All of the puzzles below have been published in The Enigma, the monthly publication of the National Puzzlers' League.
Click here for explanations of enumeration, tagging, and cuewords.
Click each individual puzzle's type for an explanation of that type.

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1. DROPOUT (4, 6, 4, 6)

Little TWO Pippin Took off from the Shire:
He THREEd him three fishies; and then, in the brier,
He snared him a FOUR—it was long-eared and furry.
He served them with gumbo of sliced ONE and curry.

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma September 2003. Of the 40 Krewe (NPL members) who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 71 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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2. FIRST-TO-LAST CHANGEOVER (6)

When adding a fresh coat of bright, glossy TWO,
You may wish to ONE things, they look so brand-new.

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma September 2003.

Solution

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3. THIRD-TO-FIRST CHANGEOVER (7)

Ladies, if you're looking for a lovely sense of style,
But yet another sense has been declining for a while,
Just clip a pearl-and-gold ONE on—or better yet, a pair.
Then, just above, slip TWO aids in (they're hidden by your hair).

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma September 2003.

Solution

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4. SPOONERGRAM ([*8 6], 5 2 2 4)

She ordered spaghetti and meatballs that night.
Her order arrived, and she savored one bite.
"It's almost as good as I anticipated,
But bellissimo? No. Please pass me the grated

ONE." As he passed her the clear plastic shaker,
The lid, which was loose, came right off; this would make her
Jump up. When she did so, her bracelet got hooked
On her fork. They both gasped as they helplessly looked

As the trinkets flew off of the now-broken chain,
Sailed up, then came down in a soft tinkling rain.
The couple calmed down. They gathered their wits,
And they set out to gather the glittery bits.

They quickly retrieved every trinket but one.
She sobbed: that one honored the birth of their son.
But he grinned as he said, "Did they add something new
To my shells primavera? My darling, your TWO."

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma September 2003. Of the 39 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 5 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 71 puzzles in the issue. Of these, 1 chose it as his single favorite puzzle.

Solution

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5. METATHESIS (5)

Renaissance Eskimos gathered around
COLD poles to sing CLODs that were set on some ground.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma October 2003.

Solution

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6. BEHEADMENT (6)

Fatherhood? An acid test!
They'll test your WHATs—your A, your G
(That's just the half of it). To be
A dad takes perfect chemistry.

Oh, there are other tests. Some ask,
"Did you use drugs? Snort coke? Smoke grass?"
They'll test your HAT, and that's one thing
You'll be relieved if you can pass!

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma October 2003. Of the 32 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 4 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 77 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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7. PHRASE SHIFT (7, 1)

We sat eating sandwiches, frazzled New Yorkers,
Making glee-club arrangements while mourning poor porkers.
When I wrote one chord down, my friend started to twitch:
"Don't put F in the bass! In that SOL is their pitch!"

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma October 2003. Of the 20 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 6 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 77 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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8. SECOND-LETTER CHANGE (5)

My dog is a gizzard gourmet,
But my cat is a real GOY GAY.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma October 2003 (editor replaced "GOY GAY" with "BOY BAY").

Solution

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9. LETTER BANK (7, *9 *6) (ELM = NI3)

A lovely yellow wood grew near my Filipino home.
When I got transferred to a town more northerly than Nome,
I brought a sapling of lauan—and though its heart was stout,
There is no ELM in Greenland: mighty MELEE froze it out.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma October 2003.

Solution

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10. SPOONERGRAM ([4 3 5], 4 3 5)

My poor dog scratches day and night.
She's ONE of scratching one bug bite.
That bug's just starting to make her sore:
He found a girl TWO hundreds more.

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma November 2003. Of the 39 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 6 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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11. BEHEADMENT (5)

Space probes have searched for signs of life on Mars.
So far, they've found no TARS of Martian STARS.

Composed August 2003. Published in Enigma November 2003.

Solution

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12. PALINDROME (*3 *1. *1.), 3 1 5-3)

Eric "One-Hand" Clapton (whom your pals have nicknamed EKE.
In retro specs, you'll have that F.D.R. look—it's tres chic!

Composed August 2003. Published in Enigma November 2003.

