Help Donna make sense of Dr. Finklestein's appointment list for today.  Match each patient to their appointment time, medical complaint and insurance company.

Alan is either the person with the 10:00am appointment or the person with the 9:00am appointment.

The patient with the 11:00am appointment is complaining about heartburn.

Neither the patient suffering from hip pain nor the person suffering from migraines is the patient with Medicorp insurance.

Neither the person suffering from migraines nor the person suffering from heartburn is the patient with Lifealign insurance.

The patient with Medicorp insurance has an appointment sometime after the patient suffering from vertigo.

The patient with the 9:00am appointment is either the person with Ambercare insurance or the patient suffering from hip pain.

Of the patient with the 10:00am appointment and Zachary, one is complaining about vertigo and the other has Red Shield insurance.

Neither the person suffering from migraines nor the patient with Ambercare insurance is Alan.


Some of the top students at Middletown High School received college scholarships this week.  Figure out the size of each student's scholarship, as well as the schools they will be attending next year and the subject they will be majoring in.

The person who's going to Brown was awarded some amount less than Tracy.

The student who received the $25,000 scholarship won't major in Astronomy.

The student who will major in Astronomy is either the student who received the $40,000 scholarship or Anna.

Wilma is either the student who's going to Northwestern or the person who received the $30,000 scholarship.

Tracy was awarded $10,000 less than the student who will major in Finance.

Of Tracy and the student who's going to Stanford, one received the $35,000 scholarship and the other will major in Archaeology.

Archaeology Astronomy Finance Philosophy


Michael's been teaching himself the basics of rugby, and has gone to watch a number of recent games near his hometown.  Using only the clues below, match each game to its final score, date and winning team, and determine the town in which each game was held.

The match with the Dragons was on October 15.

The October 11 game didn't finish with a score of 42-20.

The game in Humeston is either the match with the Dragons or the 13-9 match.

The 20-13 game, the game in Ferndale, and the game with the Tuscanos are three different games.

The game in Groveland, the October 11 game, and the October 15 game are three different games.

The match with the Eagles was 4 days after the match in Humeston.

The 13-9 game was 4 days after the game with the White Rhinos.

The October 11 match, the match with the Tuscanos, and the 20-13 game are three different games.

October 3
October 7
October 11
October 15


A special election was held this week in Wyoming to fill a recently vacated State Senate seat.  Using only the clues that follow, determine each candidate's total number of votes as well as his or her hometown and profession.

The lawyer finished 500 votes ahead of Ida Ingram.

The politician who received 9,500 votes is the academic.

Of the lawyer and the politician who received 8,500 votes, one is from Mountain Mesa and the other was Bev Baird.

Dale Donovan finished 1,000 votes behind the Mountain Mesa native.

Neither the architect nor Bev Baird was the Indian Wells native.

The Unionville native finished 1,000 votes behind Ida Ingram.

Bev Baird
Cate Carlson
Dale Donovan
Ida Ingram

Coalinga
Indian Wells
Mountain Mesa
Unionville


Mona and Rey are planning their honeymoon.  They know they want to go somewhere in the Caribbean, but they have so many choices!  Help them make a decision by matching each resort to its island location, price per night, and unique feature.

The option that offers parasailing costs  more per night than Regal Park.

Of Sapphire Hills and the option that offers scuba diving, one is on Barbados and the other costs $215 per night.

The option that costs $235 per night doesn't offer parasailing.

The hotel that offers golf lessons costs 20 dollars less per night than the hotel on St. Martin.

Regal Park costs  more per night than Grand Echo.

Azure Hills
Grand Echo
Regal Park
Sapphire Hills

golf lessons
hang gliding
parasailing
scuba diving


Rebecca works at "Superfood Smoothies," and she's got a long line of customers waiting for their orders.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his or her order type and price.

The person who paid $8.75, Nellie, and Betsy are three different people.

Of the customer who wanted blackberries and Betsy, one paid $9.75 and the other asked for ginger.

The customer who paid $8.75 asked for kale.

Wilbur is either the person who wanted blackberries or the person who wanted oranges.

The person who wanted blueberries paid 1 dollar more than Betsy.

The customer who wanted blackberries paid 2 dollars more than the customer who requested chia seeds.

bananas blackberries blueberries oranges


The town of Grandwood Park has several homes that are rumored to be haunted.  Priscilla has visited all of them this past year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each house to its street and the name of its alleged "ghost," and figure out which month Priscilla visited it.

The house haunted by Tarlton was either the home on Fifth Avenue or Stockford.

Of the building Priscilla visited in March and the home Priscilla visited in April, one was Downsell and the other was on Grant Place.

The building haunted by Abigail was on Darby Lane.

Neither the home on Darby Lane nor Downsell was the house Priscilla visited in February.

The building on Grant Place was either Markmanor or the home Priscilla visited in April.

Neither the house on Bird Road nor Downsell was the house haunted by Brunhilde.

Bird Road
Darby Lane
Fifth Avenue
Grant Place


Danielle is checking out some single-person submarines online.  Using only the clues below, match each submarine to its maximum depth and determine the name of the company that sells it and its retail price.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 5,500 feet, the $28,000 submarine, and the Abby EX-4 are three different submarines.

The Marine V costs 2,000 dollars more than the craft with a maximum depth of 16,000 feet.

Of the $27,000 submersible and the craft built by Pan Systems, one has a maximum depth of 5,500 feet and the other is the Ompoc Eleven.

The $27,000 submarine doesn't have a maximum depth of 10,000 feet.

The Ompoc Eleven is sold by Watertime LLC.

Abby EX-4
Marine V
Ompoc Eleven
Rubico One

Abyss Toys
Ecomarine Ltd.
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC


It's formal night on the deck of the "Emerald Crystal" cruise ship, and a group of long-time cruisers are seated at the captain's table, sharing stories of their previous cruises.  Match each person to their last cruise destination, and determine what year they went and what cruise line they took.

Cory set sail 1 year before the person who took the Neptunia cruise.

Neither the person who took the Azure Seas cruise nor Bradley is the person who took the 1986 cruise.

Bradley set sail 1 year after the traveler who took the Baroness cruise.

The traveler who went to Trinidad set sail 1 year after the traveler who took the Caprica cruise.

The person who went to Jamaica set sail sometime after Francis.


Watson County Hospital released a press release today to announce its annual list of the first babies born immediately after the start of the new year.  Using only the clues below, match each baby to its family time of birth, and determine the room number in which it was delivered.

The child delivered in room 112 was born 3 minutes after Veronica.

The baby born at 12:01am was the Quinns'.

Iris was either the child born at 12:07am or the Blanchards' baby.

Nancy was born 6 minutes after the Quinns' baby.

Of the child delivered in room 230 and the Estradas' child, one was born at 12:01am and the other was Nancy.

The child born at 12:07am and the child delivered in room 145 were different babies.


A bunch of her friends threw Angie a surprise party this evening.  Using only the clues below, determine what each friend brought, what time they arrived, and what town they came from.

Of the party-goer from Fairfield and the participant who arrived at 4:30 pm, one is Rebecca and the other brought the soda.

The party-goer who brought the soda arrived 5 minutes before the party-goer from Dos Palos.

The friend from Kernville brought the corn chips.

Marilyn is either the party-goer who brought the soda or the party-goer from Dos Palos.

Of the party-goer from El Segundo and the friend who arrived at 4:35 pm, one brought the hummus and the other is Lorraine.

Dos Palos
El Segundo
Fairfield
Kernville


Pearl's cell phone stopped working this week, so she's decided to go shopping for a brand new one.  Help her narrow down her choices by matching each phone to its brand name and storage size (in GBs), and determine the price of each.

The Mobilex phone has 2 GB less storage than the Dynatra item.

The $165 phone has 2 GB more storage than the Portimax C.

The 4 GB one is either the Zennia 580 or the Lunia V2.

The Yego Plus doesn't have exactly 8 GB of storage.

The $25 mobile phone is made by Technitron.

The Portimax C has somewhat more storage than the Zennia 580.

Of the Dynatra one and the Portimax C, one costs $125 and the other has 6 GB of storage.

Lunia V2
Portimax C
Yego Plus
Zennia 580


The Worthingham Zoo has one of the largest collections of pandas in the world.  This year several of their panda mothers had a single baby each.  Using each of the clues below, match each panda mother to her cub, and determine the cub's birth weight and the month in which it was born.

Shi Lin's baby was born sometime after Ling Ling.

The baby that weighed 86 grams was born sometime before Ling Ling.

Chi Chi was born 1 month after the panda that weighed 93 grams.

Nan Sheng's baby was either Bai Yun or the panda born in February.

Ling Ling was born 1 month before the baby that weighed 82 grams.

Yuan Zai's baby was born 1 month after the offspring that weighed 82 grams.

The panda that weighed 93 grams was born sometime after Den Ping.


Help Dustin figure out his book store's "Best-Sellers List" by matching each book to its author, and determining its page-count and number of copies sold last week.

Away in Arles is either Alexis Olson's book or the 310-page book.

The 204-page book is either the title that sold 19 copies or the title that sold 26 copies.

The book that sold 33 copies, My Best Friend, and Roscoe Jones's book are three different books.

Zara's Game is either the book that sold 26 copies or the book that sold 19 copies.

The 280-page book sold 7 more copies than Roscoe Jones's book.

The 192-page book sold 14 more copies than Zoey Stout's book.

The 192-page book wasn't written by Alexis Olson.

My Best Friend sold 7 more copies than Roscoe Jones's book.

Away in Arles
Call of Duty
My Best Friend
Zara\'s Game

Alexis Olson
Jeff Holman
Roscoe Jones
Zoey Stout


Minnetonka Manatee Company sent out a number of different boats today on manatee viewing tours.  Using only the clues below, match each boat to its captain and determine the total number of manatees seen by each as well as each boat's destination.

The boat that went to Arno's Spit is either Captain Armstrong's boat or the vessel that saw 5 manatees.

Captain Quinn's boat saw 1  more manatees than the boat that went to Trey's Tunnel.

The Benny II saw  more manatees than the boat that went to Arno's Spit.

The vessel that went to Arno's Spit saw 1  fewer manatees than Captain Jacobson's boat.

The boat that went to Arno's Spit saw  fewer manatees than the vessel that went to Hollow Hole.

The Daily Ray saw 2  more manatees than the boat that went to Hollow Hole.

Captain Espinoza's vessel is either the boat that went to Arno's Spit or the Samantha.

Arno\'s Spit
Hollow Hole
Trey\'s Tunnel
Yellow Bend


Patterson Kelly has a number of antique maps for sale in his shop.  Using only the clues below, match each of these maps to its cartographer, subject matter, publication year and price.

Of the print published in 1731 and the $1,100 print, one was of Warsaw and the other was Caronelli's.

