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Here are all the puzzles we've published to date. You'll find the first one of June 2001 relatively easy to solve, but many of the later puzzles are more difficult. We hope you enjoy the challenge of solving them.

2010 |2009 |2008 |2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001


2010

Puzzle #104 -- January 2010    "Jumble"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle January 2010  "Novel"  [solution]


2009

Puzzle #103 -- December 2009    "The World's Biggest Atoll"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle December 2009  "Hit or Miss"  [solution]

Puzzle #102 -- November 2009    "Terra Firma"    [solution]

Puzzle #101 -- October 2009    "Cardiogram"    [solution]

Puzzle #100 -- September 2009    "Long Time"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle September 2009  "Heaven Help Us"  [solution]

Puzzle #99 -- August 2009    "Surfing"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle August 2009  "Toss"  [solution]

Puzzle #98 -- July 2009    "Shape Up"    [solution]

Puzzle #97 -- June 2009    "Hodgepodge"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle June 2009  "Get the Picture"  [solution]

Puzzle #96 -- May 2009    "Child's Play"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle May 2009  "Enough Already"  [solution]

Puzzle #95 -- April 2009    "Marketplace"    [solution]

Puzzle #94 -- March 2009    "Animal Crackers"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle March 2009  "US Historical Landmark"  [solution]

Puzzle #93 -- February 2009    "Eastern Seaboard"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle February 2009  "Word of the Year"  [solution]

Puzzle #92 -- January 2009    "SOP"    [solution]


2008

Puzzle #91 -- December 2008    "What You Will"    [solution]

Puzzle #90 -- November 2008    "Getting on your nerves"    [solution]

Puzzle #89 -- October 2008    "Euclidian Geometry"    [solution]

John and Kevin's Acrostic --October 2008    [solution]

Puzzle #88 -- September 2008    "Back to Back"    [solution]

Puzzle #87 -- August 2008    "Hell's Angels"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle -- August 2008   "Size Matters"  [solution]

Puzzle #86 -- July 2008    "Sphairistike"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle --July 2008   "Fortune Cookie"  [solution]

Puzzle #85 -- June 2008    "Shall We Dance?"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #34 --June 2008    [solution]

Puzzle #84 -- May 2008    "X"    [solution]

Puzzle #83 -- April 2008    "Food Chain"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle April 2008  "Shock Value"  [solution]

Puzzle #82 -- March 2008    "Exclusive"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle March 2008  "Deliverance"  [solution]

Puzzle #81 -- February 2008    "Unpronounceable"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #33 -- February 2008    [solution]

Puzzle #80 -- January 2008    "Let's Face It"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle January 2008  "Numbers"  [solution]


2007

Puzzle #79 -- December 2007    "Gift Package"    [solution]

Puzzle #78 -- November 2007    "Not!"    [solution]

Puzzle #77 -- October 2007    "Polly Voo"    [solution]

Puzzle #76 -- September 2007    "Special Delivery"    [solution]

Puzzle #75 -- August 2007    "Hanoi"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #32 -- August 2007    [solution]

Puzzle #74 -- July 2007    "Flying Colors"    [solution]

Puzzle #73 -- June 2007    "Uncut"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #31 -- June 2007    [solution]

Puzzle #72 -- May 2007    "Mark My Words"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle 2007  "To Be or Not To Be"   [solution]

Puzzle #71 -- April 2007    "Unstrung"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #30 -- April 2007    [solution]

Puzzle #70 -- March 2007    "Jigsaw Puzzle II"    [solution]

John's Acrostic -- March 2007    [solution]

Puzzle #69 -- February 2007    "Lighten Up"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #29 -- February 2007    [solution]

Puzzle #68 -- January 2007    "New Beginnings"    [solution]

Bonus Puzzle -- January 2007    "In Vitro"      [solution]


2006

Puzzle #67 -- December 2006    "O What Fun"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #28 -- December 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #66 -- November 2006    "I Got Rhythm"    [solution]

Puzzle #65 -- October 2006    "Summit Meeting"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #27 -- October 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #64 -- September 2006    "Food for Thought"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle -- September 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #63 -- August 2006    "Portrait of the Artist"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #26 -- August 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #62 -- July 2006    "Flying Circus"    [solution]

Puzzle #61 -- June 2006    "Two-way"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #25 -- June 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #60 -- May 2006    "The Buck Stops Here"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle -- May 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #59 -- April 2006    "Double Entry"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #24 -- April 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #58 -- March 2006    "A Void"    [solution]

Bonus Puzzle -- March 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #57 -- February 2006    "No Problem"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #23 -- February 2006    [solution]

Puzzle #56 -- January 2006    "Trappings"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle -- January 2006    [solution]


2005

Puzzle #55 -- December 2005    "Christmas Card"    [solution]

