SCAVENGER HUNT II 

GAMES/World of Puzzles

April, 2026

Scott Erdman

 

Ex: Can you find a musical group in JERICHO?

Ans: CHOIR

 

Can you find .....

 

1. A cleaner in EL PASO

2. A hero in BUDAPEST 

3. A king in DELACROIX 

4. A big guy in TANGIERS 

5. A food source in NIGERIA 

6. A nice house in ROMANIA 

7. A routine task in ANCHORAGE

8. A spy and a snitch in MONTREAL

9. A couple of card games in EDINBURGH 

 

Answers:

 

1. SOAP

2. SUB

3. REX or CAROL

4. GIANT

5. GRAIN 

6. MANOR 

7. CHORE

8. MOLE, RAT

9. GIN, BRIDGE  

CRYPTO CLUES CCXXIX 

GAMES/World of Puzzles

April, 2026

Fred Piscop (1-8)

Bob Stigger (9-10) 

  

1. Model is a tough nut

2. Confronted "Joltless Joe" 

3. Fantastic Texan lies are turnoffs

4. Biblical quote found in inquisition 

5. Sling mud at topless Hawaiian, say 

6. Biblical mount filled with a confection

7. To an extent, web analysis is humdrum 

8. Place to fire a gun in uncontrolled anger

9. British landlords mailed communications

10. The renowned Navy screwed up occasionally  

 

HINTS:

1. Homograph

2. Definition /Anagram

3. Anagram

4. Hidden words

5. Definition / Beheadment

6. Container ("a" is a word)

7. Hidden word 

8. Anagram

9. Homograph (let = rent)

10. Anagram 

 

Answers:

 

1. POSER

2. FACED (decaf)

3. EXIT LANES (Texan lies)  

4. IS IT I (inqu IS IT I on) 

5. SLANDER (islander)

6. CARAMEL (CAR A MEL)

7. BANAL (weB ANALysis)

8. RANGE (anger)

9. LETTERS (British landlords [renters] = letters) 

10. EVERY NOW AND THEN (the renowned navy) 

DOUBLE DUTY CCCIV

Fill in the blanks with words that will complete a compound word or two-word phrase beginning on the left and begin a compound word or two-word phrase ending on the right. The number of blanks indicates the number of letters in the missing word.

1. POKE _ _ _ HOUSE

2. STONE _ _ _ _ _ JAR

3. LAND _ _ _ _ _ RULE

4. OPEN _ _ _ _ _ _ PASS 

5. COPPER _ _ _ _ _ ANTE

6. STANDING _ _ _ _ _ BED

7. TORAH _ _ _ _ _ _ DOWN

8. CLOSE _ _ _ _ LETTERS 

9. HAND _ _ _ _ _ _ NAME  

10. HIDDEN _ _ _ _ _ _ SHY

 

HINTS:

First of the missing letters:

1. *

2. M

3. S

4. S

5. P

6. W

7. S

8. C

9. M

10. C 

 

Answers:

 

1. POKE FUNHOUSE

2. STONE MASON JAR

3. LANDSLIDE RULE

4. OPEN SEASON PASS

5. COPPER PENNY ANTE

6. STANDING WATER BED

7. TORAH SCROLL DOWN

8. CLOSE CALL LETTERS

9. HANDMAIDEN NAME

10. HIDDEN CAMERA SHY  

 

ADD A LETTER - GET A NEW WORD CCCVIII

Add the designated letter to each word and re-arrange the letters to get a new word.

1. CHOP + E = E

2. MINOR + F = I

3. SHEER + P = S

4. ADEPT + U = U 

5. CRIME + T = M 

6. DECOR + G = C

7. ALBUM + P = P

8. OUTER + D = D

9. NEURON + I = R

10. SIMMER + O = M  

 

HINTS:

First letters of the new words: 

1. E

2. I

3. S

4. U

5. M

6. C

7. P

8. D

9. R

10. M

 

Answers:

 

1. EPOCH

2. INFORM

3. SPHERE

4. UPDATE

5. METRIC

6. CODGER

7. PABLUM

8. DETOUR

9. REUNION

10. MEMOIRS  

One of the words in Group A needs to be swapped with one of the words in Group B so that all the words in each group will have something in common. The common element will be different for each group. Which words should be swapped, and what does each group have in common?

Group A: 

Rock, Walk, Fish, Phase, Shot

 

Group B:

Chart, Board, Crossed, Chamber, Landing 

 

Answer:

 

Fish from Group A should be swapped with Landing in Group B.  

Group A words can follow MOON.

Group B words can follow STAR.

 

Credit:

Braingle  

PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT ARE HARD TO SPELL

1. Morocco

2. Oaxaca (Mexico)

3. Chihuahua (Mexico) 

4. Reykjavik (Iceland)

5. Gloucestershire (England)

6. Versailles (France)

7. Marseille (France) 

8. Philippines

9. Mediterranean Sea

10. Caribbean Sea

11. Kyrgyzstan

12. Machu Picchu (Peru)

13. Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) 

THINGS YOU ________ I

Fill in a one-word answer that fits a category common to all the clues. 

Ex: Rubber, midnight oil, bridges

Ans: THINGS YOU Burn 

 

1.  A punch, heat, a suitcase

2.  A dead battery, the gun, bail

3. A rug, the cards, the mustard

4. A drum, the clock, the odds

5. A bow, a close game, the knot

6. Your breath, your horses, a grudge

7. A mystery, an equation, a problem like Maria

8. A bath, the plunge, a hike

9. A recipe, the leader, the rules

10. The ball, the mic, the pounds

 

Answers:

 

THINGS YOU ________

1. Pack

2. Jump

3. Cut

4. Beat

5. Tie

6. Hold

7. Solve

8. Take

9. Follow

10. Drop