Jenson's map is either the map published in 1749 or the map published in 1713.

Of the print of Corsica and the map published in 1749, one is priced at $2,500 and the other was Caronelli's.

The map published in 1749 was of Tuscany.

Caronelli's map was published 18 years after the $315 map.


An auction was held today at which a number of rare butterfly specimens were sold.  Determine the price and order of each auction lot, as well as the name of each winning bidder.

The butterfly won by Harry was either the butterfly that sold for $270 or the Lycaenidae.

The insect won by Harry wasn't the 2nd lot.

The insect won by Marco was the Stenzleridae.

The Papillionidae sold for 20 dollars less than the butterfly won by Lowell.

The four butterflies were the Lycaenidae, the butterfly that sold for $250, the butterfly that was auctioned 3rd and the insect that was auctioned 8th.

Of the insect that sold for $280 and the Vanessid, one was the 8th lot and the other was won by Marco.

Lycaenidae Papillionidae Stenzleridae Vanessid


The International Bigfoot Sighting Registry (IBSR) has recorded a number of unusual witnesses accounts this year from different parts of Caribou County.  Using only the clues below, match each witness to the month and time of his or her sighting, and determine the location in which it occurred.

Ida's account, the 8:15 pm sighting, and the April account are three different events.

The 9:30 pm event took place 1 month after Virgil's event.

Marla's event took place at Laurel Grove.

The four events were the June event, Ethel's account, the 8:15 pm account and the 9:30 pm event.

The June account was either the 4:35 pm account or Marla's sighting.

Virgil's sighting took place at Seryl Forest.

Virgil's event was either the 8:15 pm sighting or the event at Aspen Hills.

Aspen Hills
Laurel Grove
Seryl Forest
Twin Pines


"Parties Unlimited" caters to a wide variety of special requests (such as clowns or magicians) for its clients.  Using only the clues below, match each of this week's bookings with its date, family and special request, and determine the location of each.

The event that requested the bounce castle is 1 day before the event on O Street.

The party that requested the bounce castle is sometime after the party on Ethel Street.

Of the party that requested the photo booth and the event that requested the bounce castle, one is for the Kings and the other is on October 3.

The event on O Street isn't for the Andersons.

The booking on Sunset Way is sometime after the party that requested the photo booth.

The O'Connor family event is either the booking on October 5 or the event that requested the superhero.

The event on October 3 is either the party that requested the rock band or the Garner family party.

The Anderson family booking is 1 day before the booking on Lakeview Lane.

bounce castle
photo booth
rock band
superhero

Ethel Street
Lakeview Lane
O Street
Sunset Way


Several of Mr. Carroll's history students each gave an oral presentation today on a different Roman Emperor.  Match each student to their emperor and grade, and determine the length of each presentation.

The student who gave the presentation on Galerius spoke 4 minutes more than Omar.

Ivan spoke for a somewhat longer time than the student who got the B+.

The presenter who gave the presentation on Valerian spoke 4 minutes less than Pat.

Omar spoke 2 minutes less than the student who got the D.

Marvin was either the presenter who got the C+ or the presenter who spoke for 10 minutes.

The student who spoke for 12 minutes didn't talk about Licinius.

Neither the presenter who gave the presentation on Valerian nor the student who got the C+ was Ivan.

6 minutes
8 minutes
10 minutes
12 minutes


Louis Perini has been studying the deepest parts of the world's oceans for decades, and has personally discovered a number of previously unknown deep sea creatures.  Using only the clues below, match each new animal he discovered to the depth, location and year in which it was found.

The anglerfish was discovered in the Willis Trench.

The specimen found in 2006 was found 1,500 feet lower down than the animal discovered in the Tethys Trough.

The specimen found at 19,500 ft wasn't found in 1993.

The creature found in 1984 was discovered in the Velma Deep.

Of the viperfish and the creature discovered in the Fallon Deep, one was found at 16,500 ft and the other was found at 18,000 ft.

The viperfish was found 1,500 feet lower down than the specimen found in 1984.

The animal found in 2006, the bristlemouth, and the animal found at 19,500 ft are three different animals.

anglerfish bristlemouth lanternfish viperfish

Fallon Deep
Tethys Trough
Velma Deep
Willis Trench


The Ocala International Film Festival is being held this week.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the director, running time and title of each film, as well as the country in which each was produced.

Dreams of July is 5 minutes shorter than the movie produced in Hungary.

Of the film with a running time of 65 minutes and Harvest Sun, one was made in Ukraine and the other was directed by Jesse Jimenez.

Eric Edwards's film is 10 minutes longer than the film produced in Denmark.

Ben Barrera's film is  longer than Milton Vale.

The movie produced in Denmark is 10 minutes shorter than Harvest Sun.

55 minutes
60 minutes
65 minutes
70 minutes

Ben Barrera
Eric Edwards
Jesse Jimenez
Keith King

Dreams of July
Harvest Sun
Jacky Steel
Milton Vale


The county fair featured several eating contests this year.  Determine the time each contest began as well as the winner and their hometown.

Of the contestant who won the chicken wing contest and the person who began his competition at 12:00 pm, one was Isaac and the other was from Naperville.

Adam didn't win the blueberry pie contest.

Neither the contestant from Orlando nor the person from Tillerville is the person who began his competition at 11:15 am.

Of Isaac and the person who began his competition at 11:45 am, one was from Orlando and the other won the hot dog contest.

The contestant who won the chicken wing contest began his contest sometime after Guillermo.

blueberry pie
chicken wing
hot dog
jalapeno


A series of competitive rowers recently raced to see who among them could be the first to cross the Pacific westwards, from California to Japan.  Using only the clues that follow, match each racer to his or her rowing time (in days), and determine their start and end points.

The rower who finished at Kushiro was either the rower who started from Encinitas or the athlete who traveled for 206 days.

Dana finished sometime after the competitor who finished at Kushiro.

Of the athlete who started from Encinitas and the athlete who finished at Yamada, one was Yvonne and the other was Bryan.

The competitor who started from Morro Bay finished sometime before the athlete who finished at Choshi.

The athlete who started from Point Arena finished 22 days after the rower who finished at Yamada.

Encinitas
Morro Bay
Pescadero
Point Arena


The Gerber County Paintball League has just completed its 10th season.  Help the league secretary finalize this year's standings by matching each team to its color, hometown, and final ranking.

The blue team was ranked somewhere ahead of the "Oil Crew".

The team that finished fourth isn't from Forest City.

Of the team that finished fourth and the group from Libertyville, one uses red paintballs and the other is the "Night Ninjas".

Of the team from Armona and the team that finished second, one is the "Target Bombs" and the other is the "Color Blinds".

The red team was ranked somewhere ahead of the team from Forest City.

The "Color Blinds" is either the blue team or the purple team.

The white team was ranked 2 places behind the team from Armona.

Color Blinds
Night Ninjas
Oil Crew
Target Bombs

Armona
Evansdale
Forest City
Libertyville


Help Donna make sense of Dr. Finklestein's appointment list for today.  Match each patient to their appointment time, medical complaint and insurance company.

The patient with Triflex insurance has an appointment sometime before the person suffering from hip pain.

The patient with Medicorp insurance has an appointment 1 hour before the patient suffering from shingles.

Neither Hugh nor the patient suffering from shingles is the person with Ambercare insurance.

The patient with the 10:00am appointment is either Paul or Ian.

Of Ian and the patient with Ambercare insurance, one is complaining about foot pain and the other has the 10:00am appointment.

Edwin has an appointment 1 hour before the person with Medicorp insurance.


The event at Aspen Hills took place sometime before the 2:00 am event.

Of Stacey's event and the June sighting, one took place at Bald Hill Run and the other happened at 1:45 am.

Stacey's event was either the 1:45 am event or the sighting at Twin Pines.

Of Gloria's event and the account at Twin Pines, one happened at 2:00 am and the other happened in March.

The 4:35 pm event took place sometime after Wanda's account.

The March account, the account at Bald Hill Run, and the sighting at Aspen Hills are three different events.

The sighting at Seryl Forest took place 1 month after the 5:50 pm sighting.

Aspen Hills
Bald Hill Run
Seryl Forest
Twin Pines


Ben works at Nemo Sushi, and he needs to figure out the total bill for a number of different customers, each of whom ordered two different types of sushi rolls. Using only the clues below, match each order (two types of rolls) to its price, and determine the name of each customer.

The person who ordered the hawaiian roll didn't order the volcano roll.

The client who ordered the spicy tataki roll paid  less than Pam.

Of the client who ordered the eel avocado roll and the client who ordered the hawaiian roll, one is Ira and the other paid $11.50.

The client who paid $15.50, the customer who ordered the dynamite roll, and the customer who ordered the volcano roll are three different people.

The person who paid $13.50 didn't order the teriyaki roll.

Seth paid  more than the customer who ordered the volcano roll.

Yvette paid 2 dollars more than the client who ordered the spicy tataki roll.

The customer who ordered the alaskan roll is either the client who ordered the volcano roll or Seth.

spicy tataki
teriyaki
volcano
yellowtail


Zachary sells advertising on a number of different late-night television shows.  Using only the clues below, match each show in his portfolio to its current host and air time, and determine the channel on which it airs.

Maddy Meyer's show starts 15 minutes before the show on channel 4.

The show that starts at 11:00 pm doesn't air on channel 7.

Maddy Meyer's show, Green Tonight, and the program that starts at 11:00 pm are three different shows.

Up Till Two starts 30 minutes after Witching Hour.

Penny Pugh's program is either the program that starts at 10:45 pm or the program on channel 4.

The program that starts at 10:15 pm doesn't air on channel 7.

Penny Pugh's show starts sometime after Ken Kirby's program.

Witching Hour starts 15 minutes after Red Eye Party.

Oda Osborn's show doesn't air on channel 5.

Ken Kirby
Maddy Meyer
Oda Osborn
Penny Pugh

Green Tonight
Red Eye Party
Up Till Two
Witching Hour


Mitch has a huge collection of dinosaur fossils, and has decided to list some for sale online.  Match each fossil to its species, age, and country in which it was found, as well as the price Mitch is asking for it.

The pilodontus is either the 78 million year old fossil or the fossil discovered in Iceland.

The 78 million year old fossil, the pilodontus and the gigasaurus are all different fossils.

The rotosaurus isn't 78 million years old.

The fossil discovered in Zambia costs  more than the 69 million year old fossil.

The 72 million year old fossil costs 500 dollars more than the verasaurus.

The $1250 fossil is 72 million years old.

Neither the 72 million year old fossil nor the gigasaurus is the fossil discovered in Hungary.

Neither the 72 million year old fossil nor the fossil discovered in New Zealand is the gigasaurus.