John's Acrostic -- December 2005    [solution]

Puzzle #54 -- November 2005    "Clippings"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle -- November 2005    [solution]

Puzzle #53 -- October 2005 "Dada" [solution]

Puzzle #52 -- September 2005    "Rise and Fall"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #22 -- September 2005    [solution]

Puzzle #51 -- August 2005    "Singularity"    [solution]

Guest Puzzle -- August 2005    [solution]

Puzzle #50 -- July 2005    "A Celebration of Sorts"    [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #21 -- July 2005    [solution]

Puzzle #49 -- June 2005 "A Matter of Degree" [solution]

Puzzle #48 -- May 2005 "Higgledy-piggledy" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #20 -- May 2005     [solution]

Puzzle #47 -- April 2005 "Capital Punishment" [solution]

Special Puzzle #4 -- April 2005 "Tournament" [solution]

Puzzle #46 -- March 2005 "And now for something completely different" [solution]

Puzzle #45 -- February 2005 "Surface Tension" [solution]

Guest Puzzle -- February 2005 "Live! At the Apollo Theater"[solution]

Puzzle #44 -- January 2005 "and the..." [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #19 -- January 2005    [solution]


2004

Puzzle #43 -- December 2004 "Alphabet Soup" [solution]

Puzzle #42 -- November 2004 "1962" [solution]

Puzzle #41 -- October 2004 "Jigsaw Puzzle" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #18 -- October 2004    solution

Puzzle #40 -- September 2004 "Soliloquy" [solution]

Puzzle #39 -- August 2004 "What's Missing? " [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #17 -- August 2004    solution

Puzzle #38 -- July 2004 "From Russia With Love" [solution]

Puzzle #37 -- June 2004 "Stop By" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #16 -- June 2004    solution

Puzzle #36 -- May 2004 "Safety First" [solution]

Puzzle #35 -- April 2004 "Just Do It" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #15 -- April 2004 [solution]

Puzzle #34 -- March 2004 "Fair Play" [solution]

Puzzle #33 -- February 2004 "Go with the Flow" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #14 -- February 2004 [solution]

Puzzle #32 -- January 2004 "Retrospective" [solution]


2003

Puzzle #31--December 2003 "Yuletide Greetings" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #13--December 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #30--November 2003 "At Sixes and Sevens" [solution]

Puzzle #29--October 2003 "On the Up and Up" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #12--October 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #28--September 2003 "You are there" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #11--September 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #27--August 2003 "What is the title of this puzzle?" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #10--August 2003 [solution ]

Puzzle #26--July 2003 "Movie Stars" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #9--July 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #25--June 2003 "Stompin' at the Savoy" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #8--June 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #24--May 2003 "Flights of Fancy" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #7--May 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #23--April 2003 "Minnie's Boys" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #6--April 2003 [solution]

Special Puzzle #3--March/April 2003 "Off the Wall" [solution]

Puzzle #22--March 2003 "New Directions " [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #5--March 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #21--Februrary 2003 "By the Horns" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #4--January 2003 [solution]

Puzzle #20--January 2003 "On The Rise" [solution]


2002

Acrostic Puzzle #3--December 2002 [solution]

Puzzle #19--December 2002 "Bargain Sale" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #2--November 2002 [solution]

Puzzle #18--November 2002 "Topsy-Turvy" [solution]

Acrostic Puzzle #1--October 2002 [solution]

Puzzle #17--October 2002 "Chicago Cubs" [solution]

Puzzle #16--September 2002 "On the Couch" [solution]

Special Puzzle #2--August 2002 "E X I T" [solution]

Puzzle #15--August 2002 "Just Deserts" [solution]

Puzzle #14--July 2002 " Æstival" [solution]

Puzzle #13--June 2002 "Far Flung" [solution]

Puzzle #12--May 2002 "Treasure Hunt" [solution]

Guest Puzzle #1--April 2002 Contributed by Michael Warburton [solution]

Special Puzzle #1--April 2002 "Jumping Genes" [solution]

Puzzle #11--April 2002 "April" [solution]

Puzzle #10-March 2002 "Headless Feline" [solution]

Puzzle #9-Feb ruary 2002 "Two Days" [solution]

Puzzle #8-January 2002 "Happy New Year" [solution]

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2001

Puzzle #7-December 2001 "A Visit from Saint Nick" [solution]

Contest Puzzle #1-December 2001 "Solver's Delight" [solution]

Puzzle #6-November 2001 "November" [solution]

Puzzle #5-October 2001 "October" [solution]

Puzzle #4-September 2001 "Labor Day" [solution]

Puzzle #3-August 2001: "August" [solution]

Puzzle #2-July 2001: "Born on the fourth of July" [solution]

Puzzle #1-June 2001 "Welcome" [solution]