequent fingerprick blood tests, to check their blood sugar level, and insulin injections every time they eat, for the rest of their lives. Both high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) and low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) are dangerous. A diabetic’s life is a never-ending tightrope act between these two extremes, trying to maintain good blood sugar balance. Treatment for Type 1 diabetes is advanced — as long as sufferers inject insulin before they eat, they can generally simply eat a healthy diet. They can enjoy a wide variety of foods, including sugar and other sweet things, as long as they accurately calculate how much carbohydrate they’re eating, and adjust their insulin. Insulin pens make insulin injections relatively quick and easy. Insulin pumps, which allow easier and more accurate insulin delivery, without the need for daily needles, are another great advance. Still, there are no holidays from this disease; a lapse can result in hospitalization, serious complications such as blindness, or worse. Research programs around the world are trying to find out why Type 1 diabetes occurs, and why rates are rising. Diabetics haven’t lived unhealthy lives, they haven’t lived on sweets and sodas, and their parents haven’t done anything wrong. They just got sick, often out of the blue. There are endless efforts looking for a cure, and many exciting new possibilities. We can only hope that we’re living in the era when a cure will be found for this life-threatening disease.

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Puzzle 40: Highs and Lows Difficulty Level: Hard C S T I J D P C S S E N D N I L B

Y E W N E D H T T S N O P U M P S

E I L E A I X I Y Z O I I D N S D

S I E L L T G E T R M T A E I N O

P R I D S H S Y E C R A D C L O O

A T R M T A L I L I O Z J N U I L

L E F R E D S W S E H I U A S T B

N C O S A A T T H E T L S V N C K

O P I E E S N E P Y R A T D I E I

E D D S A E R C N A P T R A Y J A

H Y P E R G L Y C E M I A U A N O

L H S T S E T Y S R R P R S C I U

A T S U G A R W W F I S K E I C V

T L O A I M E C Y L G O P Y H H A

I A S E M E R T X E F H E R U C E

V E O Z T L S E T E B A I D K A T

A H G L O C A R B O H Y D R A T E

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Puzzle 41: Obscure Vocabulary Difficulty Level: Hard Look out! I’ve included four extra words here that aren’t in the grid. There are thousands of weird words out there — many are old-fashioned and have fallen out of use, but others are obscure terms or unusual jargon. Some of these words deserve to be slipped into your daily conversation — if nothing else, they can gain admiration from your friends and befuddle your enemies! One of my favorites is trottoir — a much cuter word for sidewalk originating from French. Here are few other gems to try out: You can call that annoying kid (you know who I mean) a limaceous child, meaning you think he’s slug-like. He’s probably also otiose (idle and useless), tritical (trite), and a fabulist (liar). If you’re very lucky, you may have a partner who’s keen on abliguration — extravagant cooking. This may lead to a nimiety (surplus) of food, though, so be prepared to become zaftig (desirably curvaceous and pleasingly plump). Whenever you come across marzipan, make sure you call it marchpane. I’m sure you know someone who is an ailurophile — he or she is abnormally fond of cats. Halieutics is the art of fishing, and to bombilate is to make a buzzing or droning sound. These medical terms can come in handy, especially if you’re just a little ill, but want it to sound worse: Pyrexia is another term for fever, and cardialgia — although it sounds serious — is just heartburn or mild indigestion. The snake-entwined rod that symbolizes medicine is a caduceus. Ataraxia sounds like some sort of medical condition, but it actually means absolute tranquility and freedom from all worries. Ergasiophobia is the fear of working or work in general. You can combine these terms quite effectively: “Please, sir, I need a lengthy vacation to treat my ergasiophobia and ataraxia.” If you get hooked on unusual words, you can find many dictionaries on the Internet and in print. Just make sure you use your superior vocabulary powers for good! Gramercy (thank you)!

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Puzzle 41: Obscure Vocabulary Difficulty Level: Hard E A I B O H P O I S A G R E A I A

L T D E V N N W L O E Y P I E N O

D P E O U I E I E X G R G H N X T

D Y S T A I M S T T N L U T A R Z

U T O G R A U I L R A O Y C I S U

F I I D C E A I N I O L G T S D K

E N T E C L I D D T I T I R P B R

B C O U G L X R A A E C T B A T O

S U D F I I A X D D A R Y O M J W

S A B A T C R Y O L D L N O I O M

C A D B F M A R C H P A N E U R B

S I S U A U T M O D E E R F T R T

H X S L Z U A S C I T U E I L A H

O E L I H P O R U L I A J O B Y I

S R A S L O D N I M I E T Y E V P

K Y T T A N O I T A R U G I L B A

K P G R A M E R C Y E M A R G O B

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Chapter 5

Finding Hidden Words in Your Puzzles

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idden Words is another very common variety of word search. The words appear in the standard eight directions, but they’re more solidly packed and overlap more frequently. As with most searches, you end up with a few unclaimed letters in the grid after you find all the list words. These leftover letters hold the key; they spell out a hidden message, usually when you look at them in normal reading order (left to right, row by row from the top to the bottom). The hidden message can be one or two words, or even a whole sentence in bigger puzzles. Figure 5-1 shows you an example of an Australian-themed word search; the leftover letters spell out Australia’s national capital.

Draw a circle around the leftover letters, or mark them in some other way (perhaps another colored highlighter). Go through the grid again carefully if the letters don’t spell anything — it’s easy to miss a letter here and there. In harder Hidden Words puzzles, the leftover letters may be jumbled up, in which case you need to unscramble them to get the final answer. That’s just an added bit of complexity to annoy — I mean, challenge — you. I let you know if the hidden answer is jumbled in this chapter’s puzzles. Additionally, some puzzles have extra list words; I give you a heads up on this, too.

Figure 5-1: The leftovers in this Hidden Words puzzle spell out Australia’s national capital.

A I L A R T S U A

C D A S M A T R M

T O E N Y A B A O

E G A L B D N O O

K I K M A K N G C

C D U D C I O E O

I N B L B D D O Y

R E R O E R C E C

C B A G A R R A Y

AC/DC ADELAIDE AKUBRA AUSTRALIA BENDIGO COBAR COOK COOMA CRICKET GOLD MANGO NUMBAT SYDNEY YARRA

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Puzzle 42: Not Bad! Difficulty Level: Easy The 14 leftover letters spell out what all these words have in common.

E L T T Y S S E R D J Y T ADEPT BEST COGENT DEAR DECENT DRESSY EDIBLE EXCEPTIONAL FAB

T O P N Y U Y E Y O L S D

I V E E L O N M L E E B D

L E D C R R O L M B F A N

O L A E E E Y I M U I F I

P Y Y D T N T T T O Y D K

P R A I S E W O R T H Y E

R A E D A G P N S U G T C

S W A R M N N O B L E I O

GENEROUS JOLLY KIND LOVELY MASTERLY NOBLE POLITE PRAISEWORTHY QUALITY

R E A S O N A B L E O L G

L U F T H G U O H T O A E

E X C E P T I O N A L U N

Y H T R O W T S U R T Q T

REASONABLE THOUGHTFUL TIMELY TOP-NOTCH TRUE TRUSTWORTHY WARM YUMMY

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Puzzle 43: Arts & Crafts Difficulty Level: Easy The 14 leftover letters reveal a very popular handicraft.

I N K R O L O C R E T A W BEADWORK CAST CERAMICS CHARCOAL COLLAGE COMICS DESIGN DOLL DOODLE EMBOSSING

R T N I A P E G M A N G A

S C H E S R T N N T S A C

N H M G A T N I G I E N G

E A L M I K I K P L W G N

P R I R C L R R D E A E I

C C F O D O P O D U S S S

S O R O W O O W E S K C S

FILM GLASS INK LIGHT MANGA MIXED MEDIA MOLD MONOPRINT NIBS OILS

U A L D I D N D S S E I O

N L A L L A O O I I T M B

I E S O A M M O G T C O M

B S M U D G E W N I H C E

S B B A I D E M D E X I M

PAINT PENS ROCK SEWING SKETCH SMUDGE TISSUE WATERCOLOR WOODWORKING

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Puzzle 44: Home Patch Difficulty Level: Easy The 14 leftover letters disclose a common hazard in the garden.

N S S O R E B A C K W D N BENCH BIRDBATH CACTI CATERPILLARS COMPOST BIN FENCES FLOWER BED GARDEN SHED HARVEST

I E R D E B R E W O L F G

B B G A Y S H A R V E S T

T I N G L E U R L D E R S

S R I A I L A N A I E R L

O D K R L B I H L E O O I

P B A D L F S P S I E S A

HERBS LAWN LILY NECTAR NITROGEN RAKING ROSE SEEDS SHADE

M A R E E N I T R O G E N

O T E N W H S B R E H H S

C H C S O C N S W E T I T

W E D H R N W N E C T A R

S N L E T E A S I T C A C

S E E D S B L W I L L O W

SNAILS SOIL SORE BACK SUNLIGHT TREES TROWEL WATER WHEELBARROW WILLOW

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Puzzle 45: Fresh Air Difficulty Level: Easy The 16 leftover letters reveal a popular outdoor challenge.

P R S R A L U C O N I B C ARCHERY AXE BINOCULARS CAMERA CAMP CAVES CLIMB COOKOUT DAY HIKE

A K E E P I C N I C S L G

R E P L V T A O C N I A R

K R E X A A H I O M B I X

R T A A C X C W B G A E I

N E M W O N S G N I K A M

Y A C N S P T I A I S R L

R C U C O E P U H T T E I

E R A R O E T Y O R A M A

H P T M E S A I N K H A R

GEOCACHING GPS HATS KITES MAKING SNOWMEN PARK PICNICS RAINCOAT RELAX

C S L L P D S I K S O C T

R P S W A L K T H E D O G

A G N I H C A C O E G L C

RUN SKIS SLEEPING BAG SNOW SPORTS SOCCER TRAIL MIX TREK WALK THE DOG

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Puzzle 46: Across the Universe Difficulty Level: Easy The 17 leftover letters spell out the biggest celestial body in the known universe.

Y A W Y K L I M G H B S A

D P C M L P R L A T R T V

ALPHA CENTAURI APOGEE AURORA BLACK HOLE BRAHE CARL SAGAN DENEB FERMI HALE

E R E S A A U L L I A A O

N E D R U P A E U N H N N

E F S R I E T W B E E A A

B E O R S H N O E Z H G R

C R R E E R E L N A E A R

A M A D K E C L L V S S A

KEPLER LMC LOWELL MILKY WAY MIMOSA MOON NEBULA NOVA PALOMAR

S I M S R L A E I A N L P

O N O H E P H R U O T R O

M O L I Y E P Q I A N A G

I O A F U K L E G I R C E

M M P T B L A C K H O L E

PARSEC PERIHELION QUASAR RED SHIFT RIGEL VEGA YERKES ZENITH

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Puzzle 47: Entertain Me! Difficulty Level: Easy The 15 leftover letters reveal a well-known resident of Lake Wobegon.

G C R E C R E M K C I R B

A L E N N Y D R A Z Z I E

BARR BILL BAILEY BILL COSBY BILLY CONNOLLY BOB HOPE BRENT BUTT CLICK AND CLACK

B I L L Y C O N N O L L Y

E C I F L R R A B L E R E

P K S R X E N E C K R T L

O A T A R S W O C D E O I

H N R N A O S I L L L M A

B D A K M B H E S E L L B

O C S O Y C N I L F I I L

DILLER FRANK OZ IZZARD JAMY IAN SWISS JON STEWART LENNY LENO

B L S Z S O K L O N D N L

J A M Y I A N S W I S S I

R C A T T U B T N E R B B

R K N T R A W E T S N O J

LEWIS MARX RICK MERCER SCHICKELE SEINFELD STRASSMAN TOMLIN

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Puzzle 48: Up in the Air Difficulty Level: Easy The 14 leftover letters spell out the brave souls who made the first nonstop aerial crossing of the Atlantic Ocean.

A H E L I C O P T E R A E

C I N O S R E P U S E G Y

AERODYNAMICS AILERONS AIRBUS ALTITUDE BIPLANE CAMBER CARGO COCKPIT COURSE

S N O R E L I A E R A S A

L A P I T C H A O G C P W

C T L C E A T D G R O E P

S O E T J A Y U S O C E O

G L U N I N L L P F K D R

N I O R A T D A A F P T P

I P B M S L U N L O I H O

FLAPS FLIGHT GLIDER HELICOPTER JET LANDING LOST LUGGAGE PILOT PITCH

W U I O T E P D F E T G B

S C L K R N B I E K R I R

S R E D I L G N B A W L U

C R E B M A C G C T N F T

SEAT SPEED SUPERSONIC TAKE OFF TRIM TURBOPROP WINGS YAW

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Puzzle 49: Keep It Under Your Hat Difficulty Level: Easy The 10 leftover letters spell out a fancy headdress.

O R E R B M O S T U T E R E P A N A N R O C AKUBRA BERET BONNET BOWLER CAP CLOCHE COWBOY COWL

G A R O D E F I S O B M I

R K C B A Y R H H M Q A R

U U Z R O Y A E E A E U T

B B E F O N I R L T H T E

CROWN FEDORA FEZ HELMET HOMBURG KEPI PANAMA PORKPIE

M R F B K W N P M W C O N

O A W A S C N E E U O R O

H O N A B R U T T K L B S

C E I P K R O P N A C O W L K P A C T E T S SOMBRERO STETSON TAM TOQUE TRICORN TURBAN USHANKA YARMULKE

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Puzzle 50: Ecologically Sound Difficulty Level: Medium The 23 leftover letters reveal the largest structure ever built by living creatures.

A N U A F P T B C A G I A T Y F R ALTITUDE AQUATIC BIOME BIOTOPE BOTANY CLIMATE COMMUNITY DESERT ECOLOGY FAUNA FLORA

E E R T R M O O R S E P O T O I B

T G E H E A M L F U N G I T S S I

A Y S E D M N A A L S N S K E T O

M X I A U Y E T A R I E E R I A M

I O L N T N G I R L R G L R C T E

L I I N I A O V A O Y E H O E I L

FUNGI GENOTYPE GEOLOGY HABITATS HOMEOSTASIS HUMAN LANDSCAPE LIGHT MARSH MEADOWS MOORS

C T E A T T R S F R I G G T P B A

Y P N V L O T N A M U H O I S A I

I O C A A B I H P L I O S L O H R

T L E S L A N D S C A P E G O N T

O L D G R O W T H F O R E S T C S

N U S I S A T S O E M O H E E W E

I T T R E S E D L A L F L O R A R

C I T A U Q A O R O U R B A N T R

NICHE NITROGEN OLD-GROWTH FOREST OXYGEN POLAR REGIONS POLES POLLUTION RAINFOREST RARE RESILIENCE RISK

H O R A R E H S G E N O T Y P E E

E N S G E W H Y S W O D A E M R T SALINITY SAVANNA SOIL PH SPECIES TAIGA TERRESTRIAL URBAN VITAL WATER WHOLE

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Puzzle 51: Clear as Mud Difficulty Level: Medium All the words in this puzzle have clear as a synonym, whether as an adjective, adverb, verb, or noun. The 21 leftover letters spell out another phrase that means clear.

H S I N I M I D L I M P I D D B G

K O O H E H T F F O T E L E E R A

Y N U T E N R A E N O H C C L A I

ABSOLVE ACCEPT ALLOW AUDIBLY BECOME SUNNY BLATANT BRIGHT CALM CLEAN CLEARCUT DECLARE INNOCENT

L I Y P N W C U E V N L O E B E N

L A T E D O L C E N A M S I I P O

O L P C O L U R O R E N D N G P I

H P M C R L T I E S E Y I D I A S

W A E A S A T I U C T S C I L S S

DIMINISH DISAPPEAR EARN EASY EMPTY ENDORSE FADE GAIN GIVE PERMISSION HURDLE INDISPUTABLE

D H B N E C N N I C M A U S L I I

W E A S N N N L D L A E L P E D M

C R K A O Y A W A E K A T U T Y R

T L S C U L O D O A E E N T N P E

I H E I O D V I L R L U A A I U P

T N G A M L I E N C D Q T B E Y E

T O T I N P B B U U R A A L S D V

INTELLIGIBLE LET OFF THE HOOK LICENSE LIMPID LUCID MAKE OPAQUE OPEN OVERT PASSABLE PLAIN

C A L M R A L N L T U P L E A I I

P A S S A B L E U Y H O B F K T G SANCTION SIMPLE TAKE AWAY TIDY UP TRANSLUCENT UNBLOCKED UNLOAD WHOLLY

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Puzzle 52: Under the Waves Difficulty Level: Medium Find all the words in this grid, and the 11 leftover letters tell you which fish can help you hear better.

L O B S T E R B

ADÉLIE PENGUIN ALGAE ANCHOVY ATOLLS AUK BASS BELUGA BLUE WHALE CLAM CLOWNFISH CORAL REEFS

P R R L Y V O H C N A

L A C U R N I H P L O D S

E Y A E H C L O W N F I S H S

K S B W O C T O P U S N H S G D

R L H E P G N O G U D E I M N E

A A N S L E I S S R L F S U I P

L E A T A U U E E L R B A S R I

COWRIE CRABS DOLPHIN DUGONG FLOUNDER FUR SEALS GULLS HAKE HARBOR SEAL HERRING KELP

E L S R E N D G D S A A M I S R N

G O R W P K I N A T R W E A E E N

N D O H M T U E S C I O E S L H I

O D B A I O Q P E A R L H E R C P

P N R L L N S E L A O H S A D U E

S A A F A H S I F D R O W S E I F

KRILL LIMPETS LOBSTER MUSSEL NARWHAL OCTOPUS ORCA PEARL PINNIPEDS PLANKTON RAYS

S H C O R A L R E E F S A R S

A L L I R K E S L L U G W D

U H A K E D R S L L O T A

K S K R A H S A C G

SAND DOLLAR SEAHORSE SEAWEED SHARKS SHELLS SHOAL SPONGE SQUID STARFISH SWORDFISH

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Puzzle 53: Rockin’ Out Difficulty Level: Medium Find all the bands and musicians in this grid, and the leftover letters will reveal the album that includes the single “Make It Wit Chu.”

A S E I D A L D E K A N E R A B E

L U K N I N E I N C H N A I L S E

L S A E D A N K O J O N E S E O L

AFI AUDIOSLAVE BARENAKED LADIES BLUR CAKE CREED DANKO JONES DIDO DISHWALLA DREDG EELS

A R C S E D E U S T F E M B O T S

W E R U C E H T K N H E L O H E T

H V E M G E G N O P S G D T V N S

S R E T H G I F O O F D I A S O I

I S R U R R S K K S O A L N M E O

EISLEY FEMBOTS FLYLEAF FOO FIGHTERS GARBAGE GODDO GORILLAZ HOLE KYUSS LIVE MADONNA

D D O E I I Q Y E G O S E A D C M

A A M N S F U U H D O V I L R I A

N E A A I G A S T I I R R E Y N M

A H O L D C E S D L O D E U N L G

V O V E E I Y U E T F D O O L A F

R I R T A S A O T H O R D H T B E

I D N H S I H P U P E A R L J A M

MANTECA MIDNIGHT OIL MOGWAI MOIST MUSE NINE INCH NAILS NIRVANA OASIS PEARL JAM PHISH RADIOHEAD

N A G A R B A G E T M Y E L S I E

M R G O R I L L A Z H I A W G O M REM SONIC YOUTH SPONGE SUEDE THE CURE THE KOOKS THOR TORI AMOS VERSUS

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Puzzle 54: The Older the Better Difficulty Level: Medium The 25 leftover letters reveal some popular collectible pottery.