The rotosaurus wasn't found in New Zealand.

gigasaurus pilodontus rotosaurus verasaurus

69 million
72 million
75 million
78 million


The world-famous Punta Santiago Rose Gardening Championships were held this week.  Using only the clues below, match each gardener to her rose and hometown, and determine the final placement for each.

Casey's rose, the flower grown in Bonita, and the quietness are three different flowers.

The flower grown in Spragueville finished 1 place behind the lafter.

The flower that won fourth place, the rose grown in Spragueville, and the quietness are three different flowers.

Casey's flower was either the rose grown in Kenwood or the old blush.

The quietness finished somewhere ahead of Brooke's rose.

The flower that won third place was Tricia's.

The rose that won fourth place was grown in Kenwood.

The lafter was either Ollie's flower or the rose that won third place.


Danielle is checking out some single-person submarines online.  Using only the clues below, match each submarine to its maximum depth and determine the name of the company that sells it and its retail price.

The craft with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet is either the $26,000 submersible or the craft built by Pan Systems.

The craft built by Watertime LLC costs 2,000 dollars more than the Ukani Q2.

The Ompoc Eleven has a maximum depth of 16,000 feet.

The submersible with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet costs somewhat less than the Steado G5.

The submersible built by Ecomarine Ltd. costs 1,000 dollars more than the submersible with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

Abby EX-4
Ompoc Eleven
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Deep Sea Inc.
Ecomarine Ltd.
Pan Systems
Watertime LLC


Every year Simon takes an "adventure holiday" with a friend to some new location within the United States.  Determine each trip's activity, state and year, as well as the friend Simon went with.

The Texas holiday was the camping vacation.

The four trips are the Virginia vacation, the 2004 trip, the skydiving vacation and the 2003 vacation.

The 2002 holiday is either the vacation with Henrietta or the Virginia holiday.

Of the camping holiday and the 2002 vacation, one was in Virginia and the other was with Bill.

The Virginia trip was  after the vacation with Lillie.

The hunting vacation was 1 year after the Florida vacation.

The holiday with Bill was 2 years after the skydiving vacation.


Of the $1000 fossil and the fossil discovered in Guatemala, one is the verasaurus and the other is 69 million years old.

The fossil discovered in Yemen isn't 78 million years old.

The 75 million year old fossil costs 500 dollars more than the fossil discovered in Yemen.

The gigasaurus costs  more than the fossil discovered in Guatemala.

The fossil discovered in New Zealand costs 500 dollars more than the mirasaurus.

The fossil discovered in Thailand costs 250 dollars less than the senosaurus.

gigasaurus mirasaurus senosaurus verasaurus


The town of Grandwood Park has several homes that are rumored to be haunted.  Priscilla has visited all of them this past year.  Using only the clues that follow, match each house to its street and the name of its alleged "ghost," and figure out which month Priscilla visited it.

Neither the building Priscilla visited in February nor the home Priscilla visited in March was the building haunted by Abigail.

Of the house haunted by Lady Grey and the home on Circle Drive, one was Markmanor and the other was visited in February.

The house Priscilla visited in February was either the house haunted by Geoffrey or the home haunted by Francis.

The building haunted by Francis was investigated 1 month before Balfern.

Balfern
Barnhill
Fletcher Rise
Markmanor

Bird Road
Circle Drive
Fifth Avenue
Haley Square


Minnetonka Manatee Company sent out a number of different boats today on manatee viewing tours.  Using only the clues below, match each boat to its captain and determine the total number of manatees seen by each as well as each boat's destination.

Captain Jacobson's boat saw 1  more manatees than the Benny II.

The vessel that went to Arno's Spit saw 1  fewer manatees than the Daily Ray.

Of Captain Jacobson's vessel and the boat that went to Rainbow Reef, one was the Daily Ray and the other was the Samantha.

The boat that saw 3 manatees was led by Captain Lloyd.

The Benny II wasn't led by Captain Armstrong.

Captain Lloyd's vessel saw  fewer manatees than the boat that went to Silver springs.

The Daily Ray is either Captain Lloyd's boat or the boat that went to Yellow Bend.

Arno\'s Spit
Rainbow Reef
Silver springs
Yellow Bend


A number of different experimental fusion reactors are slated to go online this year.  Using only the clues below, determine the type of each reactor, the country it is in and the month in which it will launch.

The Dynotis X1 will launch sometime after the facility in Zambia.

The fast ignition reactor will launch 2 months before the reactor in Jordan.

The reactor in Iceland is either the fast ignition facility or the stellarator reactor.

The polywell reactor will launch 2 months after the Tamura BX12.

Of the fast ignition facility and the Zawasa, one is in Iceland and the other will launch in January.

The facility in Jordan is either the reactor launching in March or the facility launching in February.

Comati DX5
Dynotis X1
Tamura BX12
Zawasa

fast ignition
polywell
stellarator
tokamak


Michael Marceau, a notorious art thief, has finally been captured!  While searching his home, investigators discovered a hidden trove of long-lost paintings, each by a different famous artist.  Using only the clues below, match each painting to its artist and the year in which it was painted, and determine how many years each priceless piece has been missing.

Of Yeust's painting and the 1897 masterpiece, one has been missing for 22 years and the other is "Willow Bend".

The 1897 piece has been missing for 20 years.

Kami's masterpiece is either the masterpiece that's been missing for 20 years or the masterpiece that's been missing for 22 years.

The 1913 piece is either "Girl at Sea" or "Willow Bend".

The painting that's been missing for 13 years was painted sometime before "Lost in Time".

The 1921 piece has been missing for 22 years.

Dray D'Amici's painting, the painting that's been missing for 15 years and the masterpiece that's been missing for 22 years are all different paintings.

Turxar's painting is either "Orange Sky" or the painting that's been missing for 15 years.

Girl at Sea
Lost in Time
Orange Sky
Willow Bend


Whistler County just held its annual "Potato Launch" contest, wherein different teams build home-made contraptions and each tries to shoot colored potatoes as far as they can.  Using only the clues below, determine each team's best distance (in feet) and match up the type of device each used and the color of the potato they launched.

The contestants that made it to 150 ft used the vacuum cannon.

The contestants that made it to 180 ft, the team that used the trebuchet, and the contestants that used the hybrid sling are three different teams.

The team that launched the red potato landed 15 feet short of the team that used the catapult.

The Flying Eyes landed somewhat short of the group that launched the black potato.

The group that made it to 165 ft was either the team that used the trebuchet or the contestants that launched the black potato.

The team that used the vacuum cannon went somewhat farther than the Mad Mashers.

Flying Eyes
Mad Mashers
Spud Chuckers
Yukon Bolds

catapult
hybrid sling
trebuchet
vacuum cannon


The California condor  is one of the world's largest and most endangered birds.  Several conservation programs have been raising and releasing condors into the wild in an effort to boost their numbers.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the age and wingspan of each of the most recently released condors, and determine the location in which each was set free.

The condor released at Cordell Mesa has a wingspan somewhat shorter than the 4-year-old condor.

The bird released at Cordell Mesa is 12 years old.

The bird with a wingspan of 114 inches is either the 9-year-old condor or the condor released at Folsom Bend.

Angel has a wingspan 4 inches longer than the 4-year-old bird.

Of Gracie and Angel, one was released at Golden Butte and the other has a wingspan of 106 inches.

The 5-year-old bird is either Smokey or Mango.

102 inches
106 inches
110 inches
114 inches

Cordell Mesa
Folsom Bend
Golden Butte
Pecos Pueblo


Its time for this year's Strongman "Dead Lift" contest!  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his home country and the order in which he will participate, and determine the total weight (in pounds) that each will lift.

The Swede is either Francisco or Oliver.

Of the person going first and the person who will lift 1,000 lbs, one is the Dane and the other is Francisco.

Of the man who will lift 960 lbs and the Russian, one is Oliver and the other will go fourth.

Wendell is either the person going first or the person who will lift 920 lbs.

Wendell will lift a weight that is 80 pounds lighter than the one selected by the person going fifth.


Now that it is summer and prime scuba diving season, John at Palamedes Dive Company is trying to get a handle on their dive schedule.  Using only the clues that follow, match each customer to their guide, dive date and location.

Mr. Erickson will dive 2 days before the diver going out with Yolanda.

The diver headed to Little Reef will dive sometime after the customer going out with Yolanda.

The diver going out with Rachael will dive sometime after the customer headed to Ovid's Cove.

The diver going out with Lynn will dive 1 day after the diver headed to Porita Reef.

Ms. Chang will dive 1 day after the diver headed to Porita Reef.

The customer going out on July 13 wants to see Porita Reef.

Ms. Chang
Mr. Drake
Mr. Erickson
Mrs. Ferrell

Little Reef
Ovid\'s Cove
Porita Reef
Rowe Island


Barker County holds a weekly farmer's market every Saturday, during which vegetable sellers from all over the county can set up shop to sell their produce.  Each stall sells only one type of vegetable, and each for a different price per pound.  Using only the clues below, match each seller to his or her vegetable, and determine its price-per-pound as well as the town in which is was grown.

Of the produce from Upton and the goods that sell for $2.50 per pound, one type is sold by Pablo and the other type is the spinach.

Kari's vegetables are either the spinach or the goods from Bridgeport.

Of the goods from Pacific Grove and the vegetables that sell for $2.60 per pound, one type is the endive and the other type is sold by Elvira.

The spinach sell for 10 cents less per pound than the vegetables from Bridgeport.

The vegetables from Williamsburg are the beets.

Bridgeport
Pacific Grove
Upton
Williamsburg


The Porterville High School varsity baseball team just finished its best season yet!  Match each player to his position and jersey number, and determine how many games they played this season.

Evan was either the boy who played first base or the person who wore number 3.

The person who played third base played 1 fewer game than Frank.

Neither Evan nor the player who played 9 games was the player who played third base.

The person who played 10 games wore number 32.

The boy who played 9 games wore number 3.

The boy who played left field played 1 fewer game than the person who wore number 18.

Charles, the person who played third base and the player who played second base were all different players.

first base
left field
second base
third base


Badgerville High's football team has selected its roster of most valuable players for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each player to his position and jersey number, and determine the number of games he played last season.

Edward Ellis is either player number 12 or the person who played in 5 games last season.

Player number 14 is either the person who played in 4 games last season or the center.

The person who played in 5 games last season wears number 14.

Of the person who played in 6 games last season and the defensive back, one is Fred Frankl and the other wears number 12.

Curt Conner played 2  more games than player number 12.

Curt Conner
Edward Ellis
Fred Frankl
Ned Navarro

center
defensive back
defensive end
quarterback


The submersible with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet costs somewhat less than the submersible built by Deep Sea Inc..

The Abby EX-4 has a maximum depth of 10,000 feet.

The Cafader Six doesn't have a maximum depth of 5,500 feet.

