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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions1
january2012
SHIKAKU
5
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SHIKAKU:inventedby@andrew_taylor.
APIS
CLUES
devisedby@apisclues.
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CLUDOKU
CLUDOKU:CopyrightRichardCrawford(@RickCrawf).
1.Victoryafterradicalturnfornaturalist-DARWIN
2.Ondaatjesuspectedofharbouringprophet-JESUS
3.PM:youarebrieflystammering'Coldoutside'-CHURCHILL
4.Poetlosingtimefromwine-CLARE
5.No.2'sfollowermadeangelqueer-MAGDALENE
Theconnection:theseareallcolleges
oftheUniversityofCambdrige.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions2
february2012
1
5
1
3
3
0
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2
(Drawnsquares
areshaded)
0
2
4
4
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2
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2
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0
HEIHOU:Inventedby@Andrew_Taylor.
TINYLISTENER
ACROSS
1.WON
3.WITH
5.SEIF
6.ARIA
DOWN
1.WAFT
2.AWES
4.SIR
TINYLISTENER:Devisedby@aPaulTaylorand@stecks.
1.Scandinavianruleralmostcompletelyengrossedby
middlinglylavishherring'stail-VIKING
2.Measurethree-and-a-bitaboutgroupofcountries-EMPIRE
3.Hugoperhapsbrieflyblueaftertriumph-VICTORY
4.Chanceformelody-FORTUNE
5.Lookafterinsectqueen-MOTHER
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APISCLUES
Devisedby@apisclues.
Theconnection:theseareallvarietiesofapple.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions3
march2012
SOLUTIONPATH
4dncanonlybe512;8ac,21ac/dncanonly
be59/42/45;11ac=21acbackwards→24;
18dn=5---/24+---→200<18dn<250;
23ac=15acx20so23acends-50and
15acends-5;17acforces16dn=5020,so
17ac=71;16dnfactorssumgives5564is
anentry,whichcanonlybe1dn;17dnmust
be729;22ac=9---means23ac=150and
gives22ac;cluefor23acmeans15ac=15;
4acclueforces4ac=---5;cluefor15ac
forces18dnin{220,250,280}butonly220
worksfor4ac;4acnowgiven;220inshaded
entrymeans284mustappear;cluefor7dn
rulesout13ac,soonlyonespotleft;6dncan
onlybe94210;3dnforced;1184forces1210;
13acforced,sois7dn;14dn,19dnforced
(notedigitsum)gives2620,giving2924;
only47/27110worksfor12ac/10dn;1ac,
2dnforced.
NUMBERWARG:devisedby@apaultaylorand@stecks.
5
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NUMBERWARG
APIS
CLUES
APISCLUES:devised
by@apisclues.
1.MusicalinwhichNazisareonthetailofrevolutionary-CHESS
2.GoldcentstolenfromplatebeforeMonday'slesson-SERMON
3.Lostfellow'sheartless,it'sreported-SAID
4.Rebelleadercomesbeforequeenfordrink-WATER
5.Diedafterevenadrenal'sfinished-DEAD
ThesearethelastwordsofthetitlesofthefivepartsofTheWaste
LandbyT.S.Eliot:TheBurialoftheDEAD,AGameofCHESS,
TheFireSERMON,DeathbyWATERandWhattheThunderSAID.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions4
april2012
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FILLING
CROSSWORD
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HILBERT'SSPACEFILLINGCROSSWORD:
constructedby@apaultaylor.
WATERFALL
2
3
2
1
1
3
7
4
APIS
CLUES
1
4
2
1
3
1
3
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4
4
3
1
7
2
WATERFALL:devisedby
@stecksand@apaultaylor.
9
4
1
0
3
5
4
9
7
2
Thesearethingsassociated
withthefirstfivecoloursof
therainbow;red,orange,
yellow,greenandblue.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
1
2
4
4
2
5
6
5
4
7
9
5
2
0
3
2
5
1.Garibaldi,forinstance,offeringtennerfor
rennet?-REVOLUTIONARY
2.Lutherangameshowparticipantswapsbad
pointforgoodone-PROTESTANT
3.Cowoncommonhardlyspineless-COWARDLY
4.Unworldlyoneinapproachtoaltar-NAIVE
5.One'sfallenfromplatform:lookingback,it's
tragic-SAD
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
issue5
may2012
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WORD
SPLIT
WORDSPLIT:devisedby@stecks.
SPELLINGBEES
APIS
CLUES
D
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MMILLIIP P
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SPI EED EEDESS CAT TTLL GRINI G SPELLINGBEES:
devisedby
L DLIM
E IT CLTATTEE R
@apaultaylor.
1.Getdown-thisalreadyhas-DUCK
DUCK,BULLDOG,STINGER,
2.Puttingheadtobottomin
HAMMERHEADandHARDBALL
toilet:boringgame-BULLDOG
areallcallsignsofminor 3.Myarse!Moremiserly?NotI-STINGER
charactersinthe're-imagined' 4.Shark,pig-brainedsort,perhaps,drank
BattlestarGalactica.
Frenchsea-HAMMERHEAD
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
5.Toughtacticsconfused
Shakespeareinentryway-HARDBALL
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
issue6
480
540
1001
12
8
6 48
5 14
70
15 7
105
130
10 13
11 12
132
9
16 144
Range:3to16
4
3
PRODUCTIVITY:
devisedbyChrisM.Dickson
chris.dreamwidth.org
APIS
CLUES
PRODUCTIVITY
756
624
550
5 8 12
10 6 9
11 13 7
135
70
143
48
40
42
96
Range:5to13
june2012
SPELLING
BEESLRAARTIOANAI
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MANEEAM
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U ROED
SPELLINGBEES:
devisedby@apaultaylor.
CARPENTER,MECHANICAL,
GREASE,GOLFand
WATERCOLOURareall
kindsofPENCIL.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
1.Fishkeyforchippy-CARPENTER
2.Snug,possiblyinsaneartisan'sfirst
togetoutwhenwell-paidAmerican
comesbackinside-MECHANICAL
3.OilupGreekmoderate-GREASE
4.Game'sjustthebeginningforradiooperators-GOLF
5.Paintingis,atmost,veryslightlyblue-WATERCOLOUR
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions7
july2012
SPELLING
BEE
A
SIGEENCE/
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IN INGEINCCIES
ASI TRN G E N
SPELLINGBEE:
by@apaultaylor.
2x17
5x19
3x11
7x13
2x19
3x13
7x11
5x17
2x13
3x19
5x11
7x17
34
38
26
95
39
57
APIS
CLUES
APISCLUES:
by@apisclues.
33
77
55
91
85
119
INTHEIR
PRIME
INTHEIRPRIME:
devisedby@outofthenorm2.
1.Oceanwheregoldmaybefound
SEA,PRIEST,SEEDS,
withoutminingfirst-SEA
2.Verminswallowingbackward
CITY,AMBASSADORS:
Irishminister-PRIEST
3.Disreputablestagecraftinitially
theyhaveallbeen
ignoresunknownandkeeps
thebestperformersapart-SEEDS
'ofDeath'inthetitles
4.BettyBlind-EyeandLuckyHearts
ofDoctorWho
playingthebluesinManchester-CITY
episodesorstories. 5.Diplomatsdrunkadramsoafterafish
supper?-AMBASSADORS
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
WORD
SLIDE
solutions8
R
B
G
WORDSLIDE:
createdby
@apaultaylor
PATHWINDER
august2012
l
G
actors= t
B player=
s
antelope= r
mourned= g
R
coveted= e
PATHWINDER:devisedby@stecks.
APIS
CLUES
computer=
IMPACT,VELOCITY,
ECLIPSE,ALPHAand
IGNITEareallteam
namesfromThe
Apprentice(series
APISCLUES:
devisedby@apisclues. 1to5respectively.)
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1.Naughtychildbroughtbefore
law'sinfluence-IMPACT
2.FrenchbikeapproachingParis
atspeed-VELOCITY
3.Obscurebodyinhighpositiondocks
pointonbothsides-ECLIPSE
4.Pub'scomingin,accordingtoletter-ALPHA
5.Firstletter'sstolenfromsignforstarters,isthateasytocatch?-IGNITE
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions9
september2012
WORD-A-TRON
T T TR I FH
E L T H F HG
L I GE T R E
F GH I T F I
GH L GR E H
I GTGT L H
FLRTRTF
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T T TR I FH
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L I GE T R E
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GH L GR E H
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FLRTRTF
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2kg
1kg
2kg
-
2kg
3kg
4kg
+
5kg
5kg
1kg
=13
1x8
2x6
13xL,E,F,T
14xR,I,G,H,T
1x3
2x7
Minimumnumber
ofcoloursneeded=3
Left13,Left3,Right19,Left2
WORD-A-TRON:devisedby@stecks&@mathsjam/MCR.
