My Puzzle Fix

Temporary hiatus

2008-05-05T16:49:00.002-05:00

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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#31 Crossword

2008-05-01T19:00:00.000-05:00

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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#30 Alpha Category

2008-04-29T19:03:00.004-05:00

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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#29 Crypto Quotation

2008-04-28T00:00:00.003-05:00

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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#28 Rebus puzzle

2008-04-25T00:00:00.003-05:00

One more rebus puzzle will round out the week. You get until Monday morning for this one!

3, 5, 3

Competition closed. Winners:
I Was Just Thinking...
soonerfan645

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#27 Rebus puzzle

2008-04-24T00:00:00.001-05:00

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.

3, 3

Competition closed. Winner:
None

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Closing dates

2008-04-23T15:30:00.003-05:00

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!

#26 Rebus puzzle

2008-04-23T00:00:00.002-05:00

Per request, here is the first rebus puzzle to appear on My Puzzle Fix. This is a relatively easy one:

Competition closed. Winners:
Celia
I Was Just Thinking...
soonerfan645

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#25 Crypto Theme

2008-04-22T00:00:00.003-05:00

NEW, starting today:

Puzzles will be closing after only one day! That's right, only 24 hours (or so) per puzzle. If you like -- or don't like -- this change, please leave a comment on any post.

And now, a nother Crypto Theme for your enjoyment.

They may be steel

Example: Superman

I R O N C O V C I N

T P O V P O A W O M

N J C W O T S N N

L C M O P T W C N

A P P G W O M

I T C V S N

M R W J C A N J A W O M N

V C O W S T T S

I T R W O M

C T R L W O R L Y T C V Z C O

Competition closed. Winner:
~~None~~
soonerfan645 (see comments to this puzzle)

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#24 Word ladder

2008-04-21T00:00:00.002-05:00

April 21 is the traditional date of the founding of Rome by Romulus and Remus, raised by a she-wolf. This constricted word ladder commemorates that mythic event.

From WOLF to ROME (5 rungs)

Competition closed. Winner:
soonerfan645

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#23 Crypto Theme

2008-04-18T00:00:00.002-05:00

Here in North America, baseball is here! Celebrate it by solving this Crypto Theme:

S D K F G A L L A L I X

H S W K W A S H O

M Z H H R S L

L G Q T E X

R S L L G L K F G Q S

Q T S S F A L I

T E B S F Z L M G H H

L G K A E L G H G L K T S B

X Q E F S Q G F O

T E B S K S G B

X K F A P S E Z K X J A L I A L I

Competition closed. Winner:
soonerfan645

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#22 Scrambler

2008-04-17T00:00:00.002-05:00

Since the last Scrambler puzzle was enjoyed by so many, here is another one, commemorating an event that occurred on this day in 1970.

Remember, to get a win point for your answer, you must give both the word list and the final answer.

Competition closed. Winner:
None

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#21 Fit the Quote

2008-04-16T00:00:00.002-05:00

For Wilbur Wright's 141st birthday, here is Fit the Quote puzzle with his words.

Click on the puzzle to enlarge.

Competition closed. Winner:
Celia

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#20 Mini Crossword

2008-04-15T00:00:00.003-05:00

If this site's statistics are reported correctly, today is a significant day for most visitors to this site. This miniature crossword may take the sting out of it. To post your solution as a comment, list the answers to just the across clues or just the down clues. Since the grid is fully interlocking, if you have one set, then you have the other.

NOTE: In response to a question about the rules and conventions used in this puzzle, a new post on rules for crosswords appearing on this site has been published.

ACROSS
1. Make lace
4. Breakfast food
6. Background actor
7. With 1-Down, a certainty
8. Draft org.

DOWN
1. See 7-Across
2. Take the role of
3. Suits
4. Flower home
5. Uh-uh

Competition closed. Winners:

Celia
I Was Just Thinking...

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What would you like to see?

2008-04-14T15:20:00.003-05:00

What kind of puzzles do you like? What would you like to see, or see more of? For example, crosswords, word searches, word ladders, cryptograms, etc.

Every time I get ready to write a puzzle, I have to decide what type of puzzle to create. I want to create the puzzles that you want to solve! Tell me what you like.

Subscribe to this site so you never miss a puzzle!

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#19 Word ladder

2008-04-14T00:00:00.003-05:00

Today's puzzle is a constricted word ladder. Change one letter at a time; each intermediate word (rung) must be a common word itself. I found two slightly different solutions to this puzzle; either will win.

