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BRINKSMANSHIP</font></b></p>
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Agoraphobia</font></h3>
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General Electric</font></p>
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Rhodia</font></p>
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of these companies, you get the following:</font></p>
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Realty Income Corp. O<br>
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General Electric GE<br>
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Rhodia RHA<br>
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Crompton Corporation CK<br>
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ElderTrust ETT<br>
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Vivendi V<br>
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Infonet Services IN<br>
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Ceridian Corporation CEN<br>
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Grupo Simec SIM<br>
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in order, spell out two names: ROGER HACKETT and VINCENT SIMMON. These two gentlemen
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are the CEOs of two more companies: Sensory Science and Cortex Pharmaceuticals.
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matches Sea Hag, is <b>POPEYE</b>.</font></p>
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The Alchemist's Workshop</font></h3>
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table shown by clicking "succeeded" differs from a correct periodic
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in the entry for one particular element. Which element was so altered varied
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frequently throughout the course of the hunt (the cron job to do this has since
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stopped working), in the following cycle:</font></p>
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Wr.<br>
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2. Ag (silver) replaced by On.<br>
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3. Fe (iron) replaced by Gn.<br>
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4. Hg (mercury) replaced by Um.<br>
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5. Sn (tin) replaced by Si.<br>
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6. Cu (copper) replaced by Nw.<br>
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7. Pb (lead) replaced by Ts.<br>
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</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Solvers could assemble this
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list by checking the link "periodically," as instructed. There is
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also a double-check that the list is complete and in the correct order, for
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the more alchemically inclined solvers: The changed elements are exactly the
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seven ancient metals, ordered by the standard correspondence between the metals,
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the ancient "planets" (the sun, the moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter,
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Venus, Saturn), and the days of the week (the sun <-> Sunday, the moon
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<-> Monday, Mars <-> Tuesday, etc.).</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The altered chemical symbols
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spell out "Wrong nums in wts." Each element with an altered chemical
|
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+
symbol had an atomic weight which was incorrect in one digit. The erroneous
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+
digits, in order, formed a seven-digit phone number, which at the time of the
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+
construction of the puzzle was the phone number of a local Sbarro restaurant
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+
(unfortunately, this changed without our knowledge shortly before the Hunt started).
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+
The solution is thus <b>SBARRO</b>. </font></p>
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Phase 4 Object and Metapuzzle</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by Tom Weisswange</i></font></p>
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webpages under the heading "The Clues" contains a list of 61 or 62
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sets of five words. Each such set is a single clue for a phrase consisting of
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| 16 |
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two or (occasionally) three five-letter words, with the result that each page
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| 17 |
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clues 125 five-letter words (including some duplications). </font></p>
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| 18 |
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The five webpages under
|
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the heading "The Grid" each contain a "level," consisting
|
| 20 |
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of five 5x5 grids of boxes (where each box contains five letters). These can
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| 21 |
+
be thought of as constituting a 5x5x5x5 hypercube of boxes, with the four mutually
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| 22 |
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perpendicular directions being <i>rightward</i> within a given grid, <i>downward</i>
|
| 23 |
+
within a given grid (Y), <i>through</i> the grids on a given page (Z), and cutting
|
| 24 |
+
across the <i>levels</i> (W). To each direction corresponds one "direction"
|
| 25 |
+
webpage; the one-line introduction on each such page contains two instances
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| 26 |
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of a word ("right," "down," "though," and "level,"
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| 27 |
+
respectively) that hints at the appropriate direction.</font></p>
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| 28 |
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> For each direction, then,
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| 29 |
+
we have 125 five-letter words clued by the corresponding "direction"
|
| 30 |
+
webpage, and 125 straight paths through the cube in that direction, each consisting
|
| 31 |
+
of five consecutive boxes. The solver must match each word with a path such
|
| 32 |
+
that the word can be spelled out by selecting (and crossing off) one letter
|
| 33 |
+
from each box in the path, in sequence. If this is done properly (<a href="anotherdimension_words.html">here</a>
|
| 34 |
+
is the list of clue answers and the paths to which their words correspond),
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| 35 |
+
four of the five letters in each box are crossed off (one by each of the words
|
| 36 |
+
in the X, Y, Z, and W directions whose paths contain that box), leaving one
|
| 37 |
+
remaining letter. The resulting grids, with crossed-out letters shown as dots,
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| 38 |
+
are given <a href="anotherdimension_grids.html">here</a>.</font></p>
|
| 39 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Note that each 5x5 grid
|
| 40 |
+
of boxes now contains 25 of the 26 letters of the alphabet, with one letter
|
| 41 |
+
remaining unused. The unused letters in the five grids on each level are as
|
| 42 |
+
follows:</font></p>
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| 43 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Level 1: OUIJA<br>
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| 44 |
+
Level 2: BOARD<br>
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| 45 |
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Level 3: THING<br>
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| 46 |
+
Level 4: IHTFP<br>
|
| 47 |
+
Level 5: FNORD</font></p>
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| 48 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The solver must, therefore,
|
| 49 |
+
run the Ouija Board program that may be found by clicking "Ouija Board"
|
| 50 |
+
on the "Welcome to Phase 4" page, and spell out on it the three words
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| 51 |
+
THING, IHTFP, and FNORD. </font></p>
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| 52 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">A) When the solver spells
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| 53 |
+
out THING on the Ouija Board, the URL "http://www.liii.com/~thomasw/bettermousetrap/thing.html"
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| 54 |
+
appears. <a href="thing.html">This page</a> gives the specifications for the
|
| 55 |
+
Phase 4 object, a Rube Goldberg machine that rings a bell, opens a book, and
|
| 56 |
+
lights a candle. </font></p>
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| 57 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">B) When the solver spells
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| 58 |
+
out IHTFP on the Ouija Board, the following changes occur to the board:</font></p>
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| 59 |
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1) "+T" is added
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| 60 |
+
to the lower right-hand star, and "RE" and "T" on either
|
| 61 |
+
side of the lower left-hand star. The stars have thus become rebuses for START
|
| 62 |
+
and RESTART, respectively.</font></p>
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| 63 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2) A slash appears between
|
| 64 |
+
the 3 and 4, and a # appears as a superscript on the F. (The significance of
|
| 65 |
+
these changes is discussed in (C), below.)</font></p>
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| 66 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">3) Twelve sets of six squares
|
| 67 |
+
each appear, into which letters can be typed. (To clear all the squares, one
|
| 68 |
+
clicks the RESTART star.) </font></p>
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| 69 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">4) Two blank rectangles
|
| 70 |
+
appear, in which the program will be displaying text. </font></p>
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| 71 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When the START star is clicked,
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| 72 |
+
the Ouija Board pointer moves by itself in a set pattern among the squares from
|
| 73 |
+
(3); whenever it touches a square, the letter that has been typed into that
|
| 74 |
+
square appears in the rectangles in (4). (Since the motion of the pointer is
|
| 75 |
+
always the same, this procedure amounts to an animated version of an ordinary
|
| 76 |
+
double crostic; a particular square in (3) corresponds to a particular position
|
| 77 |
+
in the text the program displays.) </font></p>
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| 78 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">If the solver puts the twelve
|
| 79 |
+
solution words into the boxes in the following order:</font></p>
|
| 80 |
+
<pre>
|
| 81 |
+
NIGHER BAFFLE UNTEAM
|
| 82 |
+
NATICK UNSAFE SPIFFY
|
| 83 |
+
EASTER DOGMAS OWLETS
|
| 84 |
+
NOMADS ENGRAM SBARRO</pre>
|
| 85 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> the resulting text is:</font></p>
|
| 86 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> SOUNDS LIKE FIRST NAME
|
| 87 |
+
OF RAYBURN WITH<br>
|
| 88 |
+
SAME LAST NAME AS PARTNER OF MASON</font></p>
|
| 89 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The first name of Rayburn
|
| 90 |
+
is "Gene," and the partner of Mason was Dixon. Thus, we have the name
|
| 91 |
+
of the Phase 4 entity: <b>Jeanne Dixon.</b></font></p>
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| 92 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">C) When the solver spells
|
| 93 |
+
out FNORD on the Ouija Board, a message box appears containing the following
|
| 94 |
+
text:</font></p>
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| 95 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Still looking for those
|
| 96 |
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Fnords? What are you afraid of, 'The<br>
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| 97 |
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Man'? (Who knew?) Too much information is dangerous, so here's a<br>
|
| 98 |
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little: Goose Low Trickle Spruce Batter Wrap Fall Wear Run Drop<br>
|
| 99 |
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Buck.</font></p>
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| 100 |
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Each of the eleven words
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| 101 |
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at the end of the message occurs in a phrase with UP or DOWN: Goose DOWN, Low
|
| 102 |
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DOWN, Trickle DOWN, Spruce UP, Batter UP, Wrap UP, Fall DOWN, Wear DOWN, Run
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| 103 |
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DOWN, Drop DOWN, Buck UP.</font></p>
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| 104 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The initial letters of
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| 105 |
+
the twelve ordered solution words in part (B) spell out NB: UNUSED ONES. Each
|
| 106 |
+
solution word contains one letter that is not used in spelling out the part
|
| 107 |
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(B) message; these are, in order, G F E C E F A G E D G B, which are musical
|
| 108 |
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notes. Moreover, the 3/4 and F# that appeared on the Ouija Board in part (B)
|
| 109 |
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specify a time signature (three-quarter time) and key signature (G major), and
|
| 110 |
+
the sequence of DOWNs and UPs seen above indicates whether each note is higher
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| 111 |
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or lower than the one preceding it. All of these combine to specify a melody,
|
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Shooting Star (9)<br>
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** * ** ** * *
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phil + rovainen
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corresponds (by the code 1 = A, 2 = B, etc.) to the solution word for
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this puzzle,
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<b>nudist<b>.