The Steado G5 costs somewhat more than the submarine with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

The Cafader Six isn't sold by Abyss Toys.

The submersible built by Abyss Toys costs somewhat more than the craft with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

Of the $28,000 craft and the craft built by Zephyr Waves, one has a maximum depth of 14,500 feet and the other is the Cafader Six.

The Abby EX-4 costs 1,000 dollars less than the submarine with a maximum depth of 14,500 feet.

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Marine V
Steado G5

Abyss Toys
Deep Sea Inc.
MarineCo
Zephyr Waves


The Makombo Reserve rescues and rehabilitates giraffes that have been injured or abandoned in the wild.  Using only the clues below, determine the height, age and country of origin of each giraffe currently at the preserve.

Dyneton is somewhat taller than the giraffe from Somalia.

The 16-year-old animal is somewhat taller than the animal from Tanzania.

The animal that is 10 feet tall, the animal from Namibia, and the 26-year-old one are three different giraffes.

The animal that is 12 feet tall, Dyneton, and the 20-year-old giraffe are three different giraffes.

The 16-year-old one, Dyneton, and the animal that is 13 feet tall are three different giraffes.


Michael's been teaching himself the basics of rugby, and has gone to watch a number of recent games near his hometown.  Using only the clues below, match each game to its final score, date and winning team, and determine the town in which each game was held.

Of the game in Island Falls and the game with the Dragons, one was on October 11 and the other finished with a score of 13-9.

The 34-7 match was sometime after the game in Avila Beach.

The October 11 game, the game in Avila Beach, and the match with the Warriors are three different games.

The 42-20 game was 4 days before the match with the Warriors.

The match with the Rams finished with a score of 42-20.

The 34-7 match was sometime before the match in Groveland.

The October 7 game, the game in Avila Beach, and the match with the Warriors are three different games.

Avila Beach
Groveland
Humeston
Island Falls


Several members of the Florida Trail Association have decided to each hike a different trail segment today to check for storm damage.  Using only the clues that follow, match each hiker to their start- and end-points and determine the total distance hiked by each.

Of the hiker who finished at Hobes Grove and Yvette, one started at Bull Creek and the other started at Lake Jesup.

Neither the hiker who started at Three Lakes nor the hiker who trekked for 10 miles is the person who finished at Wolf Creek.

The hiker who finished at Fern Camp didn't start at Three Lakes.

Of the person who finished at Wolf Creek and the hiker who trekked for 9 miles, one started at Bull Creek and the other is Esther.

The hiker who finished at Hobes Grove walked somewhat more than Yvette.

The person who started at Three Lakes is either Rebecca or Esther.

The person who trekked for 9 miles started at Cassia.

Bull Creek
Cassia
Lake Jesup
Three Lakes

Coyote Creek
Fern Camp
Hobes Grove
Wolf Creek


The Hominyville Craft Fair features a "candle cornucopia," where several different local candlemakers are offering their top-selling candles for sale.  Using only the clues below, match each candle's two fragrances to its price and candlemaker.

Jana's candle doesn't contain sandalwood.

Of Jana's candle and the $4.50 product, one contains fig and the other contains eucalyptus.

Patricia's candle costs 1 dollar more than the cinnamon candle.

The coconut product costs 2 dollars more than the eucalyptus product.

Courtney's product costs 1 dollar more than the fig product.


Janice is obsessed with always finding the absolute cheapest price for gasoline whenever she needs to fill up her tank.  Today though she's in a different part of the state and needs help with her search.  Give her a hand by matching each gas station to its price per gallon, and determine its town and address.

The store in Ackworth charges 4 cents more per gallon than Kwik Mart.

The gas station on League Avenue charges 8 cents more per gallon than the gas station in Pollock Pines.

The gas station in Pollock Pines charges somewhat less per gallon than the store on Oak Lawn.

The business in Jenner charges 4 cents less per gallon than the gas station on Penates Drive.

The business charging $1.15 per gallon is on League Avenue.

The business charging $1.19 per gallon, Phil's Fill-Up, and Gas-N-Go are three different stations.

Gas-N-Go
Fuel Stop
Kwik Mart
Phil\'s Fill-Up

Ackworth
Eagle Grove
Jenner
Pollock Pines

League Avenue
Oak Lawn
Penates Drive
Q Street


The U.S. Air Force is currently testing a number of new experimental, supersonic aircraft, each built by a different aerospace company.  Using only the clues below, determine the maximum speed and price of each aircraft, as well as the name of the company that built it.

The $125 million aircraft was built by Wiseman.

The plane with a top speed of Mach 2.9 costs  less than the Raven 12.

The $100 million jet has a top speed of Mach 3.2.

The Vipertooth is either the plane with a top speed of Mach 1.8 or the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.9.

The $150 million plane wasn't built by Forsyth.

The Darkwing 6 costs 25 million dollars less than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 1.8.

The aircraft built by Pittakan costs 50 million dollars less than the jet with a top speed of Mach 2.3.

$100 million
$125 million
$150 million
$175 million

Darkwing 6
Dragon F-15
Raven 12
Vipertooth


Rita occasionally supplements her income by foraging for wild mushrooms and selling them to local shops around town.  Today she found several different types of mushrooms.  Determine where she found each type as well as the price and eventual customer who will buy it.

The oyster mushroom sells for $40 per pound.

The shaggy mane mushroom sells for 5 dollars more per pound than the mushroom found in Wiota Woods.

The mushroom found in Buckeye Woods sells for somewhat less per pound than the mushroom going to Organimarket.

The mushroom found in Hardy Woods is either the mushroom going to Wickman's or the pink bottom mushroom.

The mushroom found in Wiota Woods sells for somewhat more per pound than the mushroom going to Wickman's.

The oyster mushroom sells for 10 dollars more per pound than the mushroom going to Pete's Produce.

oyster
pink bottom
shaggy mane
velvet foot

Abby\'s Mart
Organimarket
Pete\'s Produce
Wickman\'s

Buckeye Woods
Cooper Woods
Hardy Woods
Wiota Woods


Salvatore is a professional wildlife photographer who has sold a number of his shots recently to nature magazines.  Using only the clues that follow, match each shoot to the month in which it took place, the animal it featured, the magazine that bought it and the price that was paid.

The shot of the polar bear didn't cost $250.

Of the photo of the arctic fox and the shot that cost $250, one was taken in June and the other was published by Travel Almanac.

The shot published by The Geographer was taken sometime after the photo of the snow leopard.

The shot of the snow leopard wasn't taken in March.

The photo published by Travel Almanac was taken 1 month after the shot that cost $700.

The shot that cost $250 was either the shot published by Science World or the photo published by The Geographer.

The shot that cost $825 was published by Nature Monthly.

arctic fox
polar bear
snow leopard
tree kangaroo

Nature Monthly
Science World
The Geographer
Travel Almanac


Howie, a professional nature guide, is taking a group of campers on a one-week backpacking trip through the Gros Ventre Wilderness in Wyoming.  Using only the clues below, help Howie match each camper to their bag by determining the size (in liters), manufacturer and color of each.

Of the black pack and the 30 liter pack, one is Natasha's and the other is Robert's.

Robert's pack, the Grennel pack, and the 35 liter pack are three different packs.

The 40 liter pack is either the gray pack or the Lugmor pack.

The blue pack, Robert's pack, and the 40 liter pack are three different packs.


Help Ramon figure out his new senior-year class schedule.  Match each of his classes to the appropriate period, and determine the teacher and room number of each.

The class in room 120 is held sometime after the Physics class.

The course in room 405 is held 1 period before Mr. Duffy's class.

Mr. Duffy's class is either the second period class or the third period class.

The class in room 122 is held sometime before the French class.

The Chemistry class is either Mr. Villarreal's class or the third period class.

The class in room 120 is held during second period.

The third period class isn't taught by Mr. Zamora.

The fourth period class is either Mr. Zamora's class or the French class.


The mayor of Witleyville today held a ceremony in which he awarded a number of local girl scouts their merit badges. Using only the clues below, determine the order in which each award was given, and match each girl to her batch and troop number.

The youngster from troop 4908 was either the youngster who got the third award or the youngster who won the ceramics badge.

The girl from troop 4908 was awarded 1 spot before the scout who won the dance badge.

The girl from troop 4781 was awarded  before Harriet.

The youngster who got the fourth award wasn't in troop 5025.

Harriet didn't win the leadership badge.

The girl from troop 4781 was awarded  before Isabel.

Patsy was awarded 1 spot after the scout from troop 4908.

Of the youngster from troop 4781 and the youngster who won the wildlife badge, one was awarded third and the other was awarded second.


A standardized test has recently been developed that is now used to determine the general effectiveness of any form of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence).  A series of different A.I. systems, each named after a different person in Ancient Greek history, has recently been scored according to this test.  Using only the clues below, match each A.I. system to its test score, and determine the institution that submitted it and the head of each team that built it.

The A.I. built by Dr. Sullivan's team finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of Thales.

The system from Cambridge, the system built by Dr. Odle's team and the A.I. built by Dr. Sullivan's team were all different systems.

Galen wasn't built by Dr. Fernandez's team.

Of the system that scored 69% and Thales, one was from Cambridge and the other was from CIT.

The A.I. that scored 55% was either the A.I. from Cambridge or the A.I. from Stanford.

The system that scored 76% was built by Dr. Fernandez's team.

The system built by Dr. Neuman's team was either the system that scored 76% or the system that scored 69%.

Gorgias was built by Dr. Sullivan's team.


The Northeastern Division pairs figure skating finals were held this afternoon in Endicott City.  Match each of the men to their female skating partner, and determine the song they skated to and their final total score (in points).

Iris's pair scored 3 tenths of a point lower than Jeff's pair.

The four pairs were the team that scored 27.2 points, Holden's pair, Martin's pair and the pair that skated to Rondo Fantasie.

The team that scored 26.6 points was either Jeff's pair or the pair that skated to Rondo Fantasie.

Jenny's pair scored somewhat higher than the pair that skated to Warsaw Nights.

The team that skated to Warsaw Nights scored somewhat lower than Iris's pair.

Of the team that scored 26.9 points and the team that skated to Elegy in C, one included Rachel and the other included Holden.

Carne Cruda
Elegy in C
Rondo Fantasie
Warsaw Nights


Help Donna make sense of Dr. Finklestein's appointment list for today.  Match each patient to their appointment time, medical complaint and insurance company.

Nathan isn't complaining about migraines.

The patient with HealthCo insurance has an appointment 1 hour before Oscar.

The patient with the 11:00am appointment has Fumanix insurance.

The patient with Fumanix insurance has an appointment 1 hour before Edwin.

Of the person with Triflex insurance and Nathan, one has the 11:00am appointment and the other is complaining about heartburn.

The person with Fumanix insurance has an appointment 1 hour before the patient suffering from heartburn.

