#12 Word Search

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

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

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

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

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

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

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