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Tiger, Hidden Dragon</i> is Ang Lee. ("I keep my head down so he can't
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see me" alludes to the "crouching" and "hidden.") If
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the last letter of ANG LEE is changed to an R, this produces yet another animal
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word (and supplies the missing R of DIRECTOR): <b>ANGLER</b> (another term for
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the anglerfish, in addition to being a term for fisherman), which is the solution
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(An additional clue to this
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transformation is "Will he shoot me, or is that too easy": Ang Lee,
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as a director, shoots things for a living, while an angler doesn't, because
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it would be like shooting fish in a barrel.) </font></p>
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HORROR OF PARTY BEACH<br>
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EEGAH<br>
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SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS<br>
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OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK<br>
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NIGHT OF THE BLOOD BEAST</font></p>
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Cosmic Awareness
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by
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in the game. For example, the first clue's answer is "curse". In Cosmic,
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associated power follows:
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<blockquote>
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"#%^$^@@#" (5) curse - <i>Witch</i><br>
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"Mooommy, I really waaant that!" (5) whine - <i>Sniveler</i><br>
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A dish best served cold (7) revenge - <i>Grudge</i><br>
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A jury's may be reasonable (5) doubt - <i>Skeptic</i><br>
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Accompany, on a more lasting basis (2 4) be with - <i>Force</i><br>
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| 37 |
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Act frenzied or crazed (2 7) go berserk - <i>Berseker</i><br>
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| 38 |
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Adaptation of a composition by rescoring (11) arrangement - <i>Crystal</i><br>
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| 39 |
+
Allstate does it (6) insure - <i>Lloyd</i><br>
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| 40 |
+
Alter one's structure (or the input box on your webpage?) (6 4) change form - <i>Changeling</i><br>
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| 41 |
+
Animal ___ (9) magnetism - <i>Magnet</i><br>
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| 42 |
+
Artificial thing on the end of a hook (4) lure - <i>Siren</i><br>
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| 43 |
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Assertion of the falsity of a given proposition *(8) negation - <i>Anti-matter</i><br>
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| 44 |
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Attaching living tissue surgically (8) grafting - <i>Plant</i><br>
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| 45 |
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Become incorporeal (thanks to a transporter?) (13) dematerialize - <i>Phantom</i><br>
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| 46 |
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Buried prize *(8) treasure - <i>Dragon</i><br>
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| 47 |
+
Car make from Italy *(4) fiat - <i>Judge</i><br>
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| 48 |
+
Change the fabric of existence (5 7) alter reality - <i>Schizoid</i><br>
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Cleansing of the emotions via art (9) catharsis - <i>Vacuum</i><br>
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| 50 |
+
Cliff (5) bluff - <i>Gambler</i><br>
|
| 51 |
+
Combination of simultaneous notes in a chord *(7) harmony - <i>Empath</i><br>
|
| 52 |
+
Contract for an apartment (5) lease - <i>Hurtz</i><br>
|
| 53 |
+
Coup from within (or Nautilus 3.1?) (10) subversion - <i>Subversive</i><br>
|
| 54 |
+
Cultivation (10) refinement - <i>Connoisseur</i><br>
|
| 55 |
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Declare in advance (7) predict - <i>Prophet</i><br>
|
| 56 |
+
Deus ex machina *(6 12) divine intervention - <i>Chosen</i><br>
|
| 57 |
+
Distribute uniformally (8) equalize - <i>Calculator</i><br>
|
| 58 |
+
Disturbance of the ability to read (8) dyslexia - <i>Mirror</i><br>
|
| 59 |
+
Do a doctor's job (4) heal - <i>Healer</i><br>
|
| 60 |
+
Doing it may involve a siance (10) necromancy - <i>Warpish</i><br>
|
| 61 |
+
Dominion; superiority (7) mastery - <i>Warrior</i><br>
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| 62 |
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Done on request, as a performance (7) command - <i>Dictator</i><br>
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| 63 |
+
Duplicate, as an experiment (9) replicate - <i>Clone</i><br>
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| 64 |
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Eighth Robin Cook book alphabetically (9) contagion - <i>Disease</i><br>
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| 65 |
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Emotionally disturbed or agitated (5) upset - <i>Loser</i><br>
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| 66 |
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Energy divided by the square of the speed of light (4) mass - <i>Macron</i><br>
|
| 67 |
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Enticement (10) temptation - <i>Serpent</i><br>
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| 68 |
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Explosive device rigged to a teddy bear, for example *(5 4) booby trap - <i>Terrorist</i><br>
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| 69 |
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Extend (8) protract - <i>Prolong</i><br>
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| 70 |
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Exude, as confidence (4) ooze - <i>Amoeba</i><br>
|
| 71 |
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Facts gained through experience (9) knowledge - <i>Mind</i><br>
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| 72 |
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Form of one's body *(5) build - <i>Industrialist</i><br>
|
| 73 |
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Formulate a product *(8) multiply - <i>Virus</i><br>
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| 74 |
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Fourth Book (7) numbers - <i>Symbiote</i><br>
|
| 75 |
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Frighten with threats (10) intimidate - <i>Bully</i><br>
|
| 76 |
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Furnish with power or authority *(6) invest - <i>Entrepreneur</i><br>
|
| 77 |
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Gain cool traits over time (6) evolve - <i>Pentaform</i><br>
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| 78 |
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| 79 |
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Granted right, especially when attached to a specific position (9) privilege - <i>Aristocrat</i><br>
|
| 80 |
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Have a glimpse of the future (7) foresee - <i>Oracle</i><br>
|
| 81 |
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Highway robbery, for example *(5) theft - <i>Filch</i><br>
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| 82 |
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In logic, one could be necessary or sufficient (9) condition - <i>Pavlov</i><br>
|
| 83 |
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It follows "park" and precedes "neutral" (7) reverse - <i>Negator</i><br>
|
| 84 |
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It happens when you fall for your shrink (12) transference - <i>Trader</i><br>
|
| 85 |
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It may be fielder's or Hobson's (6) choice - <i>Will</i><br>
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| 86 |
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Lincoln or Holland (6) tunnel - <i>Worm</i><br>
|
| 87 |
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Members of the Zodiac *(5) signs - <i>Obverse</i><br>
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| 88 |
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Obtain by force (6) extort - <i>Extortionist</i><br>
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| 89 |
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Oft-ignored teacher (10) substitute - <i>Sting</i><br>
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| 90 |
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One could be air or panty (4) raid - <i>Pirate</i><br>
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| 91 |
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One could be value-added (3) tax - <i>Assessor</i><br>
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| 92 |
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One may be issued by a court (5) order - <i>Queue</i><br>
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| 93 |
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Own (7) possess - <i>Demon</i><br>
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| 94 |
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Pass the buck (8) delegate - <i>Delegator</i><br>
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| 95 |
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Place habitually frequented (5) haunt - <i>Doppleganger</i><br>
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| 96 |
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Presenting (6) giving - <i>Philanthropist</i><br>
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| 97 |
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Profusion, especially of cash (6) wealth - <i>Gnome</i><br>
|
| 98 |
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Property enjoyed by Sue Storm (12) invisibility - <i>Wraith</i><br>
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| 99 |
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Pull out of the fire (7) salvage - <i>Vulch</i><br>
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| 100 |
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Pull up by the roots (9) eradicate - <i>Void</i><br>
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| 101 |
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Pythagorean exponent (3) two - <i>Deuce</i><br>
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| 102 |
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Quarantine (7) isolate - <i>Silencer</i><br>
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| 103 |
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Rebirth of a soul *(13) reincarnation - <i>Reincarnator</i><br>
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| 104 |
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Run, as an application (7) execute - <i>Assassin</i><br>
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| 105 |
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Samsa's story, with "The" (13) metamorphosis - <i>Insect</i><br>
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| 106 |
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Sci-fi staple employed in Quantum Leap *(4 6) time travel - <i>Chronos</i><br>
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| 107 |
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Self-reproach (5) guilt - <i>Ethic</i><br>
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| 108 |
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Serve (4 4) wait upon - <i>Butler</i><br>
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| 109 |
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Shalom (5) peace - <i>Pacifist</i><br>
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| 110 |
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Sojourner's surname (5) truth - <i>Seeker</i><br>
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Stash or cache *(5) hoard - <i>Miser</i><br>
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Stick to (6) adhere - <i>Fungus</i><br>
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Stick your nose in another's business (6) meddle - <i>Busybody</i><br>
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| 114 |
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Stink up the place (4) reek - <i>Filth</i><br>
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| 115 |
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Strengthen with fresh additions (9) reinforce - <i>Cavalry</i><br>
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| 116 |
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Strengthen with fresh additions (9) reinforce - <i>Reserve</i><br>
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| 117 |
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Subjugate (7) enslave - <i>Vampire</i><br>
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Take someone before their time (or a painting of apples??) (5 4) steal life - <i>Ghost</i><br>
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The act of making a lot of people think they're chickens (especially in church?) (4 8) mass hypnosis - <i>Mesmer</i><br>
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The best policy? (7) honesty - <i>Aura</i><br>
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| 121 |
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The P in ESP (10) perception - <i>Visionary</i><br>
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Turn to stone (7) petrify - <i>Gorgon</i><br>
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Type of bullet or square (5) magic - <i>Sorcerer</i><br>
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Unending existence (11) immortality - <i>Zombie</i><br>
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Uninterrupted connection or union (10) continuity - <i>Machine</i><br>
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Unlikely occurrence (13) improbability - <i>Anomaly</i><br>
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| 127 |
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Unpleasant type of chamber (7) torture - <i>Wrack</i><br>
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| 128 |
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What sharks do to some waters (6) infest - <i>Parasite</i><br>
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| 129 |
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Win's opposite (4) loss - <i>Grief</i><br>
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| 130 |
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Word following color or venetian (5) blind - <i>Laser</i><br>
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| 131 |
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You can do this to a treaty, a check, or a turn (9) negotiate - <i>Diplomat</i><br>
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| 132 |
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You file yours by April 15 (6) return - <i>Boomerang</i><br>
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| 133 |
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</blockquote>
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| 134 |
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The answers give the words for the complete set of
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| 135 |
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powers from the Mayfair Games version of Cosmic (counting both the
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| 136 |
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original and the one expansion set) save one: Spiff, the power to crash
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| 137 |
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land. If you look at the powers associated with the starred clues, their
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| 138 |
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first letters spell out ADJECTIVE FORM. Convert Spiff to the adjective
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| 139 |
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<b>
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| 140 |
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spiffy
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| 141 |
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</b>
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| 142 |
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to get the required answer.
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</font></p>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
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<html>
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<head>
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<title>Solution: Weird Poem</title>
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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
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<meta name="robots" content="noindex, nofollow">
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</head>
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<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="000000" link="#FF0000" vlink="#330033" alink="#CCCC00">
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<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font color="ff0000">Solution:</font>
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CPPC</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by Katherine
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Bryant </i></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Each of Parry Normal’s
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notes refers to a Massachusetts location that is, reputedly, haunted. The places
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+
are:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ... college library, believed
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+
haunted by librarian in stacks at night, watching people. Curious; why would
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+
she be watching except to get information? <b>Norton</b></font></p>
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+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ... Witch called "Wonderful"
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+
(17th century) appears near Swallow Cave. Apparently helped in an Indian defeat.
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Obviously experienced with planning assaults! <b>Nahant</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ... Ghost of a 2-year-old
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+
child named Doris in St. Stephen's Cemetery, sometimes with parents. They've
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+
even got the children in on this one... <b>Attleboro</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ... lighthouse keeper of
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+
Minot Lighthouse, said to haunt after lighthouse was destroyed in a storm while
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+
main lighthouse keeper was gone for provisions. A shady character - why would
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+
he leave his post in a storm? <b>Scituate</b></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ... eight-gated "Spider
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| 31 |
+
Gate" cemetery, considered deadly - said that no one has ever made it to
|
| 32 |
+
the eighth gate. Dangerous place, just the sort of hangout for nasty spirits,
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| 33 |
+
I should think. <b>Worcester</b></font></p>
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+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> ... fellow named Lysander
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| 35 |
+
tips tables over at a place called Moonlight Inn. Sounds dubious, but worth
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| 36 |
+
following up on. <b>Pembroke</b> </font></p>
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+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Entering these names into
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the diagram yields the following:</font></p>
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+
<p> </p>
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<table width="30%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
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+
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+
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<div align="center"><b><tt>N</tt></b></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div align="center"><tt>O</tt></div>
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</td>
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<div align="center"><tt>R</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>T</tt></div>
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+
</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>O</tt></div>
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</td>
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+
<td bgcolor="#000000">
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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+
<td bgcolor="#000000">
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+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>N</tt></div>
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+
</td>
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+
<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>A</tt></div>
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+
</td>
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+
<td>
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| 99 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>H</tt></div>
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+
</td>
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+
<td>
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+
<div align="center"><b><tt>A</tt></b></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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| 105 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>N</tt></div>
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</td>
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| 107 |
+
<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>T</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td bgcolor="#000000">
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+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div align="center"><tt>A</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div align="center"><tt>T</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><b><tt>T</tt></b></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div align="center"><tt>L</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>E</tt></div>
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+
</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>B</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div align="center"><tt>O</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>R</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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<div align="center"><tt>O</tt></div>
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</td>
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<td bgcolor="#000000">
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<td bgcolor="#000000">
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>S</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>C</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><b><tt>I</tt></b></div>
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<td>
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<div align="center"><tt>T</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>U</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>A</tt></div>
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</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>T</tt></div>
|
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+
</td>
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<td>
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+
<div align="center"><tt>E</tt></div>
|
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+
</td>
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| 201 |
+
<td bgcolor="#000000">
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| 202 |
+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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| 203 |
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+
<td bgcolor="#000000">
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+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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+
<td bgcolor="#000000">
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+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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+
</td>
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| 212 |
+
<td bgcolor="#000000">
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| 213 |
+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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| 214 |
+
</td>
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| 215 |
+
<td>
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| 216 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>W</tt></div>
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| 217 |
+
</td>
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| 218 |
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<td>
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| 219 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>O</tt></div>
|
| 220 |
+
</td>
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| 221 |
+
<td>
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| 222 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>R</tt></div>
|
| 223 |
+
</td>
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| 224 |
+
<td>
|
| 225 |
+
<div align="center"><b><tt>C</tt></b></div>
|
| 226 |
+
</td>
|
| 227 |
+
<td>
|
| 228 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>E</tt></div>
|
| 229 |
+
</td>
|
| 230 |
+
<td>
|
| 231 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>S</tt></div>
|
| 232 |
+
</td>
|
| 233 |
+
<td>
|
| 234 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>T</tt></div>
|
| 235 |
+
</td>
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| 236 |
+
<td>
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| 237 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>E</tt></div>
|
| 238 |
+
</td>
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| 239 |
+
<td>
|
| 240 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>R</tt></div>
|
| 241 |
+
</td>
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| 242 |
+
<td bgcolor="#000000">
|
| 243 |
+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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| 244 |
+
</td>
|
| 245 |
+
</tr>
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| 246 |
+
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|
| 247 |
+
<td>
|
| 248 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>P</tt></div>
|
| 249 |
+
</td>
|
| 250 |
+
<td>
|
| 251 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>E</tt></div>
|
| 252 |
+
</td>
|
| 253 |
+
<td>
|
| 254 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>M</tt></div>
|
| 255 |
+
</td>
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+
<td>
|
| 257 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>B</tt></div>
|
| 258 |
+
</td>
|
| 259 |
+
<td>
|
| 260 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>R</tt></div>
|
| 261 |
+
</td>
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| 262 |
+
<td>
|
| 263 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>O</tt></div>
|
| 264 |
+
</td>
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| 265 |
+
<td>
|
| 266 |
+
<div align="center"><b><tt>K</tt></b></div>
|
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+
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<td>
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| 269 |
+
<div align="center"><tt>E</tt></div>
|
| 270 |
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| 271 |
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<td bgcolor="#000000">
|
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+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
|
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<td bgcolor="#000000">
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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<td bgcolor="#000000">
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| 281 |
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<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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| 282 |
+
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<td bgcolor="#000000">
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| 284 |
+
<div align="center"><tt> </tt></div>
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| 285 |
+
</td>
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| 286 |
+
</tr>
|
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+
</table>
|
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+
<p> </p>
|
| 289 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Spelled down the center
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| 290 |
+
of the grid is <b>NATICK,</b> another Massachusetts town, and the answer to
|
| 291 |
+
the puzzle. (And, no doubt, the center of the conspiracy... Natick has its own
|
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Crossword
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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<p>
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This cryptic crossword has one completely unclued entry (32 Across)
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and eight that are clued only with screams.