A G W O H S S E U Q I T N A I G A

L N I U D U P N Y T F Q P S N T E

L A T L W N M I T A U A R I A E G

AGED ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS ANTIQUES SHOW AS IS AUTOMATA BRASS BURL CHEST DAGUERREOTYPE DEALER DOVETAIL EARLY GEORGIAN END GRAIN

E I R I T I A W E E T O T M P L N

H G P E Q Q T T E I N A O Y E U I

S R R M D U S N N I L T T R D C H

E O O E I E A A A P U O A E Y K S

S E V A H N F R D A E R G H O Y I

I G E C N I G L I R R A D O B F L

O Y N E H D E D R A D E E L H I O

T L A N N I R E Y O N G K D G N P

FABERGÉ FAKE FEDERAL FRENCH POLISHING GILT HIGHBOY LUCKY FINDS MING DYNASTY MYSTERY CLOCK OAK OLD ORMOLU PATINA

R R N E F O U U V N R B B A I D H

O A C F C G L E F E A E O U H S C

T E E O A O T A B S F S L O R S N

B H C D M A K A S A I K T A K L E

S O L R I E F B R A S S A Y E S R

K C O L C Y R E T S Y M A O R D F

PROVENANCE QUEEN ANNE RARE ROCOCO SHAKER SHEFFIELD PLATING STAMPS TORTOISESHELL UNIQUE WINE YATATE

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Puzzle 55: Making Music Difficulty Level: Medium The 24 leftover letters spell out a very unusual music group.

R R N C

O T O K

U A E O B O

B E A I N O

H D C C L I O M

ACOUSTIC GUITAR BASSOON BAWU BAYAN BELL BODHRÁN BUGLES CARILLON COMB CONCH CORNET DHOL

D I F D G E B B U R H O I O L N S B

K I L U G A K R O A O R N D O A E A

O F N A D W U D H Y D L D O N I I N B

B E L L U Y Y C T B E H E M A V P O M

O O Z A K G I P H U T N R R M S E H I

V A C O U S T I C G U I T A R A T P R

I E K R P N E C N L L L A H N X H O A

L N D R A A N C O E F L A S O O E L M

I Y A G V Y R O C S O N L S L P R Y R

H R P E A O L O I D I N A L H E X A

O N E M B C O V S Z E R L I O M T G

DUDUK FIFE FLUTE GLASS HARMONICA GONG HANDS HARPSICHORD HORN HURDY GURDY KAGUL KAZOO KOKYU

O D A I K O

A B U T

S O O G R N I O

A H C A E N

B H C G

KOTO LYRE MANDOLIN MARIMBA NEY OBOE O DAIKO ORGAN OUD PIANO PICCOLO RECORDER

SAXOPHONE TAIKO THEREMIN TIMPANI TUBA VIOLA VIOLIN XYLOPHONE ZIL

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Puzzle 56: Tip Off Difficulty Level: Medium The 17 leftover letters spell out a top player.

S K S T E R I P M U K M S L B Y F AIM AIR BALL ANN MEYERS BACKBOARD BASELINE BOUNCE PASS BRICK BULLS CIRCUS SHOT COUSY CREW CHIEF DRIBBLE

R H S U S M A L O N E R S D S L E

E A A O R T E M U R E H R U A Y I

Y L P E E M R D C T A A O E E N H

E F E M K I M U T Q U C T S M X C

M T C I A A R O O G B S P T I S W

N I N T L Y R D S C K D A E T D E

N M U S R T R S R P T C R N R W R

FEVER FOUL FREE THROW FRONT COURT GLOBETROTTERS GUARD HALFTIME HEAT HOOPS KNICKS LAKERS LYNX

A E O A E I E S S I O N I A E O C

N N B B B S K W A A M O O P V R L

U I O B S K C I N K P B H R O H L

G L L T F R I S H E K S F J F T A

MALONE MERCURY NETS NUGGETS OVERTIME PASS PICK RAPTORS REBOUND RIM SHAQ SHOOT

G E A O E A R H E C K U O A B E B

E S B O V P B R A Y D N U O B E R

T A N H E S H B T B U L L S A R I

S B W S R T O H S S U C R I C F A

G N I K L A W S H O T C L O C K R

SHOT CLOCK SKY SLAM DUNK SPARKS STEAL SWISH THREE POINTS TIME OUT UMPIRE WALKING WNBA

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Puzzle 57: Animal Antics Difficulty Level: Medium The 31 leftover letters spell out a mysterious message.

N E N D M O U N T A I N G O A T R ALLIGATOR BULL CALF CARDINAL CICADA COBRA COCKROACH CROW DORMOUSE DRAGONFLY EARWIG FERRET

O S I Y A R G N I T S K I A T R U

M U U O A U D R A G O N F L Y O M

L O G H O N E Y B E E C D A W O E

A M N R O T A G I L L A A O E S L

S R E I S G E U L T O R O K O T R

K O P Y T I A I G W A D T O E E N

GERBIL HONEYBEE IGUANA JUNE BUG KOALA KRILL LEMUR LLAMAS LOACH MACAW MANDRILL MINK

N D O Y O O R P L I C I G D G R W

U A C O C K R O A C H N P I T A M

K C O C A E P L S D O A T A C I T

S E A R W I G L I M N L R A N O C

F L O W C O F A Q Z G A M K S I L

W T O O H C E C P U A E P T C L L

H R B T A V R S I U A R R A U T A

C R R L L I R D N A M I D B W K M

MONGOOSE MONITOR LIZARD MOUNTAIN GOAT NEWT NUTHATCH OSTRICH OWL OYSTER PANDA PEACOCK PENGUIN PIKA

A A F G U B E N U J C A L E I E A

W N U T H A T C H H C B N P M L S PUMA QUAIL ROOSTER SALMON SCALLOP SKUNK STINGRAY TAIPAN TIGER TOAD WARTHOG WOLF

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Puzzle 58: Delicious Delights Difficulty Level: Medium The 47 leftover letters spell out some good advice from Fran Lebowitz.

A G O U D A A M E K A H S K L I M AIOLI ALFALFA BEEF BISQUE BUTTER CAFFE LATTE CEREAL CHAI CHAMPIGNON CROUTON CUPCAKE

H K U I I F B S I R T O L F E G G

C Y L O L E S H C N I S A D O S H

O L L A E U H U O C E N A H U I S

M I F F O W P T A R D S D O H N I

A L R M H C U F T R I E T G T B N

A A C L A O F E O N K L U R A N R

H E H K R E T B S O A O Y S O O A

DILL DOUGH EGG GARNISH GOUDA HOME COOKED HOT CHOCOLATE JUICE KNEAD LEAF TEA MEATLOAF

C R E C L B S C O S D N A I J N G

M E I A I A N C H H N W A U D G E

U C T S G O E W I O N H I E A I G

Y T Q R T M A E F R C C I P E P R

E U O N O R C A O D E O O S N M A

MILKSHAKE MINESTRONE MOCHA MOUSSE NOSH PLAICE POMELO RASHER RIND RISTRETTO SALT

E M O H M I E D U P S M L B K A S

S W I D A A E T F A E L R A Y H H

F A O L T A E M T L E A N U T C E

S O P Y O S T N O O R B U T T E R

SMORGASBORD SODA SOY SPUD TOAST TOMATO TUNA TURMERIC WASABI WONTON YUM CHA

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Puzzle 59: Sneaky Syllables Difficulty Level: Medium The 31 leftover letters reveal a challenge for you.

T N O M L A S E E S S W E R V E I SACCHARIN SACHET SAINT SALMON SAMURAI SANDS SAUCE SAX SCENE SCHOLARSHIP

S O S A C H E T I K R A L Y K S S

C I N O S C L S S T S R S H W P C

R L S A U E Y L H U S T H A I K N

I L X A V T U A O O E S Y R A I S

B A S S E G H I M R R H I E R S P

SCRIBE SCRUMPTIOUS SEAFOOD SEMBLANCE SEQUENTIAL SERIF SEWS SHELL SHORTHAND SHY

E T R I S H T T A P I T U A T I A

H S C U Y P O N E S F Q H A D S C

W O L S M S L E R S S C T A P O E

SISTER SKYLARK SLOSH SLOTH SLOW SLUG SNAKE SNIFF SOCIETY SODA

S E I U B A S U T E C U S E N S S

E E R I O S S Q S A T A F S H D H

E C N A L B M E S E I S F L S O I

S S D N A S H S K N I N I O I O P

U S Y N C O P A T E D A N S N F A

SOIRÉE SONIC SOPRANO SPACESHIP SPANISH SPIRIT SPOUSE SPROUT SQUEAK STALLION

O E X L L E H S H C X K S H A A W

P W S O P R A N O S T E S E P E S

S S T P I H S R A L O H C S S S K

STATUTE STRAW STREAM SVELTE SWAP SWAY SWERVE SYMBOL SYNCOPATED

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Puzzle 60: Recepción a México Difficulty Level: Medium The 31 leftover letters reveal a quote from Jose Simon.

C H I L I C O N C A R N E F E N B

I A N A U J I T E C N O P T R A M

ACAPULCO BEANS BUÑUELOS CHARRO CHAYOTE CHILI CON CARNE CHOCOLATE COCHINITA PIBIL CORN COZUMEL DÍAZ

L M X G T O M A T O D O A C A B A

I E J C U O W S B R A L L O D L R

B S I A L A C U I E O H A Z I A I

I O O E G E N B T C W A N U R E A

P B C L M U G A O O O K Q M E T C

FIESTA GECKO GUANAJUATO GUAVA HUMMINGBIRD JAGUAR JÍCAMA KAHLO LEON LIMES MARIACHI

A E T L E N A H J P R E U E M N H

T A O L I R C R Z U T T E L O O I

I N O M A M O E A E A D I P S M O

N S M O C X I M I B C T A L L C Z

I U J C O H C H D L O L O E L O A

H F I E S T A A C A R R O U C A I

MÉRIDA MOLE MONTE ALBÁN MORELOS NOPAL OLMECS PACHECO PALANQUE PONCE PUEBLA PUMA

C N C H E P V Y L O R N P A U H S

O R A C M U A H O A X A L O S I T

C O M A I M U A H T C O O K C E G

N C A P L A G C V A E S O N O R A

SONORA TACO TEQUILA TIJUANA TLAXCALA TOMATO TORTILLAS XOCHIMILCO ZOCALO

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Puzzle 61: Pick up Your Pointy Sticks! Difficulty Level: Medium The 14 leftover letters reveal a stitch often found on sock heels.

T T P E K N I T T Y M S P U R L Y AFGHAN ANGORA ARAN BALL WINDER BERET BLOCKS BOOTIES CABLE CAST ON CHUNKY CLAPOTIS COLOR

A E A L P O M P O M I O E D E F R

T X R B Y L O O W T R L H D D L L

A T O E T E H C O R C H R A N A E

R U G R B P E P K Y L O P G I X V

R R N T E N A I C A C O R I W R A

CROCHET DPN DYE EASE ERRATA FINISHING FLAX HOOKS I-CORD INSTEP KITCHENER KNITALONG

E E A Y O L T E C I S K C O L B R

N E D E C C R E P E T S N I L S E

E R K L H F I N I S H I N G A O E

S A A E O S E I T O O B N S B L C

KNITTY LACE LLAMA MAKE ONE MOHAIR MOTHS NEEDLES PLY POM-POM PSSO PURL RAVELRY

M O N Y W H C T A W S O I P B G S

Y E C Y O N H R C K L I S A D N E

R O P K R S A C S A A M C R S I L

O E I N S T W H T H S M R W H K D

S S K U T E A I G I T T A A A N E

S A S H E E N T P F T O O L W I E

P E F C D K A R A N A S M N L T N

RECYCLE SHAWL SILK SKIP SLIP SOCKS SSK STEEK STITCH HOLDER SWATCH TEXTURE TINKING

TREBLE WARM WIP WOOL WORSTED WRAPS YARN

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Puzzle 62: Top Rock! Difficulty Level: Hard Find all these popular bands and song titles in the grid. The 46 leftover letters reveal an interesting fact.

N C A M D O O W T E E L F G E C L A Y L A ABBA AC/DC ANGEL B.B. KING BEAT IT BILLY JOEL BLACK DOG BLONDIE BOB DYLAN BOOM BOOM BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

S A T I S F A C T I O N O S U E E M A F E

S E L O H W E H T T M O R P K G N I K B B

T I N Y D A N C E R D O I N E O O E G E A

T D M A D O N N A V Y D U B I D D G E L B

Y N W O A B I J I O D F A T L U I I T R R

A O A H A G O B R R R I I V J A S R U I E

W L Y B A L R B D A R T Q Y I U C C P G M

CHANGES CUPID DAVID BOWIE DR. DRE ELVIS FAME FLEETWOOD MAC GET UP GLORIA GOOD VIBRATIONS HEAVEN HELP!

A B B M E A I R G O S T E S N D E K T Y M

L A I N T S E D L R O H U E D S B N D M U

I E E I O H N G E L A W V L P A L O L O S

A N O N V A E P N E C Y N R G E Y L W U G

S N W J N L U B I G D E I A N Y A R D I H

HEROES HEY JUDE IMAGINE JAMES BROWN JOLENE KISS LAYLA LEAN ON ME LOLA LOVE SHACK MADONNA MARVIN GAYE

S A A O Y S O E E N C N S H I A D I I M E

N E M M R L T V S A G O E C H G R G O O A

S I G E O B L I E S T M O Y T N E N N O V

S S R N P N S I T S O L R A E I T W A B E

I I I V A L A E B A H R E R M V S O R M N

V R T K A H E I M H E A H S O R E T A O S

L Q U E E N C H P A S B C T S A Y P P O N

E E M N O N A E L E J E E K S M N U H B A

MONEY MY GIRL NIRVANA NORWEGIAN WOOD PARANOID PIANO MAN PRIDE QUEEN RAY CHARLES ROY ORBISON SAIL AWAY SATISFACTION

SIMON AND GARFUNKEL SOMETHING SUMMER BABE SUPERSTITION THE BEATLES THE WHO TINY DANCER UPTOWN GIRL VENUS YESTERDAY

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Puzzle 63: South American Adventure Difficulty Level: Hard The 39 leftover letters reveal something amazing about the Amazon River Basin.

O O A A C T R O P I C S L L A F L E G N A AMAZON ANACONDA ANDES ANGEL FALLS ARGENTINA ASADO ASUNCION ATACAMA DESERT BAHIA BEANS BOGOTÁ BOLIVIA BRAZIL

E B U N P E R U F T I A R A U G A J R T Y

D I H D C S V C U M B I A T S O H C U A G

O R C E A A I I O O M B U O Y T O R U G A

R A E S A I P N C H I M U G U H P G O C S

I M U M Z N B Y N H F O A O C I A L N E H

T A Q O E O V E B E E L N B A R D I S A W

CAPYBARA CARACAS CEVICHE CHILE CHIMU CHOCOLATE CHORIZO CHRIST THE REDEEMER CHURRASCO COLOMBIA CUMBIA CUYO ECUADOR

O R A H L E S I A A T O I L A L A P A Z T

C A I I A A D F C N R C T P A P I S C O A

S P V G T T O E P U S A N A D N O C A N A

A A I G R A N A R O N H E C U A D O R M S

R M L I O C T I G E T A G U R U G U A Y U

R A O N F A E A A C H O R I Z O F Z C L R

FOOTBALL FORTALEZA GALÁPAGOS GAUCHOS GOLD GUYANA INCA JAGUAR LA PAZ LIMA LLAMA MAGDALENA RIVER O’HIGGINS

U N B S G M P S E H E T A L O C O H C L I

H A N O E A A L L A M A T S R N A A I A N

C P N R L D O R I N O C O S N M N Z E B A

C I C A O E B A H I A E S E I A A O N T M

A U G T A S U N C I O N E L Y R C Y I O E

S O U T H E R N C O N E P U B S H U W O T

O R E V I R A N E L A D G A M U R C O F E

Z U R C A T N A S O A L E U Z E N E V T R

OMBÚ ORINOCO PANAMA PARAGUAY PARAMARIBO PATAGONIA PERU PESO PISCO QUECHUA RODEO RUM SANTA CRUZ SIMON BOLÍVAR

SOUTHERN CONE SUCRE SURINAME TANGO TENNIS TOUCANS TROPICS TURPIAL URUGUAY VENEZUELA VICUÑA WINE YUCA

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Puzzle 64: Moonshine Difficulty Level: Hard The 21 leftover letters tell you what the termite said when he walked into a bar.

M U N G M

R E I U A K D O V

A L E G I R H O N E D

E Y I B E N G G O L G A

H I C O H O N A T M E Y E

T Y E O H N L E R E E Y D M

N A F Z A A E S S I D R R N

K S

H R S I H O P S E ADVOCAAT ALE APERITIF BEER BOOZE BRANDY BRUT CHARDONNAY CIDER

CRÈME DE MENTHE DRINK GALLIANO GLÖGG GUINNESS HANGOVER HOPS ICE

E N I E N I T O A S T E L T A M I N T J U L E P S

M N T N G L T U R B V A A O A R R I O N T O N I P

E O I I O L B R N I G A S L T R B R U R O S E O P

D D R W V A A A R E C C I R

E R E D E G T D R O O U O R

M A P E R T W C V T Q P E

E H A R A E I D C E E E

R C T H R D A H T N B

C S N C E K A S W

H M A S R

D T

E Z U O A N H C S

LAGER MANHATTAN MARGARITA MEAD MERLOT MINT JULEP OUZO PINOT NOIR PORT

RED WINE RHÔNE ROSÉ RUM RYE SAKE SCHNAPPS SCOTCH SCREWDRIVER

SIP SLOE GIN STOUT TEQUILA TOAST VODKA WHITE WINE

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Puzzle 65: Fetch! Difficulty Level: Hard The 46 leftover letters reveal a quotation by Winston Churchill.

O O C I H G U O L S I B A U H A U H I H C

R E I R R E T X O F O N A I T A M L A D Y

AIDI ALASKAN HUSKY ALOPEKIS ALPINE DACHSBRACKE BEAGLE BICHON FRISÉ BILLY BLUE LACY BORDER COLLIE BORZOI BOXER

E G T I A E G P T R G M S H I H T Z U K H

Z O I T O L S E D N N C U W F F I T S A M

U L R O A Z P E R A I N H E A O S U L K R

A D O S Y P R I T M D A S V D I H S E E E

N E I A I C S O N L A B I E E N Z E V E X

H N M H O S A E B E A N K F A I S E S F O

BULLDOG CAIRN TERRIER CHIHUAHUA CHOW CHOW COON HOUND CORGI CUR DACHSHUND DALMATIAN DINGO DREVER FEIST

C G W L K O O L I E D M S K V H R E O R B

S L L E T I A C E K K A S P O D G E E U E

U I C P L E C K A U U A C N I N K T D C N

E S H U O G R O I I L L D H I T T U N F A

R H P S N M A V O A R B A K S E Z M U A D

G S W I U O E E U N L N E S S B E A H L T

FOX TERRIER GERMAN SPITZ GREAT DANE KEESHOND KELPIE KISHU KOOLIE LAEKENOIS LAIKA MALAMUTE MALTESE MASTIFF

O H O O O P L R B R H P T L P T R L S O A

D E H N H E O L A B E O E E E U I A H P E

L E C E Y I A O I N I N U I R I G M C E R

L P W K B G I O D P I L E N P R N T A K G

U D O E A R D P E L A A L H D L I A D I E

B O H A T O I L O B E P N Y T A E E P S I

MCNAB MIORITIC OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG PAPILLON PEKINGESE POMERANIAN POODLE PUG PULI SALUKI SCHNAUZER

D G C L S C E S I R F N O H C I B K R S M SETTER SHIH TZU SLOUGHI SPANIEL STABYHOUN TERVUREN TOSA VIZSLA WHIPPET

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Puzzle 66: On the Links Difficulty Level: Hard The 54 leftover letters reveal an apt quotation by H.G. Wells. Look out, though — you have to unscramble the final message! I give you a few letters in the blanks to help you on the way.