Solution

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13. HOMONYM (5, 4) (SEEN, SCENE)
HOMONYM (4, 5) (SIGN, SINE)
HOMONYM (5, ^4) (NO, KNOW)

Have you SEEN of Bossy, the philharmonic cow—
The only bovine in the SCENE that nature did endow
With strength and musicality? She'd carry any SIGN,
And carry (just as well) a tune: she SINE with tones divine.

If she saw the sheepherder? "The Shepherd on the Rock."
The pastor passed her? Sacred arias by J. S. Bach.
Baker? "Hot Cross Buns." The farmer? "E-i-e-i-o."
Miller? Ah! When he passed, she NO brightly "In the KNOW."

Composed August 2003. Published in Enigma November 2003. Of the 37 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 5 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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14. REPEATED SOUND CHANGE (6)

My folks were Jewish bakers. They made noodles; they made matzo.
Our house was blessed with surpluses of lots and lots and lots o'
The bits and crumbs. So, constantly, creative ways were sought
To use them. Once, when out of mouthwash, we all SAUCEd with TOT.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma November 2003. Of the 38 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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15. SECOND-LETTER CHANGE (6)

Merriment and laughter CLASH
As the carousel goes CRASH.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma November 2003. Of the 41 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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16. CRYPTOGRAM

Ring worm (*OZTOL, *PUSEK = not MW)
FLOOZY *OZTOL YSEDYP BASKLD. MARSYEAR QTZRP LIRA YLND, ORTMFZDK PULCR. YLNDPGRLGTR ZPPER *PUSEK STRAY.

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma December 2003. Of the 31 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 74 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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17. ENIGMATIC REBUS (6 2 4)

     1PITYTANO000

At her '80s high-school prom,
Molly Ringwald sure was CALM.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma December 2003. Of the 33 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 74 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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18. CHARADE (8) (LIEDERKRANZ; KRANZ = *, not MW)
BEHEADMENT (8) (BRACE)
BEHEADMENT (5)

That stud on Cheers (he's played by KRANZ), the playboy Sam Malone,
So nimbly and so smoothly LIEDERKRANZ upon the phone:
He called a girl (from his black book) and asked her, "Whatcha wearing?
It doesn't matter. RACE; put on your BRACE." She started swearing.
"I'm wearing my designer gown to go and see Aida.
ONE day this week you've promised me you'd take me to the LIEDER!"
"You know what, Honey? You are right. I guess I owe you one.
Some other time—I promise! But today, we'll hit the NONE!"

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma December 2003. Of the 33 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 74 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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19. [As I submitted it....]

ENIGMATIC REBUS (10)

C/dohe C/doeacher said, "If you siC/do C/doall
And counC/do C/dohose resC/dos and curve your wrisC/dos,
PreC/doC/doy soon you'll play C/dohe HALL
WiC/doh beC/doC/doer skills C/dohan MisC/doer LiszC/do's."

[As printed in Enigma....]

ENIGMAoIC REBUS (10)
ohe oeacher said, "If you sio oall
And couno ohose resos and curve your wrisos,
Preooy soon you'll play ohe HALL
Wioh beooer skills ohan Misoer Liszo's."

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma December 2003. Of the 35 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 74 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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20. HETERONYM (10, 2 4. 4)

The studly fungus set his sights
On some aquatic thallophytes.
"Hey, you! The blue-green one! Babe, I can
Tell we'd make a lovely lichen!

Let's go to my place—maybe ONE.
You'll see! This fungus makes it fun!"
She fired a comeback sure to rile 'im:
"Scum! I TWO with your own phylum!"

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma December 2003. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 5 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 74 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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21. TRANSPOSAL (6)

A youthful TOT HUGH asks his grown-up pal,
"Sir, have you known me since I was a tot?"
The older canid cannot help but howl:
"I knew your mom when you were just a THOUGHT."

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma December 2003. Of the 33 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 4 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 74 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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22. REVERSED TERMINAL DELETION (*5) (FIRST = not MW)

Mr. FIRST: First Officer,
Serves in a starship fleet;
An earthbound type of officer's
The SECOND on the beat.

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma January 2004.

Solution

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23. HETERONYM (*4 7; 1 [4 6]) (7 = not MW)

A dictator's cruelty left futures in doubt.
An African Idi ONE got the heck out.
He said, "That man's ruthless, I scarcely need mention—
It wouldn't take TWO, sir, to guess his intention."