APIS
CLUES
RIGHT
9
6 abc
Anagrams
unscrambled:
3 def
4 ghi
2 jkl
7 mno
1pqrs
8 tuv
5 wxyz
*
0
#
+
ROFL -
LOL
WTF
OMG
u
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1732 -
272
583
774
8
5
=19
L R
weeksin
ayear
(=52)
minusfive
squared
(=27)
takethe
cuberoot
(=3)
increment
byone
(=4)
divideby
two
(=2)
AnswerisR-E-B-U-S
1.Deepmoo-LOW
LOW,HEROES,CHORAL,
PLUTONIAN(Ode)and
2.Atthispoint,duckisacceptedinsecondJustice
LeagueofAmerica-HEROES
TOLTECarethesymphonies
ofPhilipGlass.They're 3.Spokenafterchurchinrelationtothechoir-CHORAL
notallBowiealbums.
4.PuallowsNianzutobegintoovercomeuncertainty
Sorryaboutthat.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
regardingtheunderworld-PLUTONIAN
5.EarlyMexicanfoolprobedbyalieninthewrong
direction-TOLTEC
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
october2012
solutions10
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CIRCUIT
TRAINING
CIRCUITTRAINING:
devisedby@stecks.
MISQUOTED
"Donotworryaboutyourdifficultiesinmathematics,Iassureyouthatminearegreater."-AlbertEinstein
"Ihaveassuredlyfoundanadmirableproofofthis,butthemarginistoonarrowtocontainit."-PierreDeFermat
"Thesquareonthehypotenuseisthesumofthesquaresontheothertwosides."-Pythagoras
"Godcreatedthenaturalnumbers,andalltherestistheworkofman."-LeopoldKronecker
"Toeveryactionthereisalwaysanequalandoppositereaction."-IsaacNewton
"Thereisnoroyalroadtogeometry."-Euclid
"Theinfinite!Nootherquestionhasevermovedsoprofoundlythespiritofman."-DavidHilbert
=APPLIED
APIS
CLUES
1.PartnersblackBritishcomedian-WEBB
2.Youno-goodchildren-YOUNG
3.Substitutelosesit,onewhoworked
hardforSaintClair-ERTZ
4.ConnectdownthelinetoTape
director-LINKLATER
5.GarethfromTheOffice'shorrible
maizeneck-MACKENZIE
6.Author,mercilessone,
consumedbyuniversitycourse-HEMINGWAY
WEBB,YOUNG,ERTZ,
LINKLATER,MACKENZIE
andHEMINGWAY
authoredthefirstsix
orangePenguinbooks.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions11
november2012
M
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MAGIC
WORD
MAGICWORD:
createdby@gheizhwinder.
Sevenletterword,perhaps-BINGO
Religiouspronouncement-FATWA
Gasandoil,eg.-FUELS
Coating-GLAZE
Organs-LUNGS
Formofaddress-MADAM
Negative-MINUS
Relative-NIECE
Spirit,enthusiasm-VERVE
Disgusting-YUKKY
S
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1.Wilsonkeptbackafterclasstohavesillyideas
CLAMP,TROOP,
heartlesslyknockedout,producingstronggrasp-CLAMP
BOLT,SNORT&
2.BadtimetogobacktoScouts?-TROOP
HAZELalllivein
3.Fastenscarf-BOLT
Trumptonshire!
4.Cocainerunsoutearly,right,becauseyou
dothistoomuch?-SNORT
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.Mistobscuresallbutthebottompartoflaureltree-HAZEL
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions12
december2012
2
1 3
2 × 1 4
8 6 2 3 7
2 0
3 1 1
2 5 4 5
5 3 8 4 9
9 1
0 × 1
3 3 3 2
1 4 1 4 2
WINTERFALL:by@stecks.
APIS
CLUES
WINTERFALL
4
3
1
GOODBYE,ILOVEYOU,
HALLELUJAH,RETURNTO
SENDERandMRBLOBBY
areallthetitlesofUK
Christmasnumberones.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
THEBAUBLE
CODE
Eachbaublecontainsanumber
writteninternary,whereacircle
represents0,atriangleis1and
astaris2,readfromthetopleft.Havingfoundthenumber,
converttoaletterusingA=1,B=2etc.tofindthemessagebelow.
M E R R Y X M A
S F R O M P U Z
Z L E B O M B
THEBAUBLECODE:devisedby@christianp.
1.Whatmightbesaidbeforehangingup-afine
dealforonelisteningin?-GOODBYE
2."OnetonothingforMurray",yousaidtoyour
partner?-ILOVEYOU
3.AffirmationforMerkelamidstsoundofuncertainty,
aftertheFrenchinroomgiveawordofpraise
-HALLELUJAH
4."Enduretorrents"mistakenforpostalservice
catchphrase-RETURNTOSENDER
5.Noel'sfriendMillerheartlesslyleftencasedin
copper-MRBLOBBY
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions13
january2013
PHRASETRACER:
conceivedby@stecks,
setby@apaultaylor.
PHRASETRACER
H A Y D O
P Y N C
M J H I
Y T H I
J
R B
H A P
E D
T N
T B
W W
E
A E Y E
T W
R
SEQUENCE
APIS
CLUES
J
E V
N N
R
Seasonalgreetingrelatingtocalendar
reset=HAPPYNEWYEAR
R B G R
E
Firstyearwithnorepeateddigits
since1987=TWENTYTHIRTEEN
B R G
M
Y B
R
C
SEQUENCE: Possessingfactorsof3,4,or5addsinthebasecolour
by@stecks. withthatmanylettersinitsname(RED,BLUE,GREEN).
1.Ultimatebragenthusiast:onewhocovers
Theyarenamesakesofthe
hands?-GLOVER
FamousFive:JulianGlover,
2.TwitinthongconfusedforLordMayorof
London-WHITTINGTON
DickWhittington,Anne
3.Jewelincrownhasathirdcutaway,aroundthe
Diamond,GeorgeBush
startoftheworkingweek-DIAMOND
andTimmyMallett.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
4.Hedgebetsatfirst,thenpressonpennilessy-BUSH
5.AmericanshoppingcentrealientofirstTV
presenter-MALLETT
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions14
february2013
BRAINOW
1
A
8
T
12
S
15
U
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22
T
26
R
29
O
32
Y
38
G
41
B
2
P
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19
T
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T
L
Across
2CentreofoPEn
3Literally,MARK'SMAN
8AnagramofMEALNOT
10chELSEa
12Room=SPACE+Y
14Soundslike'Es'
15GNUSreversedtowardsUN
16sTAMPAgain
19HUMinTB
21ETALbackwardstoA
22noTHEre
5
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S
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9
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S
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6
S
10
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14
E
17
A
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36
A
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L
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S
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A
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P
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P
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T
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40
G
B
23SoundslikeSWEET
24Endlesstask=TAS,reversed
26RAM+US('ewes')
28Obtain=FETCH,VreplacingF
29EWwillOWENSsomething!
30AnagramofDUPES+O
32AnagramofKANY
35SWAYholdsMP
38AnagramofLUGE
39AnagramofLEGWHAT
41AMBIVALENTwithoutAM
42VI=Romannumberalsfor6
Down
1HATwithtopknockedoff=AT
2PREPwithoutR=right
3CAMEback=EMAC,removeoneletter
4AnagramofNAME
5EvenlettersingRoOvY
6Thirdletter=C,soundslikeSEE
7TrampinUS=BUM,inUKmeansbackside,inUS
9Brazil=NUT,consumed=ATE
11LLAMAisananimal,removethehead
12isSUETwo
13A+35dn=SHE
17ALE,whichbecomesPALEwhenPisadded
18Schoolboard=PTA,Head'sfirst=H
19THORwhenspokenaloud
20SUMbacktobackwithSET
23monsterSUNder
24TaketheheadsofStateCan'tUnderstandMaths
25T+5dn=ROY
27AnagramofNUMEROUSwithoutSOUR
31AnagramofSWAN
33AnagramofLIARminusR
34IleavingIKEA
35Confusednoises=EHS,reversed
36RegularlyspacedlettersinbAlLeT
372.72=E,containedin3.14=PI
40BAGwithoutitscontents,reversed
Oncompletingthegrid,solverscanfindtheletters
ROYGBIVoccuronlythreetimeseach,inthreesets
runningdownthegrid.JoiningthethreeRsusinga
redcurvedline,Osusingorangeandsoon,will
producetheimageofabeautifulRAINBOW,which
isananagramofBRAINOW.