From HELLO to BAITS (5 rungs)

Competition closed. Winners:

I Was Just Thinking (2 points for solving it with four rungs!)
soonerfan645
Celia

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My Puzzle Goals

2008-04-12T23:00:00.000-05:00

My Puzzle Fix is still in its infancy, but growth is in its future. Since it is also your puzzle fix, I'm asking for your input on which goals to pursue first. Here are some ideas:

Javascript for online puzzle solving.
User profile pages with statistics.
More types of puzzles, eventually expanding to a daily crossword, sudoku/other logic puzzle, and variety puzzle.
A message board.

Please comment below with your feedback!

Remember that the growth of My Puzzle Fix will be funded by advertising, which means the more hits the site gets, the faster these goals can be reached. Spread the word to your puzzle loving and/or easily bored friends! And don't forget to subscribe, if you haven't already.

#18 Brain teaser

2008-04-11T00:00:00.006-05:00

This is a number-and-word game in which all non-trivial words are represented only by their first letter. Your job is to complete the phrases. For instance, the answer to "24 H in a D" is "24 hours in a day".

30 M in a H H
90 D in a Q
3 A in a T
14 L in a S
366 D in a L Y
7 U N in an O
8 P in the S S
10 D in a C
5 T on a F
9 M in a H P

This is a "best of" puzzle, meaning the player(s) with the most correct answers wins, similar to an open solution puzzle.

Competition closed. Winner:
soonerfan645

#17 Scrambler

2008-04-10T00:00:00.001-05:00

This Scrambler commemorates an event that began this week in 1971. Enjoy!

Competition closed. Winner:
soonerfan645

#16 Fit the Quote

2008-04-09T00:00:00.003-05:00

Today is the first Fit the Quote puzzle to appear on My Puzzle Fix, containing a quotation from physicist Richard Feynman.

Competition closed. Winners:
Celia
I Was Just Thinking...
soonerfan645

#9 Double Meaning - Rerun

2008-04-08T00:00:00.002-05:00

Don't miss out on this double meaning puzzle. Since there were no winners the last time it was run, it's being presented again. This is a unique crossword variation that you should find challenging and fun.

Across

Biological unit
Car gear
Chilly
Chum
Climb
Flow
Flower precursor
God
Going on now
Hit with an object
Jumped headfirst
Long walk
Raise (a price)
Rapid
Revoke (a law)
Superstar
Party
Point of view
Printing
Peace symbol
Rotate
School book
Size ratio
Small room

Down

Amount of space
Because
Breeding animal
Card pack
Cramp
Direct
Evaluates
Glass container
Jostle
Platform
Pool pole
Pro
Sew
Signal
Sound measure
Speeds
Station
Tally
Two decades
Type of earring

Competition closed. Winner: None.

#15 Alpha Category

2008-04-07T00:00:00.002-05:00

Spring has sprung. For today's Alpha Category, see how many common names of cultivated flowers you can list. Anyone who can get a flower that starts with K will win regardless of how many other entries they have! (Flowering Kale does not count.)

Competition closed. Winner:
I Was Just Thinking (congratulations on the "K" flower! I had never heard of that!)

#10 Wordnet - Extension

2008-04-04T00:00:00.000-05:00

The junk food Wordnet has been extended another week. This time there is a hint to get you started: The first entry is candy bar.

Click on the image to enlarge.

Competition closed. Winner: None.

#14 Anagram List

2008-04-03T00:00:00.001-05:00

Two days ago, on April 1, was the anniversary of the independence (er, creation) of the island of San Seriffe. In belated celebration, today's Anagram List puzzle is:

C O L O N S O F S A N S E R I F F E

Competition closed. Winner: None.

#13 Crypto Quotation

2008-04-02T00:00:00.005-05:00

An encrypted quotation:

X I I X O A C B E A M    E G    H E G G W K    R M

H X G A    I W X I P W    R W F J C G W    E A    E G

K O W G G W K    E B    X N W O J P P G    J B K

P X X Y G    P E Y W    D X O Y .

--    A S X H J G    J P N J    W K E G X B

Competition closed. Winner: None.

#12 Word Search

2008-04-01T00:00:00.005-05:00

Today's puzzle is a word search. In the grid, cross out all the letters in the words as you find them. Words that appear in parentheses in the word list are just for clarification and are not found in the grid. When you are finished, write out the remaining letters in order, starting at the top left corner and working across the first line, then across the second line, etc. The result will be a quote by someone who was born on April 1. The solution is the quote. Please don't try to post a copy of the grid with the words circled. All I need is the quote, please!

