Wits With Crossed Digits Puzzle
Riddle driven numeric crossword with across and down clues. Riddled text and sample names suggest ages and wordplay yielding one digit per cell. Solve to reveal who is older among Pris cilla Albert Robert and others.
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1957
Page
13
Riddle driven numeric crossword with across and down clues. Riddled text and sample names suggest ages and wordplay yielding one digit per cell. Solve to reveal who is older among Pris cilla Albert Robert and others.
A soldier crosses five bridges once per route starting on the near bank and ending on the far side. He seeks a new route each day, using every bridge exactly once per path. How many consecutive days can he choose distinct routes? The problem asks for count of feasible routes and day-by-day variety.
A horizontal and vertical Bible themed crossword from King Features Syndicate, listing clues for prophecies, books, cities, and objects. The 1957 puzzle includes cross references to Matthew, John, Esther, Genesis, Revelation, and others, with names like Leah and Peter appearing in clues.
A description explains a colossal figure with an arm 42 feet long and a fingernail nearly a foot square. It provides a dense, coded drawing route starting at intersection 11-0 through a long sequence of labeled points to sketch the miniature figure.
Johnny has a pile of pennies such that dividing by 2 3 4 5 or 6 leaves a remainder of 1 in every case. The common solution is the smallest number congruent to 1 modulo each of these divisors.
Three directors donate a sum equal to the product of their three sons ages totaling 280 for this year. The product of the ages is 20. Next year the sum remains 280 with ages each increased by one, so the new product is 8 times larger. The boys will be 1 year older each, yielding next year ages that satisfy new product 160 and sum 24.
A classic meteorology device remains valued for its simple principle and proper placement. The description notes it should be grassy, three to six feet high, away from buildings, and oriented to true north. Its enduring use reflects foundational data gathering in weather observation.
A diagram shows steps that may be consecutive blocks or a single line. A mother weighs herself with her baby and dog on a penny scale. the dial reads 165 pounds. A riddle claims weights and small changes would total 168 pounds. Determine each weight.
A mixed page shows a craft instruction to color and assemble a baby bear room with curtains rug and wall picture. It also includes a word-end puzzle asking to fill missing letters for ten -end words and a substitution crypto gram with a quoted line by OPHOCLES.
Puzzle asks to draw three straight lines across the diagram from side to side to create seven regions each totaling 25. Lines must run straight through to parallel sides from edge to edge. A solution is promised elsewhere on the page.
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