BRAINOW:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions15
march2013
DON'TTELLMEHOWTODOIT
9
5,4
7
10
4
7
2
5
11
7
6
2
6
1
1,8
4
1,5
2
3
1
5
2
2
10
9
3
4
3
4
4
7
11,6
1
2,5
2
5
7,7
6
5
3
12
4
6
1
8
1
It'sapicture
ofakoala!
8
3,12
3
6
3
DON'TTELLMEHOW
TODOIT:by@stecks
APIS
CLUES
TheanswersareBORE, 1.DrillmakesQueenrecoilfromstinkofsweat-BORE
CRYPT,RAID,KNEE,
2.Weepinfrontofheartlessclergymanwhereyoutake
andZEN:add-on,
yourfinalrest-CRYPT
andthey'rehomophones
3.Invasiontopilferaidcontents-RAID
ofchemicalelements.
4.Borntofollowking,asoneoncedidbeforehim?-KNEE
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
5.Semi-brazenkindofBuddhism-ZEN
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions16
april2013
PHRASETRACER:
conceivedby@stecks,
setby@apaultaylor.
P C W Y H B
O P H E
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Boywizard'spensive
masonryquestgoal(12,5)
ERDOS
CLUES
1
3
L
L
B
B
F
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F
F
O
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THEMETAPUZZLE:by@apaultaylor.
THEMETAPUZZLE
PHRASE
TRACER
Cluestootherwords:
1.Theymightbeplaced
2.Theymightbecharged
3.One'shardtodo
1.RiverforItalians,theFrench,orEastern
European?-POLE
2.Popularsongpennedbyyouandmeforamusical
sibling-WHITE
3.Notupforstuffing?-DOWN
4.Husbandandwifetrimmedbunions-UNION
ERDOSCLUES:devisedby@apaultaylor. 5.Severalpoundnotesshuffled-STONE
Theanswersareallwords
whichcangobeforeorafter
thewordFLAG-FLAGPOLE,
WHITEFLAG,FLAGDOWN,
UNIONFLAGandFLAGSTONE.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions17
may2013
C
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PICK&MIX:setby@stecks,withhelp
K
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SC
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions18
june2013
MATHEMATICIANS
CROSSWORD
MATHEMATICIANSCROSSWORD:
setby@stecksand@apaultaylor
withhelpfrom@gheizhwinder
1
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PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
july2013
solutions19
APIS
CLUES
MOON,WAR,WISDOM,
THUNDERandFERTILITY
areassociatedwiththe
godsforwhomMonday,
Tuesday,Wednesday,
ThursdayandFridayare
named.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
DOUBLE
CROSS
KEEP
INGRATE
L A A O A A
FOR MATTING
T A E N
TOP AZURE TIC
R H O
B N
BEANSHOOT
N N
O W E
BOO KITE ELS
B O A
L
JOININ GO ILS
D C
O A A
HYPER UNGLOVE
DOUBLE
CROSS:
by@stecks
1.Showyourbottomforaboutfourweeks-MOON
2.FirstaffairovercomesheartofourGeordie
horseman-WAR
3."EndlesslytwistDominic"suggestsNorman
-WISDOM
4.TimesdismissestheQueen,creating
rumble-THUNDER
5.Horrendoustrifle.Halfvomity.Manuremight
improvethis.-FERTILITY
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions20
august2013
Frequencyofoccurrencesofbar
heightsacrossgraphsA,BandC
A
Theheightofthetallest
barineachgraph
B
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
0-1
2
3-5
Locationsofthetallest
barinagraph
C
5
4
3
2
1
here
here
here
APISCLUES
IntheCountofMonteCristo,
EdmondDantespretendstobe
aLORD,aCORPSE,aCLERGYMAN,
aCLERK,andSINBADTHESAILOR.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
A
B
C
CRYPTOGRAPHS
CRYPTO-GRAPHS:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.
1.Peerrightintoheadlessfool-LORD
2.Laughinappropriatelywhendogger'sbottom
isseenintrees-CORPSE
3.Priest'scrywhenmangledwithmangled
mangle-CLERGYMAN
4.Officeworkertransformingyesterday'sgood
youngmanintoking-CLERK
5.Disordered,blandhistoriesaboutaMiddleEastern
fellowwhowascarriedawaybyagiant
bird-SINBADTHESAILOR
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions21
september2013
L R
L R
R L
L R
R L
L R
R L
L
R
X
L
Celebritiesonthebench
L R
R L
R L
L R
R L
COLD DOME
Vealrecipe
BAKE CALF
STAR SUBS
Don'ttrustLoki.UseMjollnir
tofighttheFrostGiants.Join
theAvengers.
L R
R L
R L
APIS
CLUES
Roughdescriptionofanigloo
R L
R L
R L
R
X
L
X
R
CZAR CABS
R L
L R
L R
L R
NicholasII'staxifirm
R L
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RL
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RL
LR
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XR
LXL
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XLX
L L
RL
XRL
LX
R
XL
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L R
L R
CEILIDHTABLE:by@stecks&@apaultaylor,
basedonanideaby@christianp.
L R
WORD
ADDER
WORDADDER:
by@stecks&
@apaultaylor.
CEILIDHTABLE
R L
THOR TIPS
L R
Thesearethethings
(orthesubjectsofthe
work)forwhichthe
firstsetofNobelPrizes
weregivenin1901.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
1.HumanitariansfoundonEnglishfield,perhaps?REDCROSS
2.Nofalsesuitor,fearlessandconfused,willproduce
whatyou'relookingfor-SOLUTIONS
3.Tenfishmakingwaves-X-RAYS
4.Hesitatetwiceaftersecond-to-lastrequestforsome
ofyourblood-SERUM
5.Sticknosein,thensticktoein(wiggleitabit)-it's
doneinlines,withrhythm-POETRY
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions22
october2013
WORD
ADDER
Czechtown'sharvest
TLAXWD:by@stecks,@apaultaylor&@andrew_taylor
FBI BBC RIP
F RAF IRA I
SQL IPA CNN
P
P
F
NRA MEP KLM
H VCR OMG I
SDP ITV BRB
APIS
CLUES
BAND,THUMB,BACHELOR,
CORONETandBEECHES
arethelast5thingsthere
areAdventuresofinThe
AdventuresofSherlock
Holmes.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
WORDADDER:by@stecks
and@apaultaylor.
TLA
XWD
BRNO CROP
SeanSandler'scounterpart
ADAM BEAN
Furnotfeathersonwadingbird
IBIS HAIR
Defeatsenemies
ENDS FOES
Doyoubelieveinlifeafterthis?
CHER DIES
1.Ringmusicians-BAND
2.Singthroughbillwithoutahitch-THUMB
3.BABaracusfirsttogivepain-Godgetsass
kicked-BATCHELOR
4.Crownbrassplayerwithcircletafterexclamation
ofamazement-CORONET
5.Jim,KennyandAlbertofPortValecutshort
buzzinggame?-BEECHES
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions23
november2013
products
20
2 7 16
3 8 17 12
1
15 6
19
9 4 13 18 11
10 5 14
4480
4896
1710
92664
700
KNIGHT
RIDER
KNIGHTRIDER:by@apaultaylor.
32 31 42 57 48
sums
FORTITUDE
FORTITUDE:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.
Anyvalidsolutionwillbeoneofthosegivento
theright,oravariantstartingfromadifferent
pointinthecycle,and/orgoingbackwards.
OEIS
CLUES
Thesearethe
yearsofthe
coronations
ofthelastfive
Queensof
OEISCLUES:devisedby
@stecks&@apaultaylor. Britain/England.
12389476
12983476
1.Consolidated(ONE);NINEtofive;52weeksayear-1952
2.Legaltodrink:18;THREE'sacrowd;SEVENwonders-1837
3.ONEArmedbandit;aeroplane(707)-1707
4.Winner(numberONE);SIXofthebest;Olympicrowing
event:EIGHTs;NINEsoundslikea'no'fromGermany-1689
5.JamieOliver'srestaurant,FIFTEEN;recommended
fruitdaily:FIVE;consumed,orsoIheardEIGHT-1558
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions24
december2013
PRESENT&
CORRECT
PRESENT&CORRECT:by
@stecksand@andrew_taylor.
