National Puzzle Day

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NationalPuzzleDay

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The names of six animals are scatteredin the grid below. The first letters o

all the names are in red. Once youve

figured out which letter starts which

word, make the moves given below the

other blanks to spell out each word. You

will use each letter in the grid only onceAnd you will use every letter in the grid

Hint: One of the animals is cougar.

GAMETRACKER

Y E R U G T

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I N Y E A T

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WEST EAST

SOUTH

1. ? 4W 1N 3E 3S 2W

2.? 4W 1S 1W 1S 5E

3.? 4E 2S 3W 4N 2W

4. ? 1S 1W 1S 2W 3S

5.? 3E 1N 1E 5S 1N

6.? 1N 1W 2N 1W 1N

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Heres a different type of puzzle. Use the keyboard to decode theanswers to these riddles. For the first two riddles, change each letter to theone found on the LEFT of it on the keyboard. For the last two riddles,change each letter to the one on the RIGHT of it on the keyboard.

QWERTYCode

1.Whatdoyoucallacomputersuperhero?Look1keyLEFTonthekeyboard.

S D V T R RM D S B R T

2.Whydidthecomputercrosstheroad?Look1keyLEFTonthekeyboard.

Y P H R Y S N U Y R Y P R S Y

3.Whydidthecomputergetglasses?Look1keyRIGHTonthekeyboard.

R I U N O E I C W

U R A Q W V A U F G R 4.Wheredocomputersgotodance?Look1keyRIGHTonthekeyboard.

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SUMCIRCLES

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Place a number from one to tenin each of the yellow circles. In

each case, the number in the green

section where two circles overlap

is the sum of the two yellow circles

forming the overlap. No two circles

can have the same number. (Weveplaced the first number for you.)




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n this big picture, find the sailboat, ring, heart, bell, pennant, teacup, needle, cane, musicalnote, banana, paperclip, slice of watermelon, candle, ruler, flashlight, and toothbrush.

A Neighborly VisitIllustrated by Maxim Mitrofanov

pennant

sailboat

heart

musicalnote

teacup

paper clip

toothbrush

ring

bell

banana

ruler

flashlight

slice ofwatermelon

needle

candle

cane




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Ten flavors of ice cream are listed here. Its up to you to crack the code and fill inthe names. Each number stands for a different letter. Once you know one numbersletter, you can fill in that letter in all the words. Can you lick them all?

Ice-Cream Code

Bonus PuzzleDid you fill in all the names? Use the same code to answer this riddle.

What do ghosts put on their ice-cream sundaes?

16 1 12 9 9 6 13 18 8 4 6 2 14

A.8 1 6 4 4 15

B.3 2 7 12 10 10 2

C.5 2 7 2 7 2

D.8 1 11 8 11 10 2 19 6

E.9 12 18 19 2 8 1 12 11

F.4 11 8 17 15 4 11 2 13

G.18 19 4 2 16 5 6 4 4 15

H.5 20 19 19 6 4 9 6 8 2 7

I.8 11 11 17 12 6 18 2 7 13 8 4 6 2 14

J.14 12 7 19 8 1 11 8 11 10 2 19 6 8 1 12 9

C H E R R Y




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1.Thenumberafter7thatattractsfish:____________2.Aquintetthatleapsinto aswimmingpool:____________3.Numberbefore10displayedonitsownbillboard:____________4.Asinglemalechild:____________5.Apairofcowsmakingnoiseinunison:____________6.Enoughadultmalesfor abasketballgame:____________7.Anadditionalquartet:____________8.Releasetriofromacage:____________

9.Halfadozentwigs:____________10.Thenextminuteafter7:10:____________

Illustration:JerryZimmerman

RHYMETIME

Each description can be answeredby a pair of rhyming words, one o

which will be a number. Hint: The

answer to number 1 is eight bait.




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There are 16 sports words hidden in the letters. Some wordsare across. Others are up and down. We found FOOTBALL.

Can you find the rest?

Word ListBAT

GOAL

KICK

PUCK

TEAM

GLOVE

SCORE

HOCKEY

SOCCER

HOME RUN

PENALTY

BASEBALL

FOOTBALLJUMP SHOT

TOUCHDOWN

BASKETBALL

B A S K E T B A L L

A Z J U M P S H O T

S O C C E R W H X O

E S C O R E X O G U

B A T E A M Z C O C A P U C K I C K A H

L Q X G L O V E L D

L P E N A L T Y Z O

Q F O O T B A L L W

Z I Z H O M E R U N

Sports Find




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What tools did theThree Little Pigs use

to build their houses?

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The shape below can be folded intoa cube. The seven cubes above the

blank spaces are different views of

that cube. Which letter is unseen

at the bottom of each cube?

When you fill in the blanks with

the proper letter, you shouldfind the answer to the riddle.

CUBICCONFUSION




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n this big picture, find the sailboat, ring, heart, bell, pennant, teacup, needle, cane, musicalnote, banana, paperclip, slice of watermelon, candle, ruler, flashlight, and toothbrush.

Indoor BlizzardIllustrated by Paul Meisel

flag

knitted hat

birdhouse

fried egg

banana

soccer ball

kite

candy cane

canoe

leaf

domino

hairbrush

hot dog

hammer

megaphone




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To solve this riddle, start at the arrow. Thencount around the wheel to every third letter,writing those letters in order in the spacesbelow. Keep going until youve been to eachletter exactly once. Weve done the first twoletters to get you started. If youre not chicken,youll scratch out the answer in no time.

Why did the chicken

cross the water park?

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Answers

QWERTY CODE

1. What do you call a computer superhero? A SCREEN SAVER

2. Why did the computer cross the road? TO GET A BYTE TO EAT

3. Why did the computer get glasses? TO IMPROVE ITS WEB SIGHT 4. Where do computers go to dance? THE DISK-O

ICE-CREAM CODE

A. cherryB. vanilla

C. bananaD. chocolateE. pistachioF. rocky roadG. strawberryH. butter pecanI. cookies and cream

J. mint chocolate chip

What do ghosts put ontheir ice-cream sundaes?

WHIPPED SCREAM

ROUNDABOUT

Why did the chicken cross thewater park?TO GET TO THE OTHER SLIDE

B A S K E T B A L L

A Z J U M P S H O T

S O C C E R W H X O

E S C O R E X O G U

B A T E A M Z C O C

A P U C K I C K A H

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Q F O O T B A L L WZ I Z H O M E R U N

SPORTS FIND CUBIC CONFUSION

What tools did the

Three Little Pigs use to

build their houses?

HAM-MERS

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A NEIGHBORLY VISIT

INDOOR BLIZZARD

RHYME TIME

1. Eight bait 6. Ten men

2. Five dive 7. Four more

3. Nine sign 8. Free three4. One son 9. Six sticks5. Two moo 10. 7:11

GAME TRACKER

1. Kitten 4. Turkey

2. Rabbit 5. Cougar

3. Canary 6. Turtle

SUM CIRCLES


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