THE PUZZLE CORNER: MARCH 5, 2016

FUN FACT
Today is our esteemed Editor-In-Chief's birthday!

BEFORE AND AFTER
Two separate items have at least one word in common and can be combined to form something new. Based on the clue below, do you know what it is?

Tool for an auto mechanic's pet simian?

COMMON BONDS
The items within each subset below have at least one thing in common. Do you know what it is?

01. {James, Kett}
02. {Rex, Ford}

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and give out the results from our Oscars Quiz of the February 27, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

01. Who "painted" The Picture of Dorian Gray? OSCAR Wilde
02. Who teamed up with Richard Rodgers to take Broadway by storm?
OSCAR Hammerstein II
03. Who made baloney famous? OSCAR Mayer
04. What famous jazz pianist fits our quiz theme? OSCAR Peterson
05. Who is "The Golden Boy" boxer? OSCAR de la Hoya
06. Who played professional basketball for the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks? OSCAR Robertson
07. For who is the Oscar statuette named after?
In all honesty, no one knows for sure! The origin of the name is in dispute.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: FEBRUARY 27, 2016

FUN FACT
Leap Day (February 29th) is also known as Sadie Hawkins' Day, where it is "socially allowable" for a woman to ask a man out on a date or propose to him.

Sunday, February 28th is the annual presentation of the Oscars, celebrating the best in the movie industry over the past year.
But can you win the award for correctly solving our brief Oscar Quiz?

01. Who “painted” The Picture of Dorian Gray?
02. Who teamed up with Richard Rodgers to take Broadway by storm?
03. Who made baloney famous?
04. What famous jazz pianist fits our quiz theme?
05. Who is “The Golden Boy” boxer?
06. Who played professional basketball for the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks?
07. For who is the Oscar statuette named after?

We'll open the envelopes and reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the February 20, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

REBUS
Something familiar is represented by the image below. Do you know what it is?

windOW!  
Window pane (OW! = pain, a homonym of pane)

AKA (Also Known As)
By what name do we know Marion Morrison better?
John Wayne!