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<blockquote>
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ACROSS
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote>
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1. DEMOLISHMENTS (METHODLESS NIM anagram)<br>
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13. ON ICE (ONE "shall eat" I + C[reatures] = ON(IC)E)<br>
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14. STEER (ST + E[ligius] + ER)<br>
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15. OPERA (A ROPE anagram)<br>
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16. LOTTO (&lit; LOOT anagram getting [entertainmen]T = LO(T)TO)<br>
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17. FERRIC (F + ERIC "seizes" R = FER(R)IC)<br>
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20. SWOONS ("over" O "when surrounded by" SNOWS = SN(O)OWS reversed)<br>
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24. INATTENTION (TIN NOTE AIN'T anagram)<br>
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27. VITA ([e]VITA)<br>
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28. GATH ([a]GATH[a])<br>
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30. ARES (double definition)<br>
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31. HULA (HAUL anagram)<br>
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39. PERK (PER + K)<br>
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43. TAUT (TT "when" AU "is hoarded" = T(AU)T)<br>
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44. COTS (COOTS - O)<br>
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45. TRUE (T[he] + RUE)<br>
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47. ESCAPEMENT (EST "occupied by" CAPE MEN = ES(CAPEMEN)T)<br>
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50. KINDLE (LIKED angram "around" N[ight] = KI{N}DLE)<br>
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53. PALE ("about" LAP + E)<br>
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54. TOROID (I'D ROOT anagram)<br>
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55. RIDER (RYE'D ERR homophone)<br>
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56. UNITE (I "will get into" TUNE anagram = UN(I)TE)<br>
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57. DIANA (AN AID "to the West")<br>
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58. ASSAI (in CallAS SAId)<br>
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote>
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DOWN
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<blockquote>
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2. ENOW (WE "will take" ON "uprising" = W(ON)E reversed)<br>
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4. LEON (LE + ON)<br>
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5. STEPNEY (YEP ENTS anagram)<br>
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6. HERE (HER + E)<br>
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7. MERRILY (LIMEY anagram "takes in" RR = ME(RR)ILY)<br>
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8. NICENE (NINE "about" CE = NI(CE)NE)<br>
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9. TORN (TO + RN)<br>
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10. DEASIL (LISA + ED "spun")<br>
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11. IRRITANT (I + RANT "about" RIT = IR(RIT)ANT)<br>
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12. CATNAP (PANT + ACE - E "revolutionary")<br>
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18. ICON (COIN anagram)<br>
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21. OATH (A HOT anagram)<br>
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22. SERE (SEAR homophone)<br>
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25. TALKS (LATKES - E[scoffier] anagram)<br>
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26. DHOTI (contained in SpieD HOT Individual)<br>
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27. VULCANISM (LUV "going up" + CANIS + M[ajor])<br>
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33. SUMERIA (AIR + EMUS "arising")<br>
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34. MARTINI (MARTIN + I)<br>
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35. BUCK (double def.)<br>
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36. SOLD (SOLE'D homophone)<br>
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38. STEP UP (PUP[p]ETS "heavenward")<br>
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40. EUCLID (I CLUED anagram)<br>
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41. ACETIC (ASCETIC - S)<br>
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42. AMMO (A + M + MOE - E)<br>
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48. PREX (&lit; P + REX)<br>
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49. NOAM (MOAN anagram)<br>
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51. IRAN (I + RAN)<br>
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52. LEAR (L + EA + R[ealm])<br>
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</blockquote>
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When the clue answer are entered and the remaining letters are
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filled in properly, the complete grid is as follows:
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</p>
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</font>
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<blockquote>
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<pre>
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DEMOLISHMENTSDIC
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ONICESTEERIOPERA
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LOTTOFERRICRCART
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SWOONSPERCENTSIN
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INATTENTIONDVITA
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GATHARESLNEHULAP
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NMHOLEYSYMBOLSNA
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SPERKAAUTAUTCOTS
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TRUESCMMERCIALAT
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ESCAPEMENTKINDLE
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PALERTOROIDRIDER
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UNITEIDIANAASSAI
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PDDEXCLAMIONMARK
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</blockquote>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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<p>
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32 Across is HOLEY SYMBOLS and the entries clued with screams are names
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for the symbols above 1 through 8 on a computer keyboard, each with a
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string of 1-3 letters omitted (which is what makes them "holey"):
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<blockquote>
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19 Across: CAR[e]T<br>
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23 Across: PERCENT SI[g]N<br>
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46 Across: C[o]MMERCIAL AT<br>
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59 Across: EXCLAM[at]ION MARK<br>
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1 Down: DOL[lar] SIGN<br>
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3 Down: OCTOTHOR[p]E<br>
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29 Down: AMP[e]RSAND<br>
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37 Down: ASTERI[s]K<br>
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</blockquote>
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("Many things of the sort in the previous cryptic" -- that is, vampires
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-- have fled in screaming terror from the holey symbols. They apparently
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thought they were holy symbols.)
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</p>
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<p>
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When these missing letters are arranged in the order in which the
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corresponding symbols appear on the keyboard, they yield ATOPLARGEES;
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that is, ATOP LARGE E'S. (E, which is what the vampires overlooked,
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is indeed important.) The words (and question mark) atop the capital
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E's in the clues yield the following cryptic clue:
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<blockquote>
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CREATURES OF THE NIGHT WILL PRODUCE SMALL YELLS?
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</blockquote>
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whose solution, <b>owlets</b>, is the solution word to the puzzle.
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</font>
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Dialoguophobia (Phase 3 Object Puzzle)
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</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by
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Kevin Wald
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</i></font></p>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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<p>
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| 24 |
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At showings of <i>The Rocky Horror Picture Show</i>, the audience responds
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| 25 |
+
to the happenings on screen with commentary of their own. The dialogue
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| 26 |
+
presented consists of typical audience-participation responses to
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| 27 |
+
various monologues by the Narrator in the film. Solvers must insert
|
| 28 |
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the Narrator's lines into the supplied blanks. The full exchanges go
|
| 29 |
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as follows:
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| 30 |
+
</p>
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| 31 |
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| 32 |
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<hr>
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| 33 |
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| 34 |
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<blockquote>
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| 35 |
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I would like,
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| 36 |
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</blockquote>
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| 37 |
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You would, would you?
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| 38 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 39 |
+
if I may,
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| 40 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 41 |
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You may not.
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| 42 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 43 |
+
to take you
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| 44 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 45 |
+
Take me! Take me!
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| 46 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 47 |
+
on a strange journey
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| 48 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 49 |
+
How strange was it? So strange, they made a movie about it.
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| 50 |
+
|
| 51 |
+
<br><br><hr><br>
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| 52 |
+
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| 53 |
+
Well, I say that life is an illusion.
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| 54 |
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<blockquote>
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| 55 |
+
There are those who say that life is an illusion,
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| 56 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 57 |
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Like your neck.
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| 58 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 59 |
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and that reality is simply a figment of the imagination.
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| 60 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 61 |
+
Also like your neck.
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| 62 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 63 |
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If this is so, then Brad and Janet are quite safe.
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| 64 |
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</blockquote>
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| 65 |
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Unlike your neck.
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| 66 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 67 |
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However,
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| 68 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 69 |
+
There's always a "however."
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| 70 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 71 |
+
the sudden departure of their host and his
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| 72 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 73 |
+
Neck?
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| 74 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 75 |
+
creation
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| 76 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 77 |
+
And <i>his</i> neck.
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| 78 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 79 |
+
into the seclusion of his somber bridal suite
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| 80 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 81 |
+
Where they were necking.
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| 82 |
+
<blockquote>
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| 83 |
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had left them feeling both apprehensive
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| 84 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 85 |
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And neckless.
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| 86 |
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<blockquote>
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a feeling which grew
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Unlike your neck.
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as the other guests departed
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and they
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were shown to their separate rooms.
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Same room, different filter, cheap movie.
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<br><br><hr>
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<blockquote>
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And crawling
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Where?
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<blockquote>
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on the planet's face,
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What did you have for breakfast?
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some insects
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Why is your phone bill so high?
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called the human race,
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Where's your neck?
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lost in time
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And what's your favorite TV show?
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and lost in space
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And what does this movie lack?
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<blockquote>
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and meaning.
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<hr>
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The insertion of the Narrator's lines assigns letters to the numbers
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from 1 to 129; when inserted into the appropriate places in the
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number arrangement below all the dialogues, they yield the following
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message:
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<blockquote> IN SWEET SONG NOTE POSITIONS (FROM START) OF <i>SEE, MY, JUST, DOWN</i>
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& LAST <i>YOU</i> BEFORE SWEET GUY. LOOK THERE IN FILM TITLE TO GET X. MAKE
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SOMETHING THAT WOULD HORRIFY A XPHOBE. </blockquote>
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In the song "Sweet Transvestite" from <i>The Rocky Horror Picture Show,</i> the
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first appearences of "see," "my," "just," and "down" are as the 6th, 9th, 13th,
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and 17th words of the song, and the last appearence of "you" before "candyman"
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(SWEET GUY) is the 24th word of the song. The 6th, 9th, 13th, 17th and 24th letters
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of <i>"The Rocky Horror Picture Show</i>" are C, H, O, C, and O. Thus, the
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required object for the Phase 3 ritual is <b>"something that would horrify a chocophobe"</b>
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(that is, something chocolate).
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<title>Solution: A Disturbing Universe</title>
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<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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<font color="ff0000">
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Solution:
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</font>
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A Disturbing Universe
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</font></h3>
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| 18 |
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by
|
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Scott Weiss</i></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 21 |
+
Each set of words is a line from a Simpsons Halloween special
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(<i>Treehouse of Horror</i>) with a single word missing.
|
| 23 |
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</font></p>
|
| 24 |
+
|
| 25 |
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|
| 26 |
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<ol>
|
| 27 |
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 28 |
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|
| 29 |
+
<li>
|
| 30 |
+
a a a alley an backseat bathroom behind camaro choose either friend's may of or porno the the theater wedding you
|
| 31 |
+
<br>
|
| 32 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror IX</i>
|
| 33 |
+
<br>
|
| 34 |
+
Kodos: You may choose either the backseat of a Camaro, an
|
| 35 |
+
<font color="0000ff">airplane</font>
|
| 36 |
+
bathroom, a friend's wedding, or the alley behind a porno theater
|
| 37 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 38 |
+
|
| 39 |
+
<li>
|
| 40 |
+
a a and child come gotten his is it i've i've now put stop that to to using word
|
| 41 |
+
<br>
|
| 42 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror IV</i>
|
| 43 |
+
<br>
|
| 44 |
+
Skinner: Now I've gotten word that a child is using his
|
| 45 |
+
<font color="0000ff">imagination</font>...
|
| 46 |
+
and I've come to put a stop to it!
|
| 47 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 48 |
+
|
| 49 |
+
<li>
|
| 50 |
+
a a dad dump grace in like live place princess that's this what why would
|
| 51 |
+
<br>
|
| 52 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror II</i>
|
| 53 |
+
<br>
|
| 54 |
+
Homer: What a dump! Why would Princess Grace live in a place like this?
|
| 55 |
+
<br>
|
| 56 |
+
Lisa: Dad, that's
|
| 57 |
+
<font color="0000ff">Monaco</font>.
|
| 58 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 59 |
+
|
| 60 |
+
<li>
|
| 61 |
+
a again before heard i something soon tapping than
|
| 62 |
+
<br>
|
| 63 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror I</i>
|
| 64 |
+
<br>
|
| 65 |
+
Narrator: Soon again I heard a tapping something
|
| 66 |
+
<font color="0000ff">louder</font>
|
| 67 |
+
than before
|
| 68 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 69 |
+
|
| 70 |
+
<li>
|
| 71 |
+
a be but cartoons gruesome i i'd if let lousy mother
|
| 72 |
+
of pretty some sorry these watch you
|
| 73 |
+
<br>
|
| 74 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror IX</i>
|
| 75 |
+
<br>
|
| 76 |
+
Marge: Sorry; but if I let you watch one of these gruesome
|
| 77 |
+
<font color="0000ff">Halloween</font>
|
| 78 |
+
cartoons, I'd be a pretty lousy mother.
|
| 79 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 80 |
+
|
| 81 |
+
<li>
|
| 82 |
+
a beware but carries curse object take terrible this
|
| 83 |
+
<br>
|
| 84 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror III</i>
|
| 85 |
+
<br>
|
| 86 |
+
Owner: Take this object, but beware
|
| 87 |
+
<font color="0000ff">it</font>
|
| 88 |
+
carries a terrible curse!