S E L P M I D E S L I C E G L A R E W G B

G E B S D N U O B F O T U O N L I L H A L

G R E E N S K E E P E R A N H A A A C H L

M I A H T I M S N N Y L I R A M F K T O I

Y E G O B E L B U O D K S R N A S E I S K

E E Y H G I M M E H A T D S D P I E P E S

P L D I V O T H C S F A O K I G T B U L C

O G D R I V E A O A R J O N C O A A L M R

L A A H G U O R D E P U W I A L H O P O S

S E C C S C E E L U E N R L P F W H U U S

S E L O H N E E T H G I E S P C O N O N C

S N R T S A A T S E S O G W O A D L O O S

G P E T S S M B Y E I R I E P R R R O T K

A M A T E U R P I T G S T R A T I F L F E

L M E C H I P T I E N I N D R A W N I R T

F E L D O G L E G O F R U N T U R F O V T

L O U T W A R D N I N E A A D Y M F S I E

J A C K N I C K L A U S L T N N E P O S U

T S R E K N U B L L S A H S A B I R D I E

E L P G A T O U R A A P H I S D R A Z A H

N A M R O N G E R G W B R A P R E D N U R

T_ _ U_ _ _ _R _ M_ _’_ _ _G_ A_ _ , _H_ B_ _ _ _ _ _ _ P_ _ _S _ _ _F — _ _’_ _L_ _ _T _ L_ _ . AIM AMATEUR ANNIKA SÖRENSTAM BACKSPIN BALL BIRDIE BUNKERS BYE CADDY CHIP

CLUB COACH CUP DIMPLES DIVOT DOGLEG DOUBLE BOGEY DO WHAT IS FAIR DRIVE EAGLE EIGHTEEN HOLES

FADE FLAGS FORE! GIMME GOLF CART GREENSKEEPER GREG NORMAN G.U.R. HANDICAP HAZARDS HOOK

HOSEL INWARD NINE IRONS JACK NICKLAUS JUNIORS LAKE LOFT LPGA TOUR MARILYNN SMITH OUT OF BOUNDS OUTWARD NINE

PAR FIVE PENALTIES PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PITCH PROS PUTT RELEASE ROUGH ROUND SAND TRAP

SKILL SLICE SLOPE ST. ANDREWS LINKS STEEL TIGER WOODS TURF UNDER PAR U.S. OPEN WALK

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Puzzle 67: Native Americans Difficulty Level: Hard The 63 leftover letters spell out a wise old Native American saying.

A L L I T A M U T Y R Y M E Z L E G A S O

S

S

ACHOMAWI ACOMA ALABAMA APACHE ARAPAHO ASSINIBOINE BRULE CAHTO CHEMEHUEVI CHEROKEE CHEYENNE CLAYOQUOT CREE

C S H O S H O N E A N A T U E Y H A I D A

F R C H E Y E N N E H U N U S I K S I K A

T I U L K A L T C D I I T R O S I T E M A

A C R N A V A J O A A R A P A H O E A H T

S A H S M N C O P Q P I E G A N K K I E O

S M H E T A O N O O U E A W N O A O T O K

I C O T M N R A H P E I A P R Y W T R I A

CROW CUPEÑO DAKOTA DELAWARE ESKIMO FIRST NATIONS HAIDA HOPI HUALAPAI INUIT IOWA ISLETA JICARILLA

N I P N O E A I T U A T N E A A S C E M D

I M I H H U H T C U T K H A A L A B A M A

B T O T A G Q U I O S C C D U W A P A U Q

O T R T E K P O E O P C P I E L E U Y L A

I O A T H E A I Y V N A A S K L T A H A T

KATO KICKAPOO LUMMI MAKAH MARICOPA METIS MIAMI MICMAC MOHAVE NAVAJO NORTHERN PAIUTE OMAHA

N G A H N A N M M A I S L R S H A W N E E

E A T O I M C W C A L A L O O E T W O L L

E B S A L I S H A N E C I L M R V P A U S

I E A M A A O W X P H O R B I T A A K R I

N N H U H M C O U O C M A E K H H A H B E

U N S Y A I R R O N A A C U S O T T U O T

OSAGE OTO OTTAWA PAWNEE PIEGAN PIMA PONCA PUEBLO QUAPAW QUINAULT SALISHAN SHASTA SHAWNEE

I I I W M S E C I C P B I P E O A U R R M

T W I N O T E T S A A U J U W I C H I T A SHOSHONEAN SIKSIKA SIOUX TETON TLAKLUIT TOHONO O’ODHAM TUSCARORA UMATILLA WICHITA WINNEBAGO YAKAMA YUMA ZUNI

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Puzzle 68: Haute Couture Difficulty Level: Hard The 45 leftover letters reveal an apt quotation by Coco Chanel. The final message is jumbled up, but I give you a few letters in the blanks to help you on the way.

S E L K N I R W L T U L I C T A E L P C N

R B R I D A L W E A R S H C E S A E A O C

A A H C T I T S P O T R S U C E N T R X H

D R I N S T O I A S I O U R T I W I A G I

A E M N R A L U L S R C E I P A R L S U F

B D E A C A R E T O P I D R L M F A M C F

S A A W N O D I B A T L E K N G I F N C O

L M R R T I A E T L C A L V I N K L E I N

L A A O P N U T U O A C X E B I S W A T N

A S L X D G E A O T E C U I B N L R N N A

C K L I O R G B W O O L K L O I E S I R R

C O O V N B M T C H I C C D B L E A D E Y

M R C S H A U T E C O U T U R E V T R P T

E A U O B E O V E R L O C K O E E I A P I

A F L A C R O I X I H E T Y L B S N C I C

G R F A S H I O N W E E K V A A I S E Z I

N P M E Z U A G T C M L E O A R N R R S L

I L A S T F E N M R L T O C Y O N R R I P

W A Y R C R F C E I I O S T O G A O E L M

E I A C I Y T U A L N K T H O N O M I K I

S D Y E M S E O C L E I S H L A Y E P E S

L_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _T _ _ C_ _F_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ; O_ _ _ _W_ _ _, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _X_ _ _ . ANGORA ARMANI ARMSCYE BAMBOO BOBBIN BOUCLÉ BRIDAL WEAR CALICO CALVIN KLEIN CATWALK

CHIC CHIFFON CHRISTIAN DIOR CLOTH COCO CHANEL COLLAR CUFF DAMASK DARN DART

DYE EASE FASHION WEEK FLAX GAULTIER GAUZE GUCCI HAUTE COUTURE HEMLINE IRON

KIMONO LACE LACROIX LAPEL LINGERIE LINING LITTLE BLACK DRESS MCCALL’S MILAN MINI

NINA RICCI OVERLOCK PARIS PATTERNS PIERRE CARDIN PIN PLAID PLEAT PRADA RAINCOAT ROBE

ROME SARI SATIN SCAASI SEWING SILK SIMPLICITY SKIRT SLEEVES SUEDE TAFFETA TOGA

TOPSTITCH TWEED VEIL VELVET VOGUE WOOL WRINKLES YARN YOKE ZIPPER

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Puzzle 69: In Other Words Difficulty Level: Hard These words are all either common phrases in a range of languages or words from other languages used in English. The word list includes one extra word that doesn’t appear in the grid. The 33 leftover letters spell out the translation of this handy Indonesian sentence: “Maaf, Nona, ada bebek di atas kepala anda!”

G R A F F I T I H P A R A V I O N N E D B À LA MODE AMATEUR ARRIVISTE AURORA BOREALIS BEAU GESTE BITTE BON MOT BONSOIR BWANA CHIAROSCURO CIAO

E U O I C I F F O X E S I U M K E C A E O

X O T T D R A M A T I S P E R S O N A E R

C J C O M A N Q U E A O I A T V K U N H U

A U A M E R T U O V R D U C O E G E E E C

R D F T R M S E I T R R E T V E J N E F S

R A E I C E S S E E O P T L S U I T A A O

CONNOISSEUR CZAR DA CAPO DANKE DÉCLASSÉ DE FACTO DERNIER CRI DE TROP DOPPELGÄNGER DRAMATIS PERSONAE DU JOUR

I L D E I R S D P R A O A T G E K I A B R

V O T L E Z A M A S S S E C N R T I W K A

I H K P I E D B P R O F O R M A A A A D I

S R L E U U O T F O R R A Z C H N C R H H

T U U I O R P O I E R I D C A A N U I A C

ERGO ETC EUREKA EX OFFICIO FAIT ACCOMPLI FEMME FATALE GRACIAS GRAFFITI GRAZIE HAIKU HAYIR

E E T Z E E P M O R M T O Y S H L E P A K

E S Z A C K E N G E C M I S O U P C O N S

S S L R I A L O R R P R E V N O Y E P S R

I I S G A M G B E L E A E F N O O T A U U

S O R A O I A K I T S C H I A I B T C B E

HOLA HUBRIS INTELLIGENTSIA IN VITRO KARATE KITSCH KLUTZ LEITMOTIF MANQUÉ MAZEL TOV MERCI

E N Y B L I N T E L L I G E N T S I A R T

M N C V U C G T A L A M O D E R A B D O A

E O T U E H E N O M D E P L U M E L R S M

N C E S E Y R D E R O V A F R E P D E A A

NÉE NEIN NEJ NEMESIS N’EST-CE PAS NOM DE PLUME OUI OUTRÉ OY VEY PAR AVION PER DIEM

PER FAVORE PER SE PRO FORMA SALUT SALVE SHLEP SOTTO VOCE SOUPÇON SUB ROSA TAK VIS-À-VIS

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Puzzle 70: Nine Lives Difficulty Level: Hard The 28 leftover letters spell out some wise words about friendly felines from veterinarian James Herriot. The secret message is jumbled up, so I give you some letters in the blanks to get you started.

N A I N I S S Y B A Y B B A T F U R E C M

D T N Y O A N R O J O S A Z U L E S H T T

L A A A K R A R T O E X O T I C E A A A U

O T V B O O I S A S W A L C C N R C C O A

F O H M R G R R C G D F N I I T Y Y R X M

H N S O A N E I N S A R R L R A N R A E N

S K I B T A B A A N F M A E W A U L M U A

I I K I N H I H E T Y B U G F P E A P L I

T N R K A S S G G C N X N F O R T T I B T

T E U I I I W N E S H I I S F N E N X N P

O S T T S K O O A I M T O X H I L E I A Y

C E R T R R E L M E X U A P E O N I E I G

S C G E E U M A H E S X N L R R O R B S E

J H O N P T L A R E N H S C L O N O O S O

E A S S U A I H I Y O O O I H I L O B U R

N S V I Y L S T H N K H A R M K M O V R A

A E E A A I E P A O E T S R T F I R C E G

M C N M N M S B K C B C E W X H L N U C D

R R O R R E E E E O I P O N O E A U A B O

I S O S A U S S B N A C A O A N E I F P L

B C K C I L B E E L T M O P N U S C R F L

_ _ _ _ _R_ C_ _ _ _ _S_ _ _ _ _ _ _ C_ _F_ _ _ ABYSSINIAN AEGEAN CAT BALINESE BIRMAN BOBTAIL BOMBAY BURMESE BURMILLA CHARTREUX CHASE CLAWS COLORPOINT

CORNISH REX CYMRIC DEVON REX DRAGON LI EGYPTIAN MAU EXOTIC FLUFF FUR HEMINGWAY CAT HIMALAYAN JAVANESE KITTENS

KORAT LAPERM LEAP LICK LONGHAIR MAINE COON MANX MEOW MUNCHKIN NAP NEBELUNG OCICAT

OJOS AZULES ORIENTAL PERSIAN PIXIE BOB PURR RAGAMUFFIN RAGDOLL RELAX RUSSIAN BLUE SCOTTISH FOLD SHOO! SHORTHAIR

SIAMESE SIBERIAN SNOWSHOE SOKOKE SOMALI SPHYNX TABBY TAME TIFFANY CAT TONKINESE TURKISH ANGORA TURKISH VAN

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Puzzle 71: Doing Things Difficulty Level: Hard The leftover letters spell out some words of wisdom by Carolyn Wells. The word list includes an extra word that doesn’t appear in the grid.

R T C G P I K S D L E L K C I T H K R R R ADD ANALYZE ANNOUNCE ANSWER APOLOGIZE APPLAUD APPRECIATE BAKE BAT BLINK CARE CHEER COMMUNICATE COMPARE COMPLAIN CONCENTRATE

E C N U O N N A U E I U O V I S I T M E E

F E W R U B I S S E N N D E E S C A P E V

E N O H P E L E T F C E O U S R N M H H O

R N L S I O B A A E C L T C D A U T D C H

CONNECT COUNT CUT DECORATE DISAPPEAR DRAW DUST EARN ENTERTAIN ESCAPE EXIST FALL FEEL FIGHT FOLLOW FREEZE

P O L A N G I S N O E V A S G J O T N S Q

C C O T U C T T R E M B L E E O N O A E U

E O F S E E R A D I A T E R S U S U T R A

Z R M R N A T R S H I D E H O S Q R S A L

Y E P M T E A S L R S U C C E E D E N P I

FRIGHTEN GATHER GLOW GUESS HIDE HOVER IMPRESS JUMP KISS LOCK MAKE MANAGE MEDDLE MISS MOVE NOTE

L P T E U W E L T E S T I R E T M R R M F

A S F E A N I Z E H I A P P L A U D E O Y

N I R X G P I M E T G M N N K T O D D C H

A H E I S N O C S A I I E E E F D T S S N

P W E S K C O L A G A T F R F L I E I I E

R R Z T L L A F O T H R A E E U T L A H C

OBEY OFFER PAT PAUSE POLISH PREFER PREVENT QUALIFY QUASH QUIT RADIATE REIGN REJOICE REPEAT REQUEST RESCUE

E E E E R A C E R G E T R P Q S O L W C I

E V W V B A T E I P I D I S A P P E A R O

A K O S E O T R E A E Z D T A M A W T A J

R D A M N N F A W L O B E Y O I N O C E E

N A D B E A T S S E U G U C W O L G H S R

RETURN RIDE RUB SAIL SAVE SEARCH SHRUG SIGNAL SKIP SNEEZE SOOTHE SPILL STAND STIR STITCH SUCCEED

TASTE TELEPHONE TICKLE TOUR TREMBLE UNFASTEN VISIT WAIT WATCH WELCOME WHISPER

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Puzzle 72: Busy Bees Difficulty Level: Hard Try to say the hidden message three times fast! Look out — the word list includes an extra word that isn’t in the grid.

S O D A B R A B B A G E L S T B P T Z S B BABYSIT BACHELOR BACKGAMMON BACKLIT BACON BADMINTON BAGELS BALD EAGLE BALLAD BALLET BALONEY BALSAMIC BANANA

E T Y C A R C U A E R U B I I E I Z S U P

V Y E I C B L U R B B L L O E S U A F A A

E H N M K B A N J O R K L L Y B P F L B N

I P O A G E B D U E C O S B R Y A R L O S

BANJO BANK BARBADOS BARBER BASK BATIK BEANIE BEAUTY SLEEP BEGIN BELIEVES BENEVOLENCE BEQUEATH BERET

L A L S A C E R M A G Y A R B L U E J A Y

E R A L M N G H B I T B B D O B A L L A D

B G B A M E I T C U N O N B C L E B I B N

E O B B O L N A A B U T U O O A E Y N R A

BETWEEN BIKE BINOCULARS BIOGRAPHY BIOLOGICAL BIRD CALL BISCOTTI BITUMEN BLACK BLANKET BLAZE BLUE JAY BLURB

I I Y I N O L E G T S O O B T H S H B I R

N B S S K V B U I B A N A N A T E T C D B

A I E B E E B Q B U I L D S E Z U M K A B

E H A G R N U E L I B L R L B B N B I L B

B N D B K E B B N A S A E O U A D A A A S

K U E O S B A E L B L C L K C R S N N B N

BOA BOHEMIAN BOLD BOLT BONANZA BOOST BOSTON BOTANIC BOURBON BOURGEOISIE BOUTIQUE BOYSENBERRY BRACELET

B T B L A Z E D R U A D O I K B K I O O O

B E I T B W E O C R O R E T E E A B T T B

A L R B T A W O B R Y I B A T R E E S A R

C L B E G N N U R S U B I B B I R R O N U

O A B L I I O U U N E M U T I B B E B I O

BRAIN BRANDY SNAP BREADCRUMB BREAKS BRIBE BRIDAL BROADCAST BROWNIE BUBBLE BATH BUCKET BUDGE BUFFALO BUG

N B E E B Y B B U B U B B L E B A T H C B BUILD BUOY BUREAUCRACY BURLAP BURRO BUSY BUTTON BUZZ BYE BYPASS

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Puzzle 73: In the Frame Difficulty Level: Hard The leftover letters spell out a message from Degas. Look out; the word list includes four extra words that don’t appear in the grid!

O P E S G H B A C I N R E U G N N E R C H

T E E E I S C L L A G A H C I I F E N S J

A BIGGER SPLASH ADORATION OF THE MAGI ASHES BACON BLUE POLES CASSATT CÉZANNE CHAGALL DA VINCI DEGAS DELACROIX

S F L H S A S N U O E L Z E E F N A A O Y

I I K S E Y W I U E D O T B E D S L H U O

L L I A C E R T K M P S L E N H P N F L X

L F A O A N E D H E N O K I O S S A C I P

A O S C S K M U I E H O L W R T I D O T I

DIANA AND CALLISTO DIX DRYAD DUCHAMP EL GRECO FLORA GORKY GOYA GRIS GUERNICA HIRST HOCKNEY HOKUSAI

C Y I E S C O C T N S T E E A A A R F W E

D O L R A O H H T O O C G N S H C R I H T

N J A G T H C A E C N G R U N A T I U E A

A E N L T I H M N A I W K E L A L H N E U

A H O E L S E P O B T O W E A R Z O G E S

N T M T D Y N R A U H H D T E M M E M I D

A D O R A T I O N O F T H E M A G I C E N

HOLBEIN HOMAGE TO THE SQUARE HOMER IRISES ITTEN JOHNS KLEE KLIMT LA VIE LEIBL LE NAIN LICHTENSTEIN LINDNER

I A Y R E R A U Q S E H T O T E G A M O H

D A O X R I I S W H G O G N A V Y T L N O

D L I I O P P S E A N U R B E L E E G I V

F D N N T T M E I S R O B V A N I A N E L

T S R I H Y Y A V I I H U Y A B Y K R O G

T M I L K C L U A R K R O M L R E N O I R

MANET MAGRITTE MIRÓ MONA LISA MONET MUNCH NASH NIGHTHAWKS OELZE O’KEEFFE OLYMPIA PICASSO PIETÀ RENOIR

M I R O O H O Y L G N G I L D A V I N C I ROTHKO ROUSSEAU SALOME SEURAT THE JOY OF LIFE THE KISS THE SCREAM TRIPTYCH TURNER VAN GOGH VIGÉE-LE BRUN WARHOL WHISTLER

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Puzzle 74: Around the World Difficulty Level: Hard The word list includes an extra name, and the 48 leftover letters reveal a secret message.

