Games_World_of_Puzzles 2019-12-01

54 GAMES WORLD^ OF PUZZLES | december 2019

Here’s how it works:

1. Grid boxes are numbered to match the clues.
   Clue answers are based (broadly!) on the puzzle
   theme and must consist only of Puzzle Letters
   and vowels.
   For example:
   Theme: SUMMER FUN
   Puzzle Letters: S, M, R, F, N
   Clue 1: An athlete skis in the winter
   and __ in the summer.
   Possible answers: SWIMS (wrong because of the
   “W”) and SURFS (may be correct).
   3. Only Puzzle Letters can be entered in the grid.
   Discard all vowels, including Y (the “U” from SURFS)
   and duplicate letters (keep the first “S” and delete
   the second “S”) from the answers before adding
   them to the grid.
   4. Puzzle Letters must be entered in order but can be
   added in any direction. Puzzle Letters S, R, and F
   could be entered horizontally, vertically, or in an
   L-shaped box as SRF or FRS. This means that the
   middle letter must be R, and the first and last letters
   can only be S or F.
   5. Use logic to help complete the grid! You don’t
   need to answer every clue to solve the puzzle!
   Send rave reviews, comments, and criticisms to
   [email protected].
   ANSWERS, PAGE 76

7Ȩǘǡȳ BY RACHEL GEMAN

8LIQI Kindergarten

Puzzle Letters: K, N, D, R, G, T

CLUES

1. Child’s toy for a windy day
    An elite kindergarten may be ___ #1


2. Mild oath appropriate for the under-5 set: 2 wds.


3. Kind of party where college kids might act like kindergartners


4. Explorer on Nick Jr.


5. Easy-to-read P.D. Eastman classic about canines on the move: 3 wds.


6. A kindergarten class might go on a ___ walk


7. Like Frosted Flakes, according to their mascot


8. Sneaker brand that makes shoes for all ages


9. Medical pro often employed at a school: Abbr.


10. “___ job!” (teacher’s encouraging words)
     Common answer to the question “How was school?”


11. All I Really ___ Know I Learned in Kindergarten: 2 wds.


12. You sit criss-cross applesauce on this for story time


13. Young Prince George’s mom

PUZZLE 1

22

1

1

2

2

3333

4 4

6

6

55

7 7 7

88899

10 11

10 11

12 13

13 13

14 14

15 15

The goal of SETKA is to complete a

grid with a set of “Puzzle Letters” that

do not repeat in a row or column.

For example:

B C D

D B C

C D B