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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 9 (Meta): Mix-Up

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 4 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Fuzzy Flock): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Tricky Triplets): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 4 (Totally A-Mazed): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 5 (People of Note): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 6 (Pain by Numbers): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 7 (Fill Me In): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 8 (Fix My Flicks): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 7075. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $70.75. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $283.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints. These 8 answers will also be necessary for solving the meta below.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 9:
MIX-UP
Oh no! Kevin has been trapped in an ordinary newspaper puzzle, and you’ll need to solve it to help him escape!
(The above illustration by Tintinabar is, shockingly enough, part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 100 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 9's hint, and then the week after for all of the solutions. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 524: Anacrossword 30 & Wordy Wednesday 525: Pent Words 105

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #522
DIV IDE DIN TOT RIP LES 14 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Cathy Bowen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman **
Jason Boomer **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #523
ANACROSSWORD 29 (hint)
As of this writing, 12 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH = DOUBLE WORDY WEDNESDAYS!
WORDY WEDNESDAY #524
ANACROSSWORD 30
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• Occurring every year
• Casino card game related to chemin de fer
• Mixture
• Portuguese-Brazilian dancer famous for wearing a fruit hat: 2 wds.
• Cindy of Fair Game (1995)
• “Good ____ make good neighbors”
• 2006 animated film about a dancing penguin: 2 wds.
• Cerebral
• Vicious mammal whose thick skin allows it to raid beehives undeterred by bee stings: 2 wds.
• ____ crab
• Gas in a sign, perhaps
• Norway’s capital
• California Congressman Adam
• Tiny bit of facial hair just below the lower lip: 2 wds.
• “Riders on the ____” (hit for The Doors)
• Sarandon of Thelma & Louise (1991)
• Zion National Park’s state

WORDY WEDNESDAY #525
PENT WORDS 105
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In this puzzle, you must divide the grid into pentominoes (regions containing five cells each), and write a letter in each cell. The rows, reading from left to right, will contain the words hinted at by the Across clues. The letters in the pentominoes, in reading order (left to right starting with the top row), will form the words hinted at by the Pentominoes clues; these clues are presented in no particular order. (In the example, the rows spell PLANT, SHARE, and BITES, and the pentominoes spell the words PLANS, TREES, and HABIT.) Use the ACROSS answers to determine where the pentominoes are.

ACROSS (two answers per row):
1 House of the ____ (HBO series since 2022) / Jerk
2 Head-scratcher / Buddies
3 Become wrinkly like a raisin / Baseball great Ott
4 Doctor ____ in the Multiverse of Madness / ____ Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
5 Maker of the Telstar video game consoles / Entreat
6 Have not / Brit’s afternoon drinking vessel, perhaps
7 Ketchum’s first name in the Pokémon anime / Merlot merchant
8 Surname of the actor who played Hercules in the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys / Sheepish sound
9 “Dancing Queen” group / Injured part of skin
10 Certain arctic dwelling / “Go down, ____, way down in Egypt’s land. . .”
PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* First name of the actor who played Hercules in the TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
* Torture
* Sniffing organs
* Slant
* The Mississippi or the Colorado
* Sharp
* 16:9 or 4:3
* Rodeo rope
* ____ rehearsal
* Bundles of hay
* Partner of Barnes
* 1989-1997 sitcom starring Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox
* Tree whose leaf is on the Canadian flag
* Jewish law scholar
* Joint between the foot and the leg
* ____ Us (2018 social deduction video game)
* What an insomniac has difficulty getting
* Melancholy

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What's a 6-letter word for "Presidential surname shared by Cindy and Ricky of The B-52’s"?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 8: Fix My Flicks

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 4 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Fuzzy Flock): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Tricky Triplets): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 4 (Totally A-Mazed): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 5 (People of Note): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 6 (Pain by Numbers): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 7 (Fill Me In): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece. 

The total number of points scored is 6150. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $61.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $246.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 8:
FIX MY FLICKS
Kevin likes these movies, but he believes that some small changes could make them even better.