|
| 89 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 90 |
+
|
| 91 |
+
<li>
|
| 92 |
+
a breakfast cereal for got people with you
|
| 93 |
+
<br>
|
| 94 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror IX</i>
|
| 95 |
+
<br>
|
| 96 |
+
Moe: [Hey, 'Pu,] you got a breakfast cereal for people with
|
| 97 |
+
<font color="0000ff">syphilis</font>?
|
| 98 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 99 |
+
|
| 100 |
+
<li>
|
| 101 |
+
a chopping hand head her kissing minute next one the they're they're woman's
|
| 102 |
+
<br>
|
| 103 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror VIII</i>
|
| 104 |
+
<br>
|
| 105 |
+
Marge: One minute they're kissing a woman's hand, the next, they're chopping
|
| 106 |
+
<font color="0000ff">off</font>
|
| 107 |
+
her head!
|
| 108 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 109 |
+
|
| 110 |
+
<li>
|
| 111 |
+
accurate i it passed speaking so technically that was was while
|
| 112 |
+
<br>
|
| 113 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror VIII</i>
|
| 114 |
+
<br>
|
| 115 |
+
Frink: It passed
|
| 116 |
+
<font color="0000ff">noon</font>
|
| 117 |
+
while I was speaking so that was technically accurate.
|
| 118 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 119 |
+
|
| 120 |
+
<li>
|
| 121 |
+
aides an an appearance at attributed bill clinton cryptic made morning necktie rather remarks some this tight to which
|
| 122 |
+
<br>
|
| 123 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror VII</i>
|
| 124 |
+
<br>
|
| 125 |
+
Brockman: At an appearance this morning, Bill Clinton made some rather cryptic remarks, which aides attributed to an
|
| 126 |
+
<font color="0000ff">overly</font>
|
| 127 |
+
tight necktie.
|
| 128 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 129 |
+
|
| 130 |
+
<li>
|
| 131 |
+
ain't and be but called gonna happen hillbillies it of prefer sons the to
|
| 132 |
+
<br>
|
| 133 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror VII</i>
|
| 134 |
+
<br>
|
| 135 |
+
Hibbert: And Hillbillies prefer to be called "sons of the
|
| 136 |
+
<font color="0000ff">soil</font>".
|
| 137 |
+
But it ain't gonna happen.
|
| 138 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 139 |
+
|
| 140 |
+
<li>
|
| 141 |
+
all america's around bugs clock dedicated exterminate now rocked that's the to to who wonderful y2k you
|
| 142 |
+
<br>
|
| 143 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror X</i>
|
| 144 |
+
<br>
|
| 145 |
+
Dick Clark: Wonderful; now that's dedicated to all you
|
| 146 |
+
<font color="0000ff">supergeeks</font>
|
| 147 |
+
who rocked around the clock to exterminate America's Y2K bugs.
|
| 148 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 149 |
+
|
| 150 |
+
<li>
|
| 151 |
+
all and and because boy consecutive forty-six hours hundred let little me of stop three who who won't
|
| 152 |
+
<br>
|
| 153 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror II</i>
|
| 154 |
+
<br>
|
| 155 |
+
Announcer: Three hundred and forty-six consecutive hours, and all because of
|
| 156 |
+
<font color="0000ff">one</font>
|
| 157 |
+
little boy who... who WON'T LET ME STOP!!!
|
| 158 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 159 |
+
|
| 160 |
+
<li>
|
| 161 |
+
allen an astronomers belt disturbance from have in ionic just of reported the the to van vicinity vladivostok
|
| 162 |
+
<br>
|
| 163 |
+
<i>Treehouse of Horror VI</i>
|
| 164 |
+
<br>
|
| 165 |
+
Announcer: Astronomers from
|
| 166 |
+
<font color="0000ff">Tacoma</font>
|
| 167 |
+
to Vladivostok have just reported an ionic disturbance in the vicinity of the Van Allen Belt.
|
| 168 |
+
<br><br>
|
| 169 |
+
|
| 170 |
+
<li>
|
| 171 |
+
an are both by coincidence exactly languages of our same the
|
| 172 |
+
<br>
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Alien: By an
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<font color="0000ff">astonishing</font>
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coincidence, both of our languages are exactly the same.
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an can evil feel house i in this
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in this house.
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and course doomed find of the we within
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<i>Treehouse of Horror VI</i>
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<i>Treehouse of Horror VII</i>
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another been blood dead drained found has his his of marks on peasant teeth throat two with
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Brockman: Another
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be cafeteria dangerously detention in is room serving so the the time you'll your
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behold breakthrough cat-o'-nine-tails greatest in relations since the the
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Burns: Behold! The greatest breakthrough in
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relations since the cat o' nine tails!
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brains broken feeding is living must of on spell the the the the until walk you
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Bart: You must walk the
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feeding on the brains of the living until the spell is broken.
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but get get girls i'm know of once plenty real sure that the to you you'll
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<i>Treehouse of Horror X</i>
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Lucy Lawless: but I'm sure that once girls get to know the real you, you'll get plenty of
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Skinner: Children, I couldn't
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monitoring your conversation.
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grave many offer on people ramifications reflecting sell souls the their to
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Flanders: Many people offer to sell their souls
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<font color="0000ff">without</font>
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reflecting on the grave ramifications
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i not the the want weather
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Put the missing words in order "chronologically" (put the three from
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Treehouse of Horror I in order of appearance, then the ones from II,
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etc.) The first letters of the words will spell "Palmolive does this to
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one's hands." The answer is
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In order to obtain the answer to this puzzle, a solver had to come to
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The pictures are all portions of covers from the Goosebumps series by R.L.
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Stine. The symbols are palm pilot graffiti symbols for punctuation. For
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Vampire Breath - 3<br>
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Stay Out of the Basement - 6<br>
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My Hairiest Adventure - 9<br>
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Let's Get Invisible - 8<br>
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Say Cheese and Die - 4<br>
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Calling All Creeps - 2<br>
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Ledgend of the Lost Ledgend - 1<br>
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<blockquote>
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Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes - 1<br>
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Egg Monsters from Mars - 9<br>
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Why I'm Afraid of Bees - 5<br>
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The Abominal Snowman of Pasadena - 4<br>
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The Barking Ghost - 7<br>
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The Blob That Ate Everyone - 3<br>
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<b>cover</b>.
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the End Trails</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now that you've summoned
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all four entities, we feel we should inform you that each of them has an unusual
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quirk. One always tells the truth, one always lies, one alternates truthful
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statements and lies, and one copies the truth value of the previous statement
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which it is impossible to determine the truth value of, such as "This statement
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is false," <br>
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he or she may either lie or tell the truth. The entities will be discussing
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their quirks, and also giving you information that will help you sort out the
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with L.<br>
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the <a href="../endgame/endgame.html">Endgame Logic Puzzle</a>. When this was solved,
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the resulting set of instructions led the solving team to 6-233 (the Amdur Room).</font></p>
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added to or subtracted from as specified on the tarot card, yielded some number
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n; the letter indicated by the card was then the nth letter of the word from
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(2). </font></p>
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obtained in this manner formed the directions to the bloodstone, thus ending
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the Hunt. </font></p>
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<li>Phase 1, Puzzle 2, "Call of the Wild": Clue 15 should be ampere ohm, not ampere per ohm.</li>
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<li>Phase 3, Puzzle 4, "Claustrophobia": In the 11th line, the second number should be 5, not 4. This has been fixed in the online puzzle.</li>
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<li>Phase 3, Puzzle 5, "Helminthophobia": There is a typographical error that may cause your answer to look incorrect. When you have this answer, call us and let us know what you think it is supposed to be. We'll confirm it if you have it correct.</li>
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<li>Phase 4, Puzzle 3, "Cosmic Awareness": The enumeration for "Run, as an application" should be (7) not (8). This has been corrected on the web page.</li>
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<li>Phase 4, Puzzle 13, "Another Dimension": In Level 3, the second item in the third column of the first table should be EIUCR, not EAUCR. This has been corrected on the web page. Additionally, there was a missing clue in each of the X and Y sets, and an incorrect letter in the third item in the fourth column of the second table in Level 3 (should be FETTP, not FATTP). These have all been corrected on the web pages.</li>
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the End Becomes Close, Destruction Inevitably Comes. 0:00</font></p>
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material, must be assembled into a cube with an internal diagonal panel; <a href="hedora1.gif">this
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vs. the Smog Monster.</i>)</font></p>
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to Godzilla, a creature from Japanese films, by the original Japanese form of
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his name; the mention of the "rising sun"; and the superficial resemblance
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of the puzzle to a "Paint by Numbers" puzzle, a type which originated
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Gojira was last sighted", is <b>HORIZON.</b></font></p>
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and can go either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, but which never cross
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or overlap. The positions of the words (by index letter) are as follows:</font></p><pre><font size="+1">
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IDDRRBBRFFFE GGGHHHH JJL KKK
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to breed for sixty-four generations, thirteen cells are alive at the end of
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this process; they cover the following letters of the original grid: </font></p><pre><font size="+1">
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<h2><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="FF0000">Mystery
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Hunt 2001<br>
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Agatha Winchester was accused of witchcraft. Townspeople had claimed to see
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her transform into the form of snakes or spiders, and had described times where
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she seemed to employ extrasensory perception. The "trial" was swift,
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and the punishment was to be burned at the stake. The burning was done on January
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15 in what is today Lobby 7. As the flames grew around her, Agatha was heard
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to curse the land where she was burned. Witnesses claim she threatened to have
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her greatest revenge three hundred years hence. Throughout the history of MIT,
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people have reportedly seen a black-clad woman staring at them as they have
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crossed the campus. Many of these people suffered accidents a few days later,
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and, in a few cases, some have even died. You may be even to smell the burning
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wood as you pass through Lobby 7.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> When the flames receded,
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there were no ashes to be found. Instead there was left on the smoldering embers
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a deep green stone. According to local gossip, this stone was the source of
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Agatha's power. Unfortunately, the stone was lost, and, to this day, its whereabouts
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are unknown. Some dismiss the tale of Agatha Winchester as legend. We do not.
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Our research has led us to believe that unless the stone is recovered, MIT will
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be subject to a supernatural disaster of epic proportions. With your help, this
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catastrophe can be averted.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> You will need to summon
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four entities. An entity may be a real person (living or dead), or may be one
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created by humans (say, from fiction or mythology). Once they are all present,
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they will give you the information required to find the stone. Each summoning
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requires you to perform a ritual in three parts:</font></p>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">construct an object of
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sacrifice, and place it in the mystic circle at our headquarters</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> speak the name of the
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entity to be summoned</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">have at least five team
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members intone together the phrase of summoning </font></li>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Each entity, of course,
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requires a different specific object and a different specific phrase. Our research
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has uncovered texts that provide clues necessary to determining the components
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of the four rituals. Each ritual has thirteen associated "puzzles".
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The thirteenth puzzle in each set, when deciphered correctly, will give you
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complete instructions as to how to construct the sacrificial object. The other
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twelve will be used to determine the entity's name and phrase. How these twelve
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will be used is for you to discover. (The thirteenth puzzle may or may not be
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used in conjunction with the twelve.) We strongly suggest working on the thirteenth
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puzzle as soon as you receive it, since, once you solve it, you will need to
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build something.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> We do know that the different
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sets of puzzles seem to be attuned to different areas of "horror":</font></p>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Phobias</font></li>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This may or may not be helpful
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in solving the different puzzles or determining the specifics of the ritual.
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We can also tell you that the answers to the first twelve puzzles in the first
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two rituals are all single words. Whether this holds for the last two rituals
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is for you to determine. We have also estimated the scariness of the different
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puzzles. While we doubt that any of you will be harmed during the course of
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your investigation, certain puzzles may not be for the faint of heart. Each
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puzzle has a rating from 0 to 10, where 0 is suitable for all ages, and 10 would
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frighten Agatha Winchester herself. Feel free to ignore the ratings ... if you
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dare.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Keep us posted on your progress.
