Saturday, August 18, 2012

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 18, 2012

This past week, we lost noted science fiction author Harry Harrison. This Puzzle Corner is themed in his memory.

AKA (ALSO KNOWN AS)
Harrison's book Make Room, Make Room was filmed as what science fiction cult classic?

TRIVIA TIME
If you know the answer to our AKA question, then why the name change?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of our Summer Olympics themed Puzzle Corner from August 11.

TRIVIA TIME
This year's Summer Olympics marked the first time in Olympics history that EVERY participating country had at least one female athlete amongst their contestants.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
Out of the letters in the word OLYMPICS, you can spell the following words:
Clip(s), coil(s), cop(s)
I, is
Limo(s) an accepted slang for limousine; limp(s), limpy
Mop(s), my, myopic (an eye condition)
Olympic (singular form of our starting word), oil(s)
Slim, slip, slop, sly, soil, soy, <and> spy

Other words besides the 25 listed above are possible.

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