“This 1978 drama about steelworkers who are sent to fight in the Vietnam War could have earned even more profit if it had a prophet.”
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“Val Kilmer plays thief-for-hire Simon Templar in this thrilling 1997 flick. My version would be particularly focused on the period of time that Simon spends doing something.”
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“In this 1984 movie, Eddie Murphy plays a Detroit police officer who relocates to California. I would seek a sponsorship from a brand of cough drops.”
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“Jim Carrey is okay in this 1994 superhero comedy, but I think that Mr. Hamill would be better.”
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“This 1995 Pixar classic needs a scene in which a truck arrives to take away Andy’s parents’ car.”
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“In my version of this 1969 Western, Rooster Cogburn would have a particular manner of walking.”
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“In this 1978 film, a Los Angeles Rams quarterback, played by Warren Beatty, is mistakenly taken to the afterlife by his guardian angel and returns in the body of a millionaire industrialist, whom I think should have an ugly protuberance on his body, like a bump on a toad.”
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“This 2011 fantasy movie is loosely based on a fairy tale about a ‘little’ girl. In my version, the titular crimson-cloak-wearing character will have a penchant for ascending.”
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“In my remake of a 1999 horror movie, those Maine residents will have a fighting chance against that 30-foot crocodile when they are armed with an implement for gathering leaves.”
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“This 2003 Disney movie about an Inuit hunter should have him transformed into a wild pig rather than a brown ursine creature.”
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“In this 2006 romantic comedy, Russell Crowe plays a British investment broker who finds love. In my version, he is also a Shakespearean king.”
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“In my take on this 1996 film, Earth is under siege, not from aliens, but from a female horse.”
__ __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __ __ __! ➔ __ __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __ __ __!
(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

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 metapuzzle requiring the previous 8 answers to be solved. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 523: Anacrossword 29

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #521
CODEWORDS 22 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman **
Ezra Brauner **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #522
DIV IDE DIN TOT RIP LES 14 (hint)
As of this writing, 7 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #523
ANACROSSWORD 29
(click here for a PDF version)
(click here for rules)
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• One trying to transmute lead into gold
• Falcon ____ (80’s soap opera)
• Chopper
• Agitate
• Signed up for the armed forces
• Pliant
• How the ____ Stole Christmas! (Dr. Seuss book)
• Classifier in a Tweet, perhaps
• 1982 Duran Duran hit sung by a “Big Bad” character in the Shrek short Far Far Away Idol: 4 wds.
• Concept
• ____ speaker
• Become educated
• Sockeye, for one
• Prophet
• Scottish clan’s textile
• Rant
• Mnemosyne, for one
 
COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What vicious mammal's thick skin allows it to raid beehives undeterred by bee stings?
* What's a 5-letter word for "1989-1997 sitcom starring Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox"?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 7: Fill Me In

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 4 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Fuzzy Flock): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Tricky Triplets): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 4 (Totally A-Mazed): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 5 (People of Note): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 6 (Pain by Numbers): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 5175. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $51.75. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $207.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 7:
FILL ME IN
Can you help Kevin figure out where the answer to each clue belongs before he shouts cross words from his frustration?
3 LETTERS
Six-pack muscles, briefly
Picnic pest
Joan of ____
Month before Sep.
Consume food
Be all and ____ all
1/10,000,000 of a joule
Cooling device
Item worn on the head
Cartographer’s creation
Spoil
So-so
Farrow of The Purple Rose of Cairo
Neither’s partner
Tree with acorns
Not young
Cheer at a bullfight
Snap and Crackle’s cohort
“O ____, can you see. . .”
The Caspian is one
4 LETTERS
Tennis great Arthur
Partiality
Acquire through effort
Genesis garden site
Jazz singer Fitzgerald
Not quiet
Nothing more than
Genuine
5 LETTERS
Change (ALERT anagram)
Beginning (STONE anagram)
6 LETTERS
Pleasant smells
Sneaks off to get married
A meal’s main course
Likely
Conclude one’s career
Singer-songwriter Swift
(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 7's hint and Episode 8's puzzle. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 522: DIV IDE DIN TOT RIP LES 14

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #519
ANACROSSWORD 28 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Nan **
Tyler Hinman **
Jason Boomer **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #520
PENT WORDS 104 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
Cole Kendall **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #521
CODEWORDS 22 (hint)
As of this writing, 7 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #522
DIV IDE DIN TOT RIP LES 14
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(click here for rules)
This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Cathy Bowen. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!
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Item on the floor in front of a shower, perhaps: 2 wds. __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Emerge from an egg __ __ __ __ __
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Submarine sandwich __ __ __ __ __ __
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The smallest amount __ __ __ __
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Abdominal exercise named after a cutting item __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Extinct elephant relative __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Black and tan dog breed __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Good fortune, as in making discoveries __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Put up with __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Japanese or English establishment serving refreshments __ __ __ __ __ __ __
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It’s displayed by an oscilloscope __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                                  77 01 65 22 59 30 47 05