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Only those pure of heart can perform the rituals; hence we cannot tell you solutions
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outright. However, we can make sure you are on the right track. Good luck. And
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keep the lights on. You don't know who ... or what ... lurks in the dark.</font></p>
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<h2><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">2001 MIT Mystery Hunt</font></h2>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="huntintro.html">Introduction</a></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="errata.html">Errata</a></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="spooky.html">ACME earns a hint</a></font></p>
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<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="ff0000">Phase 1</font></h4>
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<ul>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/1/index.html">Blood
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of the Creatures</a></font> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">|
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<a href="Solutions/blood.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/2/index.html">Call
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of the Wild</a> | <a href="Solutions/callofthewild.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/3/index.html">The
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Chimera</a> | <a href="Solutions/thechimera.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/4/index.html">Godzilla
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vs. Hedora</a> | <a href="Solutions/godzillahedora.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/5/index.html">Gojira</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/gojira.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/6/index.html">Here
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Thar Be Dragons</a> | <a href="Solutions/dragons.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/7/index.html">It's
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a Bug-Eat-Bug World</a> | <a href="Solutions/bug.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/8/index.html">Parts
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Is Parts</a> | <a href="Solutions/parts.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/9/index.html">Predator</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/predator.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/10/index.html">Snakes</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/snakes.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/11/index.html">Subterranean</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/subterranean.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/12/index.html">The
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Thing</a> | <a href="Solutions/thething.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase1/13/index.html">To
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a Monster</a> | <a href="Solutions/monster.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="Solutions/phase1_metapuzzle.html">Metapuzzle Solution</a></font></li>
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<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="ff0000">Phase 2</font></h4>
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<ul>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/1/index.html">A
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| 49 |
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Disturbing Universe</a> | <a href="Solutions/disturbing.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/2/index.html">EEEEEEEEEEEEEK!!!</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/eeeeeeeeeeeeek.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/3/index.html">A
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| 53 |
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Hex on You!</a> | <a href="Solutions/ahexonyou.html">Solution</a> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/4/index.html">The
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| 55 |
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Horrible Scavenger Hunt</a> | <a href="Solutions/scavenger.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/5/index.html">The
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Invisible Man</a> | <a href="Solutions/invisibleman.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/6/index.html">The
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Roads Through Hell</a> | <a href="Solutions/roadsthroughhell.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/7/index.html">Shadow
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of a Doubt</a> | <a href="Solutions/shadow.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/8/index.html">Slay
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You, Slay Me, Slaying Together</a> | <a href="Solutions/slayyouslayme.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/9/index.html">Twisting
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Passages All Alike</a> | <a href="Solutions/twistingpassages.html">Solution</a>
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</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/10/index.html">The
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Two Faces of Evil</a> | <a href="Solutions/twofacesofevil.html">Solution</a>
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</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/11/index.html">We
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Have Enough Twists, Thank You</a> | <a href="Solutions/wehaveenoughtwists.html">Solution</a>
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</font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase2/12/index.html">Weird
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Poem</a> | <a href="Solutions/weirdpoem.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><a href="phase2/13/index.html"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This
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Puzzle Needs No Title</font></a><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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| <a href="Solutions/phase2_metapuzzle.html">Metapuzzle Solution</a></font></li>
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</ul>
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<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="ff0000">Phase 3</font></h4>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/1/index.html">Achluophobia</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/achluophobia.html">Solution</a> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/2/index.html">Acrophobia</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/acrophobia.html">Solution</a> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/3/index.html">Agoraphobia</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/agoraphobia.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/4/index.html">Claustrophobia</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/claustrophobia.html">Solution</a> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/5/index.html">Helminthophobia</a>
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| 90 |
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| <a href="Solutions/helminthophobia.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/6/index.html">Kakorrhaphiophobia</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/kakorrhaphiophobia.html">Solution</a> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/7/index.html">Mathophobia</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/mathophobia.html">Solution</a></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/8/index.html">Nyctophobia</a>
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| <a href="Solutions/nyctophobia.html">Solution</a> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="phase3/9/index.html">Papyrophobia</a>
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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
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The Invisible Man</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by Eric Albert</i></font></p>
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before being entered into the grid according to the rule that a given letter
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is only entered the first time it appears. For example, the answer to 30 Across
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is "arrested"; the second R and the second E are omitted, and the
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word is entered as ARESTD. (This rule is hinted at by the opening words of the
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introduction, "First you see him, then you don't.") </font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The answers to the clues
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are as follows:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">ACROSS<br>
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1. Pisces<br>
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6. oatmeal<br>
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12. weak force<br>
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20. on tour<br>
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21. two-time<br>
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22. unselfish<br>
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23. [unclued]<br>
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25. simpatico<br>
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26. reel<br>
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27. Pope<br>
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28. bad off<br>
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29. how<br>
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30. arrested<br>
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32. moonbeam<br>
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37. diddle<br>
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39. street<br>
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40. evacuated<br>
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41. yet again<br>
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44. [unclued]<br>
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48. Ursa<br>
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49. unsheathe<br>
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52. dreamer<br>
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53. starry<br>
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54. sayonara<br>
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55. book<br>
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58. ark<br>
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59. Doors<br>
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60. Ararat<br>
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61. coalpit<br>
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64. mannequin<br>
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67. item<br>
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69. [unclued] <br>
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73. cups<br>
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74. Roman arch<br>
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76. in reply<br>
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78. Lou<br>
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79. Orion<br>
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80. civic<br>
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83. Doom<br>
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84. business<br>
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86. suffix<br>
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88. Bonnie<br>
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90. rocky road<br>
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91. emblem<br>
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92. [unclued] <br>
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96. Larry Bird<br>
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98. el cheapo<br>
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99. Eric<br>
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103. in line<br>
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104. bat boys<br>
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105. radish<br>
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107. ash<br>
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109. <i>Ill Met... (by Moonlight)</i><br>
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112. huff<br>
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113. cha-cha-cha<br>
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114. Pecos Bill<br>
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116. [unclued] <br>
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122. true-false<br>
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123. tolerate<br>
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124. rip apart<br>
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125. Hindustan<br>
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126. Brer Fox<br>
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127. stare</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">DOWN<br>
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1. pot roast<br>
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2. inherent<br>
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3. Stoller<br>
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4. cur<br>
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5. erupt<br>
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6. O'Toole<br>
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7. "away!"<br>
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8. toe-to-toe<br>
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9. mix<br>
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10. emcee<br>
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11. Len<br>
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12. <i>WUSA</i><br>
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13. Enid<br>
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14. Asmodeus<br>
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15. keep fit<br>
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16. Fla.<br>
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17. [unclued] <br>
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18. RICO<br>
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19. chow chow<br>
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24. "good God!"<br>
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28. badger<br>
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31. set shot<br>
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32. MVI<br>
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33. oaf<br>
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34. NCR<br>
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35. Bund<br>
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36. et cetera<br>
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38. Lautrec<br>
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40. EDT<br>
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41. yam<br>
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42. Isr.<br>
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43. nanny<br>
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45. hence<br>
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46. ear of corn<br>
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47. Oak<br>
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49. USAir<br>
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50. narrator<br>
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51. [unclued] <br>
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53. soon<br>
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55. blab<br>
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56. opt<br>
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57. kiwi<br>
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59. day labor<br>
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62. Allah<br>
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63. Tritt<br>
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64. Mop<br>
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65. "... upon a ..."<br>
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66. issued<br>
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68. Marilyn<br>
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70. ended<br>
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71. Croc<br>
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72. gem<br>
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75. nix<br>
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77. yucca<br>
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80. cocoon<br>
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81. in debt<br>
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82. viola<br>
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85. skyed<br>
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86. Seles<br>
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87. Uma<br>
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88. bid<br>
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89. effect<br>
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90. REO<br>
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92. kielbasa<br>
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93. shoo<br>
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94. Layla<br>
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95. VPs<br>
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97. blissful<br>
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100. rice paper<br>
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101. Ishtar<br>
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102. chaste<br>
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105. ruff<br>
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106. affairs<br>
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107. a path<br>
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108. series<br>
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110. Milt<br>
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111. Elsa<br>
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112. hoax<br>
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115. OED<br>
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116. at bat <br>
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117. nor<br>
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118. glee<br>
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119. referee<br>
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120. <i>Mr. Mom</i><br>
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121. lilt</font></p>
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pisce oatmel weakforc
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ontur twoime unselfih
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thoruglyexcn simpatco
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rel poe badof how
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arestd monbea dile
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stre evacutd yetagin
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thedifrncgoau ursa
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unsheat dream stary
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sayonr bok ark dors
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art coalpit manequi
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item flatwrecgoy cups
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romanch inreply lou
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orin civ dom busine
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sufix bonie rockyad
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embl kindofslveray
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larybid elchapo eric
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inle batoys radish
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ash ilmet huf cha
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pecosbil angrmofilets
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truefals tolera ripat
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hindusta brefox stare</font>
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</pre>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Each of the seven unclued
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entries in the grid is the result of applying the same reduction rule to a clue
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for this puzzle's solution word, as follows:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> 23 Across: THORUGLYEXCN
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<- Thoroughly excellent<br>
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44 Across: THEDIFRNCGOAU <- <i>The Difference Engine</i> coauthor<br>
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69 Across: FLATWRECGOY <- Flatware category<br>
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92 Across: KINDOFSLVERAY <- Kind of silver alloy<br>
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Kakorrhaphiophobia</font></h3>
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<p> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <i>Written by Eric Berlin
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and Andrew Kantor</i></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hunters were invited four
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at a time to a play a game show ("Fear of Failure") in which a correct
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three points, whoever had the lowest score was eliminated; if there was a tie
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for lowest score, all players with the lowest score were eliminated. This was
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repeated, if necessary, until only one player remained, who won the round. Eventually,
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the four players who took the least number of questions to win their round were
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invited back for a final round, the winner of which took home <i>The Pop-Up
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Book of Phobias. </i>(Congrats to Dan Katz of SETEC Astronomy, our grand prize
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| 25 |
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winner!)</font></p>
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| 26 |
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">To solve the puzzle, though,
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| 27 |
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solvers had to take the first and last letters of every trivia answer in order,
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| 28 |
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which revealed a list of Marilyn Monroe movies, and the answer to the puzzle
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| 29 |
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was <b>Marilyn Monroe.</b></font></p>
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| 30 |
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<ol>
|
| 31 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What company’s founder
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| 32 |
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invented the safety razor? <b>Gillette</b></font></li>
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| 33 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What famous play includes
|
| 34 |
+
the line "Hell is other people"? <b>No Exit</b></font></li>
|
| 35 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What canine character
|
| 36 |
+
first appeared in a 1938 short story by Eric Knight? <b>Lassie</b></font></li>
|
| 37 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What New York City thoroughfare
|
| 38 |
+
is known as the Advertising Capital of the World? <b>Madison Avenue</b></font></li>
|
| 39 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the name given
|
| 40 |
+
to an alcoholic drink taken at the very end of the day? <b>Nightcap</b></font></li>
|
| 41 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What 1998 Tony-winning
|
| 42 |
+
musical was based on a book by E.L. Doctorow? <b>Ragtime</b></font></li>
|
| 43 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the name of the
|
| 44 |
+
most recent Kevin Costner movie to deal with the subject of baseball? <b>For
|
| 45 |
+
Love of the Game</b></font></li>
|
| 46 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What celery-like vegetable
|
| 47 |
+
can also be a word meaning "heated controversy"? <b>Rhubarb</b></font></li>
|
| 48 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What musical direction
|
| 49 |
+
means to play in a smooth, connected manner? <b>Legato</b></font></li>
|
| 50 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the scientific
|
| 51 |
+
term for one billionth of a second? <b>Nanosecond</b></font></li>
|
| 52 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The real name of the
|
| 53 |
+
hospital on <i>St. Elsewhere</i> was St. what? <b>Eligius</b></font></li>
|
| 54 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What repeated demand
|
| 55 |
+
did Moses make of the Pharaoh of Egypt? <b>Let My People Go</b></font></li>
|
| 56 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What trademarked name
|
| 57 |
+
has come to be synonymous with "petroleum jelly"? <b>Vaseline</b></font></li>
|
| 58 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the chemical
|
| 59 |
+
name for laughing gas? <b>Nitrous oxide</b></font></li>
|
| 60 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When he died in 1989,
|
| 61 |
+
it was found his heart was two and a half times larger than that of the average
|
| 62 |
+
horse. Who? <b>Secretariat</b></font></li>
|
| 63 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What 1951 George Pal
|
| 64 |
+
movie featured astral companions Bellus and Zyra? <b>When Worlds Collide</b></font></li>
|
| 65 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who played the title
|
| 66 |
+
character of "Dr T." in the 2000 movie <i>Dr. T and the Women</i>?
|
| 67 |
+
<b>Richard Gere</b> </font></li>
|
| 68 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who is said to have "fiddled
|
| 69 |
+
while Rome burned"? <b>Nero</b></font></li>
|
| 70 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">According to the nursery
|
| 71 |
+
rhyme, who was the Piper’s Son? <b>Tom Tom</b></font></li>
|
| 72 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who, with 73 electoral
|
| 73 |
+
votes, tied with Thomas Jefferson in the 1800 presidential election, in a
|
| 74 |
+
race that was ultimately decided by Congress? <b>Aaron Burr</b></font></li>
|
| 75 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The first attempt at
|
| 76 |
+
adapting a cinematic <i>Lord of the Rings</i> was directed by the same person
|
| 77 |
+
who brought you <i>Fritz the Cat,</i> the first X-rated cartoon. Who was he?
