As always, your comments on how to improve the site are welcome.
del.icio.us Monday, May 5, 2008
Temporary hiatus
My Puzzle Fix is on temporary hiatus while I re-evaluate the site, its design, and its purpose.
As always, your comments on how to improve the site are welcome.
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As always, your comments on how to improve the site are welcome.
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Thursday, May 1, 2008
#31 Crossword
Spend your weekend working on this crossword puzzle, created especially for this date.
This is the first puzzle created with the editing help of Crossword Compiler. I am using the trial version and like it very much. It will give me the ability to publish bigger crosswords, and more often!
Click on the puzzle to enlarge it for printing.
Closing date: May 5, 2008
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This is the first puzzle created with the editing help of Crossword Compiler. I am using the trial version and like it very much. It will give me the ability to publish bigger crosswords, and more often!
Click on the puzzle to enlarge it for printing.
Closing date: May 5, 2008
del.icio.us Tuesday, April 29, 2008
#30 Alpha Category
Your dear puzzle-maker has been ill the last few days. That's why a day was missed (sorry). Therefore I'll give an extra 24 hours to finish Monday's cryptogram -- it will close Wednesday morning (U.S. time).
April 30, 1006, is the date of the brightest recorded supernova ever. It was described as being 1/4 to 1/2 as bright as the moon, so bright that objects could be seen on the ground by its light at night. In its honor, for today's Alpha Category puzzle, name as many astronomical objects as you can.
The criteria: Each item must be a named and natural body. Galaxies and nebulae are okay, but not constellations. Nothing sent up by humans, and nothing designated by a number. Also, no generic names (e.g. "planet"), unless it is commonly called by that name; for instance, you can use "the Sun" for S.
(Is this category too difficult? Too easy? Too boring? Leave feedback with your comment to help me improve the site!)
Competition closed. Winner:
sooferfan645
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April 30, 1006, is the date of the brightest recorded supernova ever. It was described as being 1/4 to 1/2 as bright as the moon, so bright that objects could be seen on the ground by its light at night. In its honor, for today's Alpha Category puzzle, name as many astronomical objects as you can.
The criteria: Each item must be a named and natural body. Galaxies and nebulae are okay, but not constellations. Nothing sent up by humans, and nothing designated by a number. Also, no generic names (e.g. "planet"), unless it is commonly called by that name; for instance, you can use "the Sun" for S.
(Is this category too difficult? Too easy? Too boring? Leave feedback with your comment to help me improve the site!)
Competition closed. Winner:
sooferfan645
del.icio.us Monday, April 28, 2008
#29 Crypto Quotation
Today is the anniversary of the spaceflight of Dennis Tito, described as the world's first "space tourist." Decode this quote by cosmonaut Yuri Baturin which appeared in Newsweek:
K R O Y R N R Y L C O G G L S V O A A V Z G O E
L V H S V M G O A R . K R B P F R L V H Y
Z O S C R Z O S P A O B Z P E Q . O E Q K R Z V Y R
B P F R L V H Y Y V Z O E S P A M V H B .
Competition closed. Winner:
None
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K R O Y R N R Y L C O G G L S V O A A V Z G O E
L V H S V M G O A R . K R B P F R L V H Y
Z O S C R Z O S P A O B Z P E Q . O E Q K R Z V Y R
B P F R L V H Y Y V Z O E S P A M V H B .
Competition closed. Winner:
None
del.icio.us Friday, April 25, 2008
#28 Rebus puzzle
One more rebus puzzle will round out the week. You get until Monday morning for this one!
Competition closed. Winners:
I Was Just Thinking...
soonerfan645
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3, 5, 3
Competition closed. Winners:
I Was Just Thinking...
soonerfan645
del.icio.us Thursday, April 24, 2008
#27 Rebus puzzle
More rebus fun! NEW: Since there can be more than one solution for these puzzles, I am now giving the number of words and the number of letters in each word of the answer. This information will be on the line under the rebus. For example: 5, 3 will mean the answer has two words, with five letters in the first word and three in the second.
Competition closed. Winner:
None
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3, 3
Competition closed. Winner:
None
del.icio.us Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Closing dates
When I first started this site, I gave each puzzle a week before it closed while players discovered the site. Now that there are regular players, I changed it to the original goal, with each puzzle closing after just one day.
Meanwhile, the posting dates and times are based on UTC. Since I strive for midnight, that means the evening before for American players. For example, in Central Daylight Time, midnight UTC is at 7:00 p.m. So right now, a puzzle is posted at or shortly after 7:00 p.m. CDT, then closes at or shortly after 7:00 p.m. the next night.
But these dates and times are meant to make the game more fun for you, the players. Would you rather do different dates/times? It would be no difficulty to leave puzzles up for 36 hours, for example. Thus they would go up at midnight UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT), then close at noon UTC (7:00 a.m.) the following day.
Leave your opinions and feedback about these changes! I read and publish every comment, even though they are moderated. (For technical reasons, I cannot un-moderate comments for just one post.)
Receive new puzzles as soon as they are posted by subscribing, using one of the links at the top and left of this page!
Meanwhile, the posting dates and times are based on UTC. Since I strive for midnight, that means the evening before for American players. For example, in Central Daylight Time, midnight UTC is at 7:00 p.m. So right now, a puzzle is posted at or shortly after 7:00 p.m. CDT, then closes at or shortly after 7:00 p.m. the next night.
But these dates and times are meant to make the game more fun for you, the players. Would you rather do different dates/times? It would be no difficulty to leave puzzles up for 36 hours, for example. Thus they would go up at midnight UTC (7:00 p.m. CDT), then close at noon UTC (7:00 a.m.) the following day.
Leave your opinions and feedback about these changes! I read and publish every comment, even though they are moderated. (For technical reasons, I cannot un-moderate comments for just one post.)
Receive new puzzles as soon as they are posted by subscribing, using one of the links at the top and left of this page!
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