Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 8, Episode 8: Are You Ready "Four" a Challenge?

PREVIOUS EPISODES

Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 8"): click here

Episode 1 (Confection Conundrum): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 2 (Can "Ewe" Count?): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 3 (It's Not Rock-et Science): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 4 (Subterranean Stumper): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 14 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 5 (Challenging Choices): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 6 (What Word'll Be the Answer?): puzzle PDF, hint PDF

* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.

Episode 7 (Get Rect): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)

* 13 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 5500. Thus, the current money pool for the Food Bank for Larimer County is $55.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Food Bank for Larimer County will actually receive $222.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points each, possibly with the aid of the hint.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME

SEASON 8, EPISODE 8:

ARE YOU READY “FOUR” A CHALLENGE?

(click here for a PDF version)

Kevin is failing to fathom these frustrating, fiendish foursomes! Be a friend and do him a favor!

 

[Edit 2024-10-21: While this did not come up in testing, a solver has since discovered that this puzzle has two possible answers. The one with no repeated letters is the correct one.]

(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle. Any resemblance between this Kevin and the one who runs www.kevinspuzzles.com is purely coincidental.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 8's hint and Episode 9's puzzle, a meta requiring the 8 previous answers to be solved. Good luck!