LOGICAL THINKING XIV

GAMES Magazine

March, 1985

David Diefendorf

 

Part I

Aunt Hildegarde likes words that have the same structure as the name of the relative she's seen most recently. She has just returned from a visit with Uncle Byron. She now likes:

 

INDIGO, but not BLUE

ONIONS but not GARLIC

UPSCALE but not DISCOUNT 

TOPEKA but not KANSAS CITY

 

Does Aunt Hildegarde like

AFTERNOONS or EVENINGS?

Answer:

 

Uncle BYRON's name begins with a preposition. So do INDIGO, ONIONS, UPSCALE, and TOPEKA. She likes AFTERNOONS because it also begins with a preposition.

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Part II

This time, Aunt Hildegarde has been to visit Uncle Frank, and has come back home with a whole new set of likes and dislikes. Can you figure out what's guiding her tastes now?

 

She likes MARCH , but not APRIL.

She prefers CROOKS to CRIMINALS.

She shows EMOTION, but never PASSION.

She favors the GREEKS over the ROMANS.

.She likes PARK PLACE more that BOARDWALK.

She loves WHOLE WHEAT bread, but not PUMPERNICKEL. 

 

Answer:

 

Aunt Hildegarde likes words that become other words when the first letter is dropped:

Uncle F RANK

M ARCH

C ROOKS

E MOTION

G REEKS

P ARK / P LACE

W HOLE / W HEAT