Word list

April first	fake-out	humor	practical joke	slapstick
artful	foolish	hysterical	prank	spied (on)
blooper	fools	jester	Punk'd	spoof
comedy	funny bone	joker	risque (risqué)	stunt
deception	good fun	laugh	scam artist	tease
droll	goofy	leg-pull	shenanigan	tomfoolery
faint (from shock)	hilarious	playful	silly	trick

Competition closed. Winner:

Elijah

The quote is by Otto Van Bismarck, born April 1, 1815.

#11 Mini crossword

2008-03-31T00:00:00.002-05:00

I am the only one who writes all the puzzles for My Puzzle Fix, and I am not superhuman enough to create a full-sized 15x15 crossword puzzles every day. So here is a quick little 4x4 puzzle. To make up for the small size, I've eliminated the numbers -- you have to figure out where each word goes. Clues are divided into across and down.

Across

Be idle
Crooner Fitzgerald
Screen king or queen
Smiling Lisa

Down

From _____ (at a distance)
Lois's predecessor
Ransack
Some shade trees

To post your answer, list the across entries in order in your comment. If you got them all correct, then it's obvious that you got all the down entries correct, too.
Competition closed. Winner:
Elijah

#10 Wordnet

2008-03-28T19:00:00.002-05:00

This Wordnet is full of calories -- all the entries are types of junk food.

Click on the image to enlarge.

Closing date: Extended to April 11, 2008

#9 Double Meaning

2008-03-27T00:00:00.006-05:00

Today's puzzle is a Double Meaning. Each entry has two clues, and likewise this puzzle has two steps: answer the clues, and figure out how they fit into the grid. Click the link above for complete solving instructions and strategies.

Click on the diagram to enlarge it.

Across

Biological unit
Car gear
Chilly
Chum
Climb
Flow
Flower precursor
God
Going on now
Hit with an object
Jumped headfirst
Long walk
Raise (a price)
Rapid
Revoke (a law)
Superstar
Party
Point of view
Printing
Peace symbol
Rotate
School book
Size ratio
Small room

Down

Amount of space
Because
Breeding animal
Card pack
Cramp
Direct
Evaluates
Glass container
Jostle
Platform
Pool pole
Pro
Sew
Signal
Sound measure
Speeds
Station
Tally
Two decades
Type of earring

Competition closed. Winner: None.

#8 Brain Teaser

2008-03-26T00:00:00.002-05:00

A follow-up to yesterday's teaser:

Name a vehicle model whose name, along with the first letter of its make, describes someone who accepts no substitutes.

Competition closed. Winner: None

#7 Brain Teaser

2008-03-25T00:00:00.003-05:00

Name a vehicle model whose name can be anagrammed into a word that describes the feeling an environmentalist might feel about this vehicle.

Competition closed. Winner: None

#6 Crypto Theme

2008-03-24T00:00:00.003-05:00

Yesterday was Easter on the Western calendar, and in its honor, today's category is an Easter Crypto Theme.

S L Y    R A B B I T

U T X G R I R    U S Z T U S I P

I K K    R F I

P C T A B K

U S T A P D A L B    S X V A R L F

N I V V F    Q I L B P

I B R    X H    V I B D

Y L T P S Y L V V X G    U S A U E P

U S X U X V L D I

H L E I    K T L P P

G L T Y I T    G I L D S I T

Competition closed. Winner:
Celia

#5 Alpha Category

2008-03-21T00:00:00.002-05:00

Today's puzzle is the final one for the week. I hope you have had fun with My Puzzle Fix, so today's Alpha Category is

Synonyms for "Fun"

Competition closed. Winner: None.

#4 Crypto Quotation

2008-03-20T00:00:00.003-05:00

My Puzzle Fix is all about the ability to wield words. In honor of its first week, here is a Crypto Quotation about word wielding.

"Z M    P G Y F O I    L Y W N N     I O G R L    Y F O

R W K Y W T H G I M    O B O I M    R G M.    F O

L G M L    M T X I    N W P O    R O D O H R L    T H

M T X I    D T C O I    Y T    Z G L Y O I    C T I R L."

-- G H Y F T H M    L K G I E W N N

Competition closed. Winner:
Ben

#3 Category Swarm

2008-03-19T00:00:00.005-05:00

Today's puzzle is a Category Swarm. In the spirit of the theme of My Puzzle Fix's debut, the category is:

Games

This includes the names of games: sports, board games, children's games, card games, etc. To be valid, it must be a game you can buy, a game with league play somewhere, or a game described on Wikipedia. I am excluding video games because there are just too many.