E Z I L E B A N A A T I N W M H C H T O R

Z A G R E B U Y I E S I G A I A A A O H U

J H N N I S N L G R A E N U A R S R K T S

A E I D P E A U A P F I O A A H A S Y O S

DOMINICA ABIDJAN ECUADOR AUSTRALIA FAROE BELFAST FINLAND BELIZE FIJI BENIN GERMANY BOTSWANA BUENOS AIRES GHANA GUATEMALA CAIRO HAMILTON CARDIFF HARARE CHILE HONG KONG CUBA IRAQ DAMASCUS ISRAEL DOHA

P N J A K R C E S E L E N R K T O H O S I

A A R F T I L E U A E S E E A N E D E E A

N I E S G A S I L N B B N Q T F A M N L F

S J U A O S N D M I I T A I W A N L A F E

T A L G N O K G N O H T I A W U K P I L N

JAMAICA JAPAN KAMPALA KENYA KUWAIT LAOS LATVIA LESOTHO LIBERIA MACEDONIA MALI MALTA MANILA

H P A C I N I M O D I C E I L A M D T R A

A O V A N E T H E R L A N D S A R I N V S

I U U S A U D I A R A B I A K A J A E A S

L R T T A B H A M I L T O N C I B D I M A

A E N I U G W E N A U P A P F O N U V O U

N R F H H A X O T V A L L E T T A G C L Y

D O Y A T I D V B S S U C S A M A D D D N

S D N T C E I S I A L E W O C S O M C O A

O A O O C A A I L M J A M A I C A A A V M

A U O A K U U N I O N G S N E P A L I A R

L C M A S E R U S A L I B E R I A T R N E

T E M A U R I T I U S I Q A R I A A O C G

PARIS MASERU QATAR MAURITIUS RUSSIA MEXICO SAMOA MOLDOVA SAUDI ARABIA MOSCOW SOFIA NASSAU SPAIN NEPAL NETHERLANDS SRI LANKA TAIWAN NIUE TASHKENT NUUK TBILISI OTTAWA TEGUCIGALPA PAPUA NEW GUINEA THAILAND

TOKYO TUNIS TUVALU UNITED KINGDOM VALLETTA VIENTIANE ZAGREB

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’m rather partial to these word searches (but then again, I invented them, so maybe I’m not the most objective judge). Secret Shapes are very similar to the Hidden Words puzzles, but they use a drawn grid so that each letter sits in a box. After you complete the puzzle normally, you have leftover letters, but they don’t spell out any sort of message. Instead, you now color in the leftover letter squares (like in Figure 6-1) to discover a little picture! Another method for solving these puzzles is to lightly shade in the letter squares as you discover the words, and leave the shape uncolored. The word list on each of these puzzles includes one word that gives the name of the Secret Shape so you know that you’ve got it right (or that you need to keep looking).

Figure 6-1: Coloring in the leftover letters reveals a shape!

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Puzzle 75 Difficulty Level: Easy C D E P U Z Z L I N G A S ACTIVITY ARM BAKE BATON BOAT BUG CHEESE COLT DISCO FESTIVE GAZEBO HAPPY HAT

I I O N I N E W O L L I P

F S B U G J A V E L I N I

I C O B E Z A G I Y H S L

R O A Z E R O N O T A B U

R K A I P E A N U T S L T

E C M Y N V T L O C Z E P

IVORY JAVELIN KEY LACE MONTH MUG NINE OBOE OPAQUE PEANUT PILLOW PLAY PUZZLING

T E U E U Y A H V S A K F

Y Q G K F H A T R C M Y H

R O U I L A C E A O T A S

O E U Q A P O T N O P R I

S A C T I V I T Y P B M W

E S E E H C H S Y R O V I

ROSE SHY TERRIFIC TIC TOYS TULIPS VANILLA WISH YOUTH ZERO

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Puzzle 76 Difficulty Level: Easy N A R W H A L G N I R T S ARM AVENUE BOOKS BUBBLE CREATIVE DAISIES ELEPHANT ESSENCE FANCY GAZELLE HALVE

G E K A N S U A Y C N A F

A E L Y I R V M O S A I C

Z V O T E D A I S I E S T

E I S A F Q T P U M A E N

L T J U U L E W O V C Q A

L A C T E L S R E N U K H

IGUANA KESTREL LADDER LLAMA MARBLES MOSAIC NARWHAL ORBIT PUMA QUOTE RESORT

E E E W O O L N E O S E P

T R L M R A U S T S K S E

H C P B D E S E N W O T L

C W M D B E T I B R O R E

A O E I G U A N A I B E T

Y R T S E L B R A M A L L

RIM ROW SNAKE STRING TEMPLE TOWN VAN VOWEL WOOL YACHT

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Puzzle 77 Difficulty Level: Easy I D E A L O O K C U C H R ALIVE BOOT BUTTONS CUCKOO DEER DELTA ENDEAVOR EXTRA FUR GOURD

E Q I A T L E D L T P W E

T U D L A K E A O M A N T

A I R A A E E O U G O E W

R V U E R V B I O O X A E

I E O S E O R N H T L R P

P R G R M T T P R K E O B

A L I V E I Y A O F A V U

HAIR IDEAL JACKET KHAKI LAKE LAW NARRATOR NARROW PEWTER PIRATE

I K A H K T W E R U I A T

V E I K Y E Y S I R R E T

C E W O R R A N A A A D O

K B J A C K E T H U S N N

U J K I G C A A X C Q E S

QUIVER REVEAL SEAL SWIMSUIT TRIUMPH TYPHOON VALID WAGON

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Puzzle 78 Difficulty Level: Easy R G W I G P F B K C A U Q ABODE BATIK BEAR CAKE COLLAR DEW EFFORT ELF FLAG FRAY GARLAND

E I A Z T R Z C E S R Y W

K N S M R O E N E U A O E

C S E C O L S P F R L P E

O E U A F I O U F L L T R

L N Q K F A T S O A O I H

I G I E E T F H T W C C T

GHERKIN GINSENG HOLLOW LADY LOCKER MACHINE NATURE OCEAN OPTIC PUDDLE PUSH

A K S E F O U A K A L U E

R A E N I H C A M B E A R

Y Y B G A L F E R U T A N

D A B O G A R L A N D E W

A W P U D D L E K I T A B

L N I K R E H G O C E A N

QUACK RADIO RUBY SAW TAILOR THREE TOFFEE WALRUS YAWN ZOO

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Puzzle 79 Difficulty Level: Easy Y A R D S S I S E M E N Y AMATEUR BEE BLUEBERRY BUFF BUS CIDER DARKNESS EGG FACE FENNEL FOUR GEL GLAD

O V O R T S E A M S T A R

O A Y A O R E G A N O P A

L L A Z I L E N N E F A T

G Y L I N E B W K A G S E

I G I W M G R I C R L T R

H U E F A V H E R O A E C

HERO HIKE HUE IGLOO IRON KNIGHT LAVA LEAF MAESTRO NEMESIS NOBLE OREGANO PASTE

G W K E E E U E I O D D E

N U S Y X O T H G I N K S

O U L T D F S A C I N O T

B U R O S F O A R I S K Y

L E A F D U R U E T A M A

E B L U E B E R R Y X A W

RISKY ROYAL SECRETARY STAR SUN TART TOFU TONIC TREE WAXY WIZARD YARDS

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Puzzle 80 Difficulty Level: Easy O I T A R G J D Q R O O D ACE ARK BANGLE BEAK BLUE CLIMB CROWD DAIRY DNA DOOR EVERY FEZ FINAL GALAXY

L T R K U T S U P T H A W

O H A A A L E R O R C E O

S E E L C U V N B L L P R

B A H H E A O S I S E J C

H T A M E V L M U D A P Y

T E E M F A B S N C L X X

HEART HOLLY HUG JACKPOT JAM KIN LANCE LOVES MATH MEET NEWT NIP OBI ONYX

A R K I X N H A K A A E X

D I N H M I A P N L U B Y

N A W L A P O C A G Q L N

L T I E J T E G S U L U O

Z E F R A H U G I O P E N

E V E R Y O A R H N E W T

OPEN PEA QUEUE RATIO SCAN SOLO SUSHI THAW THEATER URNS VAULT VET WIFE

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Puzzle 81 Difficulty Level: Easy O C I X E M E N I M R E E APEX ATE AUTO AZTEC BATH CHERRY DEPICTS ERMINE EXAM FIG GREMLIN HORNET

W R E S T L E R A A F C M

L P F E A E D J G H A I A

A I R Y D G L T D R V T G

T N W H N Z E X E A J O A

T S O A T S C T G N I D Z

I S E O N I L M E R G A I

C T R A Z T E C S N C K N

IDYLL JAM KAZOO LATTICE LYRIC MAGAZINE MEXICO NAIAD POLKA DOT QUICHE RACE RAG

E C K E H C I U Q H R L E

H I A U T O I N E M I O S

T P Z E S T R R G N A P H

A E O E D O R S Y L I X O

B D O L L Y D I E L E W E

RODEO SEAHORSE SHIP SHOE TINGLE TORCH WINE WRESTLER YES ZEST

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Puzzle 82 Difficulty Level: Easy E N A M O S E U Q I T N A ANTIQUES ATTACH BABY CANDLE COACH DOME EAST EXHALE FOX GIFTS GOAT IDOL

K M R E M O S Q U I T O H

K I O T I H H D E L S C E

W N T O T C E T U N T R S

G O O T A A L T E A U T N

Y A R T Y O A T W S F A I

S B T M V C H S T I I O R

E A A I U G X Y G L G G B

KITTY KNOT LIGHTEN MANE MAP MOO MOSQUITO NAIL OMIT PLEDGE QUEUE RINSE

V A O B I E E G P A Y L R

E W S L M L U H X R D V E

E M Q T F B W U P O A Y T

L A O U L O C A N D L E M

S P I D O L X E G D E L P

ROTOR RUSTY SLED SLEEVES SWATCH TAG TOTEM TWIG VOLT WAG WORM

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Puzzle 83 Difficulty Level: Medium L E G E N D T N A R U A T S E R N ADIEU ALBUMS ALTER AMETHYST BACK CAFFEINE CAROL DAFFODIL DALMATIAN DUCKS EWE FREQUENT GANG GAS

O G O U L A S H D A L M A T I A N

R A T I U G N A G B T Q U O S L I

A D E L G N A T W I K S Y S A G L

C O V R Z O N E Z K N I F E I K Y

S A T Y V U S A E A B C L P M C E

GOULASH GUITAR HAIKU HINDU HYENA INN JOLLY KEG KIT KNIFE KOHL LADYBUG LEAFY LEGEND

H Y P O H Q L C C S M U B L A A T

I T D A U E A A S K E G O O R B Z

N I I A R F R N C L R J E L W F G

D K I I F A E E E I S F H H N S U

U N P E R F C Y S E T R T S E H B

T M I E L H O H Q R U E I U N E Y

U N P C E T M D U E D Q R R I L D

LENGTH LINEN MAGMA MELON MUSIC OPERA ORB PAGE PARACHUTE QUAINT QUEEN RAM RECOMMEND RESTAURANT

E O A A A G M W I T Y U W O L V A

I L G P F N E I N L E E C O E E L

D E E S Y E N R T A W N J K O H L

A M G A M L D E A M E T H Y S T T

RUSH SHELVE SKI SPACE SQUINT STUDY TANGLED THEORETICAL UMPIRE VETO WIRE WRITHE ZONE

Chapter 6: Solving Secret Shapes

Puzzle 84 Difficulty Level: Medium O R E S O M E R S A U L T N A L P ABALONE ACRE ADDER AMBER BAKLAVA BODICE BOLD CABIN CARAVAN DANCE DENIM DRESS DYE ENTRY

B E Y Y T I C A P O J A S M I N E

E D D A E N T R Y L W I X S R E C

C D Y S N E A K U D N A H E E U N

A A A Y F D V Q G R E P I A B R A

L B F F N K A U R O C M N V M E D

EUREKA FADE FLARE FLY GOLF GRAIN HAND HILL IBEX IVY JASMINE LIONS MARIMBA MILK

P L A I L S L I A C I A I S E K M

Y T F L I S K T I E D R H M V A I

T M F M O E A U N R O I C O O S N

A E I I N N B E I I B M C D N E U

R D E L S D E N L J B B U I C R T

P E L W K L R R E A Y A Z R A U E

U R T O S I E L L I H L C C R S L

MINUTE NEIGH NOVEMBER OPACITY PLACEBO PLANT PUFFIN PUZZLE QUARTER RAT RECORD REWARD RIBBON RIVAL

F A E R B W U A T D G W R Z A A Z

F L C B A Y V I R Z A H T L V E Z

I F O R M U I B E X S T O I A R U

N N D G E A Q O U Q O T R L N T P SIFT SNEAK SOMERSAULT SWEET TAFFETA TREASURES WHALE WILDNESS YULE ZEAL ZUCCHINI

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Puzzle 85 Difficulty Level: Medium E W W O R L D S S U O I C I L E D ABBREVIATE AQUA ASYLUM BADGER BANANA BONUS CELLO CYLINDER DAISY DELICATE DELICIOUS ELASTIC FASHION

T R A Q W D T T H A A A N A N A B

A E G C U C I K E T F I C T I O N

I M R E A V F E F S L I N G G O L

V M I T R M L N T H G I L W R E N

E A F A E Y L L Q A T Q N A P R A

FICTION GLOSSY GRIFFIN GYM HAMMER JANUARY KAYAK KOALA LAPEL LIGHT LILY LOG LOUD

R H F C D G M U M B E P U A N E S

B T I I N E F E D O H R L O L T Y

B N N L I J Y U B P C E I A R S L

A Y I E L M N V C H A H S P Y U U

G L S D Y L B S B E S T A E A E M

Y N A I C O M E A A I E F R R K R

MACAW MAGICAL NAP NICE OBLONG OKAPI PIGEON PLAYER PROGENY PURE QUORUM RAFT REVERSAL

E S O O A U F O F C D T E U N A O

T A S L K D G O N O E G I P S Y L

S U N O B E E N O R E V E R S A L

A Q T E L O I V T E P M U R T K E

W A P R O G E N Y Y R A U N A J C

SACHET SAFE SLING STEREO TETHER TRUMPET VIOLET WASTE WORLDS WREN YARNS

Chapter 6: Solving Secret Shapes

Puzzle 86 Difficulty Level: Medium D E L T Y P E D W E N E M S K S N AHOY AVIATION BERG BLUSH BOW CAJUN CHORE DACHSHUND EGGPLANT FIREMAN GAR GAUZE

T N A S E V R E N H O S E T R P U

N I U R R A O X Y O O E S N A E J

A T T H P N H A H R G L S E L C A

L U R Y S E C L S S A U A R Y T C

P O I T O H A E U E L K G R K R G

G R V H T V C R L Q M C E O S A E

GERM GREENERY HAWAII HORSE JAW LAGOON LAVA LEG LIRA MESA MESSAGE NERVES

G N I M A O R A B F U L R T U K S

E E L B M I H T D Z L T M Z A L T

N C I R B E Q S A R E S E U I G R

A O E I I U A X E C D O Q A R R I

M P I Z A I K V U U E L S L E E K

E I I T A U K U Q R N T T I C E S

NEW OFFICER OSPREY PENCIL PICKLE PIERS QUAKE RELAXED RHYTHM ROAMING ROUTINE SAILS

R E A C A V N G I T D A I C I N G

I R W J K I O F N R G E G N F E R

F S A O A L V B U A E O E E F R E

Y O H A B W E A R I L R R P O Y B SKIRTS SKYLARK SPECTRA THIMBLE TIGER TORRENTS TYPED UNIQUE VANE VIRTUAL YACHT

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Puzzle 87 Difficulty Level: Medium Y N A M R H A N D L E R G D E C K AMAZON ANTERIOR ARGUE AROMA BEACH BURRO COBRA COLONIAL CUBE DAME DECK DROWSY EASTER ELK

P C R O O E C I P O T A E K L I S

P O G C A B P A C I M T E M E N D

U B U A D I E I E E I A R O M A P

G R E T S A E Y V B Y E N O M A N

R A I N B O W N A I L S E E R O H

FACTORY GAME GENRE GORILLA GROCER GUPPY HAMMER HANDLE INHABITED INSIPID JANITOR JAR KEBAB LITHE

R C I T A M E H C S L I G W Z S E

N A E T T E N R U R A L A A K H B

R I J O C I I N I T R A M U T O U

O F B O N Y S W O R D A N I Q P C

I A S W K R T B A B E K L H A F K

R C P C O O E A N P D M E R O D S

E T L W A E W O G W P U A A U Q P

MANY MARTINI MEND MICA MONEY NAILS NIB OBEY PERMANENT PEST QUAIL RAINBOW ROAD RURAL

T O K C K A Y R E C O R G I G H E

N R I E C O L O N I A L L I R O G

A Y L E W T N E N A M R E P E S T

S K Y L L F E J A N I T O R R U B

SCHEMATIC SHOP SILK SKUNK SKY TACO TOPIC TWIRLS VIPER WRAP YOWL

Chapter 6: Solving Secret Shapes

Puzzle 88 Difficulty Level: Medium S N O C I H S A N G L E Y A R N S AMULET ANGLE AVOCADO AXIS BAIT BALCONY BALLET BOAR CABBAGE CAR CHORUS DEVOTION DOG

N W G S S C E P S U C S I B I H I

O E I P U A L K Y H A J U M B O X

I I D I R E O C U S O O E L E A A

T V N R O C P O P A T C A B D O T

O E I A H B D M G I A F I L T C N

V R L L C O A M O L T S U Y E A M

EACH FLAME GRADIENT HAMMOCK HIBISCUS ICONS INDIGO JEEP JOCKEY JUMBO KEEL LANTERN MEMORY

E E P U N A T A D O O V F Z N R A

D L L T M R C H A R P K B E R T Y

G B A I I A E D S R N E L E O B N

R A S A B M S T B U T Y A P N A S

A T M B A T Y A N Z I V V E A L O

D E A L O R L E V A A S O L C C C

I G F O O L E E K I L P C D L O K

METEOR MIT NET NOODLE PACK PLASMA POPCORN POTATO QUADRUPLE REVIEW RHINO RUDDER SAILOR

E E L M E T E O R C D E A O O N E

N V E T R U D D E R O E D O V Y T

T M E L P U R D A U Q J O N I H R SOCKET SPIRAL SPY TABBY TADPOLE TOADSTOOL VEGETABLE VIDEO VOLCANO YAM YARN

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Puzzle 89 Difficulty Level: Medium D E R D N U H D D N A L Y R A M E ABACUS ABODE BELL CAMERA CARAVAN CHOP CUB CURLY DIGIT ELF EQUATOR ESSAY FABLE

G A T E A O S I E Q U A T O R Y U

Y F F G V H U G H C S T I K L A S

T L A R A R L I U S C I S S O R S

A E R O R V E T E N Y M P H U N I

FLOOR FROG FUZE GLEN GROUP HAPPY HUE HUNDRED ISSUE JOG KEG KITSCH LEAGUE

D C P U A A L S I H H C A M E R A

C O D P C S L I B U C M R O O L F

C H N T U E E O J O G U P E D A L

I A O U E P B C R E L Q R O M A N

T P O P Q Y U T R I A N G L E E S

LEMONADE LUSH LYE MAKEUP MARYLAND MELODIES MERCY MUG NAVY NEST NUTSHELL NYMPH OBSERVER

S P A N I U N E D A N O M E L U E

U Y E V U T K N A L I V F G C E I

R S A B E A Y U K E G E A A F Z D

T T B L E A B O O W T M B Y R U O

E O L N M U G O S N W A L V O F L

PEDAL PELLET POP PSEUDONYM PUPPET RAFT RHO ROMAN RUGBY RUSTIC SCISSORS SHOULDER SNEAKER

O E S S H O U L D E R L E A G U E

P U E K A M R P S E U D O N Y M M SPAN SURF TAG TRIANGLE TWO VASE VET YAM YARN

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Puzzle 90 Difficulty Level: Medium Y R E T S Y M M E S R E G I M E K ACTUAL AIRPLANE APPAREL AQUARIUM ARC AUDIO BABOON BLEW BULLETIN CHAIR CLOUDS COTTON