|
| 78 |
+
<b>Ralph Bakshi</b> </font></li>
|
| 79 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What present-day television
|
| 80 |
+
series takes place in Stuckeyville, Ohio? <b>Ed</b></font></li>
|
| 81 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When he’s not hurling
|
| 82 |
+
racial epithets, John Rocker hurls for what baseball team? <b>Atlanta Braves</b></font></li>
|
| 83 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What Web site shares
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| 84 |
+
its name with a race of beings from Gulliver’s Travels? <b>Yahoo</b></font></li>
|
| 85 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the name of Diana
|
| 86 |
+
Ross’s last solo #1 hit, which topped the charts in 1980? <b>Upside Down</b></font></li>
|
| 87 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">According to the song,
|
| 88 |
+
what hometown does <i>The Music Man</i>’s Professor Harold Hill claim
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| 89 |
+
as his own? <b>Gary, Indiana</b></font></li>
|
| 90 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What modern-day storyteller’s
|
| 91 |
+
monologues have been turned into films like <i>Swimming to Cambodia</i> and
|
| 92 |
+
<i>Monster in a Box</i>? <b>Spalding Gray</b></font></li>
|
| 93 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On which Hawaiian island
|
| 94 |
+
is Pearl Harbor located? <b>Oahu</b></font></li>
|
| 95 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What 1964 Sidney Lumet
|
| 96 |
+
film ended with the atomic bombing of New York City by the US Air Force? <b>Fail-Safe</b></font></li>
|
| 97 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Henry Sullivan was the
|
| 98 |
+
fourth man, but the first American, to swim what body of water? <b>English
|
| 99 |
+
Channel </b></font></li>
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| 100 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In <i>Bill & Ted’s
|
| 101 |
+
Excellent Adventure,</i> the two main characters bounced around time in a
|
| 102 |
+
time machine that looked like what? <b>Telephone booth</b></font></li>
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| 103 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the one-word
|
| 104 |
+
stage name of Cassandra Peterson? <b>Elvira</b></font></li>
|
| 105 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When keeping track of
|
| 106 |
+
baseball players in a scorecard, what fielder is designated with the number
|
| 107 |
+
6? <b>Shortstop</b></font></li>
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| 108 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What actor and regular
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| 109 |
+
on <i>The Simpsons</i> is about to be divorced from actress Helen Hunt? <b>Hank
|
| 110 |
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Azaria </b></font></li>
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| 111 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the British term
|
| 112 |
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for elevator? <b>Lift</b></font></li>
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| 113 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What city is the capital
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| 114 |
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of Alaska? <b>Juneau</b></font></li>
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| 115 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Billy Preston has had
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| 116 |
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two #1 hit singles in his career. The first was "Will it Go Round in
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| 117 |
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Circles." What’s the second? <b>Nothing from Nothing</b></font></li>
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| 118 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What Nabisco product
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| 119 |
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is also the name of a novel by R.D. Blackmore? <b>Lorna Doone</b></font></li>
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| 120 |
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who is the creator of
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both <i>NYPD Blue</i> and <i>Hill Street Blues</i>? <b>Steven Bochco</b></font></li>
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in large amounts, possibly contributing to global warming? <b>Methane</b></font></li>
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novel focuses on the Joad family? <b>The Grapes of Wrath</b></font></li>
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in <i>Meatballs, Stripes,</i> and <i>Ghostbusters</i>? <b>Ivan Reitman</b></font></li>
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earth’s surface? <b>Geosynchronous</b></font></li>
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was sent to Jupiter in 1989, where it has been in orbit since 1995? <b>Galileo</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Or What You Will"
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is the subtitle of what play by William Shakespeare? <b>Twelfth Night</b></font></li>
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north of New York City? <b>Ossining</b></font></li>
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with a homicidal Macaulay Culkin in <i>The Good Son</i>? <b>Elijah Wood</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On <i>The Odd Couple,</i>
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who was Felix Unger’s roommate? <b>Oscar Madison</b></font></li>
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became better known as what General? <b>Tom Thumb</b></font></li>
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Brando star as an ex-boxer named Terry Malloy? <b>On the Waterfront</b></font></li>
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Budd</i>? <b>Herman Melville</b></font></li>
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word for traffic circle? <b>Roundabout</b></font></li>
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man inspired the nickname "The Iron Chancellor"? <b>Otto von Bismarck</b></font></li>
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what Indian tribe was used as a code by the US government in World War II?
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<b>Navajo</b> </font></li>
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in 1893 by Louis and F.W. Ruckheim? <b>Cracker Jack</b></font></li>
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William Sherman’s middle name? <b>Tecumseh</b></font></li>
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made from seltzer, milk, and chocolate syrup? <b>Egg cream</b></font></li>
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of nature? <b>Isis</b></font></li>
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final film was <i>La Voce della luna,</i> or the Voice of the Moon? <b>(Frederico)
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Fellini </b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who were the losers of
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the most recent Super Bowl? <b> Tennessee Titans</b></font></li>
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murder mystery novels by Harry Kemelman, what occupation does lead character
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David Small have? <b>Rabbi</b></font></li>
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stood six cubits and a span tall-over 9 feet high by today’s measurement?
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<b>Goliath</b> </font></li>
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the Best Picture Oscar at the 1998 Academy Awards? <b>Titanic</b></font></li>
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traditionally made with Arborio rice? <b>Risotto</b></font></li>
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in Pac Bell Park? <b> San Franciso Giants</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In 1958, Vince DeDomenico
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of San Francisco created what ubiquitous boxed side dish? <b>Rice-a-Roni</b></font></li>
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8, 1945. What does V-E stand for? <b>Victory in Europe</b></font></li>
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<i>West Side Story</i> also starred in the 1970s children show, <i>The Electric
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Company</i>? <b>Rita Moreno</b></font></li>
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introduced Hari Seldon, psychohistory, and the successor to the Galactic Empire?
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<b>Foundation</b> </font></li>
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states that the simplest explanation is generally the correct one? <b>Occam's
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Razor </b></font></li>
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currently inside the orbit of Pluto? <b>Eight</b></font></li>
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blood - who can therefore give blood to any recipient - is called a what?
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<b>Universal donor</b> </font></li>
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made while staring into a bowl of water, and consist of sections call quatrains?
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<b>Nostradamus</b> </font></li>
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a unit of electrical resistance? <b>Ohm</b></font></li>
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career by charging $500 to jump over two cars on his motorcycle? <b>Evel Knievel</b></font></li>
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territory is due north of Mongolia? <b>Irkutsk</b></font></li>
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with creating the first atomic pile, at the University of Chicago? <b>Enrico
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Fermi </b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the name of filmmaker
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Michael Moore’s cable TV show? <b>The Awful Truth</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In Hebrew it’s the
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Tanakh, but Christians call it the what? <b>Old Testament</b></font></li>
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a Best Supporting Actor award for his work in <i>Forrest Gump</i>? <b>Gary
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Three Musketeers"
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candy bars consist of chocolate coating over what sweet stuff? <b>Nougat</b></font></li>
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orbited the moon, the Apollo astronauts went to the surface in the LEM. What
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does LEM stand for? <b>Lunar excursion module</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On <i>The Simpsons,</i>
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what is the first name of Bart’s blue-haired best friend? <b>Milhouse</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On Usenet, alt.toys.lego
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is an example of what kind of online discussion area? <b>Newsgroup</b></font></li>
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can be divided up into 100 kopecks? <b>Ruble</b></font></li>
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book and album was produced by Marlo Thomas? <b>Free to Be, You and Me</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What underground cartoonist’s
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oeuvre includes the "Keep on Truckin’ Man"? <b> R. Crumb</b></font></li>
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surrounded by South Africa? <b>Lesotho</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The first line to what
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Beatles song is "I once had a girl, or should I say she once had me?"
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<b>Norwegian Wood</b> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What Greek playwright
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wrote <i>Medea</i>? <b>Euripides</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What word meaning "a
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seducer of women" comes from a fictional character in a 1703 play? <b>Lothario</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who had a voiceover on
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Michael Jackson’s hit single, "Thriller"? <b>Vincent Price</b></font></li>
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"the Fighting Irish" fight for? <b>Notre Dame</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">On the television show
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<i>Roseanne,</i> who played daughter Darlene? <b>Sara Gilbert</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What musical question
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was the biggest hit for Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers? <b>Why Do Fools Fall
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in Love?</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Beverly Hills Hotel
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and the Beverly Wilshire are on either end of what famous street? <b>Rodeo
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from the famous "Four Corners" junction, what state would you be
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in? <b>New Mexico</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What term is given to
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a wrestling match where two wrestlers take turns in the ring? <b>Tag team</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What 1977 war movie featured
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Gene Hackman, Sean Connery, and Ryan O’Neal? <b>A Bridge Too Far</b></font></li>
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mongoose was created by Rudyard Kipling? <b>Rikki Tikki Tavi</b></font></li>
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on the ‘60’s series "Batman" as what villian? <b>Egghead</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Whose musical "project"
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had its biggest hit in 1982, with "Eye in the Sky?" <b>Alan Parsons</b></font></li>
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television ad campaign, warned consumers: "Buy any other beverage and
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you could be making a terrible mistake"? <b>Yoo-Hoo</b></font></li>
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movie starred Sean Penn and Jennifer Lopez? <b>U-Turn</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What chocolate company
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was founded in 1926 by Joseph Draps? <b>Godiva</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What duet between Paul
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McCartney and Michael Jackson went to #1 in 1983? <b>Say Say Say</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What hit song by the
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Platters later went on to be the title of a 1994 movie starring Marisa Tomei?
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<b>Only You</b> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> On the periodic table
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of elements, what is the symbol for iron? <b>Fe</b></font></li>
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for Spanish? <b>Español</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Comedy Central is presently
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running a game show entitled <i>Don’t Forget Your…</i> what? <b>Toothbrush</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What six-letter word
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is the motto of California? <b>Eureka</b></font></li>
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as a noun, is a kind of seafood, and when taken as a verb means to bake in
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a sauce and cover in bread crumbs? <b>Scallop</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What musical instrument
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is associated with jazz musician Toots Thielman? <b>Harmonica</b></font></li>
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of what rock band? <b>Limp Bizkit</b></font></li>
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use of the vessels Calypso, Calypso II, and Alcyon? <b>Jacques Cousteau</b></font></li>
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Wayne’s sidekick Dick Grayson dumped the name "Robin" and became
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who? <b>Nightwing</b></font></li>
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Hatch’s father on Battlestar Galactica? <b>Lorne Greene</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What word can mean either
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a drink made with Kahlua and cream, or a large hat? <b>Sombrero</b></font></li>
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had a voice that earned him the nickname, "The Velvet Fog"? <b>Mel
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Tormé </b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What Benjamin Hoff book
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connected Asian philosophy to a certain children’s literary character?
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<b>The Tao of Pooh</b> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Who is actress Isabella
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Rosellini’s mother? <b>Ingrid Bergman</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What clothing company’s
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logo consists of a question mark inside a triangle? <b>Guess (Jeans)</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What interjection was
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first used during parachute jumps at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1940? <b>Geronimo</b></font></li>
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was loosely based on a 1968 children’s science fiction novel by Ted Hughes?
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<b>The Iron Giant</b> </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What word can mean either
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"remarkable" or "unresolved"? <b>Outstanding</b></font></li>
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is C minus XCVI? <b>IV</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What boxer did Mike Tyson
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famously bite in 1997? <b>Evander Holyfield</b></font></li>
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the northeastern American sky in fall and winter? <b>Orion</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What turn-of-the-century
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baseball player was nicknamed "The Georgia Peach"? <b>Ty Cobb</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What do you call a follower
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of radical capitalist Ayn Rand’s philosophy? <b>Objectivist</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What is the common measure
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for the decay or transmutation of a radioactive element? <b>Half-life</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">In the science of sleep,
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what does REM stand for? <b>Rapid eye movement</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What 1995 movie had Dustin
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Hoffman attempting to contain the fictional "Mutaba" virus? <b>Outbreak</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What Japanese video-game
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giant started its life in 1889 making playing cards? <b>Nintendo</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What literary genre is
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William Gibson’s <i>Neuromancer</i> often credited with ushering in?
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<b>Cyberpunk</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What car company made
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the Gloria, the Spitfire, the Dolomite, and the TR7? <b>Triumph</b></font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">What’s the Latin
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phrase meaning "of many, one"? <b>E pluribus unum</b></font></li>
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him"? <b>Voltaire</b></font></li>
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novel was turned into a 1998 movie starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez?