SANTACLUES:devised
by@andrew_taylor.
SANTA
CLUES
Thesearethenamesofthe
sevenreindeer.
1.Bolt,oronewhomight?-DASHER
2.FoxyladyHart,Internetmathematician,multipliedbyconstantnumber-VIXEN
3.Incometaxconstrainselectronicsstore-COMET
4.Policemanlaidbackinroughregularlybeforethecommunistinformant
revealedclosingthemesong-RUDOLPHTHERED-NOSEDREINDEER
5.Skipper'sreplyontheradioafterpressrelease-PRANCER
6.Spiritoflovefoundinpolicecover-up-CUPID
7.Typeofperformerthatcanbecomestarswithakeychange-DANCER
8.StormyweatherinGermanriver-DONNERANDBLITZEN
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions25
january2014
TWELFTH WORD
ADDER2
LIGHTS
TWELFTH
LIGHTS:
by@stecks
DR
WORDADDER2:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.
EI
HS
HS
Mr.Winton'spointytooth
AW
=dishwasher
AS
ET
TT
AE
CT
EI
LP
EO
NU
=attenuates
CS
=telescopic
MP
AS
IT
RT
LN
EE
DS
EO
APIS
CLUES
IO
=patriotism
HR
=lederhosen
Thesestartwiththefirstfive
numericalprefixesfromthe
IUPACnomenclatureof
organicchemistry,METH-,
ETH-,PROP-,BUT-andPENT-.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
DALE FANG
Yourgallbladderisready!
BILE DING
HyenasintheLionKing?
SCAR SECT
Otherwisetakeaswig
ELSE GLUG
Jeremy'sbeautifulhair
KYLE MANE
1.Cameacrossbrick-carrier'ssystem-METHOD
2.Moralfailureultimatelyleadstotroglodytehounding
inappropriatelyclothed,attractiveladies-ETHICAL
3.Professionalcentre-forwardmakingsexual
invitation-PROPOSITION
4.Timelesstargetforjokes:locksthatcouldhavesaved
theTaybridge?-BUTTRESSES
5.Rattrapoverhauled,primarilytocapturesmall
bird-PENTITO
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions26
february2014
WORD
ADDER2
WORDADDER2:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.
Abillionomelettes
EGGY GIGA
2
7
32
56
16
8
TERM VETO
APIS
CLUES
Thesefourwrotethe
worksNorth,South,
WestandEast
respectively.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
323
20
19
9
13
12
42
60
99
234
12
14
15
11
18
VALENTIMESTABLES:by
@stecks&@apaultaylor,
ideaby@christianp.
RejectingschoolthisAutumn
100
4
Mr.Stewart'sprotein
EYES GAGS
10
17
3
GAOL ICON
Blindfolds?
60
5
1
Prisonhero
RODS TOFU
6
VALENTIMES
TABLES
1.MusewithaTurkishflutecarriesheartbeyond
oceanforpoet-SEAMUSHEANEY
2.Explorercutshort,boundto
pole-SHACKLETON
3.KirkReginald,travelwriter-JIMPERRIN
4.Dramatist'sidiotcompetition?-BERKOFF
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions27
march2014
WATER IRON
PAPER FICTION
RING APART
STRAW TAX
LEMON TRADER
CANDY SYRUP
TRASH OF WORMS
THUNDER EYES
TOP OFF
SMASH BACK
BACON AND PIECES
APIS
CLUES
Theseareall
mythsabout
Winston
Churchill.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
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STACKATTACK:by@stecks&@apaultaylor
NORTH VAULT
L
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STACKATTACK
SUGAR IN THROAT
1.PretendgoldforoneportrayingGoldfinger?-ACTOR
2.Speakinitialsyllabletwiceatthebeginning-STUTTER
3.Amanindebtedtomould-juice,aMacedonianwriter
whoimaginedonecouldemptyFortKnox-ALEXANDERFLEMING
4.Citywitchesgoingovertheline?-COVENTRY
5.It'sondisplayhere-somethingtoexplainthelocation
ofthedeparturegateswith?-TERMINALPREPOSITION
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions28
april2014
1
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Name: SophieGermain
1stApril(whenthisPuzzlebombisreleased)wasSophieGermain's
birthday.TheremainderareallSophieGermainprimenumbers.
APIS
CLUES
TheseareworksbyLeonardo,
Donatello,Raphaeland
Michelangelo,whoareof
coursethenamesakesofthe
TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
POWERGRID
5
2
6
5
1
5
3
0
1
6
214 = 16384
157 = 170859375
314 = 4782969
145 = 537824
98 = 43046721
57 = 78125
73 = 343
184 = 104976
7 4 = 2401
83 = 512
76 = 117649
257 = 6103515625
193 = 6859
215 = 32768
39 = 19683
20 5 = 3200000
118 = 214358881
6 4 = 1296
POWERGRID:
232 = 529
by@stecks
1.Atwhichatraitorisrevealed-onewhofinished
thebottle?-THELASTSUPPER
2.Crumbling,reheated,offHost:anunfortunate
eventforaholyman?-THEFEASTOFHEROD
3.Madonnareplacingbarberinoperafora
well-knowncarpenter'swedding-THEMARRIAGE
OFTHEVIRGIN
4.What'spaintedonthechapelceiling-anevent
forwhichBoulderCitywasbuilt?-THECREATION
OFADAM
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions29
may2014
LYME
NEWCASTLE
(under-Lyme,
upon-Tyne)
TYNE
ASHTON
LYNE
(under-Lyne,
MAKER
in-Makerfield)
FIELD
KINGSTON
(upon-Thames,
THAMES
upon-Hull)
HULL
THORNABY
TEES
STRATFORD
AVON
(Thornaby-on,
HENLEY
(Stratford-upon, ARDEN
BURTON
BRADFORD
TRENT STOCKTON
Stockton-on)
(in-Arden,
Bradford-upon)
NEWARK
(Burton-on,
THAMES
on-Thames)
Newark-on)
FURNESS
BARROW
(Barrow-in,
BROUGHTON
Broughton-in)
TheseanagramtogivethewordsNANNY,OGRES,KNIFE,NEST,CELLandVENN
andalsoNORTHWEST,EAST,WESTandSOUTH.
APIS
CLUES
Theseareall
countrieswith
red,greenand
yellowflags.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
INPLACE
by@stecks
INPLACE
1.Wimp,perhaps,goingtoNebraskawithinitially
anxiousunder21s-GUINEA
2.SmallSamoancoinlassgivesAfricancountrySENEGAL
3.Chad'sneighbourDavideatsPolo-CAMEROON
4.CountrywifeofAugustusprecededbythesmell
ofherarmpits?-BOLIVIA
5.Lastlineofroadsidepoemishalf-censoredfor
oneclosetoChina-BURMA
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions30
june2014
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WEIRDSEARCH
APIS
CLUES
WEIRDSEARCH:
by@stecks
Lessthan90degrees/urgent:ACUTE
Inclinationbetweentwolines/pointofview:ANGLE
Setofpointslessthanadistanceaway/playingequipment:BALL
Lineinacircle/Notesplayedtogether:CHORD
Smallestclosedsetcontaining/resolutionoflooseends:CLOSURE
Withrealandimaginaryparts/difficulttounderstand:COMPLEX
Value/ongoing:CONSTANT
Reciprocaloftangent/baby'sbed:COT
Unitofangle/diploma:DEGREE
Changeinvalue/alluvialdeposit:DELTA
Divisiblebytwo/flatandlevel:EVEN
Assignmentofvaluestoinputs/partyorevent:FUNCTION
Setwithoperation/collectionofpeople:GROUP
Likesquarerootofminusone/madeup:IMAGINARY
Areaunderacurve/essential:INTEGRAL
Foundinbothsets/crossroadsinAmerica:INTERSECTION
Powertowhichanumbermustberaised/pieceoftreetrunk:LOG
Ofapositivewholenumber/notartificial:NATURAL
Atrightangles/notdeviatingfromstandard:NORMAL
Morethanarightangle/awkwardanduncooperative:OBTUSE
Two-dimensionalsurface/passengeraircraft:PLANE
Exponent/authority:POWER
Notdivisible/highquality:PRIME
Resultofmultiplying/marketableobject:PRODUCT
Distancetothecentre/lowerarmbone:RADIUS
Expressibleasafraction/saneandreasonable:RATIONAL
Havingnoimaginarypart/authentic:REAL
Oppositeofsquare/undergroundplantpart:ROOT
Sumofterms/seasonofaTVprogramme:SERIES
Collectionofobjects/turnhard:SET
Oppositeoverhypotenuse/crimeortransgression:SIN
Regularquadrilateral/openspaceincity:SQUARE
Adjacentoveropposite/darkeningofskinduetosun:TAN
Iteminaformula/thirdofaschoolyear:TERM
Totalofbothsets/worker'srepresentation:UNION
Magnitudewithdirection/spreadsdisease:VECTOR
1.Electoralsystem,boozeandinnate,classless
confusionproducethemanoftheday-STVALENTINE
2.Comiceffectbeginstotakeholdatlast:the
Germanbandlosesdirection-EDDIEIZZARD
3.No-nopalemincedpig-NAPOLEON
4.EdwardB.'stungstenbellybuttonprotectorfirst
displayedintheOverseasOperationsHandbook
introductions-WINNIE-THE-POOH
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.IusedtoposttoTwitterandFacebook-APIS
Theconnection
is,ofcourse,
bees.Bees!
