Saturday, August 3, 2024

THE PUZZLE CORNER: AUGUST 3, 2024

 ðŸ˜ŽFUN FACT
The Olympics date back to Ancient Greece, circa 776BC, with the modern games starting in 1896.
TRIVIA TIME
Who developed the Olympics Flag?

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇
When was the Olympics Flag first flown?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the July 27, 2024 Puzzle Corner.
RHYME TIME
The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?
Old slang for really loyal. = True Blue.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE
How many new words can you spell out of the letters in OLYMPICS?
Clip(s), Clop(s), Cop(s)
I, Icy, Is
Limp(s), Limo(s), Lop(s)
Mic(s, short for microphones), Mil (short for tax rates, based on 1000), Mop(s), My
Op(s, short for operations)
Pic(s, short for pictures), PS (short for postscript)
Sci (short for science), Sic (notation for error in text), Sim (short for simulation), Slim, So, Sip, Sop
Yo (informal greeting)
More than the 34 words listed above might be possible.

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