It's the first Sunday of the month, which means time for another potluck puzzle party. If you've got a puzzle you'd like to share, post it in comments and we'll paste it into the diary.
On tap today:
The math puzzle science posted last week, which remains unsolved...
A new JulieCrostic from pucklady
A bonus find the missing letter puzzle from pucklady
A Crypto-Gremlin from me
a pair of nifty word puzzles from sny
a riddle, courtesy of plf515's son
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... Plus a bonus JulieCrostic from me which people can play with during the week.
To start with, here's a puzzle science posted last week which has gone unsolved:
Prove that all even numbers are the sum of two primes (8 = 3+5, 10=3+7, etc.)
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Hmmm! That one may take a while!
So here's one we can probably solve a bit more quickly: a new JulieCrostic from pucklady:
1 FREE, BUT NOT CHEAP
2 BINDER
3 CRUMBLES EASILY
4 PITIFUL DRUNKS
5 BACK TO WAR
6 TILLER
7 PART OF THE BODY
8 PREPARE FOR PRESENTATION, AGAIN
9 POOPS
10 CLASSES
11 SUSAN SARANDON, FOR EXAMPLE
12 OFTEN SEEN ON COFFEE TABLES
13 SKIRT
14 STRANGERS
15 IMPORTANT
16 PUFFS
17 VIKING
18 CARRERAS AND DOMINGO
19 SEATS
20 CROSS STATEGY
21 ALARM
22 LOCAL
23 ARTIST'S STUDIO
24 PRIOR TO... NO, BEFORE THAT
25 ATKINS
26 THE FIRST OF THE CHURCH YEAR
27 LUSH
28 FORGOTTEN
29 SOMETIMES IT'S HEAVY
30 NECKLACE
31 COPY
32 MAYAN DEC 22
Note from pucklady -
oops. I just noticed that I missed a letter in the verticals above. Oh, well. It's now a feature, not an error. Solve the puzzle above and guess the missing letter!
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Next, from science, here are some Bad Translation puzzles:
The following are movie quotes run through "Bad Translator" many times.
1. 'I like the smell of the morning heart.' (1979)
2. 'Houston is our problem.' (1995)
3. 'This is not a pig. This is not true.' (1995)
4. 'In accordance with the devil in the moonlight?' (1989)
5. 'It is a divine mission.' (1980)
6. 'You can change your life, but do not want to go!' (1995)
7. 'All levels, all the major cities of the world net and asked me to go.' (1942)
8. 'No child in the corner.' (1987)
9. 'Not to accept the truth!' (1992)
10. 'Club for the game - Forum Club of the war.' (1999)
11. 'We do not know. See. Advantage.' (1984)
12. 'In fact, I do not know.' (1939)
13. 'Bell Angels fly every time.' (1946)
14. 'This is a great boat, then.' (1975)
15. 'Give me money for the compliment!' (1996)
16. 'The screams of baseball!' (1992)
17. 'I am a candidate.' (1954)
18. 'Monkey girl, the smell of dirty feet.' (1968)
19. 'If you'd like.' (1987)
20. 'My best friend and mother.' (1960)
21. 'Snake! Guess what?' (1981)
22. 'All children are welcome!' (1983)
23. 'Registration test my first try. I ate beans and Chianti liver.' (1991)
24. 'I see them.' (1999)
25. 'Or not. Do not try it.' (1980)
26. 'I always hope that the departure of foreigners.' (1951)
27. 'I am talking about?' (1976)
28. 'Back to top' (1984)
29. 'He was the 11th' (1984)
30. 'I love kids and dogs!' (1939)
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From me, a new Crypto-Gremlin:
We could find pi bayseweyoud toiklelz jyxo ceksy; neli lirdud cd qiuo comfy qiuo pi jddre uycdlecdud ly cird neli goby.
Ciary Ljiekd
NOTE: Crypto-Gremlins are cryptograms with a twist. They cannot be solved by any of the online cryptogram solvers currently available -- but they can be solved through the use of creative reasoning.
If you're not familiar with Crypto-Gremlins and how they differ from regular cryptograms, you can find a complete explanation here.
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Here's a riddle, from plf515:
Here is one from my 10 year old. He actually didn't pose it as a question/test, but as a statement.
How are dolphins like tomatoes?
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from sny, a pair of word puzzles:
What is the shortest one syllable word that becomes two syllables when you take 2 letters away from it?
What is the longest 1 syllable word? I have a 9-letter word in mind, though I'm not sure if its the longest.
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Still plenty of room for more puzzles!
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And finally, from me, a bonus JulieCrostic which people can enjoy working on later in the week.
1. with 13, score
2. half a dog
3. odd follower
4. den for cute mammal
5. with 14, first name of a former president [one who was worse than bush!]
6. diana's predecessor
7. same as 17
8. mountain or sea
9. with 5, detective
10. with 9, hallucinogen
11. nickname for mr. rogers
12. covenant
13. with 1, this follows num [or: a shake]
14. with 1 and 2, also
15. pickpocket
16. 11-year-old player
17.
18. group which aims to set theatre free