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What 1982 Duran Duran hit was sung by a “Big Bad” character in the Shrek short Far Far Away Idol?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 6: Pain by Numbers

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Fuzzy Flock): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Tricky Triplets): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 4 (Totally A-Mazed): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 0 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 5 (People of Note): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!)
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 4250. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $42.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $170.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 6:
PAIN BY NUMBERS
Kevin ordered a “paint by numbers” kit, but this isn’t quite what he had in mind.

(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 6's hint and Episode 7's puzzle. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 521: Codewords 22

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #518
CODEWORDS 21 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Cathy Bowen **
Michael Lebowitz **
Tyler Hinman **
Damon French **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #519
ANACROSSWORD 28 (hint)
As of this writing, 13 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #520
PENT WORDS 104 (hint)
As of this writing, 10 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #521
CODEWORDS 22
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This puzzle contains a word suggested by patron Cathy Bowen. Support me on Patreon at the Super Fan level ($5/month) and solve the monthly Patron Puzzle for a chance to suggest a seed word for a future puzzle, or at the Ultra Fan level ($20/month) to suggest one seed word every month!
In the crossword puzzle above, every letter is represented by an integer from 1 through 26. You must decipher the code to reveal the words.
Arrange the letters in the shaded spaces to spell the final answer, an eight-letter word.

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What's an 8-letter word for "It’s displayed by an oscilloscope"?
* Patron Puzzle #105, which will be delivered on February 8, 2023, exclusively to Patreon supporters at the Super Fan level and up ($5 or more per month), is a Super Pent Words.

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 5: People of Note

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Fuzzy Flock): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 3 (Tricky Triplets): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 1 person solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 4 (Totally A-Mazed): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!) 
* 18 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 3450. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $34.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $138.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 5:
PEOPLE OF NOTE
Kevin wants to direct your attention to these people of note from around the world. Is it possible to even put a value on them?

David Unaipon ÷ Sir John A. Macdonald
Catherine Cranston + George Washington
Mary Reibey - Thomas Jefferson
Mary Somerville + Sir Wilfrid Laurier
(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 5's hint and Episode 6's puzzle. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 519: Anacrossword 28 & Wordy Wednesday 520: Pent Words 104

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #517
DIVIDED INTO COLUMNS (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Dc **
James Haddad **
Michael Lebowitz **
Stephen Potter **
Tyler Hinman **
Damon French **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #518
CODEWORDS 21 (hint)
As of this writing, 7 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

LAST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH = DOUBLE WORDY WEDNESDAYS!
WORDY WEDNESDAY #519
ANACROSSWORD 28
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(click here for rules)
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__ __ __ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105
• ____ and Cleopatra (Shakespeare play)
• Place to buy a cappuccino
• Move slowly and stealthily
• Physicist Albert
• “Tusk” band: 2 wds.
• Allergic reaction triggered by pollen: 2 wds.
• Hoist
• Magazine installment
• “Rock and Roll Ain’t ____ Pollution” (AC/DC hit)
• Rule
• Place for a wedding band: 2 wds.
• Shape of a ball, in geometry
• Road relative
• What a drink of water might quench
• Have difficulty sleeping, in a way: 3 wds.
• Media franchise featuring the segment “Silly Songs with Larry”