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions31
july2014
3 1 2 4
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STRIPTEASER:devisedby@stecks&
@apaultaylor.
STRIP
TEASER
Stepsof9:ROTORTURN=ENIGMA
Stepsof4:REFRAINFROM
CHEATING=PLAYFAIR
Stepsof19:REJIG=ANAGRAM
Stepsof7:ROMANEMPEROR=CAESAR
Stepsof11:R-NUMBER=ROT13
Stepsof13:ROOMHOG=PIGPEN
Stepsof29:RSA=PUBLICKEY
Stepsof23:RNIB=BRAILLE
APISCLUESistakingamonthofffromPuzzlebomb,butpostsregularly@apiscluesonTwitter.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions25
APIS
CLUES
Theseareall
sectionsof
PrivateEye.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
21 8
5 3 9
4 76
6 54
9 81
3
72 3
19 7
3 4 5
3
86 2
3 4 7
3
2 8 6
9 5 1
8 7 3
4 62
1 95
5 24
6 18
7 3 9
4
3
4
3
3
6 95
4
7 14
2 3 8
4
1 29
35 7
4 38 6
3
863
9 7 2
5 4 41
3
SURDOKU:devisedby@stecks&@apaultaylor.
SURDOKU
august2014
1.CondimentinsquigglyshapearoundBerkeleyand
othercampuses-HPSAUCE
2.Germinates,followingEU'sseasonalobligation?
-BRUSSELSSPROUTS
3.Hugboorforthisdodgyseat?-ROTTENBOROUGH
4.LeoX,forone,goingtoextremelynichedancesthey'reusefulforexercise-MEDICINEBALLS
5.Ambleonstupidlyduringphoneconversations-the
sillythingsyousaymayberecordedhere
-COLEMANBALLS
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions33
september2014
Carthat
ruinswalk
=GOLF
}
}
{Happiness
=BLISS
Crazy
{=LOONY
}
Dropinon
=VISIT
}
=CUSP
{
Programming
language
=LISP
APIS
CLUES
OFFTHEBRAILLES:by
@stecks&@apaultaylor,
basedonanideaby
@andrew_taylor.
OFFTHE
BRAILLES
Utensil
=SPOON
{
Whatcows
don'tdrink
=MILK
{Clue
=HINT
}Nosegunk
=SNOT
}China'senemy
=BULL
Thesecanall
befollowed
byBRIDGE.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
1.Tightenagreement-CONTRACT
2.Littlespinnerreactsbizarrely-CASTER
3.TugtheGherkin,forexample?-TOWER
4.ChapfromItaliancommune,orthe
capital?-ROMAN
5.ArthurMurrayhavingsomethingtodowith
canines,perhaps?-DENTAL
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions34
october2014
BYUPOUT
VERBGARDEN:
by@apaultaylor
VERB
GARDEN
15
2 2 113 3
5 3 7 2 81
3 4 4 4
113 1 3 0 3 4 32
82
42 0 2 2
22 3273 4
52
1 4 53 1 1 1
103
2 2 1 2 3
APIS
CLUES
comedy
distinctive
GET
manage
clothes
escape
PASS
ignore
decline
faint
03
0
0
0
0
Theseareall
meaningsfor
theword
"post".
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
wait
STAND
82
3
3
2
DOMINO
KAKURO
DOMINOKAKURO:by@stecksand@apaultaylor.
1.Dispatchwizardtoimprisonallthreeleaders
ofeldritchSatanspawn-MESSAGE
2.Followingboat,'eputheadunder-AFTER
3.Missionary,perhaps,putforwardoneleg
-POSITION
4.Paperarmour-MAIL
5.Drinkconsumingtimeleadstowager-STAKE
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions35
november2014
FITWORKS
FITWORKS:by@stecks.
R
B
R
APIS
CLUES
G
B
R
B
R
GB
B R B
RGR
R R
B
G
B
Thesearesynonymsfor
partsofMicrosoftOffice:
surpass/Excel;
promise/Word;
enter/Access;
APISCLUES:devised attitude/Outlook;
by@apisclues.
socket/PowerPoint.
G
B
G
1.Gobeyondansweringback
aboutunpleasantrelative's
personality,tobeginwith-SURPASS
2.Sweardanceisecstasy-PROMISE
3.Getintokey-ENTER
4.ItutatEd'smessedup
mindset-ATTITUDE
5.Punchalienasanoutlet-SOCKET
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions36
december2014
JINGLEVOWELS:by@stecks
and@apaultaylor.
JINGLEVOWELS
SANTA
ELF
CRACKER
FESTIVE
TREE
ICE
SNOW
DOCTOR
WHO
YULE
NOEL
APIS
CLUES
1.Behavelistlesslyfollowingfriendstakingdrug,one
associatedwiththeexplosivedestructionoftoilets-KEITHMOON
2.Rat-catchersawBillietopless-PIEDPIPER
KEITHMOON-drummer
3.Weshouldfinallydisperseinfantsdrumming
nursery'sgonebust,forstarters,and
PIEDPIPER-piperpiping
theyplayatreception-WEDDINGBAND
Theseareallexamples
WEDDINGBAND-goldring
ofthegiftsfoundinthe
4.80scomputersalesmanadding
song'TheTwelveDaysof ALANSUGAR-Lorda-leaping
UNIXcommandtocomputernetwork
LADYGAGA-ladydancing
Christmas':
toopensettingassistant-ALANSUGAR
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.SingerDalyplayedonQueen'sradio-LADYGAGA
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions37
january2015
ARITHM'&CLUES:
by@outofthenorm2.
ARITHM'&CLUES
H I D Concealed
A N T S Insects
+ R A I D Ransack
× D A T A Information
H O A R D Collection T H R E A D String
R O A S T Cook
T O S S Chuck
- R O O T Source + E D I T E D Changed
D I E T S Fasts
E R A S E D Deleted
A=6,D=4,E=3,
T E N D E R E R Gentler
H=1,I=7,N=9,
+ T A T T O O E D Inked
O=2,R=5,S=0,
H I S T O R I A N Past-botherer
T=8
APIS
CLUES
Thesecanall 1.Domain,TLD,path-COMPASS
befollowed 2.Beefoodthatisextractedinpartsfrom
byPOINTS. spoiledcreatine-NECTAR
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
3.Admitgettingstuckintocheesecake-BROWNIE
4.Socialistleaderhackedofffollowing
discussion-TALKING
5.Chewtwigsthere,losingenergyandmixing
withabunchoflosers?-WEIGHTWATCHERS
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions38
february2015
WORDLOCK:by@derek_couzens.
Press the buttons marked GENIUS, GETS,
GRIPES, PRIEST and REPAST to light all the
letters.
GREAT
GENIUS
GETS
GRIPES
EATING
GAUNT
UNRIPE
PRIEST
AT
REPAST
TUBEWORD
T O R U S E S
5
6
4
A N E M O N E
9
8
7
R E P U L S E
1
2
3
TUBEWORD:by@stecks
and@apaultaylor,with
crypticcluesby@apisclues.
WORD
LOCK
SUP ER
G I ANT
Downentries:
1.TARTAR2.SOLS3.SEES
5.NEON6.MUUMUU
8.PREP9.SENSE
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions39
march2015
WORDLOCK:
by@derek_couzens.
134523
331251
152612
345265
155241
244612
WORD
LOCK
APIS
CLUES
Theseareall
thingsthat
havebeenon
thesurfaceof
themoon.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
THEEX-FACTOR:by@christianp.