S A F A R I L L N I T E L L U B S

G O N G G E J B I G E E I B I C O

S H A R K A U M P N E Y A T R H I

N N A C E P S U W H I T E H A A K

DIAL EDICT EGGNOG EMU EYE FLIES GALLONS GAVEL HIKING HOIST INSECT JET

O N O V A R E F W E L B Y I U I M

T N F A C V A I O O C X L V Q R T

T O G E I A U M N S C F R U A E N

O O D U J S U A L A V O B O J S L

C B T A R C G Q R V I E H C N E T

JUDO KIOSK LOCUST MARBLE MIGRANT MOTH MYSTERY NATURAL NERVE NOVA OAK OVAL

L A S R L I S A O E N N W O R N P

O B E O O I E L Z R E A L A I U A

C E U F N P M C A S T L P R M S C

U D Q S L E I E R E A P P P O G T

S I E E A I R C R G A R K A T U U

PECAN PINE PRINT PUMPKIN RAZOR REEL REGIME REQUEST RUGS SAFARI SHARK SIGN

T C R M I L E V A G N I K I H R A

T T A U D I O S E L N A T U R A L TAB TIER TROPICAL URN VERSE VINE WATER WHEEL WHITE

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Puzzle 91 Difficulty Level: Medium D I C A K A Y P P N R U H Y G I J ACID ACT AGE ASP ATOM BEG BIG BIKE BOA BUG COB CRAB CUB DAY

J A Z Z C R A B S I N D U U A R L

DOT DRIP DRY ECHO ECRU EEL ELF ETC EVE FACE FAN FEZ FIG FOLD

E G A I D L O F A I M I B L A H K

D A Y U R Z K H T K E K O W O N E

O D D Q A X I O V S N G R K I L D

E C A F L M O E G P U G M E D E I

FOX FROG FUN GEM GLUE GRIN GULL GYM HAIR HAY HUB HUG ICE IDLE

P E A R T Z R U D A P T Y I Q E L

B P E A O B H Q E O S H G W U A L

I I R A E E Z A M E I E A F E C U

INK JAM JAZZ JIG KEY KID KIT KOHL LAP LID LOG LOX MAX MAZE

N R K V C Y E K T O A P T U F T G

G D E P I S A C K H D M O N A I S

O E A T A E L O Z S O A M I F G B

MENU MIX MUD NIB NOVA NUT OAK ODD OUCH OWL PAD PAW PEAR PEGS

R Z M U R J B E U M T J E I E R I

F A R N U C F B T C U E I P X I G

X C V E U L G Y I W H D G E B N O

E O O O D O W L K K O H C E U A R

PIE PRO PUG QUIZ RAW RED REIN SACK SHOE SKI SKY TAR THE TIN

E L F B N X N A F S E W A Y C V P URN VAN VERB WAY WOW YAK ZAP ZOO

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Puzzle 92 Difficulty Level: Medium F E N C E P O S T O O C A M P K P ALARM ALTITUDE APRICOT AVIARY BAGEL CAMP CARDS CHALICE CITY CLUB DAMP EARTH EEL FENCE POST

L A O E F M S S K S X K N M C C L

E R L L Y Y I A A S O F A A D A E

S T A S R L Y O R K H D T E R J K

Y H T A K K G L E I I S U V E P H

M I I W N D N U A H B Y H E K A E

C V O G U E O P C V E S C O S L L

FIESTA FLAPJACK FLAT FORESTER GALLON GAME GLOBE GOLD HALF HELIX IMPACT KELP LAIR LATITUDE

A R O E V O W A F X W B H T L F I

M L T A L F R S B L S G A O L O X

D A L E W D E W P G S G L C W F E

R V G A S O D A E R A A I I O E E

E A F S K I N N Y M I T C R H G R

B E B O L G R S E R Y N E P P A G

R B O B J E C T F I E S T A L L I

LOX MEW MYSELF MYSTIC NEWSPRINT NONSENSE OBJECT PEDIGREE RABBIT RASP RED RISE SHOWER SILKWORM

E D U T I T L A T I T U D E Y L D

M R A L A T E S N E S N O N S O E

I M P A C T C I R T E M M Y S N P SKINNY SNOW SWANS SYLPH SYMMETRIC TACK TALON TAN TAR VALVE VOGUE WAFER WOVE

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Puzzle 93 Difficulty Level: Medium P E N I C I L L I N E D D I H F W ACT ALBUM BOA BUNK CYCLONE DELIGHT DUST ESTEEM EYEBROW FLAMINGO FLASK GALE GROOM GUSH

S L I T N E L L U F I T N E L P O

E G E N E R E C E L E H E A G A R

Z N H A M V I M V A M G M K O W B

E U C P O S Y O L S A I Y B A R E

P J A N U H S D A K N L A T E M Y

P H T M R A W N V G T E N P T Z E

HAM HIDDEN INDULGE JUNGLE LENTILS LUNCH MAKE METAL MISTY MOUSTACHE MUSIC NAME NOTE NOVEL

E E S T E E M A O E A D U A E I E

L L U G A E S R I I T S A P R O U

I A O R A N G U T A N O S D Y P R

N G M L I U Q N A R T O N T R F B

V G V L L A M U P P P C I U Q E K

Y E S A T E L L I T E G L U D N I

NUMB OATH ONIONS ORANGUTAN PAPRIKA PENICILLIN PLENTIFUL POSY QUIETLY RAGA RANDOM RENEGE RHYME SAGA

H T R E N O L C Y C Z U B D U S T

S T S D A A C T A B N M U B L A Z

U A A I D I E I U C U V E R B A L

G R O O M P G Q H N A K I R P A P

SATELLITE SAUNA SEAGULL SUPERB TAR TRANQUIL VALVE VERBAL WARMTH WOK ZAP ZEPPELIN

Chapter 6: Solving Secret Shapes

Puzzle 94 Difficulty Level: Medium M A C H I N E S S O M M A N W O G ASK AZALEA BIKINI BLAZE CAPRICORN COLD DAWN DIM DIN DOLL DOZEN EDGE EPIC FLEA

A E G D O Z E N A M U H K A E R S

E L U C A E A H S I E G L T G T U

L F R L Z K L E N T I L G I A E P

A I B R E H S A R V I T P V M M Y

Z F T U T O R V K D A E A E U N T

FOG GEISHA GERANIUM GOWN GUAVA HERB HUMAN JUMP KICK LAVENDER LEMUR LENTIL LIVE MACHINES

A P E M A E Z S L L E Y G J L A A

E S F O G E A O C R E N T O P M L

M I N O N P C U G U A V A H N W P

C A W H O S M L L V L L E A R O R

G Z A O E A E A L L K P R Z O N A

J I D I N S V G O I I I T A C S C

METRO MOSS NATIVE NEED NEON ORB PAINT PLATYPUS PLUMAGE RACCOON RAKE RENT RIDGE RUG

P E B T O E P I D V C T O U I S C

A F S G N O S A M E K Z N E R K O

I E G D I R O I D A U O U O P E O

N E E D K Y D L E M U R W H A I N

T R A K E O I N I K I B U S C N C

SCULPTURE SHOE SKEIN SNOWMAN SONGS TALCUM TIP TREAT TUTOR VIM WHO YELL ZIRCON

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Puzzle 95 Difficulty Level: Hard E T N O I T A N E A R L O E O N A C S Y Y ACRYLIC ACT APACHE BALSA BARREL BEACON BEN CABLE CANOE CIRCUS CLOVERLEAF CRAYON CURIOSITY DARK DIME

K S R H I L L T O P O B E P O R I R M R I

A R S U N L I G H T L L A Y O L N S L A E

R I A F L L C U R I O S I T Y M I S I U L

K H J D L E E U Q R E D I R A L E E E R D

L T O E N S N U F N E B C L L W H R E B E

EARL EXCERPT FEBRUARY GADGET GROVE HALE HAZARD HELIUM HILLTOP HOUSE IMP ISLAND ITINERANT JAN JONQUIL

C A T C T L E V O N O A T I I O C C N E D

I A U A N U R A O S S J A N A H A R O F I

S Q H T U G N I R P S P A E X S P E J A T

U U T H Q L M C R A Y O N S E N A T F E I

M R C E V P Z A H N I O U Q W V U A O L N

P G A L I S U C R I C A T U C O E W U R E

O A C I Q Q U W S A E P P I I W L K U E R

KETCH LOAF LOLLIPOP LOT LOYAL MALT MOISTURE MUSIC NATION NIL NOVEL OBLIQUE ORNAMENTAL OYSTER PALM TREE

P A L U H U I L E T E O R R Y L A E R V A

I S A M R S A B A O R T E R R K H T M O N

L L L G T N A L O O U I C E A F Q C I L T

L A E E D R P L I Y T O X L V A Q H T C E

O B R Y R T E O P F S N E S U O H U E A G

PINTO PLATEAU POETRY POTION QUALIFIED QUOIN RAKE RETRO RIDER ROPE RULE SATELLITE SHOW SPIDER SPLASH

L I R S P I D E R S I T I D A L R R I B D

A L A T N E M A N R O E E P I W S G P L A

T A B L E W A R E E M I D R A Z A H L E G

SPRING SQUALL SQUIRREL SUNLIGHT SWIPE TABLEWARE THIRST TIDAL URGE VARY VOW WATERCRESS WISTERIA YIELDED

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Puzzle 96 Difficulty Level: Hard S E S S A L O M N H K N A A P O L E V E D ADAPT AFTER AIRCRAFT ALMOND ASIA BALI BASKETBALL BAUBLE BEHAVE BIG BOMB BULB BUTTERFLY CALF

E R E S U L T A T E I D E B E H A V E N P

G A B L E A E O E H A D E I G O P I I M E

A U E H I B O L T P I I E M I T E R E L Y

D Q G G B T H A T U G Y L O S A U H T W R

R S A I O E K T E S R B B Y S V Q T A S O

CARIBBEAN CEMENT COMET DEVELOP DICE DODO DULCIMER ECONOMY ENCHANT FAIR FEVER FOAL GABLE GARAGE

A C R H M K B A N T E B U L B U E V M Q T

Y A A T B S I N G H V O A T N K E A I U I

C L G Q U A U N I O E H B I T T H I K E R

J L A O F B B O V A F S I O N E R S S E R

R E M I C L U D H S P E M I L U R A T Z E

HEMP HIKER HOBBY HUT HYGIENE ICICLE IDEA JERBOA JOLT KETTLE LEEK LEMON LIME MOLASSES

I H R E V A O B Q I L B T U E M O F U E T

A S E B T I N U G F T A E W H W A T L Q U

F O I J O L T U F G Z U S C A R L E T Y M

I G S O D A P H L M U M E R L N E L H E B

A H U A O B H G A E V O B U U C E T Y E R

MOLTEN NACRE NATAL NUMBER OGRE ORGAN OTTER PAL PET QUART RESULT RIND ROAM RUMBA

Q U P T D A O B C T P L F M I M E O G R E

A T E P Z R R U S I E T B D O M B M I C L

Z E I L G Y M O N O C E D N O M L A E A L

A T F A R C R I A A R N I C I C L E N N A

G E N C H A N T T M R E T E M O M R E H T

SCARLET SHELLAC SING SKIM SODA SQUARE SQUEEZE TACTFUL TAIGA TERRITORY THERMOMETER THIGH THIN THRIVE

TIME TOOTH UMBRELLA UNIT UTAH VAT VIGNETTE WARBLE WAVE YARDAGE ZAG

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Puzzle 97 Difficulty Level: Hard E U Q I L P P A O D I H P A R A C S R C D AARDVARK ABACUS ABBREVIATION ABET ABYSS ACACIA ACAPULCO ACHE ACHIEVER ACRID ACTOR ACTUALLY ADAM ADD

T A W K W A R D M T O A P E S W I A D I I

A N R E B M A C A R N E V A R E T L A S R

N R E N A C I R F A E E A B R L A T E E A

ADORN ADVOCATE AERO AFAR AFFABLE AFRAID AFRICAN AFRO AGAR AGRA AHA AHEAD AINU AIRMAIL

T A D M O N O A L L I P M E A G M A H G E

L T I V E G E A S H P A S T E R O C A L H

E A A S N Z T A C L A U R O R A R T S A P

R V R A U A A A E A J A A T I A A O U N O

S A F A T L C M U S S Y B A I G P R R A R

N U A Y T G O U A R T Y M R A D N A U A T

AJAR ALAN ALB ALCOHOL ALGAE ALKALINE ALLOSAURUS ALLSPICE ALLUDE ALTAR ALTER AMAZEMENT AMBER ANALGESIC

O R C E A A V A E N I L A K L A Y A A C S

I D O A J E D S U A L L S P I C E E S A O

T I R D B K A A A K R A V D R A A Y O C P

A R E N A A A X A A Q U I L I N E Q L I A

I C A F D P E A O A A T M R A K M U L A A

V A W A A A L O R P P C M L O A P A A D A

ANGIOSPERM ANGORA ANTLERS APARTMENT APES APHID APOSTROPHE APPLE APPLIQUE APRIL APT AQUILINE ARAB ARAL

E V O Q S X B Z A R T A C W I A A P A L E

R I A U V L A T J I I O A N C G E M L H A

B X Z A A E F A A L H V U A A D R U C G A

B I A P R A F A M O A V E R T A D A R A B

ARCADE ARCHER ARENA ARID ARMY AROMATIC ARRIVE ARSENIC ARTY ARUM ASLEEP ASPEN ASTER ATLAS

A B N E P S A W L A I C A T O E D A C R A ATTUNE AUNTY AURORA AUTOGRAPH AVATAR AVERT AVOCADO AWE AWKWARD AWL AWOKE AXLE

Chapter 6: Solving Secret Shapes

Puzzle 98 Difficulty Level: Hard Q U A L I T Y A B A C C A R A T A S S A C ADDRESS ALYSSUM ARABESQUE ARCH AVID BACCARAT BALLERINA BROOM CASSATA COBBLER COCOA CORFU DADDY

E S A H P R T A L L X E I Z I N D O O R S

N S N M E T W O O E I L M L Z F I G G O Q

I O I G E R R Y O U N G L D A I F G U T U

H T R R H S H R S S I H R F D T P C X C A

DELI DETOUR DOUBLE EMIT ERNE ETC EUPHORIC FACTION FIDDLER FOGGY FORGERY FRIEND GHETTOES

T O E G S Y A E O E M E H T F I I E C I R

F P L P G D G T E R H T C N D E U Q S V R

O A L M A D G T C T R T R I D E O L O G Y

C L A M T A L A E H R O A M I S S W N N C

X O B E T D E H E I Y E H O Q I G G I I O

GREECE GUITARIST HAGGLE HAIL HARASSING HASTE HISS HORROR IDEOLOGY INDOORS ITALIC JORDAN JUROR

R E C N U E W S R N M S F U O U R H T S B

S E V O A Q T Y G G O F G O I O N D T S B

S U I D A R S A L L C I T T R O I L L A L

E P A N L R C X M M A C A U O E A E N R E

N H T U I R A I Y M F R J C E D D A O A R

KINDNESS LULLABY MINT MITT MYRRH NARCISSUS NUGGET OFF OMEGA OPAL OPERETTA OVOID PHASE

D O A G A E N B S U I A Y T D D I W V H E

N R R G H A A P E S F T C R E Y S M O I L

I I T E E L D I T S U R E T M P O P I O D

K C S T L M R L S Y Q S O M I O O L D T D

E L B U O D O O A L S U U C R O E M I T I

PILOT PIZZA POOL QUALITY QUARRY RADIUS REALM REDWOOD REIN RIFF SHATTER SPICE STRATA

W O L L I W J T H A R Y E B L D N E I R F THEME THINE THING TIMID TOSS TYCOON VEX VICTOR WHETHER WILLOW YOUNG YUMMY

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Puzzle 99 Difficulty Level: Hard X U P D R A F T L A S A N E H C T I K Y C AFFORD AGILITY ALGEBRA AMAH AMAZE ARCHERY BEAUTICIAN BED BLEND BLIP BOA BOLERO COLORADO CRINGE

E A N S G Y U O A M E C H A N I C S T R R

L E U E L D I V O P R G M I F W U I O E I

F P N O I G E L A R I A A G N I L H T H N

CYGNET DIANA DIGITAL DOLBY EFT FALLIBLE FAVOR FEND FEW FLEX FRANGIPANI GARMENT GEM GHOST

L E M A D R A S R E P R U H O I N I O C G

D Z N S Q U N A W X M R P E G D R H F R E

Z A V F S D L N Y P U X E A A W O L A A E

A M K M T E C O T I Q R Z T R E A C H L N

GIFT HABIT HEAT HORN IDLE IMAGE INHALE KITCHEN KITTEN KNOW LAP LEGION LESSON MADRAS

A A U A A B W S E P V U O E A D O L B Y E

P T I R G M T S N R T T O D P W P I L B T

E N M F S O B E I O V U L I B O L E R O T

T A F F O R D L N N E T O S T L A I O N I

A E V I T O V A E G O O G F A E O W E C K

L Y A W L I A R R N Y E Y F S T N M E E O

MASCARA MECHANIC MIAMI MORTGAGE NASAL NINETY NOUN NYLON OBLIVION OFFSIDE OLIVE OWE PARAGON PETAL

N O I V I L B O M O D C I O A V R Y F F T

N A I C I T U A E B L I J L N A A R L T P

E G A M I S S R H L M O G E G E V I L O N

T I B G R C O W O I N E C I K U P I Z M N

F F H O A V O R A U B K C I T S Q Y V R Y

PRONG QUOIT RAILWAY RAIN REACH ROCK RUM SANG SCROLL SHOAL SOFTEN STAG STICK TAINT

O T C R A N C M O R T G A G E A S H O A L

S K A F K S I N A P I G N A R F L H M E G TAPIR TIGHTS TUTU UMPIRES UPDRAFT VISOR VOTIVE WAN WATERPROOF WEIGH WRITER YAM ZIP ZOOLOGY

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Puzzle 100 Difficulty Level: Hard E T A E M R E P N U M B E R S A L I N E E ALKALI ANNUAL APIARY AWE BEAR BUY CHEESECAKE CIRCLE COMICS DECOR DIAMOND DIVINE DREAM DUN