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Mathophobia</font></h3>
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L S</b></font></p>
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To a Monster (Phase 1 Object Puzzle)
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The end words and in-between words have numbers corresponding to each of
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their letters; when these words are deduced, this will assign a letter to
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word, the clueing to the first and last words in the opening poem (which
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thus hints at the Scottish LOCH NESS monster), and cross-checking between
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Numerology</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by Tom Weisswange</i></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The small hex grid labeled
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"EX:" on the first webpage serves two purposes: it (1) hints at the
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rule that determines how the escape path meanders through the grid, and (2)
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hints at the method for extracting the solution word from a grid once the path
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of these, it is necessary to determine the number corresponding to each hexagon
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-- that is, the solution to the corresponding trivia question:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> A: 22.<br>
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B: 4.<br>
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C: 5 ("Secant, cosine, tangent, sine,/Three point one four one five nine!").<br>
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D: 15. (He drops a tablet.)<br>
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E: 6. (This is, apparently, accurate cricket scoring.)<br>
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F: 9.<br>
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G: 19. (Specifically, it was patented in May, 1829, by Cyrill Demian.)<br>
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H: 13.<br>
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I: 8. (The full private name of Judiciary Pag, a character in Douglas Adams'
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<i>Life, the Universe, and Everything</i>, is "Zipo Bibrok 5 x 10^8".)<br>
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J: 11. (WPIX-TV is New York's channel 11.)<br>
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K: 2. (The band is the three-member "Ben Folds Five.")<br>
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L: 3.<br>
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M: 12, of course.<br>
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N: 24. (Success at this task is worth 250 points.) <br>
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O: 14 (<i>Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the
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Hood</i>).<br>
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P: 23 (on <i>Max Headroom</i>).<br>
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Q: 20.<br>
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R: 1.<br>
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S: 18. (The Hebrew numeral for 18 consists of the letters heth and yod as seen
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here; this is of great numerological import, because they also spell <i>chai,</i>
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meaning "life.") </font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When these numbers have
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been associated with their corresponding hexagons, the solver may notice that:</font></p>
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path has associated number n, the path leaves that hexagon via the side which
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is nth after the top, counting clockwise (and circling around the hexagon as
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many times as neccesary). The last three sentences of Mr. Suda's notes additionally
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hint that it is "the numbers" that indicate the "way out"
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of a room.<br>
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2) The two hexagons which are not on the escape path are C and N, which have
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associated numbers 5 and 22, which (under the usual A = 1, B = 2 code) yield
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EX, the label for this particular hex grid.</font></p>
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by clicking "Go to the full puzzle"), there is a larger hex grid.
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escape path according to rule (1) above, and the unused hexagons will determine
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the solution word as per (2) above.</font></p>
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questions on the second page are:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> A: 16.<br>
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B: 27.<br>
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C: 17.<br>
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D: 22.<br>
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E: 14 (in the <i>Harry Potter</i> books).<br>
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F: 9 (in "Piano Man": "It's nine o'clock on a Saturday . . .").<br>
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G: 32.<br>
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H: 11. (Of the 14 increases, the only one that aren't doublings are $200 ->
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$300, $300 -> $500, and $64,000 -> $125,000.)<br>
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the silver generals have two each, the king and gold generals have three each,
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and the rook has six.) <br>
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N: 7. (The only move that is a winner for O is the center square.)<br>
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Y: 49. <br>
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#: 29. (This occurs if the hand is J555 and the turned-up card is the five of
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the same suit as the jack.) <br>
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$: 26. (See <i>Monty Python and the Holy Grail</i> for the complete quote.)<br>
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</font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">%: 36. (The complete
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list is (0, +-65), (+-16, +-63), (+-25, +-60), (+-33, +-56), (+-39, +-52), (+-52,
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+-39), (+-56, +-33), (+-60, +-25), (+-63, +-16), and (+-65, 0).) <br>
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&: 18. (The film is <i>18 Again.</i>)<br>
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*: 7. (That is, this is book #7 in the Hardy Boys series.)<br>
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(: 2. (One would not need mirror-image versions of the L and S pieces.)<br>
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): 6 (S, E, A, R, C, and H).<br>
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?: 25.</font></p>
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so the solution is <b>NIGHER</b> (which is additionally hinted at by "Oh,
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but you're getting closer . . . closer . . ."). </font></p>
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Saturn Taurus<br>
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NGC 1313 Reticulum<br>
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"no image available" Y (J, K, Q, W, X, Z would also be possible)<br>
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puzzle. The pieces fit together in only one way. Once the burr is
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solved, the message "BRING 2 HUNT HEADQUARTERS" is easily read.
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applet </a> on IBM's web site than can be used to solve 6-piece burr puzzles.
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was given to the team. </font></p>
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Parts is Parts
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monsters (most of them familiar, and all of them findable in the
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AD&D Monster Manual.) Each monster, however, is missing one letter.
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z(O)mbie<br>
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ce(N)taur<br>
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| 31 |
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vampir(E)<br>
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| 32 |
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chimer(A)<br>
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e(F)reet<br>
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| 34 |
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skele(T)on<br>
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| 35 |
+
m(E)dusa<br>
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| 36 |
+
minotau(R)<br>
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| 37 |
+
grif(F)on<br>
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| 38 |
+
wra(I)th<br>
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| 39 |
+
mind (F)layer<br>
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| 40 |
+
(T)roll<br>
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| 41 |
+
s(H)rieker
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| 42 |
+
</blockquote>
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+
The missing letters, taken in order, spell ONE AFTER FIFTH. The answer to
|
| 44 |
+
the puzzle is thus
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<b>sixth<b>.
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</p>
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</font>
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Phase 1 Metapuzzle
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</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by
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Kevin Wald
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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<p>
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In Phase 1, each of the first twelve puzzles has (in addition to the
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numerical Spookiness Rating mentioned in the Hunt introduction) a
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"Puzzlement Rating" which is a sequence of three letters (or "trigram").
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+
These trigrams, when ordered properly, read:
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<blockquote>
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BUI LDI NTH ISO RDE RAN ONS QUA REW ORD SQU ARE,
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that is,
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<blockquote>
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BUILD IN THIS ORDER A NONSQUARE WORD SQUARE.
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</blockquote>
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+
So the solvers must take the solution words to the twelve puzzle
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+
and arrange them, in the order determined by the above ordering of
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| 37 |
+
the trigrams, into a "nonsquare word square"; that is, a diagonally
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+
symmetric figure consisting of intersecting words, with the same words
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+
across and down (as in an ordeinary word square), but which is not
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+
actually square. (One of the "solving references" pages actually goes
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into more detail about such figures, which are called "diagamorphs,"
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| 42 |
+
but this is not necessary information for solving the puzzle.)
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+
</p>
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<p>
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| 45 |
+
It turns out that to build the "nonsquare word square" out of the
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+
given words, three additional lines must be incorporated, as indicated
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+
by the arrows below:
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</p>
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+
</font>
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| 50 |
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| 51 |
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<pre>
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ABBA
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| 53 |
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BLENCH
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| 54 |
+
-> BE GOO
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| 55 |
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ANGLER
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| 56 |
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COEDIT
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| 57 |
+
HORIZON
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| 58 |
+
-> TO US
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| 59 |
+
NUDIST
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| 60 |
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SIXTH
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| 61 |
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STREAK
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| 62 |
+
-> THE BLOB
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| 63 |
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ABLAZE
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| 64 |
+
KLAXON
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| 65 |
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OZONE
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| 66 |
+
BENES
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| 67 |
+
</pre>
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| 69 |
+
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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+
<p>
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| 71 |
+
Thus, the entity to be summoned is <b>The Blob</b>, and the incantation is
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| 72 |
+
<b>"Be goo to us."</b>
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| 73 |
+
</p>
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| 74 |
+
</font>
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| 75 |
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+
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+
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| 12 |
+
<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
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+
<font color="ff0000">
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| 14 |
+
Solution:
|
| 15 |
+
</font>
|
| 16 |
+
Phase 2 Object and Metapuzzle
|
| 17 |
+
</font></h3>
|
| 18 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by
|
| 19 |
+
Scott Weiss</i></font></p>
|
| 20 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 21 |
+
The grid that looks like a wordsearch is in fact
|
| 22 |
+
really a wordsearch. It contains the names of twenty-six horror novels
|
| 23 |
+
(mostly taken from the bestseller list at amazon). The twist is that
|
| 24 |
+
each title has a mistyped letter. The list of the 26 titles appears below:
|
| 25 |
+
<blockquote>
|
| 26 |
+
BGYSLIFE (Boys' Life)<br>
|
| 27 |
+
BTGOFBONES (Bag of Bones)<br>
|
| 28 |
+
CRAZLEANDALL (Cradle And All)<br>
|
| 29 |
+
DIFQERENTSEASONS (Different Seasons)<br>
|
| 30 |
+
DRJEKALLANDMRHYDE (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde)<br>
|
| 31 |
+
EYEOFTHESTOFM (Eye of the Storm)<br>
|
| 32 |
+
HANNYBAL (Hannibal)<br>
|
| 33 |
+
HAUNDED (Haunted)<br>
|
| 34 |
+
HEARTSINVTLANTIS (Hearts in Atlantis)<br>
|
| 35 |
+
HOMSEOFLEAVES (House of Leaves)<br>
|
| 36 |
+
IPMLEGEND (I Am Legend)<br>
|
| 37 |
+
MAGICTERRCR (Magic Terror)<br>
|
| 38 |
+
MIDNIGHTENCHANTOENT (Midnight Enchantment)<br>
|
| 39 |
+
MISEIY (Misery)<br>
|
| 40 |
+
MOSNFALL (Moonfall)<br>
|
| 41 |
+
NIGHTLHADE (Nightshade)<br>
|
| 42 |
+
RALSEMEMORY (False Memory)<br>
|
| 43 |
+
SEIZETHENIGKT (Seize The Night)<br>
|
| 44 |
+
THEETAND (The Stand)<br>
|
| 45 |
+
THEGWEENMILE (The Green Mile)<br>
|
| 46 |
+
THETBENCH (The Trench)<br>
|
| 47 |
+
TURNXFTHESCREW (Turn Of The Screw)<br>
|
| 48 |
+
UERRICK (Merrick)<br>
|
| 49 |
+
VITTORIJTHEVAMPIRE (Vittorio The Vampire)<br>
|
| 50 |
+
WITHEH (Wither)<br>
|
| 51 |
+
YOUCNMEWHENICALLYOU (You Come When I Call You)<br>
|
| 52 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 53 |
+
</font></p>
|
| 54 |
+
|
| 55 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 56 |
+
Note that each of the incorrect letters in the list above is
|
| 57 |
+
different. Take the letters that should be there, and arrange them in
|
| 58 |
+
reverse alphabetical order of the incorrect letters. You will get the
|
| 59 |
+
directions DIORAMA OF FAMOUS HORROR STORY.
|
| 60 |
+
</font></p>
|
| 61 |
+
|
| 62 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 63 |
+
Look at the unused letters in the wordsearch from top to bottom,
|
| 64 |
+
left to right (down the first column, then down the second, etc.) You
|
| 65 |
+
will get the following sequence:
|
| 66 |
+
<blockquote>
|
| 67 |
+
RLANELLISOPHENKPYZBRITHOMASHARATHKINRAMSTOKBARAHAM<br>
|
| 68 |
+
BLTEVEALUYDEMAUPASSASHINGTONIRVLIVEBARKOHNSAUYSHEL<br>
|
| 69 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 70 |
+
Each piece of that long string is the middle part of the name of
|
| 71 |
+
a horror author (according to Amazon,
|
| 72 |
+
anyway). For example, the first one is RLANELLISO, which is the middle
|
| 73 |
+
of HA(RLAN ELLISO)N. Now look at those twelve answer words. One is
|
| 74 |
+
HA(MA)N. So RLANELLISO encodes the bigram MA. Here's the complete encoding:
|
| 75 |
+
</font></p>
|
| 76 |
+
|
| 77 |
+
<blockquote>
|
| 78 |
+
<table>
|
| 79 |
+
|
| 80 |
+
<tr>
|
| 81 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 82 |
+
String:
|
| 83 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 84 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 85 |
+
Answer Word:
|
| 86 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 87 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 88 |
+
Author:
|
| 89 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 90 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 91 |
+
Bigram:
|
| 92 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 93 |
+
</tr>
|
| 94 |
+
|
| 95 |
+
<tr>
|
| 96 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 97 |
+
RLANELLISO
|
| 98 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 99 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 100 |
+
HAMAN
|
| 101 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 102 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 103 |
+
HARLAN ELLISON
|
| 104 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 105 |
+
<td><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">
|
| 106 |
+
MA
|
| 107 |
+
</font></td>
|
| 108 |
+
</tr>
|
| 109 |
+
|
| 110 |
+
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that square, and vice versa. (No across answer has any Vs, and no down answer
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has any Ws.) </font></li>
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<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Except in the unclued
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middle row (where the "ravenous creature" is hidden), all A's, B's,
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and O's are omitted from all down entries. (In fact, each down answer is either
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+
intact, missing only A's, missing only B's, or missing only O's, and there
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+
are equal numbers of each, as it happens.) </font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Since
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no across answer has any A's, B's or O's in the first place, this means that
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those letters appear nowhere in the grid other than the middle row.</font></li>
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</ol>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> The answers to the clues,
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with brief explanations, are as follows:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <b>ACROSS<br>
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</b></font><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">1. SNEER (S+NEE+R)<br>
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6. WEEPIE (double definition with WEE PIE)<br>
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10. WIN-WIN ([t]WIN + [t]WIN)<br>
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11. NEILL ([o]NE + ILL)<br>
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13. GREENING (NINE "over" in GREG = GRE(ENIN)G)<br>
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20. FLIP (F + LIP)<br>
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22. THEY (THE + Y)<br>
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23. HERS (HE + R[ub]S)<br>
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25. GR. WT. (GROW TO - O's)<br>
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27. IRWIN (in theIR WINdow)<br>
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29. MEIJI ("crossing" tiME I JInx)<br>
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33. WEENS (W + E'ENS)<br>
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34. WHIRR (WERE homophone)<br>
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35. ISN'T (I'S + N + T)<br>
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52. NINISH (double def. with "NI!" "NI!" "SH.")