WORDY WEDNESDAY #520
PENT WORDS 104
(click here for a PDF version)
In this puzzle, you must divide the grid into pentominoes (regions containing five cells each), and write a letter in each cell. The rows, reading from left to right, will contain the words hinted at by the Across clues. The letters in the pentominoes, in reading order (left to right starting with the top row), will form the words hinted at by the Pentominoes clues; these clues are presented in no particular order. (In the example, the rows spell PLANT, SHARE, and BITES, and the pentominoes spell the words PLANS, TREES, and HABIT.) Use the ACROSS answers to determine where the pentominoes are.
ACROSS (two answers per row):
1 Sanctuary / Conceal a playing card or a coin, perhaps
2 City in Ector County, Texas / Simpleton
3 Two-legged dragon / Baseball great Babe
4 Japanese or Chinese person, for example / Deadens
5 Weapon at a sleepover fight / Like some tradition
6 “____ of Love” (hit song for the Dixie Cups) / ____ wolf (extinct canine)
7 Harsh / Make amends
8 Wicked ____ (reality series about fishermen) / Keyboard user
9 Rant and ____ / Allow
10 Gaucho’s weapon / Noted film dancer Rogers
PENTOMINOES:
* HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* THE OTHER HALF OF THE FINAL ANSWER
* Getting old
* Calendar page
* Cuban ballroom dance
* Bishop’s headdress
* Place to get your hair done
* Dapper
* Part of a flight of stairs
* Some precipitation
* Presses
* Swiftness
* Laurie of The Hustler (1961)
* A Night at the ____ (Queen album)
* Belly button
* Engine supercharger, briefly
* Eye-catching
* A savory jelly
* Kathmandu’s nation
* Render void, as a marriage

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* A Codewords!

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 4: Totally A-Mazed

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 3 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Fuzzy Flock): 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 3 (Tricky Triplets): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!) 
* 17 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 2500. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $25.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $100.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 4:
TOTALLY A-MAZED
Kevin finds it very easy to get lost in a puzzle like this one!
(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 4's hint and Episode 5's puzzle. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 518: Codewords 21

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #516
SECTION SIX 51 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Stephen Potter **
Tyler Hinman **
Ezra Brauner **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #517
DIVIDED INTO COLUMNS 13 (hint)
As of this writing, 10 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #518
CODEWORDS 21
(click here for a PDF version)
In the crossword puzzle above, every letter is represented by an integer from 1 through 26. You must decipher the code to reveal the words.

Arrange the letters in the shaded spaces to spell the final answer, an eight-letter word.

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What media franchise features the segment “Silly Songs with Larry”?
* What's a 5-letter word for "Laurie of The Hustler (1961)"?

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 3: Tricky Triplets

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece; 2 people solved it later for 25 points.
Episode 2 (Fuzzy Flock): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!) 
* 16 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 1600. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $16.00. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $64.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzles for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hints.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 3:
TRICKY TRIPLETS
Can you help Kevin put the trios of letters in the blanks in the right order?
 
EAC ECH EUN FIL FTH HEF HOL IRS MEO MTH OIN PLA REE THE TNA TOR TST WHA WHO YED YTH

 __ __ __ __’__    __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __    __ __ __ __    __ __
         ^           ^           ^        ^           ^           ^
 __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __    __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __ __
      ^           ^        ^           ^           ^        ^
 __ __ __ __    __ __    __ __ __    __ __ __ __   “__ __ __
         ^           ^           ^           ^           ^
 __ __ __ __ __ __    __ __ __ __ __”?
      ^        ^           ^
(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 3's hint and Episode 4's puzzle. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 517: Divided Into Columns 13

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #514
DIAGRAMLESS CROSSWORD 10 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Stephen Potter **
Tyler Hinman **
Ezra Brauner **
Kevin Orfield **
Patrick Jordan **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #515
PENT WORDS 103 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
James Haddad **
Joe Bernard **
Michael Lebowitz **
Pavel Curtis **
Stephen Potter **
Tyler Hinman **
Ezra Brauner **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #516
SECTION SIX 51 (hint)
As of this writing, 12 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #517
DIVIDED INTO COLUMNS 13
(click here for a PDF version)
(click here for rules)
Did away with, as a law __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                        78 52 32 70 19 87 05 49 45
French farewell __ __ __ __ __
                44 53 10 26 80
New York’s second-largest city __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                               81 13 43 34 73 60 31
Possessing nothing: hyph. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                          69 20 67 79 39 02 07 22 56 28 14
Not at all cheap __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                 42 27 47 74 71 12 21 06 48
It’s said to always be 20/20 __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                             37 50 11 57 03 86 09 29 62
E.L. Fudge manufacturer __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                        65 01 41 17 55 25 84
Game in which you don’t want to be  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
   the last player standing: 2 wds. 51 63 30 46 64 08 15 85 82 77 75 33 36
It can be ingrown __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                  38 23 18 76 68 61 58
“____ Crawl” (Tracy Byrd song) __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
                               72 40 04 54 24 16 59 35 66 83

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* A Codewords!