S A L I O T U X I F T U V H L E V R A M S

P O I D I A O Y D M H U M E T R O L L K P

P B U U P N U U E A O H W I R I U N N N M

A M Q B A B H H C O A V J E X B L I I E I

N A E F T T K C O L F E A S E A S H E L L

ERR ESCALATOR ETERNAL EXACT FLOAT FLOCK FORTY GARNET GINGER GLIMPSE HAUNCH INFINITY ISLAND ITEM

H E T J E T E N R A G Q S N N C M S V T G

C T H C Y U S U R P U C O R I G I N A T E

S S M C U Q Y A J L O U E X B E A R A I C

K C A R I A L H U D E T M D O Y A R C S I

A N N U A L A B E F E C N I I B R M C L T

JAY JOKER JUKEBOX KERATIN KILN KNELT LARVA LAWYER LICHEN LITHE LOAM MAGNETIC MARVEL MAXIMUM

H C N E R W W A W P W A N E S A E I A A E

F L O A T U U Y B I A X O R G T M K F N N

T S N U V I Y T S E O E I O I O L O U D G

E C N U W O R I G R C X N T C A R E N J A

H A I W A I A N I E A L O A H T M T T D M

MISTLETOE NEBULAE NITROGEN NOSE NUMBERS OAF OINK ONION ORIGINATE PERMEATE PEW QUITE RACK RANCH

C L T G X N I I N Y N I U L Y E N H I O A

O L A T V K P F G W U E J A H E O V E N E

C O R R I A A N E A D I O C C R I R O L R

I P E W V N D I R L M I S S N N I S Y I D

R E K O J A E N Y A K C H E E S E C A K E

RAY RICOCHET ROD SALINE SCALLOP SCENT SCHEME SCHNAPPS SEASHELL SHIN SIRE STEAMBOAT STY TARRAGON

TEQUILA THEORY THORN THUD TOIL TROLL TUNA USURP VEIN VERB WANE WARMTH WRENCH

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Puzzle 101 Difficulty Level: Hard G L U E Y S P Y G E L G R E G A R I O U S GADFLY GAGGLE GAIN GALLANT GALLOP GAMES GANG GAP GARBANZO GARLIC GASP GATES GAUGE GAZEBO

E E L G N S G G L U G P O L L A G N I A G

E G L O W O O N F F O U I L O I D A L G H

Y N G G O L T E G L D B A G A R B A N Z O

A H E O G G C S A O S A E G O I G G U Y S

H S P G H A T N M G O C G Z G A L L A N T

GEESE GEISHA GEMSTONE GENE GENIAL GENIUS GENT GEOGRAPHY GEOLOGIST GEWGAW GHAT GHOST GHOUL GIBBON

S U A A R D G I E E N I S G Z E E G G B N

I G G G R A N G S A G L G E G T L U O H G

E S E E G G Z U D D T R G C Y P F G N A T

GILDED GINGHAM GINSENG GIRAFFE GLACIER GLADIOLI GLASS GLEAM GLEAN GLEE GLIB GLOSS GLOW GLUE

G G U R U L O I O I N A A G U S L L I R G

G U I T A R U E N R E G O C Y A U G Y R O

T G P I G G N A G G G G I O S G G B A R G

S R N A V O U G D I R I E G P W I U O G A

I E G C O E W G I G P Y T E G R G G O S H

GNAT GNU GOAL GODSON GOLF GONG GOOF GOSH GOSPEL GOT GOULASH GOURD GOVERN GOWN

G E S H G G G D G G O G G U G E T U S G D

O N U G I O N O N B I O A G R I F S S A R

L A I Y G A U O E L V R M O A C A S A T U

O O N M R L B Z D E D G A O V A R E L E O

E R E G A B A E R I O R E F Y L G T G S G

G G G S I G D N A N A E L G F G O S P E L

GRAB GRACEFUL GRAFT GRAIN GRAND GRAVY GRAZING GREASE GREEN GREGARIOUS GREW GRID GRILL GROAN

M A H G N I G N G G E W G A W E S A E R G GROUNDHOG GROUSE GUARDIAN GUIDANCE GUITAR GULF GURU GUSH GUSSET GUSTO GUY GYM GYPSY GYRO

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Puzzle 102 Difficulty Level: Hard E Y R R E B W A R T S T E K C O L S E M N ACORN ALOE ANTIQUE APHID ARM ASTRONAUT BAMBOO BAR BOMBAY CANDLE CELEBRATE CRAZY DAHLIA DOMINO

A P R I N T E R H A P S O D I C R D A U R

S U O T I U T A R G N I K O J E A R A L O

Y Y N D V A Q A E M W E U A S J S T N Y C

H T E O A N Q U A R T E T U S R Y A T H A

C P X M R O R S A U Q F O H R E N R I P M

T M U I T R U T S A N R X C P B T A Q G T

A E S N S T N A Z M T A A I T M A K U H Q

EASY EMPTY FAD FICHU FLORAL FORSYTHIA GONDOLA GRATUITOUS HAFNIUM HAMPER IAMB INVERTEBRATE JADE JOKING

W E P O C S I R E P A B T F I U X M E U S

T R I V I A W O R V O Z A I B T K I E Z U

S L O R D A H L I A Z T C A S B P D O P T

I E T I R W Q U E I C E X P I E O A F Y K

R L E M A L O D N O G A A H V C L M F E X

W B C L H A B E B Y Z J N I X A A O B T I

KANGAROO KARAT KERNEL LOCKET LORD MACE MARS MENORAH MUG MYRTLE NASTURTIUM NAVE NEBULA NEXUS

K A N G A R O O O B M A B D T M R N E A X

S U E H R O U P B G B X E T L S Y N A R Y

T L L A O L P M U I N F A H Y E E R T B L

E A U M N F E I I N V E R T E B R A T E E

M V P P E D V Y Z A R C H K U I A M B L N

A L O E M A A S I Z E I O L E N R E K E E

NOMAD OFFBEAT OPULENCE PERISCOPE PHYLUM PIZZA POLAR PRINTER QUARTET RAINFOREST RAVINE RHAPSODIC SCORPION SIXTY

T S E R O F N I A R A Y A N O I P R O C S SIZE STEM STRAWBERRY SYNTAX TEA TRIVIA TROUSERS UMBER VALUABLE WALNUT WRISTWATCH WRITE XYLENE YOKE

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Puzzle 103 Difficulty Level: Hard E U G I R T N I T B A C K D R O P R A P L AFT ALBATROSS ANY APRIL AUDIENCE BACKDROP BACON BAKERY BALD BOX CACTUS CENT CHALK CREEK

C N G N D I O R A M A H S S O R T A B L A

N O S A I E I Y F I L A U Q E S S E U U I

E C M T R K K E Y H O L E V E H K T T M C

I A I E S N C L P A I K I U R S R Z O E A

CRUSH DESIGNER DIORAMA DRESS DUO EBONY ECLAIR EDITION FACIAL FAIRY FRONT GARNISH GENIE GET

D B L R M E I O A D V E U U Y E D A Z M F

U L E Y E M N S T W W G O R E I C E A I P

A V A D S Q E M H S V H I E A D R P J Y P

O X O B E E U T Y W D A L S R A E S P R A

T E L B A T H H A I F R Y A N L E Y M E R

T N O R F O S L W U O B E L I S K I O K M

GLIMMERED GROWTH HAD HEMISPHERE HIP HOUR IGNORE INTO INTRIGUE INVIGORATED KEYHOLE LADIES LANGUAGE LASER

L N M E X I M I H P S N O S R E P O I A E

Y S A M A C D U O E W A E T S A T H I B S

N U G M T N E C D L M E T Y N A A E G W A

I T N A U K K E U A I I D O E I S U N H N

MAGNOLIA MAST MEMO NARWAL NEAT NESTS NIPS OBELISK OILY OVERSKIRT PARMESAN PERSON PLUME POCKETS

V C O S A E S R N W E R S N V O R I I I O

S A L T T I T O C R C I P P E U P P K S I

R C I S G E F N L A L S N A H S U R C T T

A L A N G U A G E N A E R E M E D I A L I

G D E R E M M I L G I N V I G O R A T E D

PREVIEW QUALIFY RAGS REMEDIAL RISEN SAFFLOWER SCARF SMILE STOCKING STOMP TABLET TACKING TAKE TAP

S R S A F F L O W E R H T W O R G E Y S E TASTE TAUT TEAR TUBA UNCLE VINYL VIOLA WALKED WEDNESDAY WHISTLES YEARN ZIP

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Puzzle 104 Difficulty Level: Hard Y Q E R R W P I N E A P P L E L B A T S Y ADD AZURE BLOOM BRIOCHE CAMERA CAVIAR CELLOPHANE CHINCHILLA CLOTHES CYCLE DIODE DOMINOES DURABLE

G U L E R E R U T A I N I M C A V I A R R

O A B E R I V U L E T V I X E N P B B U A

L N A N D G L O S S A R Y S E O N I M O D

O T R E E F O D H N P O R C H L I T O Y N

H I U V P C I Q O B E E V U L L I Z W E E

ECHO ELEVEN EXIT FETCH FLAP FLUTE GEAR GHOST GLOSSARY HOPI HOVER HOWL HUMANITY

T T D F Y D L O U L D D M O J W O X N P G

Y Y S C E D E W A O O A T Y O E C H R Y E

M E E X Q A O T L O I L I A G Y A E O G L

H R L I U U Q E F M D O X Q A M E U E H B

W U U O Q P A P O J G N A O N F L A P R O

IDYL IOTA IRON JOG JUBILATION KACHINA LAD LEGENDARY LIT LOVE MAGENTA MAPLE MINIATURE

E Z M T I C A N X R E T S O O R C H I D S

H A I A A N A S I A L T I G H T R O P E T

P X S M N R E R T I W T E N C R C I L E R

E A E I C I O C U U A C L O T H E S N Q I

N R N H L N T Q K L R W C R E G M L O U C

MONARCH MULE MYTHOLOGY NECKTIE NEPHEW OPTOMETRY ORCHIDS OSTRICH PASTURE PINEAPPLE PIPE PLUG QUANTITY

A O E I G I E Y I T O E Y W F U U M I E H

G C V D H V C B C H I N C H I L L A L S O

E K E Y O C U O Y R T E M O T P O P L T H

A E L L S J A T N E G A M R E F V L I E C

R R E H T I Z K C E L L O P H A N E Z D E

QUESTED QUILT REF RELIC RELISH RIVULET ROCKER ROOSTER RYE SILICONE STABLE TIBIA TIGHTROPE

TWO VENEER VIXEN VOLUME WAX WED WOMBAT WREATH WRONG YEW YOURS ZILLION ZITHER

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Puzzle 105 Difficulty Level: Hard C E H K E P E R C E N T L A I R O T R A S ACADEMY ADROIT BAG BANK BIG BONSAI BOTTLE BYTE CACHE CHASM CHIEF CYCAD DALEK

I L C A E S E W O L L E Y J U B I L A N T

T F A W L L U P H E N O M E N O N Y O U R

C I E U T V A O F Y E L L O R T D I N G O

E N P S T E E D M E Y C J N D O I A J O E

DINGO DIURNAL DOILY ELFIN ETCHED FEAST FELT FRAPPE GESTURE GLASS HALVED HECTIC HOLD

H M O R D Y H D U M T I U P E R D T U W P

I E I Z I U T A P Y S A B Q I U O S L I P

L A H B O N S A I N I A I U T C I A R C A

O Q U A L D I L Z A O T C H U N L E F K R

D E C A C H E M U H J H E K E I Y F K E F

E T A G I V A N Y Q U I L U I G I M I R E

HYDRO IGNITE IMPULSE INCUR ISLE JOIST JUBILANT KETCHUP KING LODESTONE LUCID MADRIGAL MEADOWS

S I G M A D P K Y M E D A C A D E H C T E

T N D L R U R E A S Y K I K W I N E Y T R

O G E I H I L E D M G L N A R G A B K E U

N I G C U B S L R L S W I V E I O U A R T

E A T Q M R O I O A O O O H R Y E W C R S

L E S I S D N T I U J L L Z O F D C O A E

MINCE MOUSE MYNAH NAVIGATE NIMBLE OSTLER OWL PEACH PERCENT PHENOMENON PONY PORCELAIN PRIVACY

K K N S A A A A T Q S W O D A E M I N R G

I N A L H C R L L L U N E N D I N G C I K

N L A E C Y P O R C E L A I N H O L D U M

G G I B Y C A V I R P E T S K C I U Q M L

QUALMS QUICKSTEP QUIRKY SARTORIAL SIGMA SKI SONAR STEED TERRARIUM TROLLEY UNENDING VALE VOLATILE

WAFT WICKER WINE WORK YELLOW YODEL YOUR ZIP

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Puzzle 106 Difficulty Level: Hard D P H S U R B T N I A P P I N P O I N T R PACIFIC PADLOCK PAINTBRUSH PAIRED PALACE PALLID PALM PAMPHLET PANCAKE PANDA PANSY PAPER PARADE PARAGRAPHS

I A E K A C N A P P R O P E L L E R T P E

M L P A R A M E C I U M E C N A H C R E P

A L R O S S E C E D E R P E D I R P O D O

R I A T U P R P A M P H L E T D P A P E R

Y D A P P E P Y D D E M P I L L P I Y S P

P P M U U S P P S E L P P A E N I P R T N

I L P R P O H A P A U P I P A N D A B R O

PARALLEL PARAMECIUM PARASOL PARK PARROT PARTAKE PAST PATS PAW PAYS PEAR PEDESTRIAN PEG PEPPER

P P Y T H U I W E N I C I T S A L P Y I T

O A U P A H U P I M S E P F E H P K M A K

T O R R A P P P O M P R P Y T H O N P N N

O P S K E R A L P O P I O Y S N A P P S A

H L Y T I R A L U P O P L T A G U P W H L

P E A P A P U D D L E S F I G B I M B P P

PERCHANCE PHOTO PIANO PIAZZA PICK PIG PILLOW PINEAPPLES PINPOINT PIRATE PLAID PLANKTON PLASTICINE PLEA

C A P L A Z R K E M P Y P R I N W O I A P

W I L P O D Z A C S U L I U P P E O C R O

O E F A I S L A M I R P Z P O W E R M G S

L P O I C R A O I R P E Z E R A E P U A T

L L O R C E A R C P L O M G P A S T E R A

I U R E P A R T A K E P E B H O S H K A G

P M P D N O P R E P P E P T P M O R P P E

PLUM POEM POMP POND POPLAR POPULARITY PORT POSTAGE POWER PRAM PREDECESSOR PRIDE PRIMAL PRISM

PROMPT PROOF PROPELLER PROPER PUB PUDDLE PUG PUN PURER PURITY PURPLE PUT PYRAMID PYTHON

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Puzzle 107 Difficulty Level: Hard A T I W Z A D H E R E L B I G E L L I S X ABRASION ADDAX ADHERE APPLE AXIOM BADGE BANJO BARB BAY BOUQUET BRIE CAFE CHERUB CLEF

R E E R W E U A N I N E T E E N I G M A N

K A F T A N L U R S I S A H P M E Y D L O

O P A D A E W G S T A C C A T O R D E L R

E O C V H I Y B T V I N O D A R A W G E T

M T Y L H T A P U I U Q R Y H P E Z D R C

CRUMB DART DWARF EBB ELECTRON EMPHASIS ENIGMA EXTRAVAGANT FALCON FROZEN GARB GLITTER GRANITE GULL

N L I I U R B I E P K E Y A T J T R I B E

P O A N E X M P T A Y D C W K O I J M M L

N U I U A L Y A A R U E L T S I H W D U E

T O R S Q R D R R O S H E B A D G E O S E

HAIRCUT HEART HOG ICON ILLEGIBLE JEWEL JUT KAFTAN LAMBENT LIBRARY MASK MIDGE MILDEW MOOSE

N S C Y A I G T O V A S F I M T I T B E S

A W A L S R X Y E I U Y G U N W Z E B U O

G E K O A A B O O R E W N O C I A L E M O

A D W A R F R A Y L L L Q N L L U G O C M

V L A T S P A M L I O U A C E L P P A B F

MUSEUM MYRRH NAVY NINETEEN OKRA ORATE ORTHODOX ORYX PARTY PATH POLKA QUALM QUARTZ RADON

A I U O I J G I J B A V H M E V O M E O T

R M Q H T O T Y U R E X O T B L A A I U R

T O S R R B X R T A L Y G R K E B R R Q U

X I E O I N E Z O R F H A A O J N A B U Y

E X O D O H T R O Y I B O E G L I T T E R

RAMP RAVEN RHO RIFLE ROAST SHED SPA SQUAWK STACCATO SYRUP TABLE TEAPOT TOAD TRIBE

H A I R C U T B M U R C H H L I S N E T U UMBRELLAS UNION UTENSIL VAST WHISTLE YEAR YIELD YURT ZEBU ZEPHYR ZILCH

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Moving On to Complex Puzzles

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In this part . . .

ere are the challenging puzzles! In this part, you can find the Scrambled and Winder Words and Quiz and Secret List Word Searches, as well as a chapter of anagram puzzles. The puzzles in this part come in Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels, so you can ease into each variety and hone your skills. Don’t be put off just because these puzzles are “complex” — they’re really just simple puzzles with a little extra twist (literally, in the case of Winder Words). After all, variety is the spice of life. Just be sure to read any introductory text carefully for special instructions.

Chapter 7

Gathering Your Wits for Scrambled Searches

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ou notice the difference with this type of word search right away — the word list is gobbledygook! Your first challenge with one of these puzzles is to unscramble each word. Then you can get down to finding the words in the grid. Each scrambled word contains the letters for the unscrambled word in its entirety (but nothing else). Each word is scrambled individually — the letters from other words on the list haven’t been mixed in too. Here are some strategies for unscrambling words. You need some scrap paper and a pen or pencil: ✓ Write the letters in a circle, or write the scrambled word backward. ✓ Write the vowels in one group, and the consonants in another. ✓ Look for common letter patterns. See Chapter 14 for some helpful lists. ✓ If you like to play around with technology, and your brain hurts from these dratted muddled letters, you can find many online anagram solvers. Simply type “solve anagrams online” into the search engine of your choice and take your pick! Here are a few to get you started: • Crossword Dictionary Online: www.crossword-dictionary. com/anagram.asp • Internet Anagram Server: wordsmith.org/anagram/ • One Across: www.oneacross.com/anagrams/ • The Anagram Engine: www.easypeasy.com/anagrams/ • Zyzzyva (a free downloadable program): www.zyzzyva.net

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Puzzle 108: Getting Around Difficulty Level: Easy S S B I D G Y E A V S M T

T V T I O B A C I X A T E

G A E K C R A I T K E N R

A S A W E Y V S E A L C A

S R E I N M C O A U K Y C

MOOABUTLIE _______________ CLICEBY _______________ UBS _______________ GA-TORK _______________ PLAYJO _______________

T E O I I O S L S T P D Y

P I A E O T W I E O D Y E

O R M T C L K E L M E O L

T K E A E B A A Q O E X L

N R C P E U J Y H B N I O

I I E U M S O S W I T B R

E H S E R L B U C L Y A T

U O O E O T C E I E T J T

ROSECOT _______________ BITACAX _______________ RATIN _______________ CARROTY ELL _______________ CRUTK _______________

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Puzzle 109: Family Pets Difficulty Level: Easy O S K T B I E L T R U T N

C O A E L E K T C S S D I

Y C I L N I A O S I I I T

I O T G T K L R I P H I Z

M D Y T P I O R I H B E U

GUDBIE _______________ TCA _______________ GDO _______________ SIFH _______________ PAINUI EGG _______________ NETIKT _______________ DRALZI _______________

E I E D Z P I A R B S A S

E N C A I U B P A S C I O

N O R E U P A R O T D N F

U D F I O P T E I O E W D

A S I S A Y O B R U L P H

C O H T Y Y E I G D U B E

G I P A E N I U G H D O G

I S L R F T O S A E E B U

CIME _______________ TROPRA _______________ PYPUP _______________ BRATBI _______________ STAR _______________ LETURT _______________

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Puzzle 110: Rainbow Hues Difficulty Level: Easy W T N Y I T O B A L E Y F

E L O S T A Y R Y L K D R

T A I N E E S E A P E S A

I B L G U I L U N N Y I N

G O I S P L R O F E G L A

CLAKB _______________ LEBU _______________ BOATLC _______________ CURE _______________ GENRE _______________ DINGOI _______________ REVEALND _______________

