Word Puzzles
Many individual puzzles are posted in pdf format, convenient for printing.
Detailed directions and solutions are included.
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Claire's Advice for Solving Puzzles and Problems
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Nothing in Common
Use the letters in the center to create a cycle of 5 letter words in which each word contains none of the letters in the adjacent words.
#113, December 2023
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Crisscross Crunch
The answer words read straight across or down, but they overlap by 1, 2, 3, or 4 letters. The clues are in alphabetical order according to answers.
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Five and Ten
Each word in the two lists of 10 five-letter words is missing one letter. Choose the right letters to fill in the blanks and you will spell, in order, a 10-letter final answer.
Mini-Cryptic
Cryptic clues usually contain two parts. One is a straight definition of the answer, and the other is a cryptic description utilizing wordplay. The order and the divide between parts are for the solver to figure out.
Fit for Four
Find one word that can precede or follow each of the four words to create a compound or hyphenated word or a familiar two-word phrase.
A salad of chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, assorted fruits and vegetables and seasoning. Or in this case, a collection of various and sundry puzzles from the past.
[photo: Jackie Garvin