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma January 2004. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 72 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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24. HETERONYM (3 6, 9)

The word armadillo's original meaning? We've
Learned that it's Spanish for "small armored one":
A scaly-skinned ONE, on a TWO (such as Tuesday eve),
Saving 'dillettes in distress with deeds done.

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma January 2004. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 72 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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25. PHONETIC FALSE OPPOSITE (3-4, 6) (RUN = 3-4 = 10C-inferable)

The prof came in at eight
And left at six o'clock.
He always worked RUN days
In hopes that he'd get WOK.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma January 2004. Of the 38 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 72 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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26. OVERLOADED SECOND-LETTER CHANGE (7, 1 2 4)

"Try our chicken: 'It ain't slaughtered
Till the moment when it's ordered!'
Made with mushrooms, creamy sauce,
Fresh pimiento.... What say, boss?"

"Sure—I'll try your chicken there.
But I don't want that chicken RARE.
Make sure that bird is good and dead;
And no sauce: make it Kiev instead."

Composed November 2003. Published in Enigma January 2004. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 72 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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27. CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

Click here for grid.
Click here for clues.

Composed November-December 2003. Published in Enigma January 2004. Of the 30 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 9 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 72 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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28. PHONETIC FALSE PLURAL (5, *5)

The engineering school at Rice
Trains many of the DYE in DICE.

Composed November 2003. Published in Enigma February 2004. Of the 37 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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29. BIGRAM BEHEADMENT (8)

He staggered in at 9 pm: three hours late from work.
He told his wife, "My boss has got it out for me, the jerk.
We're doing inventory, and I'm under tons of ORE."
But she could tell that he'd been lying—underneath his STORE.

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma February 2004. Of the 36 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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30. OVERLOADED FIRST-SOUND CHANGE (6)

You swap and sell composer trading cards?
For Bruckner here I'll give you two SCHAUNARDs.

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma February 2004. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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31. OVERLOADED HETERONYM (*5, *1 4)

Olajuwon was asked his key to basketball success.
His enigmatic answer: "ALLAH-GIVEN SKILL, I GUESS."

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma February 2004. Of the 37 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 93 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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32. TRANSDELETION (9)

Consider the nature of bears in their dens:
An instinct to NINE SIXes SEVEN.
Then when temperatures warm, each must rise up, dear friends
(And by "rise up," I do not mean "leaven").
When it stirs from long rest, one would hope that that bear fully
Comprehends risks, which are great:
As it gets to its feet, it had best do that carefully;
Else spinal disks might just EIGHT.

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma February 2004.

Solution

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33. PHRASE SHIFT (4 4 4)

Come see this Verdi video! [...rewind...rewind...and...stop!]
For you I will be playing it again right from the top.
This Violetta's got a voice that isn't just romantic—
Just hear that PHRASE that massive orchestra: she sounds gigantic!

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma February 2004.

Solution

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34. HETERONYM (^3 ^9, 5 7)

In '56, John Wayne made CHISUM. In this epic piece,
The Duke hunts down some Indians who took away his niece.
When fell Comanche arrows strike his men, he says (I quote),
"I say to hell with CHI SUM! They really get my goat!"

Composed July 2003. Published in Enigma March 2004. Of the 39 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 66 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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35. BIGRAM ADDITION GROUP (6, 7, 6)

A young ONE down in French Polynesia
Sports a short see-through THREE, wrapped to please ya.
While construction TWO whistle,
Righteous moralists bristle:
"Cover up before somebody sees ya."

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma March 2004. Of the 35 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 8 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 66 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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36. ISOMORPH (7, *7) (JEFF = *7 = not MW)

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a TREE:
A small berberidaceous shrub
Whose berries thrill the Garden Club.
This poet, JEFF, thy humble bard,
Favors the TREE in his backyard
With letters writ twixt him and TREE:
We're corresponding, literally.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma March 2004. Of the 37 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 66 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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37. HETERONYM (7, 4 3)

A B-school grad in marketing had just sent out a ton
Of resumes, and yet she wasn't making any ONE.
She finally got a nibble from a business on Kyushu:
"Fine Obis and Accessories" said she could write their TWO.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma March 2004. Of the 39 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 66 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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38. CONSONANTCY (*8, 7) (EFFETE, FIFTY)

I won a silver medal for my '99 EFFETE.
The rival vintner down the road called me a filthy cheat.
I took a FIFTY over there and chopped down all his vines.
I'm fed up with his sour grapes and pitiable whines.

