Example: The answer to 1 across is DARES. This clue is an anagram. From reading about anagrams on the beginners guide I was able to spot this by the word “out”. From there I can see that the “READS” must be the letters to be rearranged because there are 5 of them and the answer is a 5 letter word as indicated by the (5) at the end. That leaves the “Has the courage to” part of the clue. This part is likely the definition. Therefore whatever “READS” is rearranged as it must support the definition. “DARES” is therefore the answer as it supports the definition of the word and is an anagram of READS. Keep at it and refer back to the beginners guide as needed!

Across
1 Reads out – Has the courage to (5)
4 Some temper, ornery, this ruler! (7)
8 Have high regard for damaged sceptre (7)
9 Counted up one theologian plus editor (5)
10 Country earthenware (5)
12 Recital about item in newspaper (7)
13 Draw a treatise we hear (7)
18 Taking cab back to a short road, one gets rum (7)
19 No longer alive, right, afterwards? (5)
20 Musical drama, a short work, takes a long time (5)
21 Responds as wrens scatter (7)
23 Physical assault might well be used to light a torch! (7)
24 Raleigh left out something to drink (5)

Down
1 Act like Alfred Hitchcock, being straightforward (6)
2 A bit of Prussian land (6)
3 The woman gives point to the man! (3)
4 One of the film crowd with standard – that’s very unusual (13)
5 Arctic Lapp endlessly turns out to be good with hands (9)
6 Make smaller cut (6)
7 Long narrow hilltops and topless river crossings (6)
11 Every other anteater left out (9)
14 Swallow in cabs or buses (6)
15 Small account with small amount of money causes stress! (6)
16 Perhaps oak in small thoroughfare makes it a full thoroughfare (6)
17 Mistake remover is terribly rare around South East (6)
22 Cuttting tool was upside down (3)

What is the next number in this sequence

1, 3, 11, 123…

What do the following words have in common?

HOLD CROWN RINK FLACK BED

What two letter word can you insert into all three the following words in order to create three new words?

1. Figur(at)e
2. Mut(at)ed
3. Dogm(at)a

There are 3 possible situations corresponding to your initial choice, each with equal probability (1/3):

a) You originally pick the playing card hiding The Jack of Clubs. The game host has deliberately shown the other non-King of Spades card.
b) You originally picked the playing card hiding the other non-King of Spades card. The game Host has deliberately shown the Jack of Clubs.
c) You originally picked the playing card hiding the King of Spades. The game Host has shown either of the two non-King of Spades cards.

If you choose to switch, you win in the first two cases. A player choosing to stay with the initial choice wins in only the last case. Since in 2 out of 3 equally likely cases switching wins, the odds of winning by switching are 2/3 as opposed to 1/3 if you stay with the card you have originally picked. This situation is ONLY true if the dealer knows where the King of Spades is!

Question: There are three playing cards on a table face down. 1 of the cards is a King of Spades and the Dealer knows where he is hiding. He asks you to guess where the King of Spades is. You point to a card. The dealer flips the card next to it. It is a Jack of Clubs -NOT the King of Spades. What is the probability that you have pointed to the King of Spades? Should you switch to the other un-flipped card or stick with the one you have?

1. Bill
2. Leslie
3. Fran
4. Kathleen
5. Laurie
6. Val
7. Pauline

Seven friends are comparing their height on a wall chart.

Leslie is the second tallest of the group.
Laurie and Kathleen are shorter than Leslie.
Valerie is shorter than Laurie but taller than Pauline.
Fran is taller than Kathleen but shorter than Bill and Leslie.
Laurie is shorter than Kathleen.

What is the height order of the seven friends from tallest to shortest?

The same three-letter word can be placed in front of the following words to make a new word:

* LIGHT
* BREAK
* TIME

What is the three letter word?

Standing in the basement, turn one light switch on (SWITCH #1). Wait at least 3 minutes – turn SWITCH #1 off and turn SWITCH #2 on. Go upstairs. The light that is on belongs to SWITCH #2, the light that is off and cool to the touch belongs to SWITCH #3 and the light that is off and warm to the touch belongs to SWITCH # 1.

Question:

I have always liked this puzzle! I first read it in a magazine when I was ~12.

Hint: Think creatively and enjoy – Check back for the answer August 10th

There are three light switches in the basement of your new mansion. Each corresponds to one of the three light bulbs in the upstairs bedrooms. You can turn the switches on and off and leave them in any position.

Can you identify which bulb corresponds to each switch with only one trip? If so how?

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