September 20, 2017
Name a 20th century author and a 21st century actress, both born in Eastern
Europe. Their first names start with the same first four letters, and their last
names start with the same three letters. Who are they?
Sandy Weisz
Vivant Bong
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Puzzler
Think of a two-word English phrase thatās been anglicized from its French origins. Reverse the order of the words, add a letter to the end, and youāll get a new two-word phrase that might describe a French personās
September 12, 2017
Think of a two-word English phrase thatās been anglicized from its French
origins. Reverse the order of the words, add a letter to the end, and youāll get
a new two-word phrase that might describe a French personās taste in food.
No Rye for the Waster
This week's Puzzler is apparently an oldie, but I stumbled across it across it on my own, so Iām gonna include it anyway. Take that, the past.
Puzzler
Think of a word in 9 letters. Rearrange the letters to get two nouns that are both part of
August 31, 2017
Think of a word in 9 letters. Rearrange the letters to get two nouns that are
both part of a common proverb. What words are these?
The Caves of Cragdeboofy
Puzzler
Name a place on Earth in eleven letters. Seven of these letters appear chronologically in the alphabet. What place is this?
Hunt for Justice Puzzle Hunt
Iām contributing a puzzle to this charity puzzle hunt, where all the proceeds go to benefit the Innocence Project. Lots of good
July 31, 2017
Name a place on Earth in eleven letters. Seven of these letters appear
chronologically in the alphabet. What place is this?
She's a secret criminal
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Puzzler
Name an actress. Remove a letter in her last name to get a crime. Change one letter and rearrange the letters of her first name to get a
July 13, 2017
Name an actress. Remove a letter in her last name to get a crime. Change one
letter and rearrange the letters of her first name to get a word related to that
crime. Who is it?
July 06, 2017
Name two words that are the same part of speech, and mean the same thing, but
are different cases. Put the two words together to get, phonetically, a
well-known food brand.
Off With Her Head
Puzzler
Take the first name of a famous woman. Remove the first letter to get a noun, phonetically. This woman is arguably both the most famous person with this name and the most well-known example of this noun. Who is it?
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Puzzle Boat
May 12, 2017
Take the first name of a famous woman. Remove the first letter to get a noun,
phonetically. This woman is arguably both the most famous person with this name
and the most well-known example of this noun. Who is it?
Mysterysmith goes to Washington
April 26, 2017
Think of a pair of five-letters words are used frequently around Christmas.
Theyāre not synonyms, but theyāre close. You can rot-7 one of the words to get
the other. That is, you can shift each letter in one word 7 spots down the
alphabet to get the other
Have you seen Terra Green?
Attention Washington, D.C. friends! Iād like to bring Creatures on the Loose to your town on the evening of May 4th. But I donāt know the city at all, and could use some help finding a venue. If you have ideas, or even if you donāt
I'd Deny Inland Orca Memorial
Puzzler
What 20th century figureās last name is made up of three consecutive U.S. state abbreviations?
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March 14, 2017
What 20th century figureās last name is made up of three consecutive U.S. state
abbreviations?
I Abhor Billowy Chintz
Puzzler
The TV show LOST has all its letters in alphabetical order. Name two Oscar-winning movies ā both five letters long ā that also have this property.
The Universe of Discourse: I found the best anagram in English
The Universe of Discourse : I found the best anagram in English
Which two words
March 01, 2017
The TV show LOST has all its letters in alphabetical order. Name two
Oscar-winning movies ā both five letters long ā that also have this property.
A Mountain, But Not a River
We continue to add more Chicago dates for our popular escape-room-in-a-box, Creatures on the Loose!. Currently there are three events in March you can buy tickets for. Iād love to bring the game to another city for a weekend; if you want us to come to where you live,