Veep choice # 1: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2016-04-30
Well, that was exciting!Of course the race isn't over yet, but after this past Tuesday it seems pretty clear who the winner's going to be and the gremlins are clamoring aggressively to be allowed to...
View ArticleVeep choice # 2: Sunday Puzzle 2016-05-01
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle, a weekly series for people who enjoy mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry mammal.As explained in last night's Sunday...
View ArticleVeep Choice # 3: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2016-05-07
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up, a weekly series for people who enjoy light mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry animal. Tonight's puzzle (courtesy...
View ArticleVeep Choice # 4: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2016-05-14
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up, a weekly series for people who enjoy light mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry animal. Tonight's puzzle (courtesy...
View Articlesomething in common: Sunday Puzzle 2016-05-15
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle, a weekly series for people who enjoy mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry mammal.I know Kos asked us to wait a few more...
View Articlea good choice: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up / Summer Songfest 2015-08-29
NOTE: This diary was supposed to post on August 29th, while I was away for blueberry season, but the gremlins removed it from the queue in order to post one of their puzzles. (They claim I gave them...
View Articleno apology: a zombie-free Sunday Puzzle Classic 2015-08-30
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle, a weekly series for people who enjoy mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry animal.Julie Waters started the Sunday Puzzle...
View ArticleIt's About Time: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2015-09-05
Last week's diary featured two songs: this one by Peter, Paul and Mary…… and this one by Holly Near: Welcome once again to Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up, a weekly opportunity to have a little fun and to get...
View ArticleSunday Puzzle 2015-09-27
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle, a weekly series for people who enjoy mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry animal.Julie Waters started the Sunday Puzzle...
View Articlepast, present, future: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2015-10-03
Last week's diary featured two songs. The solution to the gremlins' puzzle was "Today", by The New Christy Minstrels:... and the solution to my puzzle was "Some Day One Will Do", by Holly Near:Welcome...
View ArticleSunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2015-10-10
Welcome once again to Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up, a weekly opportunity to have a little fun and to get your brain in gear for the regular Sunday Puzzle (which posts Sunday evenings at 8 pm Eastern time).One...
View Articlelooking forward: Sunday Puzzle 2015-10-11
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle, a weekly series for people who enjoy mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry animal.Julie Waters started the Sunday Puzzle...
View Articlea sign of class: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2015-10-17
Let's start tonight's diary with this Craigslist ad for the job of Speaker of the House: SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (Washington, D.C.) Are you an American Citizen? Do you have experience negotiating hostage...
View ArticleFarewell! (Sunday Puzzle 2015-10-18)
Welcome to Sunday Puzzle, a weekly series for people who enjoy mental exercise spiced with politics, humor, odd bits of trivia, and the occasional furry animal. According to Shakespeare, "Parting is...
View ArticleSunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2015-10-24
1. Perdue state 2. grow up 3. fever 4. Wolf state 5. amigo 6. source of light 7. Roby state 8. suffer 9. send10. above 11. Stewart 12. connect13. take place 14. past and present Japanese prime...
View Articletwo for one: Sunday Puzzle 2015-10-25
1. expression of dismay 2. trifle 3. don a hue 4. kind of tract 5. gerrymander 6. controversial pal, in ... 7. brief curse 8. get off on 9. network 10. show starter 11. kind of artist 12. what...
View Articletime again for Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up (2015-10-31)
1. Goldberg 2. Martin Van 3. McGoohan's was 6 4. canes 5. openings 6. chicken families 7. naked 8. courageous 9. nocturnal rodent10. word for Rush Limbaugh 11. isolated hill 12. bread spread...
View ArticleHint: it's Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2015-11-07
1. one who evaluates 2. hole in the ground 3. Jimmy, Rosalynn and Amy4. facial features 5. helpful example 6. big cat7. braid 8. looks intently 9. someone who plays a role10. deceptive movement 11....
View ArticleRhymes With Manly... (Sunday Puzzle 2015-11-08)
1. fizz mill2.3. having a strong desire4. kind of hall5. man told to "go down"6. romantic triangles7. might come after whiskey8. witching man9. draft rider10. fight in the sky11. needle nut12. free, on...
View Articlea little early: Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up 2015-11-14
A little early? you might ask. Isn’t this when Sunday Puzzle Warm-Up usually posts?Yes, it is. The phrase a little early is a hint to tonight’s puzzle solution.(Similarly, tomorrow’s Sunday Puzzle will...
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