The person with Lifealign insurance has an appointment 1 hour after the patient suffering from back pain.


The shot of the snow leopard was taken sometime before the shot that cost $900.

The shot published by Travel Almanac was taken 2 months before the shot published by Science World.

Neither the shot of the snow leopard nor the photo that cost $150 was the shot taken in April.

The photo that cost $900 wasn't published by Animal Science.

The photo taken in June was published by Animal Science.

The photo that cost $300 was taken 1 month after the shot of the snow leopard.

The shot of the tree kangaroo was either the shot that cost $300 or the photo taken in March.

The photo of the white rhino was taken in May.

red panda
snow leopard
tree kangaroo
white rhino

Animal Science
Science World
Travel Almanac
Wildzone


Evan played 2 more games than the boy who wore number 18.

The player who wore number 35 played somewhat fewer games than the boy who played third base.

The boy who wore number 35 played center field.

Evan played 1 fewer game than the person who wore number 3.

Of the player who wore number 3 and the boy who played right field, one played 9 games and the other was Pedro.

center field
first base
right field
third base


The county fair featured several eating contests this year.  Determine the time each contest began as well as the winner and their hometown.

The contestant from Raleigh began his contest 30 minutes after Ollie.

Ollie, the person who began his competition at 11:45 am and the contestant who began his competition at 11:30 am are all different contestants.

The competitor who began his competition at 11:30 am won the hot dog contest.

The competitor from Naperville began his contest 15 minutes before the person who won the blueberry pie contest.

The person who won the hot dog contest began his contest 15 minutes after the competitor who won the oyster contest.

Lucas began his contest sometime before Adam.

Francis began his contest 15 minutes after the competitor who won the blueberry pie contest.

The person from Vincennes began his contest sometime after the contestant from Naperville.

Naperville Raleigh Shelbyville Vincennes


Ben works at Nemo Sushi, and he needs to figure out the total bill for a number of different customers, each of whom ordered two different types of sushi rolls. Using only the clues below, match each order (two types of rolls) to its price, and determine the name of each customer.

The customer who ordered the teriyaki roll is either the customer who ordered the dynamite roll or the customer who paid $15.50.

The customer who ordered the rainbow roll, Pam, and Orlando are three different people.

The customer who ordered the california roll is either the client who ordered the spider roll or the client who ordered the teriyaki roll.

The customer who ordered the hawaiian roll ordered the spider roll.

Lorenzo paid  less than the customer who ordered the alaskan roll.

The client who ordered the dynamite roll isn't Lorenzo.

The customer who ordered the alaskan roll is either Pam or the customer who ordered the spider roll.


Mandy is compiling a report on some of the most recent animals to be placed on the endangered species list.  Help her determine the current estimated population number for each species, as well as the country in which it lives and the year in which it was officially recognized as endangered.

The species with a population size of 455 was listed 2 years after the species that lives in Madagascar.

The nibner newt was listed sometime before the species that lives in Honduras.

Of the perens pig and the animal that lives in Honduras, one has 420 surviving individuals and the other was recognized as endangered in 2006.

Neither the animal that lives in Luxembourg nor the species with a population size of 385 is the animal added to the list in 2007.

Of the species added to the list in 2009 and the animal that lives in Qatar, one is the perens pig and the other is the osbele oryx.

dobra dingo
nibner newt
osbele oryx
perens pig


Max has sold several of his "classic" video games this week via online auctions.  Match each game to the year it came out and determine who bought it and for how much.

The video game that sold for $70 came out sometime after Countershot.

Of Blaster Boy and Countershot, one sold for $85 and the other was purchased by Ivan.

The video game that came out in 1985 sold for $75.

The video game bought by Horace is either the one that came out in 1984 or Countershot.

The one that sold for $85 wasn't bought by Melvin.

The game that came out in 1986 is either the one that sold for $60 or the video game that sold for $85.

Of the one bought by Ivan and the game that sold for $70, one came out in 1983 and the other is Victorforce.

AWOL Alert
Blaster Boy
Countershot
Victorforce


Help Yolanda compile her report on the most destructive hurricanes ever to hit her home country of Facaldo.  Match each hurricane to its year, city of landfall and the total amount of destruction it caused (in U.S. dollars).

The hurricane that made landfall at Alta Vista hit 8 years after the storm that caused $16.9 million in damage.

Neither the storm that made landfall at Hesperia nor the hurricane that caused $16.6 million in damage was Hurricane Iris.

Of Hurricane Tammy and the storm that hit in 1944, one hit land at Escondido and the other caused $16.6 million in damage.

Of the hurricane that made landfall at Granger and Hurricane Eileen, one caused $18.5 million in damage and the other struck in 1948.

The storm that made landfall at Granger hit sometime after the storm that caused $18.5 million in damage.

$15.7 million
$16.6 million
$16.9 million
$18.5 million


The World Semi-Finals of Free Diving took place last week at Blue Chasm in the Bahamas.  Using only the clues that follow, match each contestant to their maximum depth, the order in which they dived, and their home country.

The competitor who reached a depth of 107 meters dove second.

The diver who reached a depth of 98 meters didn't go third.

Hill Harvey reached a maximum depth that was  shallower than the competitor who went fifth.

The contestant from Nepal dove  deeper than the competitor who went third.

The person from Japan dove 3 meters deeper than Brit Bradley.

Igor Ingram dove 6 meters deeper than the competitor from Iceland.

98 meters
101 meters
104 meters
107 meters

Brit Bradley
Ferris Frye
Hill Harvey
Igor Ingram


Samantha works to help recent law-school graduates find jobs in the legal industry.  Using only the clues below, match each of her latest placements to the date they were hired and the name of the law firm that hired them, as well as the law school from which they graduated.

The Northridge College graduate was hired 3 days after Gabriel.

The Riverview College graduate was hired 6 days after the Haynes Inc. hire.

The Velez & York hire was hired sometime after the Northridge College graduate.

The Velez & York hire is either the Albion College graduate or Zachary.

The Northridge College graduate was hired by Green & Hayes.

Of Cynthia and the person hired on March 18th, one went to Albion College and the other went to Riverview College.

The person hired on March 18th wasn't hired by Ingram & Kemp.

March 12th
March 15th
March 18th
March 21st

Green & Hayes
Haynes Inc.
Ingram & Kemp
Velez & York


Danielle is checking out some single-person submarines online.  Using only the clues below, match each submarine to its maximum depth and determine the name of the company that sells it and its retail price.

The craft with a maximum depth of 11,500 feet is either the $26,000 craft or the craft built by MarineCo.

The Ukani Q2, the craft with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet, and the $25,000 submersible are three different submarines.

The $27,000 submarine is sold by MarineCo.

The craft with a maximum depth of 10,000 feet costs 1,000 dollars less than the Abby EX-4.

The Cafader Six is sold by Ecomarine Ltd..

The submersible built by MarineCo costs somewhat more than the Steado G5.

The submarine with a maximum depth of 5,500 feet costs somewhat more than the craft built by Ecomarine Ltd..

The submarine built by Watertime LLC costs 1,000 dollars more than the Cafader Six.

Abby EX-4
Cafader Six
Steado G5
Ukani Q2

Deep Sea Inc.
Ecomarine Ltd.
MarineCo
Watertime LLC


Help Diana sort out her next several hotel guests by matching each guest to his or her room number, home state, and the length of their stay.

Mrs. Arnold is staying for a shorter time than the customer from Alaska.

Mrs. Arnold isn't staying for exactly 3 days.

Of the customer in room 203 and Mills, one is staying for 5 days and the other is from Virginia.

The customer in room 320 is staying 2 days longer than the client from Virginia.

The person in room 117 is staying 1 day fewer than the person from Texas.

Mills is staying 2 days longer than the client in room 117.


Its time for this year's Strongman "Dead Lift" contest!  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to his home country and the order in which he will participate, and determine the total weight (in pounds) that each will lift.

The American will lift a weight that is 40 pounds lighter than the one selected by Vincent.

The Swede will lift a weight that is 80 pounds lighter than the one selected by the contestant going third.

Jeremy, the man going fifth, and the man who will lift 1,000 lbs are three different competitors.

The Korean will lift a weight that is 80 pounds heavier than the one chosen by Jeremy.

Of the Canadian and the man who will lift 880 lbs, one is Wendell and the other will go first.


A group of long-time skydivers are planning a new jump today.  Match each jumper to their suit color, and determine what year each began skydiving and how many total jumps each has under his belt.

The jumper who wears the lime green suit started skydiving sometime before Rodney.

The jumper who has done 78 previous jumps started skydiving 1 year after the jumper who wears the lime green suit.

The skydiver who wears the maroon suit started skydiving 1 year after the skydiver who has done 85 previous jumps.

The jumper who has done 85 previous jumps started skydiving sometime after Rodney.

Of the jumper who has done 49 previous jumps and the jumper who wears the white suit, one is Nathaniel and the other started skydiving in 1982.


Minnetonka Manatee Company sent out a number of different boats today on manatee viewing tours.  Using only the clues below, match each boat to its captain and determine the total number of manatees seen by each as well as each boat's destination.

The Benny II wasn't led by Captain Preston.

Captain Preston's boat saw  more manatees than the boat that went to Hollow Hole.

The Watery Pete was led by Captain Armstrong.

Captain Armstrong's boat saw  more manatees than the boat that went to Hollow Hole.

The vessel that went to Arno's Spit, Captain Armstrong's boat, and the boat that saw 6 manatees are three different boats.

Captain Quinn's boat saw 1  more manatees than the Daily Ray.

The vessel that went to Rainbow Reef saw 1  more manatees than Captain Quinn's vessel.

Benny II
Daily Ray
Foxy Roxy
Watery Pete

Arno\'s Spit
Hollow Hole
Rainbow Reef
Trey\'s Tunnel


Rebecca works at "Superfood Smoothies," and she's got a long line of customers waiting for their orders.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to his or her order type and price.

The person who wanted raspberries is either the person who requested kale or the customer who requested quinoa.

The customer who requested quinoa paid  more than Delores.

The customer who paid $6.75 is either the person who requested kale or the person who requested acai berries.

The person who wanted strawberries asked for quinoa.

The customer who paid $7.75 didn't request flaxseed.

Of Isabel and the customer who paid $6.75, one wanted tangerines and the other asked for kale.

blackberries raspberries strawberries tangerines


Bill has a series of job interviews this week, each for a different type of position at a different company.  Using only the clues below, match each job position to its company, and determine the day for each interview and the town it will be held in.

The meeting in Zearing is for the graphic design job.

Of the meeting on August 20th and the meeting for the copywriter position, one is in Sheldahl and the other is at Laneplex.

The meeting for the copywriter position is 1 day before the interview in Zearing.

The interview for the tech support position is 2 days after the interview in Vedic City.