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53. TREYS (TRAYS homophone)</font></p>
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2. NOIRISH (NO + IRISH)<br>
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3. EVEN (NEVE "is upset")<br>
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4. BRINY (BRAINY - A)<br>
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5. UNBIDDEN (U + NB + ID + DEN)<br>
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6. VANNA (VIENNA, writing A for IE)<br>
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7. EEGS (EG "penetrating" E'S = E(EG)S)<br>
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8. PLEBE (PLE[d] + BE)<br>
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9. ESTHETICS (THE TIC[k] "gets suppressed by" ESS = ES(THETIC)S)<br>
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10. VOGON (NO GO + V "over")<br>
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12. IPHIGENIA (I + anagram of HAG IN PIE)<br>
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18. PERU (PURE anagram)<br>
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19. CHIASM ("seen in" bronCHI AS Minor)<br>
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20. AFRAID (A + F + RAID)<br>
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21. NAVAJO (OJ + A + VAN "carried north")<br>
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24. SMOOTHER (SMOOT + HER)<br>
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26. HAVING FUN (HAN "captures" V + anagram of FUNGI = HA(VINGFU)N)<br>
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28. VACANTNESS (VETS SCAN AN anagram)<br>
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30. LOESS (SOLES anagram)<br>
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31. BRUIT (BRUT "masks" I = BRU(I)T)<br>
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32. URANIA (U + RAN + I + A)<br>
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34. VANISHER (&lit, V + AN + IS + [t]HER[e])<br>
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38. NOVELTY (NOEL + T[imidl]Y "keeps" V = NO(V)ELTY)<br>
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42. NUBBIN ("overturned" BUN + BIN)<br>
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43. SSTS (SS + T'S)<br>
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44. OCELOT (TOO "upset" "about" CEL = O(CEL)OT)<br>
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49. COSH (double def.) <br>
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</font></p>
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V/W locations) is:</font></p>
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<pre> SNEERU*EEPIE
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*IN*INNEILLS
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GREENINGPEST
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NINNYDISHETH
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ESPNCDFLIPNE
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THEYHERSGR*T
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HIR*INIMEIJI
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ALUCARDTNUOC
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*EENSU*HIRRS
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ISNTMINEINNS
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NSSNITIRKI*I
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GENESISCITED
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FLUSSCHEDULE
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ULISTSELECTS
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NINISHRTREYS</pre>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thus, the creature hiding
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in the middle row is COUNT DRACULA, who cannot be seen because he is mirror-reflected.
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He can be heard in the identification of V and W, and his victims have been
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drained of their blood-group letters (A, B, and O). </font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The hidden group of his
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prey, who can also be seen by looking down, were "each ensnared by the
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sound of his voice". The eight V/W squares come in four vertical pairs,
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+
which surround ("ensnare") the following vertical strings of letters:
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+
GNETHA, ENNY, NNIFRID, and JORN. These are just the members of the musical group
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+
ABBA (Agnetha, Benny, Annifrid, and Bjorn), who (through Dracula's feeding outside
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his lair) have lost their initial A's and B's (from which the group's name is
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+
derived, as a matter of fact). The group "couldn't hide the way he does"
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+
because its name is a palindrome -- mirror-reflecting it has no effect.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Thus, the solution is <b>ABBA.</b>
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<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <font color="ff0000">Solution:</font>
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Reading the End Trails</font></h3>
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<p> <font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> <i>Written by Francis
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Heaney </i></font></p>
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+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">For now, we need only consider
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| 15 |
+
the first six statements. Sigmund Freud cannot be the liar. If Sigmund Freud
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| 16 |
+
is the liar, then, by statement 2, The Blob does in fact lie all the time. In
|
| 17 |
+
other words, The Blob is the liar. But we don't have two liars. </font></p>
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| 18 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Suppose Sigmund Freud is
|
| 19 |
+
the truthteller. Then statement 3 is incorrect. (The truthteller cannot claim
|
| 20 |
+
that the liar doesn't lie all the time.) So The Blob is lying. The Blob can't
|
| 21 |
+
be the liar, since we know he doesn't lie all the time from statement 2. He's
|
| 22 |
+
not the copier, since he would copy Sigmund Freud's true statement. Therefore
|
| 23 |
+
he must be the alternator (choosing to start with a lie). </font></p>
|
| 24 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Therefore Jeanne Dixon's
|
| 25 |
+
first statement (that The Blob sometimes lies) is truthful; she would then be
|
| 26 |
+
the copier (starting with the truth), and Mary Shelley the liar. Jeanne Dixon
|
| 27 |
+
second statement would be a lie (copying The Blob's false statement), and The
|
| 28 |
+
Blob's second statement would be true (alternating with his original lie). So
|
| 29 |
+
far we have, as statements go: true, true, false, false, true. This is followed
|
| 30 |
+
by Mary Shelley's statement, which is therefore false, and Mary Shelley is the
|
| 31 |
+
liar, so this is consistent, so we have one possibility for the four entities:
|
| 32 |
+
The Blob = alternator, Mary Shelley = liar, Sigmund Freud = truth-teller, Jeanne
|
| 33 |
+
Dixon = copier.</font></p>
|
| 34 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">But what if Sigmund Freud
|
| 35 |
+
is either the alternator or the copier? </font></p>
|
| 36 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This makes statement 3 true.
|
| 37 |
+
(Sigmund Freud can make statement 2 falsely about the liar and truthfully about
|
| 38 |
+
everyone else.) That means The Blob is telling the truth. So The Blob is not
|
| 39 |
+
the liar. So The Blob doesn't lie all the time, which means statement 2 is true.
|
| 40 |
+
</font></p>
|
| 41 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Let's try to figure out
|
| 42 |
+
if Jeanne Dixon is lying in statement 1. If so, then, by statement 1, The Blob
|
| 43 |
+
in fact never lies. The Blob must be the truthteller. Since statement 2 is true,
|
| 44 |
+
Sigmund Freud must be the alternator. (If he were the copier, he'd copy Jeanne
|
| 45 |
+
Dixon's lie in statement 1.) </font></p>
|
| 46 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now some cases. Jeanne Dixon
|
| 47 |
+
is either the copier or the liar. Suppose Jeanne Dixon is the copier and Mary
|
| 48 |
+
Shelley is the liar. That means Jeanne's second statement is true, copying The
|
| 49 |
+
Blob's truthful statement. So the first six statements are: false, true, true,
|
| 50 |
+
true, true, false. But that means Mary Shelley's statement that four statements
|
| 51 |
+
have been true so far is actually true! So that is not the case. If Jeanne Dixon
|
| 52 |
+
is the liar and Mary Shelley is the copier, then Jeanne Dixon's second statement
|
| 53 |
+
is a lie, and Mary Shelley copies The Blob's truthful second statement, giving
|
| 54 |
+
us: false, true, true, false, true, true -- which is consistent. This gives
|
| 55 |
+
us a second possibility: The Blob = truth-teller, Mary Shelley = copier, Sigmund
|
| 56 |
+
Freud = alternator, Jeanne Dixon = liar. </font></p>
|
| 57 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> But Jeanne Dixon may be
|
| 58 |
+
telling the truth in statement 1. The first three statements are then all true,
|
| 59 |
+
which means that the liar must be Mary Shelley (since The Blob, Sigmund Freud,
|
| 60 |
+
and Jeanne Dixon can apparently utter true statements). From 1 and 2 being true,
|
| 61 |
+
we know The Blob can make both true and false statements. Therefore The Blob
|
| 62 |
+
is not the truthteller. For this hypothetical we are assuming that Sigmund Freud
|
| 63 |
+
is either the alternator or the copier, and we know Mary Shelley isn't the truthteller.
|
| 64 |
+
Therefore Jeanne Dixon is the truthteller.</font></p>
|
| 65 |
+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> Now, if Sigmund Freud is
|
| 66 |
+
the copier and The Blob is the alternator, then the truth-values of the first
|
| 67 |
+
six statements are: true, true, true, true, false, false -- leading once again
|
| 68 |
+
to a contradiction in that Mary Shelley's statement about there being four true
|
| 69 |
+
statements so far is true, but Mary Shelley is the liar. So Sigmund Freud can't
|
| 70 |
+
be the copier. If Sigmund Freud is the alternator and The Blob is the copier,
|
| 71 |
+
though, the first six statements come out as: true, true, true, true, true,
|
| 72 |
+
false -- which leads to no contradiction. So we have a third possibility: The
|
| 73 |
+
Blob = copier, Mary Shelley = liar, Sigmund Freud = alternator, Jeanne Dixon
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| 74 |
+
= truth-teller.</font></p>
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+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> So here are our three possibilities:</font></p>
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| 76 |
+
<ol>
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| 77 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Blob = alternator,
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| 78 |
+
Mary Shelley = liar, Sigmund Freud = truth-teller, Jeanne Dixon = copier</font></li>
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| 79 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Blob = truth-teller,
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| 80 |
+
Mary Shelley = copier, Sigmund Freud = alternator, Jeanne Dixon = liar</font></li>
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| 81 |
+
<li><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Blob = copier, Mary
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| 82 |
+
Shelley = liar, Sigmund Freud = alternator, Jeanne Dixon = truth-teller </font></li>
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+
</ol>
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+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now let us consider The
|
| 85 |
+
Blob's hypothetical. In possibility 1, Mary Shelley could say "I am the
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| 86 |
+
alternator"; she would be lying. In possibility 2, Mary Shelley would be
|
| 87 |
+
copying Sigmund Freud's previous statement, which is a lie (as Sigmund Freud
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| 88 |
+
is the alternator, and his previous statement was truthful), so, again, she
|
| 89 |
+
could make the statement; she would be lying. In possibility 3, as in possibility
|
| 90 |
+
1, she could make the statement, again, as a lie. So if Mary Shelley were to
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| 91 |
+
make that statement, it would not help us distinguish between the three possibilities.
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| 92 |
+
Therefore The Blob's statement that, if Mary Shelley were to say such a thing,
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| 93 |
+
we would not have enough information to solve the puzzle is true. </font></p>
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+
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Blob in possibility
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| 95 |
+
1 could not make a true statement there, being an alternator who had told the
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| 96 |
+
truth in his previous statement. Neither could The Blob in possibility 3 make
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| 97 |
+
a true statement there, because he is a copier following Sigmund Freud's statement,
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| 98 |
+
which must be false (as Sigmund Freud is an alternator whose previous statement
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+
was true). The only possibility that remains is possibility 2, in which The
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| 100 |
+
Blob can clearly tell the truth because he is a truth-teller. Therefore The
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| 101 |
+
Blob is the truth-teller, Mary Shelley is the copier, Sigmund Freud is the alternator,
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| 102 |
+
and Jeanne Dixon is the liar.</font></p>
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The Realm of Unspeakable Chaos
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The text under the flags describes them in some unknown language;
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which, read in order with appropriate spacing, is TWO DELTAS.
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<u>unte am</u>, and the solution to this puzzle is (appropriately
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to the scenario described) <b>unteam</b>.
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The Roads Through Hell</font></h3>
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the elevators and stairways connecting them, as shown here:</font></p>
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to admire the view"), these overlapping segments, shown here:</font></p>
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A Satanic Message</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Written by Tom Weisswange</i></font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">When the link to this puzzle
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is clicked, what seems to be a "Not Found" error message appears.
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In fact, this is a fake, and the listing of the alleged URL that wasn't found
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contains a clickable link. When this link is clicked, another fake "Not
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Found" message appears, with the new message "Oh, go to hell"
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at the bottom. When "go to hell" is clicked, the puzzle finally appears:
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a long string of sixes, each of which is either "6," "VI,"
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or "Six."</font></p>
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substitution cipher; when the sixes are divided up into sets of three, each
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triplet stands for a letter, according to the following rule: Each letter has
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been translated into a number (by the rule A = 1, B = 2, etc.), and this number
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has been expressed in base 3 (with "6" = 0, "VI" = 1, and
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"Six" = 2). When the string is decoded and "played backwards"
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entries":</font></p>
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combining the good taste of convenience stores with the morality of cabaRETS.<br>
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AErobics: Exercises that make your heart beat like a ferRET'S. <br>
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AEgis: Protection from attack by eagles and men in beRETS. <br>
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AErial: A device which gives cable TV executives most of their regRETS.<br>
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AEon: The amount of time SETI will have to spend searching foR ETS.<br>
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AEsthete: A poseur privy to imagined secRETS.<br>
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AErosol: Hairspray designed to give us longlasting holed.</font></p>
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pair of entries is the letter sequence RETSAE (shown in capital letters above);
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when this is "played backwards" (that is, forwards with respect to
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the original ciphertext) it becomes the solution, <b>EASTER</b>. (Apparently,
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if earthly records played backwards reveal hidden Satanic messages, conversely
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infernal records played backwards reveal hidden Christian messages.)</font></p>
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