Competition closed. Winner: None

#2 Anagram List

2008-03-18T00:00:00.003-05:00

Today we continue the theme of honoring My Puzzle Fix's inauguration with an Anagram List. Using the letters in the phrase below, create as many words of five or more letters as possible. Please see the how-to page for rules on what kinds of answers are valid.

M Y P U Z Z L E F I X D E B U T S

Competition closed. Winner:
jnasser

#1 Wordnet

2008-03-17T00:00:00.008-05:00

Today is the debut of My Puzzle Fix, home of a free daily puzzle! Here's how it works: Each day, Monday through Friday, a new puzzle is posted. Each puzzle lists a closing date. You can print the puzzle out and solve it just for fun. Or, to compete with other users, post your answer as a comment before the closing date! Comments are hidden (moderated) so nobody can see our answer until the closing date. On or after the closing date, the solution will be revealed.

Happy solving!

Today's inaugural puzzle is a Wordnet. In honor of the debut of My Puzzle Fix, all answers are synonyms for "debut" or "start." Click on the image to enlarge it.

Note: All versions prior to 14:50 UTC (10:50 a.m. EDT) on March 17 contain an error. If you printed it before then, please discard it and print it again.

Competition closed. Winner:
Celia

How to solve a Word Ladder

2008-03-15T16:42:00.003-05:00

In a word ladder, a start and an end word are provided, and the solution consists of the steps or rungs between the words. Each step is itself a common, non-capitalized word, formed by changing the previous word according to a set of rules. Plurals and other forms of words are acceptable. There are several possible rule sets for changing words.

A Lewis Carroll word ladder is named for its inventor. To change each rung of the ladder, one can add a letter, remove a letter, change a letter, or anagram the word.

Example: From GO to STOP (3 rungs)
GO
1. GOT (added a letter)
2. POT (changed a letter)
3. POTS (added a letter)
STOP (anagrammed)

In a constricted word ladder, the only legal change is to change a letter of the word.

Example: From EASY to HARD (4 rungs)
EASY
1. EAST
2. CAST
3. CART
4. CARD
HARD
Example taken from Wikipedia

Although technically these are open solution puzzles, since there may be more than one series of rungs, ordinarily there is a single solution. If you find a solution with fewer rungs than specified, you will get an additional win point for beating the puzzle-maker.

How to solve a rebus puzzle

2008-03-15T15:32:00.003-05:00

In a rebus puzzle, the words and their arrangement, described literally, stand for a common word or phrase. Rebus puzzles are single solution puzzles, so to help you find the correct answer, the number of words and letters in each word will be indicated on the line under the puzzle. For example, the solution to the following rebus is "mind over matter":

4, 4, 6

How to solve a Double Meaning

2008-03-15T14:46:00.001-05:00

A Double Meaning is a single solution crossword variant. Each word entered into the diagram has two meanings (which may or may not be pronounced the same) with a clue for each meaning. Thus there are twice as many clues as entries into the diagram, and each clue has the same one-word answer as another clue. Clues are divided into across and down, but it is otherwise up to you to decide where each word belongs. Some words may fit into more than one part of the grid, but there is only one solution that places all the words into the grid.

Solving Strategies

First, go through the list of across clues and try to answer each one, writing the answer beside the clue. Look for the duplicates. Do the same with the down clues. Cross off each clue you have answered.

Next, try fit your across and down entries into the grid. Use the number of letters in each word and shared letters between across and down entries. Some entries may have only one possible place because there is no other entry with the same number of letters.

If you haven't filled in every entry, take the ones missing in the grid and compare their lengths and any letters from crossing words to the remaining clues. Continue until you complete the grid.

How to post your answer

Each entry in the grid is numbered. A list of numbers will be published as a comment for your convenience; copy and paste this list in your comment and place each word on the list. If two entries share a number, the across entry will have an "A" and the down answer will have a "D".

How to solve a Scrambler

2008-03-15T14:45:00.003-05:00

A Scrambler is an anagram puzzle similar to the trademarked Jumble puzzle that appears in U.S. newspapers. It is a two-step, single-solution puzzle.

In the first step, you unscramble a list of anagrammed words. Each word is then entered into the blanks to its right. Some of the blanks are highlighted.

In the second step, the letters from the highlighted blanks are anagrammed into a word or phrase that is entered in the blanks at the bottom of the puzzle.

The solution consists of both the word list and the final word or phrase.

How to solve a Fit the Quote

2008-03-15T14:43:00.000-05:00

A Fit the Quote is a single-solution puzzle made up of a series of letter boxes above a grid. Drop the letters directly down into the boxes in the correct order to form the quote. Words in the quote wrap around from the end of one line to the beginning of the line below it, with words separated by solid boxes.