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma March 2004. Of the 35 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 66 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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39. CRYPTOGRAM

String him up!
GITZUM ROPES, LOCKETY APZUMK WOEYU, ZLXOPCK AZTKE-VNOZT BZYPO. PYIG UYEC ATYL KEIVD XPOFCT: "MCC! KNOTX!"

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma March 2004. Of the 23 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 66 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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40. SPOONERGRAM ([5 5], 5 5)

I tried to be nice to the mink-draped spelunker,
But she was still mean. Don't CONFER with a FUNKER.

Composed August 2003. Published in Enigma April 2004. Of the 27 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 114 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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41. HETERONYM (8, 2 6)

You'd TWO fun
If you weren't ONE.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma April 2004. Of the 26 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 114 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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42. TRANSADE (13)

A mean little brat slipped a couple of WHOLE
Into the cornflakes in Mom's cereal bowl.
They seared in her throat, and her voice just got ONE
When she yelled, so she TWO like a snake: "Grounded, Son!"

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma April 2004. Of the 24 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 114 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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43. HOMONYM (6, 1 4; 10)

In a classic Broadway show,
In a song about a WORDS
Is given of some birds
That Curly says must go.

A WORD painter's last name,
And the Levi widow's given
(In another show), you'd scriven
Differently, but speak the same.

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma April 2004. Of the 24 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 114 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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44. FIRST-LETTER CHANGE (4)
FIRST-TO-THIRD CHANGEOVER (10)
(can be sung)

How do you salve a problem like my RHEA?
I've eaten all the ashes and the chalk;
Maybe I'll try a brimming bowl of THEA:
Transparent or colored, a silicate stone—a rock.

Can I, with HEBETUDE, now overcome it
(Quickly; not wasting lots of time and dough)?
Per books of nutrition lore,
THE ETUDE of one or more
Minerals spikes the body's needs, and lo—
This RHEA results. I'll make those cravings plummet.
If I eat right, my dirt intake should slow!

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma April 2004. Of the 22 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 114 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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45. ANAGRAM [16 4]

I'D CODE ROBIN, ILEX, YUCCA

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma April 2004. Of the 22 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 114 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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46. ANAGRAM

ACHE? NO. PAIN? MET.

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma April 2004.

Solution

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47. CONSONANTCY (*4 *3, 7) (LADY, LOAD) (LADY = not MW)
CONSONANTCY (*6, 4) (PAUL, PLEA) (PAUL = not MW)
CONSONANTCY (*5, 4) (ANDY, NODE) (ANDY = not MW)
CONSONANTCY (*1 4 3, *5) ('ELLO, Y'ALL) (neither MW)

"LADY, why the sobs?"
"Those clueless macho gobs!
Take PAUL: he eats some spinach,
Fights ANDY to the 'finich.'
Biceps with lightning NODEs
And fists like guided LOADs.
Big deal! But not one PLEA
Of what he feels for me.
Put down your spinach, PAUL,
And just say, ' 'ELLO, Y'ALL!' "

Composed March 2004. Published in Enigma April 2004. Of the 23 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 8 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 114 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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48. HOMONYM (6) (editor published as a SECOND-SOUND CHANGE)
PIG LATIN (4, 6)

A ONE dialed 9-1-1 one night,
Extremely short of breath.
"ONE, don't HOLD your TWO too tight:
Blocked OLDHAYs can cause death!"

Composed August 2003. Published in Enigma May 2004.

Solution

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49. HETERONYM ([5 8], *3 10) (*3 = not MW)

If she didn't put the right POUPON on Mineo's bed of greens,
You'd hear POUP ON the chef in terms fit only for latrines.

Composed August 2003. Published in Enigma May 2004.

Solution

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50. METATHESIS (5)

Greta Gecko's lizard suitor,
A bright green ONE, intently wooed her.
"Please go home," said she. "Shoo! Shoo!
Can't you see I want to be TWO?"

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma May 2004.

