Puzzles

Hocus-Focus

Hocus-Focus by Henry Boltinoff

Find at least six differences in details between panels.

Differences: 1. Wheel is different. 2. Handle is shorter. 3. Sign is smaller. 4. Scorecard is larger. 5. Ear is smaller. 6. Golf club is missing.

Jumble: That scrambled word game by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

EIRGP

IBSCA

AYRWLE

Jumble

OSYLGS

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

FOR JAMES BOND, STEALING THE PLANS FOR THE SECRET WEAPON WAS ---

Ans. here:

(Answers tomorrow)

Yesterday's Jumbles: COUGH YOUTH AFFORD HOTTER

Answer: When asked what she wanted to eat later, she said it was — FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Cryptoquote by Derek Bowman

Cryptoquote

One letter stands for another. Single letters, apostrophes, the patterns and length of words are all clues. The code is different for each quote.

CGM RQJK GMZ FLG CGMX XTVN RXQTJKO VXT FLTJ CGM'XT QJDGNDTK QJ V OBVJKVN. - TNQSVWTZL ZVCNGX

Previous cryptoquote: OUR ABILITY TO HANDLE LIFE'S CHALLENGES IS A MEASURE OF OUR STRENGTH OF CHARACTER. - WRITER LES BROWN

Build-A-Word by Derek Bowman

Find as many three or more letter words as you can from the word shown below. Each letter may be used only once. MB = Master Builder; WS = Wordsmith

Today's word: SCANDALS - MB = 42 words; WS = 30

Previous Solution – WITHER

HER | WET | TIRE | WRIT | WRITHE

Build-A-Word

HEW | WIT | WHET | THEIR

HIT | HEIR | WHIR | THREW

IRE | HIRE | WHIT | WHITE

THE | RITE | WIRE | WRITE

TIE | TIER | WITH | WHITER