The interview for the social media position is 2 days before the Streeter Inc. interview.

August 20th
August 21st
August 22nd
August 23rd

copywriter
graphic design
social media
tech support


Pretoria County held its bowling league finals last week.  Using only the clues that follow, match each team to their shirt color, final score and hometown.

The squad from Yarmouth wore pink shirts.

The squad that finished with 727 points didn't wear magenta shirts.

The team that finished with 727 points was from Stacyville.

The Splitters finished 12 points above the team in the white shirts.

Of the squad that finished with 751 points and the squad from Big Bear Lake, one was the Turkey Rolls and the other wore white shirts.

Neither the team in the white shirts nor the Rowdy Rollers was the squad from Yarmouth.

Gutter Gals
Rowdy Rollers
Splitters
Turkey Rolls

Big Bear Lake
Hartwick
Stacyville
Yarmouth


Barry and Laura are shopping for a new air conditioner, and they're having a little trouble differentiating between all their different options.  Help them out by matching each air conditioning unit to its price and cooling capacity (in BTUs), and determine the warranty period (in years) for each.

The unit with the 3-year warranty costs somewhat more than the air conditioner with the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The Ultralux 92, the $440 item, and the unit with the 5-year warranty are three different units.

The item with the 3-year warranty is either the unit with the 20,000 BTUs cooling capacity or the item with the 15,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

The item with the 5-year warranty costs 130 dollars more than the Binson C40.

Of the $505 air conditioner and the air conditioner with the 20,000 BTUs cooling capacity, one has the 5-year warranty and the other is the Z-Free XL.

The air conditioner with the 1-year warranty is either the Freezon Flux or the item with the 25,000 BTUs cooling capacity.

Binson C40
Freezon Flux
Ultralux 92
Z-Free XL


The Women's Boxing Federation has just released its list of top-ranked female boxers for the year.  Using only the clues below, match each boxer to her number of wins and losses and determine the city where she lives and trains.

The boxer with 8 losses has  fewer wins than the fighter with 15 losses.

The woman from Los Angeles has 6  more wins than Winifred.

The boxer with 33 wins is either the fighter from Philadelphia or Rhonda.

Marie has  fewer wins than the fighter from New York.

The boxer with 2 losses has 3  more wins than the woman with 15 losses.

The fighter with 8 losses is either the woman with 27 wins or Marie.

Winifred is either the boxer from Philadelphia or the fighter with 30 wins.

Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
Portland


Angel Investors Inc. regularly makes million-dollar investments in up-and-coming tech startup companies.  Using only the clues below, match their latest investments to each company, and determine the founder and product focus of each.

The company that sells cameras received 2 million dollars less than Zetafish.com.

The company that sells sports gear received  more than the business started by Fred Frost.

Of Atriana.com and Zetafish.com, one was started by Pat Padilla and the other sells robots.

The business started by Vicky Velez received 1 million dollars more than the startup that sells cameras.

The business started by Pat Padilla received 2 million dollars more than the business that sells sports gear.

Fred Frost
Pat Padilla
Vicky Velez
Will Waters


It's formal night on the deck of the "Emerald Crystal" cruise ship, and a group of long-time cruisers are seated at the captain's table, sharing stories of their previous cruises.  Match each person to their last cruise destination, and determine what year they went and what cruise line they took.

The traveler who went to Barbados set sail sometime after Bradley.

Of the person who took the Silver Shores cruise and the person who went to Puerto Rico, one was on the 1984 cruise and the other is Ollie.

The traveler who took the Farralon cruise set sail sometime before the traveler who went to Puerto Rico.

Neither the traveler who took the Farralon cruise nor the person who went to Barbados is Cory.

The person who went to Martinique set sail 1 year before the person who took the Silver Shores cruise.

The traveler who went to Grenada set sail 2 years after Bradley.

Azure Seas
Farralon
Neptunia
Silver Shores


Odysseus Exploration Company has been focused on salvaging a number of known pirate wrecks from the Celtic Sea.  Using only the clues below, match each of the ships they're investigating to the year it sank and its final captain, and determine its country of origin.

The one captained by Sparrow Annis was either the ship that sank in 1767 or the vessel from Denmark.

The one that sank in 1749 wasn't from France.

The vessel captained by Red Beard Ben was either the vessel that sank in 1731 or the boat from Denmark.

The ship captained by Red Beard Ben sank sometime after the boat from Denmark.

The boat that sank in 1731 hailed from Scotland.

Of the Vile Night and the boat that sank in 1713, one hailed from Scotland and the other was captained by Wicked Weiss.

Red Beard Ben
Sparrow Annis
Stubborn Seth
Wicked Weiss


Help Donna make sense of Dr. Finklestein's appointment list for today.  Match each patient to their appointment time, medical complaint and insurance company.

The four patients are the person suffering from migraines, the person with the 9:00am appointment, the person with the 11:00am appointment and Kirk.

The person with Fumanix insurance is either the patient suffering from migraines or the patient suffering from heartburn.

Victor has an appointment 1 hour after the patient suffering from shingles.

The patient with HealthCo insurance has an appointment 1 hour after Guy.

Of Kirk and the person with Medicorp insurance, one is complaining about migraines and the other has the 10:00am appointment.

The patient suffering from heartburn is either the person with the 10:00am appointment or Victor.


Jerry has had a busy day taxiing people all around Seattle today.  Help him square his receipts by matching each customer to their fare, pickup point and drop-off location.

Carrie paid somewhat less than the customer who was dropped off on Ivy Street.

The customer with the $9.50 fare was picked up at the Olympic Tower.

The client who was dropped off on Ivy Street paid somewhat less than the customer who got picked up at the Arctic Building.

The four customers were the customer who got picked up at the Neptune Theatre, the customer who was dropped off on Hart Road, the client who was dropped off on York Court and Carrie.

Carrie paid 3 dollars less than the client who was dropped off on York Court.

Arctic Building
Neptune Theatre
Olympic Tower
Space Needle

Ethel Street
Hart Road
Ivy Street
York Court


Michael Marceau, a notorious art thief, has finally been captured!  While searching his home, investigators discovered a hidden trove of long-lost paintings, each by a different famous artist.  Using only the clues below, match each painting to its artist and the year in which it was painted, and determine how many years each priceless piece has been missing.

"Girl at Sea" is either the masterpiece that's been missing for 15 years or Lanot's piece.

The painting that's been missing for 15 years is "Lost in Time".

"Girl at Sea" was painted 8 years after the masterpiece that's been missing for 25 years.

The painting that's been missing for 10 years, "Hoxley Hills" and Baudry Brim's masterpiece are all different paintings.

"Hoxley Hills" is either Graham Ginso's painting or the 1921 masterpiece.

Baudry Brim's masterpiece was painted sometime after "Lost in Time".

Baudry Brim
Curo Cersal
Graham Ginso
Lanot

Clockwork
Girl at Sea
Hoxley Hills
Lost in Time


Seaview Enterprises has received a number of orders for custom-built fish tanks this week.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to the size (in gallons) and price of the tank they ordered, and determine what town it will be shipped to.

Of the $920 fish tank and the 65 gallon tank, one is going to Garberville and the other was bought by Gideon Gates.

The display going to Ottumwa is 5 gallons smaller than the $775 fish tank.

The $1,825 display is 10 gallons smaller than the tank bought by Faith Frisk.

The tank going to Kyburz is 5 gallons larger than the fish tank bought by Donna Drake.

The tank going to Ottumwa is somewhat larger than the $920 fish tank.

55 gallons
60 gallons
65 gallons
70 gallons

Cora Carey
Donna Drake
Faith Frisk
Gideon Gates


Belfry Books has several projects that need to be translated into English from various foreign languages.  Using only the clues that follow, match each project to its translator, publication year and language, and determine the length of each (in pages).

Ebony's assignment isn't exactly 150 pages long.

The Italian project is 25 pages shorter than the book published in 2010.

Ebony's project, the Thai assignment and the book published in 2002 are all different projects.

The book published in 2002 is 50 pages longer than the German project.

The book published in 2007 is  shorter than Zachary's project.

The German assignment is  longer than the book published in 2007.

Of the Thai assignment and the book published in 2002, one is 200 pages long and the other is assigned to Bryan.


A 20-year reuinion took place at Applebury High School this evening, and votes were taken on who would be crowned "King of the Reunion."  Using only the clues below, match each contestant to the sport he played in high school, the number of votes he received, and his current occupation.

The golf player received 14 votes fewer votes than the musician.

Wesley is either the lawyer or the lacrosse player.

The person who got 25 votes never played lacrosse.

Of the football player and the golf player, one received 4 votes and the other is Wesley.

Jorge is either the person who got 11 votes or the contestant who got 4 votes.

The architect received 7 votes fewer votes than Wesley.


Salvatore is a professional wildlife photographer who has sold a number of his shots recently to nature magazines.  Using only the clues that follow, match each shoot to the month in which it took place, the animal it featured, the magazine that bought it and the price that was paid.

Of the shot that cost $250 and the photo published by Travel Almanac, one was of the white rhino and the other was taken in March.

Of the shot taken in March and the shot of the white rhino, one cost $825 and the other was published by Animal Science.

The photo of the tree kangaroo wasn't taken in June.

The photo published by Earth Aware was either the shot of the snow leopard or the shot taken in May.

Neither the photo of the white rhino nor the photo published by Nature Monthly was the photo taken in April.

orangutan
snow leopard
tree kangaroo
white rhino

Animal Science
Earth Aware
Nature Monthly
Travel Almanac


The fighter with 7 losses has 6  more wins than the fighter from Los Angeles.

The woman with 24 wins isn't from New York.

The woman from Glasgow has 6  more wins than Rhonda.

Of Jan and the boxer from Los Angeles, one has 30 wins and the other has 12 losses.

The fighter with 4 losses has 3  fewer wins than Rhonda.


A group of friends has gotten together for dinner, and just for fun they're comparing their "social networking" stats on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the number of friends (Facebook), followers (Twitter) and connections (LinkedIn) each person has.

Neither the person with 58 LinkedIn connections nor the one with 140 Facebook friends is the one with 789 Twitter followers.

The one with 85 LinkedIn connections has 10  more Facebook friends than Frank.

The person with 790 Twitter followers, the one with 58 LinkedIn connections and the person with 59 LinkedIn connections are all different people.

Cedric doesn't have exactly 120 Facebook friends.

The person with 804 Twitter followers has  fewer Facebook friends than Frank.

Of the one with 790 Twitter followers and the person with 59 LinkedIn connections, one is Willis and the other has 120 Facebook friends.


The local foodie club met at Chez Martin last night for their monthly meal.  Match each person to their choice of wine and entree, and determine how much each owed at the end of the night.

The diner who ordered the blackened tuna paid  less than Yolanda.

