#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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#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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#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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#28 Rebus puzzle

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

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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#26 Rebus puzzle

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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#19 Word ladder

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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#18 Brain teaser

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".

1. 30 M in a H H
   
2. 90 D in a Q
   
3. 3 A in a T
   
4. 14 L in a S
   
5. 366 D in a L Y
   
6. 7 U N in an O
   
7. 8 P in the S S
   
8. 10 D in a C
   
9. 5 T on a F
   
10. 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

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



Competition closed. Winner:
soonerfan645

#16 Fit the Quote

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

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

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

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

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.