How to solve cryptograms

2008-03-15T13:55:00.002-05:00

Cryptograms are simple ciphers. One letter or symbol stands for another throughout the entire puzzle. Cryptograms are single solution puzzles.

In Crypto Quotations, the solution is a quotation and its author. To solve, begin by trial and error, guessing at the value of the symbols. Strategies for beginning include looking for short, common words and finding common word patterns. Once you figure out a few letters, it becomes easier to fill in the rest.

In Crypto Themes, the solution is a list of items that share a common theme or category. To solve, begin by thinking of items that fit the theme, and compare those to the patterns of the items in the list. Once the first match or two is made, you will have enough letters to figure out the rest of the items.

How to solve category puzzles

2008-03-15T12:24:00.003-05:00

Category puzzles are open solution puzzles. A category is listed, and your job is to give answers that fit that category. For people only last names are valid, unless the person commonly goes by another name (e.g. Madonna). No duplicates are allowed; thus you could list "Madonna" for M, or "Madonna Ciccone" for C, but not both.

In a Category Swarm, you give as many answers as possible. Your score is equal to the number of valid answers you give.

In an Alpha Category, you give up to one answer per letter of the alphabet. Answers with more than one word are allowed, and you get one point per word starting with that letter. Therefore, scores over 26 are possible.

How to solve an Anagram List

2008-03-15T12:10:00.005-05:00

An Anagram List is an open solution puzzle. A word or phrase is given, and the goal is to rearrange the letters to create as many new words as possible. The player or players with the most valid answers wins. Unless otherwise specified in the directions, valid answers have five or more letters and are not capitalized. Foreign words must be in ordinary use in English (for example, reservoir). Duplicate forms of the same word are not valid, except that one answer per part of speech may be listed, as long as they are not the same word. For example, labor (noun), laboring (verb), and laborious (adjective) may be listed, but labored, labors, etc. may not be added. Answers may consist of more than one word if the words together form a single common term. For example, nest egg is an acceptable answer, but not bluebird egg because it is not a common English term.

Only standard spellings are acceptable. You may use British spelling orAmerican spelling of a word (labour or labor), but not both. It's considered the same word, just different spellings. You do not have to be consistent throughout, however: you can use British spelling for some words and American spelling for others.

How to solve a Wordnet

2008-03-15T11:53:00.004-05:00

To solve a Wordnet, fill in answers with one letter per box. Connected boxes contain the same letter. To post your solution, list all the answers in order. Wordnets are single solution puzzles. In other words, to win, you must provide the entire solution with no mistakes.

Here is an example of a Wornet:

Crossword rules

2008-03-15T10:36:00.001-05:00

There is some variation in the conventions used in crossword puzzles from different publishers. Here are the rules for crosswords and mini-crosswords appearing on this site. These rules apply to American-style, fully interlocking crosswords only.

Answers may contain multiple words. There will normally be no hint that the answer contains more than one word.
If a clue contains an abbreviation, then the answer is an abbreviation. For example, "N. Amer. country" could be a clue for "CAN" or "USA".
If the clue is not abbreviated, then the answer is not abbreviated. For example, "North American country" could be a clue for "CANADA" but not "USAMER". An exception is when the clue explicitly states the answer is an abbreviation; for example, "American postal service (abbrev.)" could stand for "USMAIL".
If an answer contains word play or uses a non-standard sense of a term, that may be indicated by a question mark. For example, "Liquid paper?" could stand for "PULP" rather than more common sense of "correction fluid."
Clues may refer to other clues or answers. These will be clear from context.

Happy solving!

Introduction

2008-03-13T22:18:00.008-05:00

My Puzzle Fix offers readers a free daily puzzle or word game. Here's how it works: You add your solution directly on each Puzzle Page as a comment. Answers are hidden (moderated) until the puzzle's scheduled end. Then our solution is revealed and winning answers are unmoderated. Build your rankings and compete with other players!

There are two types of puzzles. One has a "single solution." That means you either solve it completely, or you don't. To win a single solution puzzle, you must give the complete solution. The other has an "open solution." That means you try to get as many answers as possible. To win an open solution puzzle, you must have the most qualifying answers. Both types of puzzle can have an unlimited number of winners. Best players will be listed in the sidebar.

In an open solution puzzle, if a judgment needs to be made whether an answer is valid or not, I will make the final decision.

My Puzzle Fix was created by Robyn Broyles. Copyright 2008.