D C M I O C A A I D E E R

A P R W E O A T T V M R O

O T E L R A C S W M I O G

B Y V I I Y S E T I L F N

L G E P A L A V E N D E R

A R E U W T A K E A N M U

C S E T L O G I D N I A V

K I H E D B S A C E L T O

MILE _______________ NOGEAR _______________ CASTLER _______________ PIESA _______________ MINORVEIL _______________ OLIVET _______________ OWLLEY _______________

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Puzzle 111: Craft Session Difficulty Level: Easy K O O H T E H C O R C Y C

U T B T N A S L E G B G I

E L D E E N P N I M E D R

U E S S S A T T E C O H B

S A K D L D S F F P N R A

Y H A E I D R S M R E E F

ASDEB _______________ SHRUBES _______________ LACY _______________ CHOCHOE TORK _______________ RESEAR _______________ BRACIF _______________ SOSEG _______________ ELDENE _______________ TANIP _______________

S E T B P A O N A L E A P

B T U R S E S Y U A N F T

E I J U A R S R U Y K H I

O S R S H H I R E S A R E

L S H H T T C U K W W L S

O U H E S L S P A P E R C

G E S S O R Y M T N I A P

PATELTE _______________ PREAP _______________ CLIENP _______________ SNEP _______________ ERRUL _______________ SRSOSCIS _______________ DEARTH _______________ ETUSSI _______________ NARY _______________

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Puzzle 112: A Watery World Difficulty Level: Easy A T O R R E N T G W F S E

E D A C S A C E A O G D L

R L L E G I Y T U Y S U D

E S A E K S S N R N J O D

F M K F E U T A O L D L U

I A E R Q A U W O N M C P

FIQUARE _______________ LOBI _______________ DESACAC _______________ SLOCUD _______________ GELUDE _______________ WED _______________ PRID _______________ TRYUASE _______________ IVEAPROTONA _______________ OFG _______________ TUNAINOF _______________ GRESEY _______________ CLAGIRE _______________

U E N O I T A R O P A V E

Q T S N S O I P I F E A N

A S I E W E S G N I R P S

G R E B E C I E T M T I W

A D G G L A C I E R S R E

U L I O B D E L U G E D D

P W H E F K T E O C E A N

GREECIB _______________ KALE _______________ TELM _______________ ISSAO _______________ NECAO _______________ DONP _______________ LEDDUP _______________ WONS _______________ ISSPGNR _______________ MEATS _______________ REAMST _______________ TRENROT _______________

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Puzzle 113: States and Provinces Difficulty Level: Easy A T H G O D A R O L O C T

E D W A S H I N G T O N W

U N I S A S N A K H O I L

K O I R A T N O A K S Q C

A L T A O P Y W U C U E N

KASLAA _______________ BARTLEA _______________ DOORCOLA _______________ RADIOLF _______________ GEOAIRG _______________ WAIHAI _______________ AOWI _______________ ASKSAN _______________ INAILSAOU _______________ AIMEN _______________ BOATMANI _______________ DANVAE _______________

I O A V M L A Y O A B S O

N U T E X I F N T E G A G

I I R R I E S I U E D K E

G S E M T I M Q O A X S R

R I B O N H O R V T C A O

I A L N A H G E L I V L S

V N A T I I N A W O I A U

U A U O A M A N I T O B A

IHOO _______________ TRIOONA _______________ NOOGRE _______________ CUBEEQ _______________ STAXE _______________ THAU _______________ MENTORV _______________ IVAIRING _______________ NOTHINGSAW _______________ SNOWSICIN _______________ YOUNK _______________

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Puzzle 114: Home Sweet Home Difficulty Level: Easy N A O I C K L W P L F T L

I D A O C O T E A I A U U

B O E A F C N I A X P D C

A P H T E T N D P E M O U

C S N B H O M T O I U R B

G C F O L T R N E B O D A

EDOBA _______________ M-ARFAE _______________ MAPATTERN _______________ NEWBORNSTO _______________ CODE PAC _______________ LACHET _______________ NOLILACO _______________ DOCON _______________ PLUXED _______________

O F U O T R E E H O U S E

L S C A T N E M E N E T M

E B R O W N S T O N E K A

D O C E P A C R U O S O R

T I F I S U O A D O L R F

R D U P L E X P N E X G A

A G I I T E L A H C P T I

ILOGO _______________ FLOT _______________ GIL BACON _______________ NOUTSHEEP _______________ CHASK _______________ METENTEN _______________ PITI _______________ HREEOESUT _______________ DOTUR _______________

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Puzzle 115: Raid the Pantry! Difficulty Level: Easy L A E R E C P A O M E A H

T I T L W A L N U T S D U

S S P B R C O C O A R O A

U P A S M R R C H E E S E

A Y L E F B M R P E P G P

PLEAP _______________ ADAGIO BNKS _______________ SABEN _______________ BEARD _______________ TUBETR _______________ RELACE _______________ ESHECE _______________ ACOOC _______________ ACMER _______________ SGEG _______________ ORFUL _______________ BRESH _______________

A E E N Y L U O E N P N U

Y O T A T O P T S Y E I T

R S D C L S T U T T P K U

T S U F A D C M O E E A N

L P N G I A L I A I R B A

U I Y A A E A L H E G G S

O C I O E R S K S B R E H

P E T G A B S Y O E D C I

KLIM _______________ LAREPSY _______________ PREPPE _______________ POETS _______________ TAPOOT _______________ LORYTUP _______________ EPICS _______________ RUGAS _______________ AUNT _______________ SULTWAN _______________ SEATY _______________

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Puzzle 116: European Countries Difficulty Level: Medium O I E S W I T Z E R L A N D G A K

S D N A L R E H T E N D O R I R M

E C N A R F L D O L N T U R A R U

V R D R S I E N N A U O A M S O I

DARNAOR _______________ TIARAUS _______________ BAZAARJINE _______________ BLUEMIG _______________ BIGLAURA _______________ ARIACOT _______________ RANKMED _______________ DNAILNF _______________ CRANEF _______________ AEROGIG _______________ CERGEE _______________ GRANYUH _______________ REDIALN _______________ TAILY _______________ AVAILT _______________

S O N U A R U T L A B G N Y P D G

Y A A N N I S E I M L E E V I N L

A T L A M I R Z E U D O K O A A E

M I N J Y I T X B K O S P A I N B

A A I I A S U E L I T H U A N I A

I P F A W L L H D A M O L D O V A

N H T B R O E O U K Y E S V D B C

A I G R O E G S V L I G R E E C E

M I A E N P T L A A A N I M C Z I

O L A Z E R W T E T K T G V A I F

R I O A I A I U O V U I V D M A J

U K R A I N E G R A M T A I O E P

A I S S U R A H U N G A R Y A M I

TAHINIULA _______________ BLUEGUMROX _______________ ACOMEDIAN _______________ ATALM _______________ MOODVAL _______________ LANTERNSHED _______________ ROWANY _______________ OPALND _______________ MARIAON _______________ SARISU _______________ KOALASIV _______________ NIPAS _______________ TWSARDINEZL _______________ NEARKUI _______________ NUDGED KNITIOM _______________

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Puzzle 117: Snips and Snails Difficulty Level: Medium I B U K A A B A W S N N S C O D Y

L B R S A L O H C I N E E E O V E

J E S A G E P E V M B W S K M U Z

S R E D N A X E L A L I A A I A S

U N A S A D K S S I T C M N R W J

ROANA _______________ RELAXEDAN _______________ WARDEN _______________ JIBEMNAN _______________ RADBONN _______________ NAIRB _______________ SCOLAR _______________ CLASHER _______________ HECTORPRISH _______________ DOCY _______________ NAILED _______________ ODEGI _______________ RICE _______________ BAGELIR _______________ SEAMJ _______________ RHEMEJIA _______________

M O E A E W O T O L R A O E A F B

E H R C E L I N T L E Z H W L E O

W O N R R A R M O I B P T E N L S

N I D A N E A A P W O A I J Z U O

Z N C J T O T N H T R R A A A K N

A M E E U H S O S C B M A Y C E A

N A D R O J A I V A I E S H H T I

N E V E T S R N G N J K T T A O R

B A Y M A H U H I O W E N O R G B

O S M I C H A E L E R I C M Y E V

A O V A Y D A N I E L E W I O I E

T J A H E X A T A E S H E T U D K

NOJDAR _______________ KNIVE _______________ ELKU _______________ HICAMEL _______________ INHALETAN _______________ CHAILSON _______________ NOWE _______________ BORTRE _______________ SANE _______________ BASSETIAN _______________ EVENTS _______________ MOATHS _______________ MYTHITO _______________ LIMALIW _______________ AHCRAZY _______________

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Puzzle 118: Run Run Run! Difficulty Level: Medium S K C A R T E K A M E T V F S O O

E C N E U Q E S E G I T I L P S G

U Y T Z B J U T A T P M J E E O F

F T F I L A E N O E M O S E V I G

S T T S G T A O C G U R Q E N I E

IF ET FENCEB _______________ BLOT _______________ RACERE _______________ CURRY OAT _______________ ACHES _______________ FARCEFUHU _______________ CRITIUC _______________ NUETONIC _______________ SHAD _______________ FEEL _______________ EVEN FOLIAGE I TOMS _______________

A N H E O M F H E R I U R T G T T

Q I G C J T A R N P L N C K C O A

D R I E O U K E C A R E E R R Z L

E P L H F N Y U V F F A S T H A S

C S F F C O T O S F S P A T E K S

P D E T H A K I E O S E H B E R D

E U K I S T R N N N I C C D O E T

R Y A U I K I R T U O V A U E L O

NERGOV _______________ HUGS _______________ TOOTHTO IF _______________ RHYRU _______________ GOJ _______________ ENJOYUR _______________ KAKS CAMERT _______________ GAMEAN _______________ LEPT _______________ FORMERP _______________ PIBLUSH _______________ PRI _______________

F R T C L E G H Y R E D T M E N T

O R N R B E U S N O D E O P P Y O

R U E I U N S A M L U O E I O E N

M H W C P M H D E S Z T A L Z R R

OUTER _______________ FOR FUN _______________ CREAMPS _______________ QUEENECS _______________ DLEAKEDSD _______________ TAPES _______________ PLIST _______________ PINTRS _______________ FETA KITHLG _______________ TTOR _______________ MOOZ _______________

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Puzzle 119: Springing Up Difficulty Level: Medium T E U T D E C Y I R I S V A Y I O

P D L S O A A S A O N E A A R B H

U I H O O Z L S B D R F D E I O T

S R T C W O I O T N N I V S Y N U

S E R E G G L T A E L U G O U N F

Y V I T O V N L S O R G S H Y E T

W O B N D P E I H G E S G M A T U

SNEBONT _______________ ENNUBIS _______________ KHICC _______________ PRICH _______________ CENTIGRADE GOGS _______________ ODDWOOG _______________ DATURA SEYENS _______________ GUG THEN _______________ FEATS _______________ COOR FLOODING _______________ WRTHOG _______________ NUT SHORC BOSS _______________ SIRI _______________ BALMS _______________ CALLI _______________ SILELI _______________

I S E E N Q R G R G D G U S L S O

L S R P U U N E N O E K T N E A R

L A N I I I B I T U L I P S D F P

O P N P R I T L S Z P O C R U A S

W O E P W A I Z R S E Y C H I A Y

X S S A R L E U E E B L S D I H V

S E O O I G R O W T H M S A O C C

T D C E A R E W O L F Y A M N O K

Y E S W A R M T H A I C K L S K F

D R A E S N U B S S O R C T O H Y

LEAFWORMY _______________ SPUN MALADY _______________ VOPERASS _______________ OCTETPENS _______________ ZELSTEPR _______________ WIUSP SLOWLY _______________ SNYAKYP _______________ TRIHERB _______________ REEDS _______________ HORSEWS _______________ DRAGON ISYLIPH _______________ STUPOR _______________ SLIPTU _______________ QUINOA VEXLERN _______________ THRAWM _______________

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Puzzle 120: Batter Up! Difficulty Level: Medium S U R X Y A N K E E S S G I R R E

K E O E O R E T T A B N H Y E U O

F C V A H B I H I W I C O T G N A

L L E O M C S C C N S S M A G N K

N L Y H L E T H N N W I E G U E S

A I A O C G R I C Y E L R O L R F

ARCANELE IMAGEU _______________ SABES _______________ TABRET _______________ CHENB _______________ JULY BASE _______________ COAXB’S HOC _______________ MINDODA _______________ SOXEP _______________ ALB LYFL _______________ OFT ULY _______________ VOLGES _______________ MORE HUN _______________ ALGAE JORUME _______________ SIMS _______________ PONDAGE YIN _______________ DILUTEOF _______________

T O C B U N H I P A R B U U S L S

A U D A Y T I N C O O Y N T Y E N

R S O E N A A A J A I C P B T F R

T D C E S Y L A R E N D A A S S O

O L V O K H M P O D R L R A S Y C

A E R S U I R U I S L I E U I A P

S I E E V T R A K R P M P A M J O

B F D S A S M T E E S I E M G E P

U T S A J O W S S G H A P N U U V

I U O B N O P E N I N G D A Y L E

K O X D N G S I L T S O P X E B W

TRAIPSE _______________ PHTRICE _______________ ALLB YALP _______________ CPROONP _______________ CAKE RINCH _______________ DEX ROS _______________ NURREN _______________ CUTOS _______________ NHIVNTS ENGINE _______________ GURGLES _______________ TETRIS OKU _______________ OAT GUT _______________ GRISTE _______________ IMPURE _______________ SNEAKYE _______________

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Puzzle 121: Tasty Treats Difficulty Level: Medium N C H K A U G N O L E M R E T A W

E O O A P U M A P L E C A N D Y E

S T N I M C H Y N P U Y Y E N O H

I T E D A O F U D P E R L L E J F

A N R N O F N O M E L R S T A U M

W O L L A M H S R A M E N S D M N

TRIBELT _______________ DANCE ANCY _______________ RAYON NDCC _______________ HERCRY _______________ AMINCONN _______________ TCNOCN TODAY _______________ GITUM SURF _______________ GUDEF _______________ PAGER _______________ DRUMPOG _______________ OHYEN _______________ WEARERBAJK _______________ EYEJBALLNS _______________ MOLEN _______________

P H N T Z G K E D N I H A G T R Y

T J E E R L E Y C U Z C E M O I D

R J A A E B O A M T R N B C S Z N

U P P W T R N L N S O F Y M M A A

F E N O B D G A L M U D L A U B C

F A O O Y R C R A I N D L R G R N

L R S C U P E N E A P E E Z T I O

E G A Y S G N A C T B O J I I T T

S N I P N I A A K U N I P P U T T

E T A H C E J T K E R I Y A R L O

E R O C K C A N D Y R T W N F E C

POLOPILL _______________ CALPA MENDY _______________ SHALWARLOMM _______________ PIRANMAZ _______________ MISTN _______________ TANGOU _______________ ASPENTU _______________ YARD NOCKC _______________ BRER OTOE _______________ FAFTY _______________ FRETFULS _______________ TELEMANROW _______________ TINENREGREW _______________

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Puzzle 122: High and Mighty Difficulty Level: Medium F T N O T G N I D D A W N R R P N

T A R A R A Y M G W S L I E Y D O

Y A A Y M G F E S Y H T A H E M B

J A W V A I E R E B U S T T A C E

M U M O U N T H O O D R N A H K R

PRANANUAN _______________ RATARA _______________ VIN BEENS _______________ SUBERE _______________ NEAT _______________ STEEVER _______________ AHFIREWATER _______________ JUIF _______________ YANKE _______________ MARKALIONJI _______________ ALONG _______________

A O G U L A B A N I E A U E N I E

T N U Y Q G E E M A K K O W O N C

G R J N U O Y K N E I M M R T L N

M O Y L T L C R U R L O H I B E A

A H O E V K U P E M I U C A E Y L

U R R O N P I I P N M N R F N D B

N E D R A T N N B O A T A U N A T

A T A N W I I M A S N D N E E H N

K T N I A C J H U B J X O H V E O

E A R R F O D U W O A Z M U I E M

A M F A Y N E K F R R L N E S W Y

T S E R E V E F T A O T U O M C U

MENOTRARTH _______________ KANAA EMU _______________ MYNICKEL _______________ TAMARIN MUNCHONO _______________ LAMB CONNT _______________ DONUT HOOM _______________ LIANA TUBUMONK _______________ NEARIRI _______________ BORONS _______________ DOWNATDING _______________ THYINEW _______________

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Puzzle 123: Fictional Favorites Difficulty Level: Medium S A I R I O E N B D E E E V I L D

N I D D A L A R O L L Y K E J R D

K T G W A A U N O S J Y A N L I R

O D O M I S A U Q Y A I Z U L E N

B E S I U L T Y L O E M R S H A E

DIALDAN _______________ IAMBB _______________ TEH RIBGORB _______________ TRID ACKCY _______________ HOTROD COW _______________ ADDUNK COLD _______________ RJ KELLDY _______________ MUDOB _______________ ROEEYE _______________ MAME _______________ DOORF _______________ FANGLAD _______________ LIMIG _______________ DIALZOGL _______________ LATHEM _______________

M F R O D O O O C L L E Y T P O I

U W F D W T M J H A I L O R H A S

D I U O I A S S A V R R E N R E W

D C O Q L R A I L K B T A H M E P

K O T U L Z W N L G E V K I T I P

A F C E Y A Y D I P I B V C N O B

L L A T L N E B Z R A M A O I F A

L A M I O M R A D J A U C R R D M

I D M L M R A D O S T C Q K N S B

A N E M A Z W H G O H L K E A E I

A A E I N E A H K I N G K O N G S

E G H G J E K Y O O D Y S S E U S

HAVIENO _______________ BANK ERJASE _______________ GONK GNIK _______________ SOUSEDYS _______________ HOOTELL _______________ MANOR PRYSE _______________ PRENT APE _______________ HOOPICNIC _______________ MISQUADOO _______________ MEM SIVAS _______________ DISBAND _______________ RATANZ _______________ EAR SMOWTY _______________ NEVUS _______________ INLAY MLOWL _______________

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Puzzle 124: Mega Muddle Difficulty Level: Medium L F A M M M T T E M A M E M Y I M

A M E W O M P N H M A L O M I N P

Z S M T A S I M Y G C N S N M O M

I W E T S Z R T I S S L E M E R I

O L C P A H C C U O M T S Q R A G

AROMANIC _______________ CHAMOISM _______________ AMAZINGE _______________ GIMAC _______________ PCRANTIUMS _______________ RAMBLE _______________ CHAMT _______________ CHARMARTI _______________ AMIDE _______________ ZIMMERSOE _______________ ADMIREM _______________ DOMETH _______________ CEMI _______________

M H M G M T S M O O R H S U M C S

S Y A I W Y U N I I Z E A R A A S

I M S H Z M N A M B S I L M I M O

H M Y T M P A S O I D M O M D H D

C O I M I E M S N E G S M E C I M

A N L H M Q M E M H M R U R S M M

M U M A I R U O S S I M A N M A E

O M O N A S T E R Y M I F T R U O

M E N N M S M F A I R M Q B I S A

A N D O H T E M H T Z I L W M O S

T T A O M T H I A A F E Y M D Y N

M U Y M A B E M M S N M S U K O M

ORIGAMTIN _______________ RUMIOSIS _______________ SLEAMOSS _______________ YOMANERST _______________ DYNAMO _______________ SONONOM _______________ OMENTUMN _______________ NOMO _______________ LOTEM _______________ CLUEMS _______________ HUMORSOM _______________ SMEQUITY _______________ THYM _______________

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Puzzle 125: Sounds of the ’80s Difficulty Level: Medium Y M E N E C I L B U P H K R O B J

