THE PUZZLE CORNER: JANUARY 31, 2026

 😎FUN FACT

Chuck Norris’ first name is actually Carlos.

RHYME TIME⏰

The clue to something is below, but no matter how long your answer is, each word within it must rhyme. Ready?

Fishing creels.

WHO ARE WE?

Can you identify the persons (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

Although we kept the family name for our entertainment careers, our first names were actually Leonard, Adolph, Julius, Milton and Herbert.

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the January 24, 2026 Puzzle Corner.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

January 29 was the 90th anniversary of the first group of honorees being inducted into the Baseball⚾ Hall of Fame in 1936. Can you name all the honorees from that inaugural group?

Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson and Honus Wagner.

SUPER SECONDS🥈

After the FAMOUS FIRSTS, what comes next?

Who were the next group of honorees in 1937?

Morgan Bulkeley, Ban Johnson, Nap Lajoie, Connie Mack, John McGraw, Tris Speaker, George Wright and Cy Young.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: NOVEMBER 25, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

Being traditionalists, our annual Christmas themed enigmas will not begin until the first weekend of December.

WHO ARE WE?

Similar to WHO AM I, although at least two people are involved.

Can you identify the people (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

We wear long tails and ears for hats.

FAMOUS FIRSTS🥇

Who was America’s first 5/Five star general?

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the November 18, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

REBUS

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

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Answer: Peace on Earth, something we all hope to see in our lifetime.

THE LETTER SHUFFLE

From the recent holiday, how many new words can you make out of the letters in THANKSGIVING?

Out of the letters in the word THANKSGIVING, you can make the following words:

A, aging, ah, akin, an, angst, as, at,

Gag(s), gain(s), giant(s), gas, gat(s) <old 1930's slang for guns>, gig(s), gin(s), gist, git(s) <Hillbilly slang for scram/get>, giving

Hag(s), haggis <a Scottish delicacy>, hang(s), has, hat(s), having, hi <short form of "hello">, hiking, hint(s), hit(s)

I, ink(s), in(s), inn(s), is, it, its

Kin, king(s), kit(s), knight(s), knit(s)

Nag(s), nigh, night(s)

Sag, saint, sank, sat, saving, shag <a type of carpeting>, sight, sighting, sign, signing, sink, sinking, sin, shin, shining, sit, skin, skit, snag, snit, stag, staging, stain, staining, stank, sting, stinging, stink, stinking

Tag(s), tan(s), tank(s), than, thank(s), thin(s), thing(s), think(s), this, tin,

Vain, vat(s), visit, Viking(s), (AND) vista.

Other words besides the 117 above might be possible. But IV (the medical term) didn’t count because it’s an abbreviation. The Roman numerals II and IV are debatable, but the cuss word for human waste was not listed since this is a family oriented E-zine.

THE PUZZLE CORNER: MAY 27, 2023

 😎FUN FACT

Although June 1938 is the cover date for Action Comics #1 and the debut of Superman, the issue actually hit news stands months before that as part of the publishing industry’s original dating practice to get as much shelf time as possible for any magazine.

TRIVIA TIME⌚

Who created Superman?

WHO ARE WE?

Can you identify the people (real or fictitious) based upon the clue below?

We completed the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953; making 2023 the 70th anniversary of that historic event.

We’ll reveal all next weekend but for now, let’s open up THE ANSWERS BOX📦 and discover the results from the May 20, 2023 Puzzle Corner.

BEFORE AND AFTER

Two separate items share at least one word, and so can be combined to create something new. Based upon the clue below, do you know what the new thing is?

The Rocket Man soars Rocky Mountain high. = Elton John Denver.

THE 50/50 CHANCE

Just like a regular TRIVIA TIME question except there are only two possible answers, hence the even odds of getting it right. Ready?

Which came first? ♫Witch Doctor♫ or ♫The Chipmunk Song (Please Christmas Don’t Be Late)♫

ANSWER: ♫Witch Doctor♫. While David Seville (aka Ross Bagdasarian Senior) created what would become their unique voices for that song; Alvin, Simon and Theodore came later, although there is an official Chipmunks’ version of ♫Witch Doctor♫.