NY Times Crossword

November 6, 2024

Adam Aaronson

 

Below are five clues and their correct answers. But something else is going on here. Can you determine what it is?

 

1. African country - Somalia

 

2. Silvery element - Platinum

 

3. Sweetened beverage - Limeade

 

4. Bird with a distinctive call - Meadowlark

 

5. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Black Sabbath

 

Answer:

 

A second answer to each clue is hidden in the given answers:

 

1. African country - soMALIa

 

2. Silvery element - plaTINum

 

3. Sweetened beverage - liMEADe

 

4. Bird with a distinctive call - meadOWLark

 

5. Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of fame - black sABBAth 

 

 

WHAT ELSE?

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2024

David Baskind

 

The three words in each set below are anagrams of things in the same category. Find the related anagrams in each set and then match them with one of the words below the clues that is an anagram of something in the same category. 

 

1. MAIL          MOAN             PAINS 

2. MILE          AMONG           PAGER 

3. PATE           PLASTER         LIFE 

4. ROOTS       GEL                  BELOW

5. CAROL       BINGER          THORN 

6. REAL          MADE             CONTUSES

7. DEW           FIR                   HURTS 

 

CHOICES:

A. RISHI 

B. PINCER

C. PURE

D. SUET

E. REAP

F. SKED

G. EARTH 

 

Answers:

1.  C - PURE - PERU

           MALI  OMAN  SPAIN - Countries

 

2. E - REAP - PEAR

          LIME  MANGO  GRAPE - Fruits 

 

3. F - SKED - DESK

          TAPE  STAPLER  FILE - Office supplies 

 

4. G - EARTH - HEART

           TORSO  LEG  ELBOW - Body parts

 

5. A - RISHI - IRISH

          CORAL  BERING  NORTH - Seas 

 

6. B - PINCER - PRINCE

          EARL  DAME  COUNTESS - Royalty ranks

 

7. D - SUET - TUES

          WED  FRI  THURS - Abbreviated days of the week 

LUCKY SEVENS I 

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2024 

Shawn Kennedy

 

Below are eight 7-letter words with their first, middle, and last letters deleted. Can you identify the words?

 

1. _ AF _ RO _

2. _ EC _ RU _

3. _ RE _ DO _

4. _ LI _ ON _

5. _ CR _ AG _

6. _ ID _ EA _

7. _ LI _ PS _

8. _ VE _ AL _

Answers:

 

1. SAFFRON

2. DECORUM

3. FREEDOM

4. ALIMONY

5. ACREAGE

6. MIDYEAR

7. GLIMPSE

8. OVERALL

I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE PUZZLE I

Nod to  WHEEL OF FORTUNE

GAMES/World of Puzzles

October, 2024 

Todd Kreisman

Each of the clues below is missing three or more letters which, when filled in correctly, will give you both a relevant clue and the word or phrase itself. 

 

For example, L _ S _   EL _ _ ENT 

                          I     T       E M

                      LIST       ELEMENT - - - An item is a list element. 

 

1. _ _ RVE  ONE'S  _ ALM 

 

2. DIDN'T  _ _ NCEL  A  _ _ ETUP

 

3. _ _ COND  WO _ D  _ FTER  "QUE"

 

4. V _ CAL  OR  VE _ B _ _

 

5. WI _ D  _N _ MAL'S  _ EFUGE 

 

6. _ UCH  UNTIDIN _ _ _ 

 

7. S _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  PROCESS

 

8. _ OON-TO-BE  G _ AD_  (abbreviated)

 

9. A SCALLI _ _   _S   _ _ E

 

10.  WAS _S  IN  GROWING- _ _  ST _ G _

 

11. _ LA _ E  IS  _ _ _  TYPE

 

12. _   _ RIN _  CREVA _ _ E

 

Answers:

 

1. CUP

2. CAME

3. "SERA"

4. VOCAL

5. LAIR

6. MESS

7. ELECTION

8. SRS

9. ONION

10. PUPAE

11. STONE

12. ABYSS 

MISSING TRIOS XLI

For each numbered group, fill in the blanks with the same three missing letters to complete 7, 6, 5, 4, and 3-letter words. The letters may be filled in any order. The missing trio is different for each group. 

1.  _ E _ _ GHT

     M _ D_ _ E

       _ _ EA _

       W _ _ _

          _ _ _   

2.  G _ M _ R _ P

       _ _ _ BLE

        PR _ _ _

         J _ _ _

          _ _ _   

3.  _ _ E _ TER

     _ N _ _ EM
      _ R _ S _
        _ _ _ W
         _ _ _

4.  _ UT _ A _ D
       _ _ NDE _
        _ _ NE _
        _ _ _ K
         _ _ _

5.  B _ _ C _ ET

      T _ N _ E _

       W _ E _ _
         _ _ N _
           _ _ _

Answers:

1. The letters are LID:

          DELIGHT

           MIDDLE

             IDEAL

             WILD

              LID

2. The letters are DUO:

         GUMDROP

           DOUBLE

            PROUD

             JUDO

              DUO

3. The letters are HAT:

          THEATER

          ANTHEM

           TRASH

            THAW

              HAT

4. The letters are ROW:

         OUTWARD

          WONDER

           OWNER

            WORK

              ROW 

5. The letters are ARK:

          BRACKET

           TANKER

            WREAK

             RANK

              ARK

 

NY Time Crossword

November 5, 2024

Evan Kalish 

Can you decipher these three rebus puzzles to answer the fourth clue?

 

1.  A N D

     S O  I

        G  E

 

2.  N O L

     G H C

     B E A

 

3. A P 

    S A N

    A D E 

 

4. Popular sushi options

 

Answer:

 

CALIFORNIA ROLLS

 

Unroll the spirals to get:

SAN DIEGO

LONG BEACH

PASADENA

 

LA Times Crossword

November 5, 2024 

Michael Hobin

 

The answers to the clues below will have something in common that is hinted at by the last clue. Can you determine what it is?

 

1. Venue where it is impossible to get a fair trial

 

2. Destination for some bargain hunters

 

3. Like a half-baked scheme - rash, ill-judged

 

4. Fairy tale about a royal amphibian

 

5. Chain restaurant known for its breakfast menu

 

Answer to Clue 5:

IHOP

 

Answers to Clues 1-4:

 

1. Kangaroo court

2. Flea market

3. Hare-brained

4. The Frog Prince - - - Each answer contains an animal that can HOP.