P E T S H O P B O Y S I H S A O D

U O R B T S H F E A M O R P A A D

L W E A R E H C L W X A E N L O C

E J T N A Y S C I J C P J O L T P

LAP SIRUPY _______________ SAIA _______________ ARMANANABA _______________ JELLY BOIL _______________ MONEY B _______________ VIN JOOB _______________ RECH _______________ LOYAL TRODPN _______________ GREENRIOF _______________ THRAE _______________

O S S A E E E L E E N E T L U E E

J A I N H H D T H T T O Y E T C T

Y C M A T E H T L T T P E E N Y E

L E R R N E L A H N A V R I R L G

L G M A A I S A L R A G R U E P M

I A B M A F W C T O A P L D N P A

B L B A N H V O M B V T O K G U D

O F O O A E N I R D R E S S I S O

F D N M V M A I P A N I R H E R N

TOTE JJAN _______________ WID KELIM _______________ BOLEROVY _______________ NOMADAN _______________ ST RIMMER _______________ VARANNI _______________ GREEP TRIBALE _______________ SOP POYS BETH _______________ NICERP _______________ UNYEEP CLIMB _______________

Y E E A R S E O V N K U F B R I N

X R Y O I L C O G E P W R J O A A

S K M J N O X I V O J N O B F Y M

FAR GLED _______________ CRU MND _______________ PLAN E PAST _______________ SET CHAR _______________ SHE TALCH _______________ TOOT _______________ VOLTRUXA _______________ ANN HALVE _______________ HAWM _______________ SEY _______________

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Puzzle 126: Sugar and Spice Difficulty Level: Medium A E I U I A N A E O Z E C A R G N

I G L B R I A N A S J C I B Y A Y

A N A I L U J I A E L S A N I N A

P R O P Z R E R N L S I A L I I Z

N E E A K A A E A E V F L T S O E

DARNELAXA _______________ BAIRNA _______________ LONICERA _______________ SHALECE _______________ IDENSTY _______________ BLAIZETHE _______________ MAME _______________ RINE _______________ FIATAM _______________ RELIABGLE _______________ LLIEGES _______________ ACREG _______________

A M M J E H B D E I F I S S N E R

G M J M R S N E N I L E U Q C A J

E U E A O E E I T I D I G E Y T A

M S S Z K S F E C H I A A M E N I

A S S I L E M I R O R A B M L Y R

T P I A S U N P N D L H R G L A O

F A C M A I Q I N N A E I R E I T

B I A I I N E A L N E S E S B M C

ANHHNA _______________ ELEBASIL _______________ CAIQUENJEL _______________ ENFIRENJ _______________ SAJISCE _______________ CLENJOY _______________ LUNAJIA _______________ LANDELK _______________ AILNILL _______________ GAMEN _______________ ASMILES _______________ AMINO _______________

A G J T V C X R N O E J L A A O I

N E E A I E L A R L R E L I S A V

A A N F L O H A L A H A E F I N K

B Z M A O M M E I C J O C E L Y N

ICONEL _______________ VOILAI _______________ AGEPI _______________ SEERE _______________ RAHSA _______________ RAISER _______________ MUSERM _______________ FAINFTY _______________ COATIVIR _______________ OZE _______________

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Puzzle 127: Drive Away Difficulty Level: Hard O P O R K I S D A K G E E S U T O L I A T

Y V E E E U R L E A B L C C B E N T L E Y

I U J E Z V F A J U G U M Y Z A F Y L P C

U I T U J A O Y R A N Z L N O A L O A A H

E H C S R A W R E R N U E P F R R S Z V R

Y N L O C N I L D E E B X L O V S N O A Y

I A M K E D V O C N S F U U E I R L O Y S

LOAF AEROM _______________ MINOS RATTAN _______________ DUIA _______________ TEENYLB _______________ CUBIK _______________ CICADALL _______________ HELECTROV _______________ CHERRLYS _______________ NOTICER _______________ DGEOD _______________ GALEE _______________ RARERIF _______________ DROF _______________ MRGOOSE ANTLER _______________

S E S G U A Y V A E A V S H N U V C L L L

O F R A I S R J D R A L C O T O H S I O E

U P O J I S U E I N I T R A M N O T S A R

I U T R B I C I L E M E S A B T A E Y I M

L N O E D R R N L O S I Z E A U H D N A E

O Z M E E R E I A R J D T K A C I I N L M

V H L M G A M H C T A Y I S S Z M R I O A

O T A L D U I G C I G A A R U N D B C B H

L U R M O G S R T C E L O V E B O A O U Y

Z O E S D A S O L F A P S E D M I O N I F

E M N H S J Y B I K U Z U S S T V S V C L

DONAH _______________ RUGAJA _______________ PEJE _______________ IKA _______________ BIGMARLINOH _______________ ROAD LEVRN _______________ EXULS _______________ NICLOLN _______________ TOLUS _______________ TIARASEM _______________ ZADAM _______________ BREEZEMC-SEND _______________ CURRYEM _______________ NIIM _______________

T Y E A E O K M K O N D I D N S A Y H K A

S L G U T L S A P E B M L O V N A S S I N

J P T A H S I L B L I O P M A S E R A T I

SUSHIBITIM _______________ NASNIS _______________ BLOOMEDSIL _______________ HOTPLUMY _______________ CATNIPO _______________ EPHOCRS _______________ SORRY CELLO _______________ ABAS _______________ AUNTSR _______________ SKUZUI _______________ OATTOY _______________ OVOVL _______________

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Puzzle 128: Olé! Difficulty Level: Hard O Q S C E T L O T S O Z A P C O L I M A Z

Z U E E L A D A A D X Y N S T K S L F H O

A I N R O F I L A C A J A B O O L I V A C

H S E H N E L C T E J Z A M T M E H O B S

S W A H U I O C A P E V U R E J B C A A I

O I U P T V E Q B A L J E R M D W R T N L

O A L R A T H U A R O U A O C A O I E E A

GOATUI _______________ DOCAVOA _______________ CATEZ _______________ FOAL BRAINIAJICA _______________ COB CARTOONIRST _______________ ORBITUR _______________ VAZECH _______________ PACASHI _______________ AHUUCHAHI _______________ LICHI _______________ COCOA MY DINE _______________ NAMINONC _______________ TACOI _______________ LOMAIC _______________

L C O V Z I A B S A M I L T H A R C U R J

L T A A E O H Y C S A T L C U A R I N O O

R O Q T V R M C O H C A I I G A U E M I E

Q U E S A D I L L A A O N R U Z A H V B C

E A Q G H A E O E U U C A T I K E O Q U A

V U U A C D D L Q L G M V S Y U C A T A N

F H A R A J A L A D A U G N U R E C C O S

H A J I M M B T O A T I N O M A N N I C Q

S U D I A P U A D A L I H C N E C X O C U

I H R T C I R P Q U E T Z A L C O A T L A

SET DO RIU DAMOSEL _______________ HACIENDAL _______________ AGLEAMOCU _______________ LAJAGUARADA _______________ ARENABOH _______________ SOCIAJL _______________ AMACHAC _______________ STAMARARIG _______________ BRAIMAM _______________ CIXTOY MICE _______________ PATINA _______________ SALADEQUIL _______________ CLAQUETLAZOT _______________ BIRERED SNAFE _______________ SAGAIRN _______________

N I U U H N R I H Y T I C O C I X E M D S

A H Z O A A I R G N A S A B H A V K V U H

P C A G C T T X A D M U E N A B R E I H Q

S D J A A A O R E F R I E D B E A N S B A

PASEAR _______________ LIVRES _______________ CROCSE _______________ ERROMOBS _______________ NASHIPS _______________ HASQUS _______________ BOATSAC _______________ COAT _______________ MALATE _______________ ATRIP _______________ CLOSETT _______________ TIROTALLS _______________ LAVAINL _______________ CARVERZU _______________ ACANTYU _______________

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Puzzle 129: Hollywood Stars Difficulty Level: Hard M O I N H E R T T R G E E N A D A V I S X

N A Y Y A A O L N T I A L Y O R A B S E O

A R E A L N M H A E E T M N A D R O J I F

M E C W L N A M N K D H A E T R P A O T J

G G A T E A V O J S W L C H G H W D H O L

R D P N B S A T J O D M O N A R N Y H P E

E E S I E A T A R S A E D H A Y Y N A R A

B L N L R R R R U R H N C O M L W A R F H

D H I C R B A T L S Z H C U N A B O N O C

BRANDY URHUPEE _______________ VITTE BEADS _______________ RAPT BIDT _______________ BLACK GLARE _______________ ETCH TALENTCAB _______________ RAD KANDYOY _______________ NATURE DHOLLANDDS _______________ ELABORATE LITHYZ _______________ WAY FRAY _______________ NAIAD VEGES _______________ AGATE BRORG _______________ EARLY HERBL _______________ GLADE THREEH _______________ HANDY FREON _______________ DREAMI BRINGNG _______________ BLOG MUFFLEJD _______________

I T V Z Y F H O I H A I L R Y O I E R N I

R A E A A E N G B I P B U N A T L L T T M

G E K I R B N R S R D B E J H W O R L A H

N H M L R A E R T L P A U U G O F M A I C

I T A A I N E T O E S H A E L I Z O H M W

O N N L T Y T G H Y K G R E T A G A R B O

D D L D M I F Y H T N H E N R Y F O N D A

O I N E P F E H G E A E L B A G K R A L C

L E K D E R U A U M H Y E R R A C M I J A

R I A J D J M W H P M A L E M I L Y C A R

M R J U D E L A W L O D Y O R K Y A N A D

B R A D S I V A D E T T E B R S N A S U S

MYJ RACIER _______________ RAJA CORDFOWN _______________ ANEW HYOJN _______________ DALE WUJ _______________ PEACE SVINKY _______________ SAILING HILL _______________ TEW MESA _______________ ALMOND BARRON _______________ MAY GREN _______________ FAR MRIAOW _______________ JOHLIFE C MAX _______________ KEYS MIMER _______________ OATH WRAITHRY _______________ REPLETE SHYLIM _______________ ASK MONTH _______________ ALLOWED LIMNIH _______________

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Puzzle 130: Internet Jargon Difficulty Level: Hard S S O H T T R A I I C S A K P O I L D E V

T W T N G M S Y S O P R E T E K A K L K A

Y Y E E A O I T A F E E O P X U R G W R T

L P Y C C E L A T A G O I I T E O L E A E

U I B R S O Y B L A B R A R K O A F B M M

S E A E F A M T H E M U I C G P U O S K S

TRACOBA _______________ SALIA _______________ PHAGE LEAK _______________ TIARA SIC _______________ ARTAVA _______________ DAUB _______________ BRYAIN _______________ GLOB _______________ BRAMKOKO _______________ SEWBRO _______________ CROM TOHA _______________ UMPIRESC UTROV _______________ PYECARBSCE _______________

W S O M K E I P R I B V A S Y E R I I O E

A W I M E M L L U P M H W A T C S B T O M

U O E O E A S R A T E T P V A X O E E B I

H R A C P Y O B V A E Y C A R I P N M L T

I B H E E I K R I P I R F J J E E I A L K

D A L L W O B O E N U O V A D N M G N A C

T R I S I A B U O V A L U I C L H N N W I

T M M U U O D T C B R R A R R A W E I E U

S W O D K U B R R A E E Y I R U E H A R Q

A S O U R C E C O D E P S D D A S C M I T

PAUL-ID _______________ MADMEN ONIA _______________ K-OBOE _______________ C-MEROMECE _______________ A-LIME _______________ PRYENNICOT _______________ WAIFERAL _______________ LOGOGE _______________ KREACH _______________ HERAWARD _______________ CRAVATJIPS _______________ WORKEDY _______________ APPLYA _______________ RIPCAY _______________

C B R O O O G S D W T P W Y O U T R O F E

D X T U W W J I C I Y A Y Q X E A A D T V

O S A R T B U T O N R E U K R O J E V H A

P Y H W E I H N D E O B K E S A R S O A A

E T C N N B H H Y B L C Y B E R S P A C E

PCTOADS _______________ RORXY VESPER _______________ CUTIEQKIM _______________ TRIM TEAL CHEE _______________ ROBOTE _______________ GARISH ENENCE _______________ PESKY _______________ LIMESYS _______________ CEDOOS ECRU _______________ TSUSLY _______________ POSYS _______________ RAILVUT _______________ BEAMWC _______________ BEE WITS _______________

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Puzzle 131: Cities of the World Difficulty Level: Hard The word list includes one extra city that isn’t in the grid. See if you can find it!

F B I D F E N O B C P B A N T W E R P S I

Y R K T R U F K N A R F W A A E E R A P S

I U N S S O D O E U I O T N B I S N C F P

A S I N E I B D S M G H O C A U F S G R I

H E S H A S I S O S E D Y W B R A M U O Y

G U L F I N E R A L N T T I A W T O I D A

N C E L B L I L O O S N E N S A R E T L D

A P H U S B G E L R A O C T I C A G I E I

H O R I E N A J E D O I R H D S K R O S S

S G S R R O N V L H S G K M D O A U R S A

H C L Y K L U C S C N S D A A M J B T U B

I I I O C O N B O E A Y E N D Y S S A D A

N U S N C A G I I R R K N C T I O R T E D

A F T N G L S L L P O I A H A T H E N S T

E K A L N A U A A B E M A E J I S T O J R

S V N O O E R O B P U U E S W A S E C A A

Y T B N K R G E I L G D O T O O A P N P K

T O U D G T H A I M A I M E W N C T A W A

N K L Y N N T A M I T N E R A W E S V A J

O Y S S O O K S O E L T C E E A L U O E S

M O Y H H M I A U B E C R A M A I M B M U

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BIAAS BADDA _______________ ENWRAPT _______________ HASTEN _______________ LINEBR _______________ SREBUSLS _______________ URBANE SOISE _______________ ORCAI _______________ CLANSABACA _______________ EDITORT _______________ BUILND _______________ ORFUDDLESS _______________ UNDERBIGH _______________

FRTUNKAFR _______________ SLAWGOG _______________ SHEIKNIL _______________ GONK GONH _______________ BASILNUT _______________ TAKAJAR _______________ NOBILS _______________ DONNOL _______________ CASHMERENT _______________ AIMIM _______________ RONMETAL _______________ SOCWOM _______________

SOLO _______________ JEI OI ADORNER _______________ MORE _______________ OCC SAFRANINS _______________ OUSEL _______________ HIGNASHA _______________ BE SPRUTTERGS _______________ DYNESY _______________ PAITEI _______________ KOOTY _______________ CAVERNUVO _______________

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Puzzle 132: The United Kingdom Difficulty Level: Hard I W U X E S S E W N S R E N O X F O R D D

I N R E V E S M O E A E O E W H C T E E N

A F A S D F F R E U D V M G Y I A L R X A

I G D S R E F O B N E S W A N S E A I E L

X L N U C O E P U D L W O B H A A K H T T

NEARBEDE _______________ SANDINESS OILCANS _______________ NOVA _______________ OBRANG _______________ THAB _______________ FABLEST _______________ EVE SNNIB _______________ RUMBAED _______________ RAMMIGHBIN _______________ LORBITS _______________ ASTHENICS _______________ CAGEMBIRD _______________ BYRCENTAUR _______________ FFAIRCD _______________ ETCHERS _______________

S A A S L E D D G W Y N E D D T B S S E O

F A L K L A N D I S L A N D S I S D K R C

T D G C Y B A S D N A L S I Y E N K R O S

S U N W M B L E I I N C O L N A O A O E S

A M E O D I E G O O T X O H L R A T Y N P

F R P N N R R D K O N N T R E A M E A E S

L E O C Y M I I S S D I E T C W V I F B F

E B O S R I N R U O A H S K R A P O A I C

B L N P U N R B N C T E G L N M R T N D F

N E E E B G E M F U C P L R A O H D Y E C

VENDO _______________ ENDUED _______________ HUNGERBID _______________ DANGLEN _______________ EXTREE _______________ DDILLNFS ALASKAN _______________ EIFF _______________ AGLOWGS _______________ SANGRIAMP _______________ DWEDGYN _______________ LUHL _______________ CINNLOL _______________ NOLOND _______________ TWO REEFNS _______________ FLOORNK _______________

K X E N R H H A S R O U R R U N E K I H M

I Y D N E A T C O W H H G I P B D K E F W

C A R I T M R W Y W O G S A L G N S O A F

N M E N N A O S S B R I S T O L T I L T Y

N A B E A V N E T S E R O F W E N E D E S

D O A S C S I V E N N E B R R H S O I E I

EARTHIER NLORNDN _______________ NYOLKS SARDINE _______________ FRODOX _______________ NENSPINE _______________ SWOPY _______________ CLONDAST _______________ NERVES _______________ KNNOT-TO-SEEK _______________ EXUSSS _______________ HULATRENDS _______________ WENSASA _______________ HASTEM _______________ ALEWS _______________ XEWESS _______________ SWEETRORC _______________

HIKERSORY _______________

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Puzzle 133: Take Aim with Archery Difficulty Level: Hard I A K B G Y A D U T A B X K G N I R O C S

H D Q A A N N S O I A S R O I N E S L W S

B S U K L U I U H R I V I B K S A T Y O A

I D S I O V R T E C S L N U A Y B A M E L

J N K P U N W B N T R U G E W Y D M P S G

A U M O A P O Q E U S A L A E A L W I O R

ANIGMI _______________ GUM RADAR _______________ WROWA _______________ ROBEWAB _______________ TIN HUNGOWB _______________ DOT BWANS _______________ ROB GNWIST _______________ RYEWOB _______________ STUBT _______________ SHARE DUCGT _______________ RECKLIC _______________ UCOLT _______________ CUPMOOND _______________ SCOWROBS _______________ DENS _______________

F O R M Y W B G U D H D L F Y J O O C L E

C R E E E N G D N E C W L I U N G R S S B

Y N V N T O N E T N P E O O S L S R I D I

T B I A I C O J A Y F K T B T B F A O N F

E O U V L K L A F I N G E R T A B O P N G

F W Q R I S M E L R O M X E U A H C G A D

A Y R E H C R A T E G R A T B N L N I R G

S E F C P Y R D G L C I I L I O I M A S N

S R I U O A E N R E S R S B U R I U I I I

A N T R X J K A X A A R O T T N G M N M H

SLABERGIFS _______________ BITENG FAR _______________ TAFI _______________ FETGNILCH _______________ SUF-FULL _______________ DOLG _______________ SORDINO _______________ IRONJUS _______________ SOAKERN _______________ SLIBM _______________ BONGLOW _______________ SOCKN _______________ MYLOPICS _______________ PONYJIPA _______________ VIREQU _______________

Y S A V O N C T O S U R O S G T I H D B C

O A X E T I I S T E L G W I S U L B O D T

I Y M O R P L W W A P O M E N B K U O P E

S I G H T O C O W I B A H R D U O Q R R L

B U P L T P K B C D Z C Y D A K J W S I F

ECRUVER _______________ AERIALS DEE _______________ BROND OHIO _______________ RUDONS _______________ FAYEST _______________ CORNGIS _______________ ORNISES _______________ THIGS _______________ CAREER GARTHTY _______________ MONERANTUT _______________ HOPLITETIXO _______________ NAVE _______________ G-NIRX _______________ WEY _______________

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Puzzle 134: Brought to You by the Letter K Difficulty Level: Hard S W S K P A O L O A K K K K K K K A Y A K

K K A E L U O J O L I K I N N Y I Y T Z P

E A W C K L H S O E E N I O A N T A K L C

Y T F I L H L C U K D T W G O P E S A I K

K O A T A O E K T E T L E N D O S T D I P