Welcome once again to Sunday Puzzle!
We've got several puzzles from last week's potluck puzzle party which haven't been solved yet -- plus a brand-new JulieCrostic to challenge your wits as well.
Not many days left until 2013, so best to be heading down below the squiggle and starting in on tonight's puzzles!
Leftover # 1: Crypto-Gremlin
Last week's Crypto-Gremlin went unsolved, so you get another chance to crack it this week.
Those of you unfamiliar with Crypto-Gremlins can find an explanation here of how these differ from regular cryptograms.
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HELPFUL HINT:
slewov eht tuo erugif ot si eno siht evlos ot yaw eht.
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Leftover # 2: Bad Translations
We came up with answers for many of the Bad Translation puzzles which science posted last week, but there were several we didn't post answers for yet. (Plus, some of our guesses may be wrong.) Here's a list of the translated movie quotes and our guesses at the answers:
1. 'I like the smell of the morning heart.' (1979)
pucklady says this is: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" [from Apocalypse Now].
2. 'Houston is our problem.' (1995)
UnionMade says this is: "Houston, we've got a problem" from Apollo 13
3. 'This is not a pig. This is not true.' (1995)
UnionMade thinks this is from Babe, but couldn't find the exact quote yet.
EDITED TO ADD: Aha! In typing up this diary, thought I'd check for Babe movie quotes and think I've found it. It's the farmer saying: "That'll do, pig. That'll do."
4. 'In accordance with the devil in the moonlight?' (1989)
I say this is "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" from Batman.
5. 'It is a divine mission.' (1980)
pucklady says this is "(Luke,) It is your destiny" from Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back
UPDATE: Solved by luckydog! This is Blues Brothers - "on a mission from god"
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)
UnionMade says this is "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine" [from Casablanca]
8. 'No child in the corner.' (1987)
UnionMade says this is "Nobody puts Baby in the corner" from Dirty Dancing
9. 'Not to accept the truth!' (1992)
I say this is "You can't handle the truth!" from A Few Good Men.
10. 'Club for the game - Forum Club of the war.' (1999)
pucklady says this is Don't talk about Fight Club
11. 'We do not know. See. Advantage.' (1984)
12. 'In fact, I do not know.' (1939)
UnionMade thinks this is "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" [from Gone With the Wind]
13. 'Bell Angels fly every time.' (1946)
UnionMade says this is "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings (or words to that effect)" from It's a Wonderful Life
14. 'This is a great boat, then.' (1975)
pucklady says this is You're going to need a bigger boat from Jaws
15. 'Give me money for the compliment!' (1996)
pucklady says this is "Show me the money" [from Jerry Maguire]
16. 'The screams of baseball!' (1992)
pucklady says this is There's no crying in baseball! [from A League of Their Own]
17. 'I am a candidate.' (1954)
Pucklady says this is I could have been a contender from On the Waterfront
18. 'Monkey girl, the smell of dirty feet.' (1968)
the team of pucklady and UnionMade came up with "Take your stinking paws off me you damned dirty ape", from Planet of the Apes
19. 'If you'd like.' (1987)
UnionMade says this is "As you wish," from Princess Bride
20. 'My best friend and mother.' (1960)
UnionMade says this is "A boy's best friend is his mother" from Psycho
21. 'Snake! Guess what?' (1981)
UnionMade says this is "Snakes, why did it have to be snakes?" from Raiders of the Lost Ark
22. 'All children are welcome!' (1983)
UPDATE: luckydog has posted the answer in comments. This one is "Say hello to my little friend" from Scarface
23. 'Registration test my first try. I ate beans and Chianti liver.' (1991)
pucklady and UnionMade teamed up to figure out this is "A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti", from Silence of the Lambs.
24. 'I see them.' (1999)
I say this is I see dead people from The Sixth Sense
25. 'Or not. Do not try it.' (1980)
I say this is Do... or do not. There is no try (from The Empire Strikes Back, again)
26. 'I always hope that the departure of foreigners.' (1951)
I say this is I have always depended on the kindness of strangers, from Streetcar Named Desire
27. 'I am talking about?' (1976)
UnionMadespeculates this is "You talking to me? You talking to me?" from Taxi Driver
28. 'Back to top' (1984)
UPDATE: Last week I speculated this could be "I'll be back", from Terminator. I was having second thoughts about that when I typed up this diary so left it as a still-to-be-solved; but now science has confirmed that is the correct answer.
29. 'He was the 11th' (1984)
[pucklady noted that Search for Spock came out that year so could be the source. But no quote has turned up yet.]
NOTE: Aha! In typing up tonight's diary, I happened to look up a list of noteworthy movies from 1984 and the answer leapt out at me. I just posted it over in last week's comments.
UPDATE: luckydog has solved this in comments. It's "This one goes to 11" from Spinal Tap
30. 'I love kids and dogs!' (1939)
UPDATE: Last week I speculated that this is the Wicked Witch of the West saying "I'll get you, my pretty, and your little dog too!", in The Wizard of Oz. I was hesitant to put this in the solved category -- but science checked his notes and has now confirmed that this is indeed a translation of the Wizard of Oz quote
UPDATE: So it looks like the only
Bad Translations still awaiting solutions are 6 and 11!
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Leftover # 3: last week's Bonus JulieCrostic
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
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And now, here's your new JulieCrostic.
1. tv calling
2. lancaster ward
3. explosions
4. blood-sucker
5. deceive
6. heart
7. little guy
8. born followers
9. exhaust supply
10. kiln
11. make less effort than one could
12. democratic donkey
13. quilt without an alien
14. five-o passport
15. this is partly to tempt you
16. murderer's death
17. did this up and down
18. cringes
A word of warning: I think folks will find the verticals for this one a little difficult to crack. So to help you out and make the verticals a little easier to figure out, I've done something a little differently this time than I usually do. (The funny thing is that even if you don't solve the clues I'm referring to they should still be helpful to you in solving the puzzle.)