THEEXFACTOR
I NT E GR AL S
SINE
SET
LINEAR
ANGLE
REALS
TRIG
LARGEST
LINES
NET
1.Productioncompany'sbadactorupset
musicians-HAMMER
2.BeatbackJohnny,perhapswithpieceof
sportingequipment-GOLFBALL
3.Threenotesputtogethertomakethe
Star-SpangledBanner,perhaps?-FLAG
4.Turnbladeonher,terriblefate-FEATHER
5.Stepsintoclubs,perhaps,asrequiredwhen
underverylittlepressure?-SPACESUIT
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions40
april2015
CROSSWHERED
CROSSWHERED:by@outofthenorm2.
1
3
5
5
7
1
9
6
6
1
8
8
9
4
3
3
3
1
4
2
1
7
7
4
2
1.Spotroostereatinglizard'shead-CLOCK
Theseareall
Rubik-branded 2.Tricktakesthesnitchoutofpicture-ILLUSION
puzzlesor 3.He'snaked,holdingsomethinglongand
slithery-SNAKE
games.
4.Messupthefish-TANGLE
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.YouintoColinFirth,perhaps?It's
Platonic-CUBE
APIS
CLUES
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
GEOMETRO
solutions41
may2015
Thesestationsarebothonthe
JUBILEELINE
NORTHERNLINE
BAKERLOOLINE
RIPFUNKYBRAS;KNOTHOGTIESNUNS
FinsburyPark;SouthKensington
EELMIND;TONERDEBTS
MileEnd;BondStreet
PICCADILLYLINE
CENTRALLINE
RAWACNEDATA;JULIENNE'SCOLDTWIN
CanadaWater;WillesdenJunction
STREWNITEMS;WATCHIT,I'MMRUKFOREIGNSECRETARY
Westminster;CuttySarkforMaritimeGreenwich
CHRONICGRASS;SEQUESTERECLAIR
CharingCross;LeicesterSquare
SHH,SHE'SBURPED;PLOVERLOTTERIES(notin2015)
Shepherd'sBush;LiverpoolStreet
FROSTDART;TOTINGLETHALGIN
Stratford;NottingHillGate
GET,EATSALAD;LOTUSRACER
AldgateEast;Earl'sCourt
APIS
CLUES
OVERGROUND
RIVERBOATSERVICES
NORTHERNLINE
CENTRALLINE(notin2015)
CENTRALLINE
DISTRICTLINE
Thesesetsoflines
meetonlyat
W
H
I
T
E
GEOMETRO:by
@stecksand
@apaultaylor.
BLONDIGNORED;BARK,YELP,MEW
LondonBridge;WembleyPark
NETTLES&ACHAPEL;RARETERNSTEW
Elephant&Castle;WarrenStreet
DATINGPOND;CRUXFORDISCO
Paddington;OxfordCircus
ATERLOO
OLBORN
MPERIALWHARF
OTTENHAMCOURTROAD
ALINGBROADWAY
1.RebelleaderabouttoretreatforBuxton,
perhaps-WATER
2.Unfaithfulsportsmantotapqueen-TIGER
3.Calmgamesexpert-PEACE
4.Singerdistributingheavenlyfoodaround
party-MADONNA
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.Inundateapoliticianwithpointsatthe
start-SWAMP
Theseareall
lilies(by
name,ifnot
biologically.)
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions42
june2015
#CHERYLSSWEETS
#CHERYLSSWEETS:by@christianp.
No.ofredsweetsinthebag
4101115
Thereare100sweetsinthebag,and4ofthem
arered.Hannaharrivedonbusnumber825.
Hereisthetableofpossiblesolutions:
n2-n-3080=0
If there are n sweets, r of which are red, the
probabilityofdrawingtworedsweetsis(nxr)/
((n-1)x(r-1)).
n2-n-7140=0
Greyed out squares indicate that the value of n
given by this equation would not result in a
probability of the form 1/k, where k is a bus
number,forthatnumberofredsweets.
Albert'sfirststatementmeanstherecan'tbe10or
11redsweets,asthenBernardmightknow;then,
since there must be 4 or 15 sweets, and thus
Bernard knows which, it must be the third
equation,andn=100.
n=56
n=85
n2-n-9900=0
n=100
n2-n-1260=0
n=36
n2-n-2070=0
n=46
n2-n-2970=0
n=55
1.BriefnapafterItalianfood-that's
Thesewords glamour-PIZZAZZ
arealllegal, 2.MockGNVQ,perhaps-it'sbeingdeclared
unsuitable-DISQUALIFICATION
butunplayable, 3.Basketballplayerperhapshasskill,butit'sa
inScrabble. worthlesslittlething-KNICKKNACK
4.Beginningtoshowalopecia?It'snottobe
emphasised-STRESSLESSNESS
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.Pulprecordcouldbenumberone
again?-RAZZMATAZZ
APIS
CLUES
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions43
july2015
SPLITIT
SPLITIT:by@stecks,inspiredbybit.ly/cpsequence
Allthesequenceshavethesameaveragevalue(4).
1
5
4
3
2
3
6
7
4
1
5
4
6
5
4
7
2
4
3
3
7
6
5
2
1
Mypig-housemadefromsoftwood-Enterprise
chiefengineer'shosieryisavoidinghiminlarge
quantities
THISCORKSTY-THIRTYSOCKSSHIRKSCOTTY
RelaxedSwedecan'tunderstandwhycarscan't
perceiveaxis
EASYSVENSAYSEVENVANSSEEY
Transportannouncersencounteredmeandancer's
to-dolist
TRAINTANNOYSRANINTONASTYANTON'S
IN-TRAY
ADORUN
AROUND
ADORUNAROUND:by@stecks,helpfrom@apaultaylor
1.SoilAssociationstarttogetintotheirsilly
ideas,initiallyhavingkeptout-EARTH
2.Lastdaubontoiletdoor:1outof4.Writewith
acomputeranditcouldbeA+-BLOODTYPE
3.Whenstonetoolswerefirstused,Pennysmashed
acelloaboutwithpointlessflintcore-PALEOLITHIC
4.Placewhereonegoesaftertheend?-ZONE
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.Drunkeithersideoflunch,sangriais
paradise-SHANGRI-LA
APIS
CLUES
Herearefive
crypticcrossword
clues.Youmust
solvetheclues,
thenfindthe
connectionbetween
theanswers.
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions44
ZYGONUM
august2015
ZYGONUM:
by@stecks
APIS
CLUES
17
29
2
3
10
11
5
3
9
5
19
8
Theseareall
associated
withthe
colourblue.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
19
18
13
2
7
38
33
24
1.Nervousaboutfirsttrystwithoutcharge
-NEUTRAL
2.Viralinfectionlatelystartingtoappearin
fish-COLD
3.Thugregressingtohischildishstate?-BOY
4.Makepimprepentherb-PEPPERMINT
5.Attempttoeatduck,likeDave?-TORY
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions45
september2015
4
2
1
3
3
1
4
2
2
4
3
1
1
3
2
4
3
1
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
1
4
3
2
4
3
2
1
3
2
1
4
2
1
4
3
2
3
4
1
1
2
3
4
4
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
4
3
1
4
2
1
3
3
1
4
2
4
2
3
1
1
3
4
2
3
1
2
4
2
4
1
3
2
1
4
3
3
2
1
4
1
4
3
2
4
3
2
1
3
4
1
2
4
1
2
3
2
3
4
1
1
2
3
4
3
1
4
2
4
2
1
3
1
3
2
4
2
4
3
1
2
4
1
3
3
1
2
4
4
2
3
1
1
3
4
2
4
3
2
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
4
3
3
2
1
4
1
2
3
4
2
3
4
1
3
4
1
2
4
1
2
3
2
4
3
1
1
3
2
4
3
1
4
2
4
2
1
3
1
3
4
2
4
2
3
1
2
4
1
3
3
1
2
4
3
2
1
4
2
1
4
3
4
3
2
1
1
4
3
2
4
1
2
3
3
4
1
2
1
2
3
4
2
3
4
1
META
DOKU
METADOKU:
by@stecks
and@paultaylor,
basedon anidea
by@standupmaths
1.Onewhoworkswithdoughtakingdirection
fromanother?-BAKER
2.Giantpigtwistingroundtoeattail(also
twisted)-GOLIATH
3.Competenttotakepartinablessing-ABLE
4.Withasmallchange,3retweeta
prince-ALBERT
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. 5.Hey-Richard'safellowofmostexcellent
fancy-YORICK
APIS
CLUES
Theseare
allMONKEY
ASTRONAUTS!