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3, Episode 2: Fuzzy Flock

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PREVIOUS EPISODES
Introduction (what these puzzles are and why they're called "Kevin's Puzzles at Home Season 3"): click here
Episode 1 (Name That Toon): puzzle PDF, hint PDF (new!) 
* 15 people solved this within the first week for 50 points apiece.

The total number of points scored is 750. Thus, the current money pool for the Palm Beach County Food Bank is $7.50. Three anonymous benefactors have agreed to match this donation, meaning that the Palm Beach County Food Bank will actually receive $30.00. If you haven't already, you may solve the above puzzle for 25 points, possibly with the aid of the hint.

KEVIN’S PUZZLES AT HOME
SEASON 3, EPISODE 2:
FUZZY FLOCK
(Edited at 12:17 AM on 2023-01-09 to fix a minor issue that didn't arise during testing.)
Kevin just wants to run his fingers through the fleece of these fantastic creatures!
(This illustration by Tintinabar is not part of the puzzle.)

Submit your answer to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com for 50 points, and stay tuned next week for Episode 2's hint and Episode 3's puzzle. Good luck!
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Wordy Wednesday 516: Section Six 51

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WORDY WEDNESDAY #513
DIVIDED INTO COLUMNS 12 (answer)
Here is the answer to this puzzle. If you still wish to solve it yourself, please go here for the normal version of the puzzle, or here for the easier version of the puzzle. Here's a list of people who solved it:
Bonnie Veenschoten **
Cathy Bowen **
Cindy Heisler **
James Haddad **
Michael Lebowitz **
Pavel Curtis **
Tyler Hinman **
Damon French **
Kevin Orfield **
Ryan Faley **
Sam Levitin **

WORDY WEDNESDAY #514
DIAGRAMLESS CROSSWORD 10 (hint)
As of this writing, 11 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #515
PENT WORDS 103 (hint)
As of this writing, 12 people have solved this puzzle. Haven't solved it yet? Here's an easier version. Send your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com within the next week to appear on the solvers list and be recognized for your puzzle prowess. Good luck, solvers!

WORDY WEDNESDAY #516
SECTION SIX 51
(click here for a PDF version)
This puzzle’s grid has six rings and six sections. Each ring contains a series of words placed end to end, reading either clockwise or counterclockwise; all the words in a given ring will read in the same direction. Ring 1 (the outer ring) contains six answers that read clockwise; the starting spaces are numbered in the grid. Clues for the answers in the remaining rings are given in order, but their starting points and direction are for you to determine. The sections (separated by the heavy lines radiating from the center) will help you place the inner rings: in a given section, each ring segment contains all but one of the letters in the next segment outward. In other words, a section’s outermost segment contains six letters; the next segment inward contains five of those six letters in some order; and so on, until only one of the original six letters remains.

Arrange the letters in the six starred spaces to form the final answer, a 6-letter word.
Ring 1
1 Flat-roofed American Indian dwelling
2 Like marketing designed to spread on social media
3 ____ Girls (2004 Lindsay Lohan film)
4 Started
5 Ahead
6 Colorful term for police officers

Ring 2
* It’s measured in decibels
* ____ Croft: Tomb Raider (2001 film)
* City on Maine’s Penobscot River
* Possible quality of someone who enjoys traveling
* Speed

Ring 3
* A type of pill
* 2023 HBO Max series which is a spin-off of the Scooby-Doo franchise
* ____ republic
* Web-based game bought by the New York Times Company in 2022

Ring 4
* 1996 hit for the Spice Girls
* A shade of purple
* “Is nothing ____?”

Ring 5
* 2007-2008 sitcom, spun off from GEICO ads, about Neanderthals living in modern times
* Medal or trophy

Ring 6
* State in which Area 51 is located

COMING NEXT WEEK. . .
* What's a 7-letter word for "New York’s second-largest city"?
* Patron Puzzle #104, which will be delivered on January 8, 2023, exclusively to Patreon supporters at the Super Fan level and up ($5 or more per month), is a Fill-In Crossword.

Submit your answers to glmathgrant[at]gmail[dot]com. Until next time, happy solving!
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