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New York Times Crossword Anniversary: 75 Years Ago
75 Years Ago
by Joel Nanni
To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the iconic New York Times Crossword Puzzle, we've put together a little crossword of our own! You'll notice a number of the clues call out happenings in 1942,
Valentine’s Special 2017: Sweet Eighteen Answers
The hazelnut is mentioned in clue 1 and clue 6. Fix its place (it doesn’t matter which section you start with), with the lemon jelly two groups counterclockwise (clue 6). If the almond, flanked by hazelnut and orange jelly (clue …
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Valentine’s Special 2017: Sweet Eighteen
Sweet Eighteen
by Robert E. Nelson
A company located in Sweet Home, Oregon, has begun making candies. The outfit, known as Huey's Gooey Chewies, makes six types of chocolate-covered nuts (peanut, pecan, cashew, hazelnut, walnut, and almond), six types of
April 2017
What a pleasure to present the April issue, which celebrates the work of Will Shortz. A highlight is Jonathan Schmalzbach’s revealing in-depth interview with Mr. Puzzle himself (page 34). Even though I’ve known Will for almost 40 years, in this …
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Cat Tower
THE PREMISE:
Players take turns stacking adorable cat cards, Jenga-style, based on the roll of a die. The first player to get rid of all his cards wins.
THE GOOD:
So cute! The illustrations are absolutely charming, and gameplay is
Mirror’s Edge Catalyst
THE PREMISE:
Play as a free-running courier living on the fringes of a post-cyberpunk dystopian society.
THE GOOD:
The free-running feels natural and satisfying, and the combination of open world and mission-based play lets players explore the beautifully rendered City
Transport Fever
Railroading games have been popular from the early days of PC gaming. Sid Meier’s Railroad Tycoon is the granddaddy of the genre, but it’s Chris Sawyer’s Transport Tycoon—which merged road, rail, air, and water networks—that developed a cult following. Revived …
Read moreFebruary 2017: Cryptolists Answers
1. ROMANTIC MOVIES
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Example: Dirty Dancing
- Annie Hall
- The Notebook
- Breathless
- The English Patient
- Pretty Woman
- Titanic
- Before Sunrise
- Casablanca
- Ghost
- Brief Encounter
2. DELI DELIGHTS
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Example: Nova lox
- Matzo ball soup
- Cream cheese
- Hot pastrami
- Dill pickle
- Corned beef
February 2017: Cryptolists
Cryptolists
by Raymond Simon
Below are four lists of related words and phrases that have been translated into simple cipher alphabets. The letter substitutions remain constant within any one group of words (for instance, if V represents G in one