Kurt paid 2 dollars more than the one who had the riesling.

Yolanda paid 1 dollar less than the one who had the bordeaux.

Of the diner who ordered the osso bucco and Salvador, one had the riesling and the other paid $25.99.

Neither the diner who ordered the pork chops nor the diner who ordered the beef stir-fry was the one who had the port.

The diner who ordered the beef stir-fry didn't have the bordeaux.

beef stir-fry
blackened tuna
osso bucco
pork chops


Some of the top students at Middletown High School received college scholarships this week.  Figure out the size of each student's scholarship, as well as the schools they will be attending next year and the subject they will be majoring in.

The person who's going to Harvard won't major in Physics.

The student who's going to Brown was awarded $5,000 less than Kerry.

The person who's going to Harvard was awarded some amount more than the student who will major in Biology.

The person who will major in Biology was awarded some amount more than Yvonne.

The four students are the student who received the $40,000 scholarship, Yvonne, the person who's going to Harvard and Felicia.

The person who received the $40,000 scholarship will be going to Penn State next year.

Of the student who's going to Stanford and the student who's going to Penn State, one will major in Mathematics and the other received the $25,000 scholarship.


Jack has added several new jigsaw puzzles to his sizable collection this year.  Determine each puzzle's size (number of pieces), theme,  issuing year and company.

The four puzzles are the puzzle released in 1985, the puzzle with the outer space theme, the jigsaw puzzle with 750 pieces and the puzzle with the football theme.

The jigsaw puzzle released in 1978 has 250 fewer pieces than the puzzle made by Irycia.

The jigsaw puzzle made by Rynir has 250 fewer pieces than the puzzle with the coral reef theme.

The puzzle made by Denlend has somewhat more than the puzzle with the coral reef theme.

The jigsaw puzzle with the outer space theme has somewhat more than the puzzle released in 1981.

The puzzle made by Rynir has somewhat more than the jigsaw puzzle with the football theme.

city skyline
coral reef
football
outer space


Kendra works at the local college bookstore, and she needs to sort out the Mathematics textbooks.  Help her with her task by matching each book's author to its subject and price, and determine the year in which each was published.

The textbook that was published in 2007, the algebra title, and the $29.99 title are three different books.

The $39.99 textbook was written by Rosa Rubens.

The field theory title wasn't published in 2010.

The book written by Velma Vintz costs 5 dollars more than the book that was published in 2003.

The textbook written by Will Wharton costs  more than the title that was published in 2010.

The $34.99 textbook was written by Will Wharton.

The book written by Rosa Rubens costs 5 dollars more than the geometry textbook.

The $39.99 title is either the textbook that was published in 2007 or the title written by Will Wharton.

algebra
field theory
geometry
pre-calculus

Mina Morton
Rosa Rubens
Velma Vintz
Will Wharton


The Shoe Shack has made several top-dollar sales today.  Using only the clues below, match each customer to their foot size, shoe brand and final purchase price.

The $170 pair was 2 sizes smaller than Vanessa's pair.

The $170 pair was 1 size smaller than Juana's pair.

Of the $230 pair and Helen's pair, one was by Schtillet and the other was a size 4.

Genevieve's pair was somewhat larger than the $170 pair.

The Abbott Hill footwear was 2 sizes larger than the $170 pair.

Abbott Hill
Schtillet
Tinghill
Williford


Several "secret shoppers" were sent into Whole-Mart today, each with instructions to purchase one type of vegetable and one type of fruit.  Using only the clues that follow, determine the vegetable and fruit each shopper purchased, and how much they paid for their total order.

Yolanda's order cost  less than the order that included turnips.

Of Tami's order and the purchase that included turnips, one cost $4.25 and the other included peaches.

The order that included rhubarb cost  less than Yolanda's order.

The purchase that included apricots is either the purchase that included leeks or Yolanda's order.

The purchase that included turnips is either the order that included apricots or Paul's order.

The purchase that included apricots cost 2 dollars more than the order that included figs.

Yolanda's order is either the $7.25 order or the order that included figs.


Help Diana sort out her next several hotel guests by matching each guest to his or her room number, home state, and the length of their stay.

The client who is staying for 5 days, Salinas, and the guest from Rhode Island are three different people.

The person who is staying for 3 days is from Georgia.

The customer in room 124 is staying for a shorter time than the client from Utah.

The person in room 114 is staying 2 days longer than Salinas.

Of Watkins and the client who is staying for 2 days, one is in room 209 and the other is from Delaware.

The guest in room 209 is staying 1 day fewer than the customer from Georgia.


The U.S. Air Force is currently testing a number of new experimental, supersonic aircraft, each built by a different aerospace company.  Using only the clues below, determine the maximum speed and price of each aircraft, as well as the name of the company that built it.

The Graywing VX is either the jet built by Tenerife or the jet with a top speed of Mach 3.4.

The Darkwing 6 wasn't built by Ale and Moore.

The $100 million aircraft was built by Tenerife.

The jet with a top speed of Mach 1.8 costs 25 million dollars less than the Graywing VX.

The plane built by McConnell costs 25 million dollars more than the Darkwing 6.

The jet built by Tenerife costs  less than the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.8.

Of the jet built by McConnell and the aircraft with a top speed of Mach 2.5, one is the Graywing VX and the other is the Vipertooth.

Darkwing 6
Graywing VX
Kesseling
Vipertooth

Ale and Moore
Drummond
McConnell
Tenerife


The Porterville High School varsity baseball team just finished its best season yet!  Match each player to his position and jersey number, and determine how many games they played this season.

The player who wore number 28 played 1 more game than Delbert.

The player who played left field played 2 fewer games than Delbert.

The boy who wore number 29 played first base.

The boy who wore number 3 played somewhat fewer games than the player who played first base.

Neither the boy who played third base nor the player who played left field was Orlando.

first base
left field
right field
third base


The Gerber County Paintball League has just completed its 10th season.  Help the league secretary finalize this year's standings by matching each team to its color, hometown, and final ranking.

The "Target Bombs" uses white paintballs.

The squad that finished second, the squad from Yucca Valley, and the group from Libertyville are three different teams.

Of the yellow team and the group that finished fourth, one is from Armona and the other is the "Spray Paints".

The "Color Blinds", the group from Yucca Valley and the squad from Armona are all different teams.

The group from Libertyville was ranked somewhere ahead of the white team.

The purple team is either the squad that finished second or the "Spray Paints".

The team that finished third doesn't use yellow paintballs.

The squad from Yucca Valley uses purple paintballs.

Color Blinds
Splat Squad
Spray Paints
Target Bombs

Armona
Evansdale
Libertyville
Yucca Valley


The Hominyville Craft Fair features a "candle cornucopia," where several different local candlemakers are offering their top-selling candles for sale.  Using only the clues below, match each candle's two fragrances to its price and candlemaker.

Nathaniel's product doesn't contain eucalyptus.

Melinda's product costs  more than the peach product.

Of Victoria's candle and the coconut candle, one contains sandalwood and the other is $6.50.

The clove product costs 1 dollar more than Nathaniel's candle.


Box Office Weekly is putting together its latest blog entry covering this past weekend's movie premieres.  Using only the clues below, help them with their research by matching each new movie to its director, and determining how much money each film made in its opening weekend, and how many theaters it showed in.

What a World, the movie directed by Kenneth Key, and the film that opened in 92 theaters are three different films.

The film that grossed $5 million didn't open in exactly 123 theaters.

Of the movie directed by Hick Harmon and the film that opened in 92 theaters, one is Easy to Love and the other made $5 million.

The film that opened in 92 theaters made 3 million less than the movie directed by Hick Harmon.

Fast and Dead made somewhat less than the movie directed by Paula Pratt.

$2 million
$5 million
$8 million
$11 million

Easy to Love
Fast and Dead
Tippecanoe
What a World

Hick Harmon
Jim Johnson
Kenneth Key
Paula Pratt


Cobb County has built several new sports arenas this year.  Match each arena to the sport its set up for and the town it is in, and determine how many people each can hold.

The lacrosse facility holds 40  more people than Zimmerman Arena.

Of the lacrosse facility and the facility with seating for 110 people, one is in Paramount and the other is Cantu Arena.

Vazquez Arena holds 80  fewer people than the arena in Paramount.

Neither the football facility nor Cantu Arena is the facility in New Cuyama.

The facility with seating for 190 people is set up for basketball games.

The arena in Troy holds 80  fewer people than Zimmerman Arena.


Sal, a newly-hired police officer, has written a number of parking violations this week.  Help him sort out his paperwork by matching each fine to its associated vehicle, license plate number and state.

The automobile from Vermont was fined 25 dollars less than the car with the FRZ-192 plates.

The Hornet was fined 50 dollars more than the car with the BMG-831 plates.

The vehicle from Pennsylvania was fined 50 dollars more than the Cavalo.

The vehicle that received the $75 fine is either the Fierro or the automobile with the MRT-628 plates.

The automobile from Vermont is either the automobile that received the $50 fine or the automobile with the BMG-831 plates.

Of the vehicle with the FRZ-192 plates and the car from Mississippi, one is the Cavalo and the other was fined $75.

Delaware Mississippi Pennsylvania Vermont


There have been a number of new wildfires reported today in Southern California, and a series of different "Smokejumper" teams have been deployed to parachute in and combat them.  Using only the clues below, determine each team's jump time, location and team size.

The squad that dropped at Ezra Forest deployed sometime before the team with 9 members.

The team that jumped at 11:00am has 5 people in it.

The squad that jumped at 8:00am, Sierra Group and the squad that dropped at Gran Mountain are all different teams.

The team that dropped at Frazier Park deployed 1 hour before the team with 10 members.

India Group deployed 1 hour after the team with 7 members.

Anthon Ridge
Ezra Forest
Frazier Park
Gran Mountain


Several die-hard "Galaxy Trek" fans, who also happen to be expert woodworkers, decided to hand-carve wooden figurines featuring a different character from their favorite show.  Match each person to the character they carved and the type of wood they used, and determine how much each is charging for their creations.

The carver who sells Torem figurines doesn't work with teak.

Of the woodworker who works with pine and Nathan, one sells Chraser figurines and the other sells Torem figurines.

Of the carver who charges 3 dollars and the sci-fi fan who works with chestnut, one sells Torem figurines and the other is Sam.

The sci-fi fan who sells Ineoch figurines charges  more than the woodworker who works with teak.

The sci-fi fan who works with pine charges 4 dollars more than Ian.


Michael Marceau, a notorious art thief, has finally been captured!  While searching his home, investigators discovered a hidden trove of long-lost paintings, each by a different famous artist.  Using only the clues below, match each painting to its artist and the year in which it was painted, and determine how many years each priceless piece has been missing.

The 1913 piece is either "Hoxley Hills" or Nysotia's painting.

