Friday, January 29, 2016

The Compound Clock

Series IV: Compound Words : Puzzle 3


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12:05 is to supervise.

1:10 are present and past tenses of the same verb.

3 is an animal.

4 AND 6 are body parts. So is compound word 4:30

5 AND 10 are antonyms

ELVIS had a wold-class pair of 6:35s.

7 AND 11 rhyme.

8 AND 9 can mirror: "The 8:45 from the movie showed the 9:40 Chinese food still on the table."

9:50 is a wrestling term.

10 11 10 is a mirror image from last Friday's puzzle.

11:55 is a dessert.


NO HINTS


Solution available Thursday, February 4

Solution to IV, 2

1a: MIRROR IMAGES :


The party was on a school night, so the kids had to be
reminded not to oversleep after their sleepover.

The holdup  at the bank was foiled by a security guard
determined to uphold the law.

From his vantage point, the lookout could see that
the outlook was bleak.

Due to the downturn in the economy,  
turndown service at the hotel has been suspended.

The football coach complained that the handoff
had been accomplished in a casual, offhand fashion.

1b. FALSE ANTONYMS:


Teachers don’t have the highest incomes,
but they have the highest outcomes.

The Republican candidates are finding that
overtaking Trump’s lead in the polls is
a difficult undertaking.

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is trying to handle the
political fallout from Bernie’s standout
performance in early state polls.

With Pacho’s father in jail and two brothers on
the lam, his wife thinks of her inlaws as a bunch
of outlaws.

Friday, January 22, 2016

Compund Interest


Series IV: Compound Words : Puzzle 2


More Fun with Compounds.


1a: MIRROR IMAGES :


The party was on a school night, so the kids had to be
reminded not to _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ after their _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _.

The _ _ _ _ | _ _  at the bank was foiled by a security guard
determined to _ _ | _ _ _ _ the law.

From his vantage point, the _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ could see that
the _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ was bleak.

Due to the _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ in the economy,  
_ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ service at the hotel has been suspended.

The football coach complained that the _ _ _ _ | _ _ _
had been accomplished in a casual, _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ fashion.

1b. FALSE ANTONYMS:


Teachers don’t have the highest _ _ | _ _ _ _ _,
but they have the highest _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _.

The Republican candidates are finding that
_ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _ Trump’s lead in the polls is
a difficult _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ _ _ _.

Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is trying to handle the
political _ _ _ _ | _ _ _ from Bernie’s _ _ _ _ _ | _ _ _
performance in early state polls.

With Pacho’s father in jail and two brothers on
the lam, his wife thinks of her _ _ | _ _ _ _ as a bunch
of _ _ _ | _ _ _ _.

Hint (rollover to reveal):

Mirror Images: Joint | Chiefs, Chief's | Joint
False Antonyms: Shut | Up, Shut | Down

Solution Available Thursday, January 29th

Thursday, January 21, 2016

Solution to IV, 1 (and Mea Culpa)

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Now, dear fellow-puzzlers, a small apology.  The words given in last week's puzzle are COMPOUNDS, not true portmanteaus, as I discovered recently while working on the quite wonderful PUZZLEUP #33.

This months them is therefore compounds.  My bad.  New compound-themed puzzle tomorrow.  


Friday, January 15, 2016

New Series

Series IV: ????????????? : Puzzle 1

 
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This month the puzzles will not be the same type. Instead they are linked by a theme, announced above...

Hint (rollover to reveal):

One plus one equals one.

Solution available Thursday, January 21

 

Friday, January 8, 2016

The final exclided, I mean, excluse me, umm...

Series III : Excluded Middles : Puzzle 3

 
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No hints.

Solution available  1/14