Saturday, May 21, 2016

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 21, 2016

FUN FACT
Strawberries are grown in every member of the United States of America and every province of Canada.

A.K.A. (Also Known As)
A familiar adage has been rephrased in the sentence below.
Do you know what it is?

"Position your legal tender at the exact location of your speaking organ."

RHYME TIME
The clue to something is listed below, but no matter how long your answer to identify it is, every word within your response must rhyme. Ready?

An artificial mallard.

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the May 14, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

NEXT?
There is a specific pattern to the items listed below. Can you guess what the next one in the sequence should be?

KC, SD, SF, _______?
Next on the list would be TB, because you have the scoreboard abbreviations for the Kansas City (Royals), San Diego (Padres), San Francisco (Giants) and the Tampa Bay (Devil/Rays) teams.

COMMON BONDS
The items within each subset below have something specific in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {LAD, OAK, PIT, SEA} = These are all regular words as well as being the scoreboard abbreviations for the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Oakland Athletics, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Seattle Mariners.
02. {ARI, MIA, TEX} = These are also names as well as the scoreboard abbreviations for the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Miami Marlins, and the Texas Rangers.
03. {DET, MIN} = These are abbreviations (for detective and minimum, respectively) besides being the scoreboard abbreviations for the Detroit Tigers and the Minnesota Twins.
04. {This entire edition of The Puzzle Corner} = BASEBALL!

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