Ityer's masterpiece is either the painting that's been missing for 22 years or the painting that's been missing for 19 years.

"Hoxley Hills" was painted sometime after the painting that's been missing for 22 years.

The masterpiece that's been missing for 10 years was painted sometime before "Lost in Time".

Fuji Fukiro's piece was painted 8 years before the painting that's been missing for 10 years.

The four paintings are the 1921 painting, Nysotia's piece, "Clockwork" and Ityer's piece.

Clockwork
Hoxley Hills
Lost in Time
Willow Bend


Kara recently moved to a new city, so last month she signed up for an online matchmaking service to meet some interesting new people in her area.  Using only the clues below, match each of her dates to their age and occupation, and determine where each ended up taking Kara on their first date.

The man that took Kara to the county fair was the boxer.

Hugh, the 24-year-old, and the banker are three different men.

Of Hugh and the firefighter, one took Kara to the concert and the other was 22 years old.

The man that took Kara to the movies wasn't the banker.

The man that took Kara to the county fair was 1 year older than Eddie.

bowling alley
concert
county fair
movies


A standardized test has recently been developed that is now used to determine the general effectiveness of any form of A.I. (Artificial Intelligence).  A series of different A.I. systems, each named after a different person in Ancient Greek history, has recently been scored according to this test.  Using only the clues below, match each A.I. system to its test score, and determine the institution that submitted it and the head of each team that built it.

The system built by Dr. Eisenberg's team finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of the system from Stanford.

Of the A.I. from SFIT and the system from Exeter, one scored 55% and the other was Aristotle.

The system from SFIT finished with a score that was 7 percent lower than that of the system built by Dr. Coulson's team.

The system built by Dr. Eisenberg's team finished with a score that was somewhat higher than that of the A.I. from SFIT.

Aristotle, the A.I. built by Dr. Sullivan's team, and the system that scored 76% are three different systems.

Aristotle wasn't built by Dr. Eisenberg's team.

The A.I. from SFIT finished with a score that was somewhat lower than that of Galen.


Mike and Cathy are searching for a home to rent in Andover County.  Using only the clues below, match each rental property to its owner, neighborhood, price and total square footage.

The home in Monticello rents for $750/month.

The home in Delano, the 1,350 sq ft rental and the home that rents for $1,300/month are all different houses.

The home that rents for $750/month is 125 sq ft larger than the home owned by Callie Berg.

The rental in Monticello isn't owned by Kip Jenkins.

The house in Capitola is 125 sq ft larger than the home that rents for $750/month.

Neither the 1,350 sq ft rental nor the home that rents for $750/month is the rental in Angelus Oaks.

The home that rents for $1,850/month is 125 sq ft smaller than the rental in Angelus Oaks.

The rental owned by Mitsy Lane rents for $1,850/month.

Callie Berg
Hal Garrison
Kip Jenkins
Mitsy Lane


The customer from Delaware is staying 1 day longer than the client in room 209.

The guest in room 203 is staying 2 fewer days than the customer from Texas.

Tran is staying 1 day longer than the client in room 124.

The customer from South Carolina is staying somewhat longer than the customer from Hawaii.


Valero's 5k Fun Run was held yesterday in the downtown district.  Determine the shirt color and hometown of each of the top runners, and match each to their finishing time.

The contestant from Green Leaf finished sometime after the competitor in the lime shirt.

The runner from Pierson finished sometime after the runner in the gray shirt.

The competitor in the indigo shirt finished 2 minutes after the contestant from Pierson.

Ralph finished 1 minute after the competitor in the gray shirt.

Neither the competitor who finished in 22 minutes nor the contestant who finished in 21 minutes was Cesar.

Franklin was either the contestant in the lime shirt or the competitor from Fullerton.

21 minutes
22 minutes
23 minutes
24 minutes


Mary has 42 different grandchildren, and it seems like barely a week goes by when she doesn't have to send out a birthday card!  Help her sort out this month's cards by matching each grandchild to his or her birthday, age and hometown.

Of the one from St. Paul and Franklin, one was born on April 15th and the other is 8 years old.

Leticia is either the child from St. Paul or the child from Valley Center.

The one with the April 11th birthday is 18 years old.

The child from Thurman has a birthday 4 days after Franklin.

The grandchild from St. Paul has a birthday 8 days after the 5-year-old.

The child with the April 11th birthday, Kerry, and Franklin are three different children.

April 3rd
April 7th
April 11th
April 15th


A series of competitive rowers recently raced to see who among them could be the first to cross the Pacific westwards, from California to Japan.  Using only the clues that follow, match each racer to his or her rowing time (in days), and determine their start and end points.

Vivian didn't finish in exactly 184 days.

Of the athlete who started from Point Arena and the rower who started from Bodega Bay, one finished at Hachinohe and the other finished in 206 days.

The rower who traveled for 195 days was either the rower who started from Encinitas or Yvonne.

The rower who traveled for 217 days started from Point Arena.

The competitor who finished at Takahagi was either the athlete who started from Bodega Bay or the competitor who started from Encinitas.

The athlete who started from Encinitas finished 22 days before the athlete who finished at Nemuro.

Bodega Bay
Encinitas
Pismo Beach
Point Arena


A number of new space probes were launched this year, each from a different country.  Using only the clues that follow, match each probe to the country that launched it, and determine the month it launched and its eventual destination.

Of the probe going to Neptune and the probe going to Titan, one launched in January and the other is the Mawi.

The Eyvaw launched 2 months before Finland's mission.

The Chano launched 2 months after Dominica's probe.

The probe that launched in February wasn't launched in Lebanon.

The Mawi is either Jordan's mission or the mission going to Venus.

The Mawi launched sometime after the probe going to Neptune.


Martin is compiling a book of scientific essays.  Each essay will have its own chapter in the book, and each will be by a different author. Help Martin determine which essays will appear in each chapter.

Dr. Rowland's article will appear 2 chapters before the 9-page article.

The essay in Chapter 3 is either the article about earthquakes or Dr. Rowland's article.

Of the 16-page essay and the article in Chapter 3, one was written by Dr. Guerrero and the other is about dinosaurs.

Neither Dr. Rowland's article nor the essay about dinosaurs is the 8-page piece.

The essay about space travel will appear 1 chapter after Dr. Dean's piece.

dinosaurs
earthquakes
oceanography
space travel


The local foodie club met at Chez Martin last night for their monthly meal.  Match each person to their choice of wine and entree, and determine how much each owed at the end of the night.

The one who had the merlot paid 1 dollar more than the diner who ordered the lobster tail.

The one who had the riesling paid 1 dollar less than Hannah.

Of the one who had the bordeaux and the person who paid $27.99, one ordered the citrus chicken and the other was Salvador.

The diner who ordered the osso bucco paid 2 dollars more than Hannah.

The diner who ordered the blackened tuna paid 1 dollar more than Lynda.

blackened tuna
citrus chicken
lobster tail
osso bucco


Rowena, the head librarian at the Juniper Hills Public Library, has to make several calls today to inquire about overdue library books.  Using only the clues that follow, match each book to its due date and borrower, and determine the author of each title.

Sherrie's book wasn't written by Lyle Lester.

The title due on September 22 wasn't written by Lyle Lester.

The book by Kim Kramer was "Dancing Well".

Nettie's book was due 2 weeks after the book by Mike Meadows.

Ken's book was due 1 week before "Stars Below".

The book by Kim Kramer was due 1 week before "Time to Burn".

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 22

Dancing Well
Heaven\'s Seal
Stars Below
Time to Burn

Fred Fuentes
Kim Kramer
Lyle Lester
Mike Meadows


Several anthropology PhD candidates will each publish a dissertation this year about a different aboriginal culture they've been living with and studying.  Match each student to the culture they've written about and the country in which it is located, and determine the month in which each dissertation will be published.

Ollie is either the student who has been studying the Stosam culture or the student who will publish in March.

Of the student who has been studying the Lerryna culture and Elizabeth, one has been working in Egypt and the other will publish in March.

Elizabeth will publish 1 month after the person who has been studying the Zhale culture.

Elizabeth will publish 2 months before the student who has been working in Qatar.

The person who has been working in Denmark will publish 1 month before Pablo.

The student who has been working in Kuwait will publish 1 month before the person who has been studying the Stosam culture.


Mona and Rey are planning their honeymoon.  They know they want to go somewhere in the Caribbean, but they have so many choices!  Help them make a decision by matching each resort to its island location, price per night, and unique feature.

The option that offers spa services costs  more per night than Sapphire Hills.

The resort that offers golf lessons costs 20 dollars less per night than the option on Barbados.

Of the option on St. Martin and Grand Echo, one costs $215 per night and the other offers parasailing.

Azure Hills
El Pacifico
Grand Echo
Sapphire Hills

golf lessons
parasailing
skydiving
spa services


A special election was held this week in Wyoming to fill a recently vacated State Senate seat.  Using only the clues that follow, determine each candidate's total number of votes as well as his or her hometown and profession.

Of the candidate who received 8,500 votes and Fred Francis, one is the lawyer and the other is from Mountain Mesa.

The rancher finished 1,000 votes ahead of Ed Ewing.

The Unionville native finished 500 votes ahead of Fred Francis.

The four candidates were Gilda Gray, the Evansdale native, the candidate who received 10,000 votes and the person who received 8,500 votes.

The Evansdale native finished an unknown number of votes ahead of the academic.

Cate Carlson
Ed Ewing
Fred Francis
Gilda Gray

Coalinga
Evansdale
Mountain Mesa
Unionville


Gil Glabbers has lived on the coast of Guernsey, in the English Channel, for more than a decade.  In that time he's found a number of difference "messages in a bottle" washed up on his beach.  Using only the clues below, match each bottle to its author, place of origin and the year in which it was written, and determine the year in which Gil discovered each one.

The letter that was sent in 1983 was from Plymouth.

Bernadette's missive, the missive found in 2006, and the bottle from Bournemouth are three different letters.

The bottle that was sent in 1969 is either the letter found in 2007 or Edwin's missive.

Of the bottle found in 2012 and the letter that was sent in 1983, one is Edwin's and the other was from Le Havre.

The missive found in 2007 was sent 7 years after the message from Penzance.


Sal, a newly-hired police officer, has written a number of parking violations this week.  Help him sort out his paperwork by matching each fine to its associated vehicle, license plate number and state.

The Fierro was fined somewhat more than the automobile from Pennsylvania.

The vehicle with the FRZ-192 plates was fined 25 dollars less than the automobile from Utah.

The vehicle with the BMG-831 plates was fined 25 dollars more than the Hornet.

The automobile that received the $50 fine, the Cavalo, and the car from Ohio are three different cars.

Of the car with the BMG-831 plates and the car with the FRZ-192 plates, one is from Pennsylvania and the other was fined $50.