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
issue46
october2015
2n
n
n
5n
2
(n-1)n(n+1)
5n multiple n
2
n of n
n+3
3n+1
3n
4n-1
ACROSSSTICKS:by@christianp
REHAB
HOMBRE
B OUTMATCH
MATCHBOX
BESMIRCH
IBEX
multiple
of n
n2-1
n =2
BRAIN
TRACKS
A
BRAINTRACKS:
by@stecks
and@apaultaylor
APIS
CLUES
Theseareall
patronsaints
ofbrewing
orbeer.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
FERN
EMULSIFICATION
CLUE
UNCLE
NEEDFUL
DAMN
VALE
AFTERLIVES
SATE
TAILS
LAVATORY
YELL
ACROSSSTICKS
n+1 n+3
1.Girlindrinkingestablishmenttwicehas
arrogancecutshort-BARBARA
2.TwoleopardseatingaRoman
Emperor-FLORIAN
3.Goodking'slancesbrokeninregular
weaponryexercises-WENCESLAS
4.SaintBernard'sheadononeside-BONIFACE
5.Luckytoloseextremities- that'sgospel-LUKE
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
issue47
november2015
C R Y S T
B U C
H A
P
R O L L
H I
D I S
W R E C K I
C A N N
G O
H A V
M
H
T R
E
E
E
A
A
A
K
R
I
E
G
C
N
O
A
L
Y
D
N
R
H
O
G
N
L
Y E
A
A T
N D
C K
fortune-teller'sdevice
madeof60Carbonatoms
no-nonsensetactics
arcadegame
typeofpen
tallglass
coveredintinymirrors
demolitiontool
makeasplash?
sportfortheblind
observe
enjoyyourself
typeofsub
foulinsoccer
90smousealternative
SURPRISINGEVENT=CURVEBALL
APIS
CLUES
Theseareall
oneletter
awayfrom
aword
forstone.
QUIZBALL:
by@stecks
QUIZBALL
PLANEWORD:by@stecks&@christianp
PLANE
WORD
Here is one possible way
toarrangethewordsin
thegrid.Therearemany
validwaysto
arrrangethem.
N
U
D
I
M
S
Greyish-brown:DUN
Between extremes:MID
Spanishcouple:DOS
Frenchaccord:OUI
Dreadedabbreviation:MON
O
Extraterms:SINandSUM
1.Icecream,perhaps,aftersecondcake-SCONE
2.Dishonourablebunny?-BOUNDER
3.Winepresentinad-hocKahlua-HOCK
4.Begforforestlovingtogetstarted-GROVEL
5.Onewithnotoes,perhaps,spunrecord;
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues. blobgotintoit,dancing-POBBLE
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
?
PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions48
december2015
CategoriesinthisQuiz
DFONIOARDDNK-FoodAndDrink
CCAPEZREKIRRS-CrackerPrizes
GHFRUDWLRQV-Decorations
FDUROV-Carols
TLVSOADIM-TelevisionAndFilm
CTGREITIQI-CategoriesInThisQuiz
NMBRNS-NumberOnes
NCDNGMTHDS-EncodingMethods
Ineachsetofeightrelateditems,thefirsttwoareanagrams,
thenexttwoareCaesarshiftedbythreeplaces(apparently
Caesar'sownpreferredmethod-ciphergivenbelowforyour
reference);thenexttwohavealternatelettersremoved(so
FISHFINGERSwouldbecomeFSFNES)andthefinaltwohave
hadonlythevowelsremoved.
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVQXYZ
DEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVQXYZABC
ChristmasCarols
LINTESGNITH-SlientNight
GMDHLROGOGYINIDHRNNE-DingDongMerrilyOnHigh
DZDBLQDPDQJHU-AwayinaManger
MRBWRWKHZRUOG-JoyToTheWorld
OITEONFEHEE-OLittleTownOfBethlehem
WIEHPEDWTHD-WhileShepherdsWatched
TCMPNMDNGHTCLR-ItCameUponAMidnightClear
WTHRKNGS- WeThreeKings
ALI S
CLUES
'
ALI'SCLUES:devisedby
@gheizhwinder.
QUIZMAS:by
@stecksand
@apaultaylor
ChristmasCrackerPrizes
EEDSTVRRISCEWR-ScrewdriverSet
ECERNNPEARLPHSI-PencilSharpener
QDLOFOLSSHUV-NailClippers
NHBULQJ-Keyring
FRUEELNFS-FortuneTellingFish
TNPAIGAD-TinyPlayingCards
GNTPPRCLP-GiantPaperClip
BTTLPNR-Bottleopener
ChristmasDecorations
ChristmasNumberOnes
LENTIS-Tinsel
ITSKCSHNDITYORTAMHOSWE-DoTheyKnowIt'sChristmas?
SMTILTEOE-Mistletoe
AMOYCLBHYSDRI-Mary'sBoyChild
EDXEOHV-Baubles
KDOOHOXMDK-Hallelujah
IDLUBOLJKWV-Fairylights
FDQZHILALW-CanWeFixIt?
PPRHIS-PaperChains
LNHIELVRRMIEPO-LongHairedLoverFromLiverpool
CNYAE-Candycane
MSLTENWN-MistletoeAndWine
RTFCLSNW-ArtificialSnow
SMTHNSTPD-Somethin'Stupid
NGLNTPFTHTR-Angelontopofthetree
MLLFKNTYR-MullOfKintyre
TelevisionandFilm
FestiveFoodandDrink
WOCTRDHOO-DoctorWho
INCPMEISE-MincePies
MCRERETTSUHSLAICS-ChristmasLectures
NBAURERYDTTB-Brandybutter
GLHKDUG-DieHard
BXOHORJ-Yulelog
WKHJUQFK-TheGrinch
HJJQRJ-Eggnog
TEUESPEH-TheQueen'sSpeech
PGIBAKT-Pigsinblankets
TEIHMRBFRCRSMS-TheNightmareBeforeChristmas
BUSLSRUS-BrusselsSprouts
THSNWMN-TheSnowman
RSTTRKY-RoastTurkey
HMLN-HomeAlone
MLLDWN-MulledWine
QUIZMAS
EncodingMethods
GRMANAA-Anagram
ONGIRRDEER-Reordering
FDHVDUVKLIW-CaesarShift
VXEVWLWXWLRQFLSKHU-SubstitutionCipher
RMVATRAEETR-RemoveAlternateLetters
LAEDLTESNY-LeaveOddLettersOnly
MSSNGVWLS-MissingVowels
LVNLYCNSNNTS-LeaveOnlyConsonants
1.Aftersecondpromotion,freeviewchannel
booksnotablearrival-ADVENT
Theseare
2.Reffinginaredfez,footballinitiallyabsent,
alltitlesof
marshalledelementaloppositesFIREANDFREEZING
Christmas
3.Fashionableturkeyaccompaniment-lose
episodes
thestuffing,putduckegginside-GROOVY
ofQI.
4.CarolandStewalternatelygobbling
jellies-JINGLEBELLS
5.LeaderofKlaxons(band)takesgambleon
theFrench/German/AmericanSanta-KRISKRINGLE
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions49
january2016
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GETINTHESEA-ABANDONSHIP
Fromthebeginning-ALLOVERAGAIN
Invadingonespersonalspace-ALLUPINYOURGRILL
Oysterswrappedinbacon-ANGELSONHORSEBACK
Ice-creambaseddessert-BANANASPLIT
Withoutasaddle-BAREBACK
Gritone'steeth-BEARDOWN
Notslouchingatall-BOLTUPRIGHT
Cheers!-BOTTOMSUP
Endrelationship-BREAKUP
Smallroundfungus-BUTTONMUSHROOM
UKdaytimeTVgameshow-COUNTDOWN
Starttoplay-CURTAINUP
Gothewayyoucame-DOUBLEBACK
Kindofbetinblackjack-DOUBLEDOWN
Duplicate-DOUBLEUP
Solicit-DRUMUP
Somethingromanticsdo-FALLINLOVE
Response-FEEDBACK
Madeamessofthings-FOULEDUP
Putonyourgladrags-GUSSYUP
Attheendofone'stether-HADITUPTOHERE
Psychoactivelyaffected-HIGHONDRUGS
90stechslogan-INTELINSIDE
Play,notanOasissong-LOOKBACKINANGER
Interpretwrongly-MISUNDERSTAND
Foiledbyfailureofplanning-PAINTEDINTOACORNER
Children'sballgame-PIGGYINTHEMIDDLE
BookbyJuliaDonaldson-ROOMONTHEBROOM
Trafficjam-SNARLUP
Achievenuclearfission-SPLITTHEATOM
MakelikeMartyMcFly-TRAVELBACKINTIME
Retreat-TURNBACK
WORDING
APIS Theyall
have
CLUES doctorates.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
WORDING:
by@stecks&@apaultaylor,
withhelpfrom@andrew_taylor
1.PartofQueenMaryIgettingmixedupwith
ban-BRIANMAY
2.Secretary'sFrenchwine(withconformitymark)
seenonTV?-VINCECABLE
3.MississippiQueen,perhaps,asplayedbyAlex
Kingston-RIVERSONG
4.FromTrekEight,horriblegreencreature-KERMIT
THEFROG
5.MrTumnusgoesarseoverheadinnastyjousts,
tyinguphistop-enddamneddoctor-JOHNFAUSTUS
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions50
february2016
PIPEDOWN:
by@stecks&
@apaultaylor,loosely
basedonanidea
by@christianp
PIPE
DOWN
APIS
CLUES
Theseareall
weightlifting
exercises.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
1.Suchagangwouldforceyoutojoin
themedia-PRESS
2.LouisArmstrongswallowingnicelittle
lift-SNATCH
3.Pleasantwayofdoingthings,with
cheekygrinandbriefnodingreeting
-GOODMORNING
4.AthirdofstripedMacleansisnot
blue-CLEAN
5.Bend-bendincoral,oddly-CURL
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions51
march2016
CONCORDANT
AVOWAL
CONCORDANTAVOWAL:
by@stecks&@apaultaylor
played
first
OPENED
nightclothes
bully
COERCE
prize
buzzing
around
CIRCA
ethnic
TRIBAL
circuits
ROUTES
vessels
AORTAS
facilities
TROUBLE
APIS
CLUES
confirm
VERIFY
AWARD
picturesque
SCENIC
WIRED
deduction
offacts
SCIENCE
TILE
dropper
PIPETTE
OUTLIE
hunger
APPETITE
pave
besituated
beyond
Canadian
police
ado
PYJAMAS
MOUNTIES
sprite
(oldspelling)
AMENITIES
hairstyle
Allcanbe
precededby
"Swiss".
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
FAERIE
AFRO
1.Filmteacake-ROLL
2.Burndownplant-CHARD
3.PerhapsMorrison'stakesoverNorthern
Irishleaders-TONI
4.PerhapsLancashirenativesloseheartand
muddleupthelasttwopoints-CHEESE
5.Riversidestorytellsofastoreofwealth
-BANKACCOUNT
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
issue52
april2016
<
Eachpairofthree-digitnumbers,
runningacrossanddowntothe
samedigit,arepairsofconsecutive
primenumbersendinginthesamedigit.
APIS
CLUES
Primemultiple <
of251
Allarethe
namesof
gameswhen
pluralized.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
7
0
9
7
6
NUMBERCARP:
by@stecks&
@apaultaylor
Multiple <
of11
155 <
+n2
2
1
4
9
1
5
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of26
Divides <
463-1
9
2
9
3
7
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of30649
2
9
3
1
1
First5digits
afterdecimal
pointinπwith
onedigitmoved
Productoftwo <
primes<250
Prime
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of30979
Multiple <
of6323
8
1
1
8
9
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CARP
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of4339
3
3
7
2
2
<
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of21569
a,b,c<10
<
4
2
431
34
8
11000a+
100b+11c
4-digitpalindrome
followedbyasquare
thatdividesit
<
1182+m2=1382+k2
where100<m<200
5
86
73
41
1.RockMeAmadeusfirstgetsinwithregular
rebel-MARBLE
2.Bigheadbeastincrate-BOX
3.Fourclappediniron,oronemore-FIVE
4.Theart'sfullofspirit-HEART
5.Pulldoctortogetanything-DRAUGHT
PUZZLEBOMB:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions53
may2016
4,8,15,16,23,42.
"TheNumbers"fromLost
6,8,2, 4,4,4,4,4,2
Numbersoflegsonthingsin
'TheOldLady whoswallowedafly'
2001,2010,2061,3001
Booksinthe'2001'series
SEQUENCE
SPOTTER
SEQUENCESPOTTER:by@stecks&@apaultaylor,
withhelpfromfriends
0,0,1, 2,63,62,27,14,(5)
Numberofmoonsonplanetsinthesolarsystem
51,33,13,34,1,8,7,75,28,60,93,92,26,
95,44,88,...
Atomicnumbersofperiodictableelements,inthe
orderoftheTomLehrersong
60,60,60,60,60,60,60,57,24
Mostcommon9-dartfinish
1956,1957,1958,1959,2000,2001
Timesin24hnotationastheclockgoespast8pm
1985,1955,1985,2015,1985,1955,1885,1985
YearsMartyMcFlyvisitsinBacktotheFutureseries
1,3,3,2,1,4,2,4,1,8,5,1,3,1,1,3,10,
1,1,1,1,4,4,8,4,10
PointsawardedforeachlettertileinScrabble
28,28,28,24,10,7,7,7,7,7,7,23,23,23,
1977,1980,1983,1999,2002,2005,2015,2017, 23,23,32,23,32,23,23,23,23,32.
2019
DavidBeckham'sshirtnumberineachseasonof
YearstheStarWarsfilmscameout/willcome out
hiscareer
APIS
CLUES
Allwere
posthumously
beheaded.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
1.Composer'smusicalputbeforefestivalofartsandliterature,
Denmark-JOSEPHHADYN
2.CrudeAmericangeneral-CRASSUS
3.Backwardmonstertuckingintoduckliverandhumanheart
-effectively,hewasapoliticalleader-OLIVERCROMWELL
4.RemembertotakehatofftoIrishnationalist-ROBERTEMMET
5.Mexicanrevolutionaryspieswithoutnumberwenttoground,
eatingthinporridge,givinguptheirlast,ruinedgoal-MIGUEL
HIDALGO
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
B3
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3
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Theseare
allpatience
games.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
8
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SUSHIKASERS
solutions54
june2016
SUSHIKASERS:
by@stecks
&@gheizhwinder
1.SellbackVolkswagen-GOLF
2.Creepythingthatscansthe
web?-SPIDER
3.Hitspot-CLOCK
4.Lightmealcutshortforfootball
teams?-ELEVENS
5.Legalagreementbindingtooneon
instrument-ACCORDION
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions55
july2016
62
16
70
19
33
42
4 5
28 19
12 31
26 22
25 33
63
86
13 15
32 27
34 18
20 21
6 29
52
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50
MODOKU:by@stecks
16 3 7
8 24 23
9 35 1
10 11 30
17 2 14
87
MODOKU
24
1.Hewashedhishands,havingmadeamess
ofspoiltpetunia-PONTIUSPILATE
2.AluckylittlecardturnedoverbyCountDRACULA
3.Starchessplayer,onewhowaswrongly
imprisoned-SIRIUSBLACK
4.LevelermixedupwithashadowyassassinLEEHARVEY OSWALD
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
5.SpyemoticonatendofOrwell'sfirstGEORGESMILEY
APIS
CLUES
Theyhave
allbeen
playedby
Gary
Oldman.
PUZZLEBOMB.co.uk:assembledby@stecks.
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions56
august2016
MODUOKU
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4
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3
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XWD:by@apaultaylor
Originalentries(beforemodificiation)were:
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26
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bh
bf
21
4
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1ac:LENDER
27ac:DATE
8dn:WALLY
15dn:MARLIN
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19
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c
MODUOKU:
by@stecks&
@apaultaylor
6
9
8
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10
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PUZZLEBOMB
SOLUTIONS
solutions57
september2016
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SERIES,CONSECUTIVE,TRAIN/ORDER,STRING/COURSE,
FLOW/SET/ROW/LIST,AIM/RUN/TRACK/CHAIN
ORDSEARCH
APIS
CLUES
Theseare
allthings
youcan
put'note'
after.
APISCLUES:devisedby@apisclues.
ORDSEARCH
by@stecks
1.ClaimUSrebuiltPhantom,perhaps-MUSICAL
2.Starsinfestival ofunknowns-GALAXY
3.Lengthoftimeaftersomefunction?-FOOT
4.TackysuperheroappearsinSyria-STICKY
5.Failedbadlytoavoid asubject-FIELD
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