Solution

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51. CHARADE (11)

Carl Sagan cried, "Voyagers! Come board my ship!
Prepare for a whirlwind—a WHOLE of a trip!
We'll start off with flybys of Venus and Mars,
Then it's off to deep space to FIRST SECONDs of stars!"

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma May 2004.

Solution

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52. TRANSPOSAL (9)

One used to take great pride in saying
"I did my work myself!"
What's right and proper now is paying
Help. It's FLESH to SHELF.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma June 2004.

Solution

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53. CHANGE OF HEART (8, 7, 11, 4) (FOUR = +)

The THREE has been laid and engraved with the date,
The scaffolding taken away.
Excitement is mounting. The crowd cannot wait:
They're cutting the ribbon today!

Carved in somber black marble above the great door:
"-American Cultural Center-
Let this Portal to Wisdom be speedily FOUR,
That those thirsty for Knowledge may enter."

On its shelves are the speeches that Presidents spoke;
The musings of Henry Thoreau;
The gentle ONE humor of plain rural folk;
The music of Lerner and Loewe.

A new age in learning shall henceforth begin
At the Center at Springfield College:
Like a million-TWO magnet it draws scholars in
As they strive in their quests for more knowledge.

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma June 2004. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 69 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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54. CONSONANTCY (7)

The student wrote, "All pairs commute.
Therefore the group is YEOMEN."
The mean math prof said, "That's a beaut!
You are so full of OMEN."

Composed September 2003. Published in Enigma June 2004. Of the 28 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 69 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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55. CHOP 'N' SWAP (*7)

We headed out of Cairo and proceeded north-northeast.
Our path was not a straight one; in fact, it was quite LEAST,
With short sharp turns and angles—so we felt that we could boast,
"We made it!" when we reached our destination city: MOST.

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma June 2004. Of the 33 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 69 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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56. FALSE DIMINUTIVE (4, 8)

I used my last cornmeal CRANKLING to sop
Some stray guacamole and salsaesque glop.
I gagged as I swallowed; disgust wrenched my face:
A live cucaracha! I had a CRANK case.

Composed April 2004. Published in Enigma June 2004.

Solution

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57. TRANSPOGRAM (7)

The job of my friend Nellie
Is to make sure all the jelly
Meets the standard at the cannery in Palermo.
With her skill and due expedience,
She must MOTHER the ingredients:
The sugars, the fruit juices, and the THERMO.

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma July 2004. Of the 36 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 4 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 63 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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58. REVERSED PHRASE SHIFT (*3 3 5) (*3 = 10C-findable, not MW usage)

Supposing that our editor, who lives just north of Boston,
Were transferred to a city sixty-five leagues north of Austin:
As barbecue and chili are the staples in that state,
Would SOY be an alternative to meat heaped on her plate?

Composed February 2004. Published in Enigma July 2004. Of the 29 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 63 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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59. TRANSPOGRAM (7, 3 4) (MILES = 7 = + spelling)

At nineteen, I received a stern lecture from Dad:
"Son, you bloody well better stop dreaming. A lad
With your brains and good health should be learning a trade.
No—you won't earn your keep writing verse, I'm afraid!"

I was ready for him. "Yes, I have my good health.
But I won't have a life MILES on gathering wealth
As a wage slave like you! With my poetry I'll
Be a man rich in soul!" . . . Now I haven't a SMILE.

Composed May 2004. Published in Enigma July 2004. Of the 36 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 63 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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60. PHRASE SHIFT (3 2 *1, *4) (*4 = part of 10C phrase)

Rehearsing a song
For The Road to Hong Kong,
One sang mi right on key,
But his pal hit it wrong.

Said the guy caused the hitch
(Hope you'll figure out which),
"Sorry, man. Next time, PLAN.
I don't have perfect pitch."

Composed June 2004. Published in Enigma July 2004. Of the 30 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 6 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 63 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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61. OVERLOADED REVERSED DELETION (*6, 5)

One frosty Friday evening back in 1983,
We served up shredded lettuce as we turned on the TV.
I called out to my wife and asked her, "Do you have a preference?"
"Well, dear," she said, "I kind of like that spicy ranch on REFERENCE."

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma August 2004. Of the 42 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 80 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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62. FALSE POLITICAL SCANDAL (1, 5)

ONE rock that you find
Could turn out to be BIND.

Composed November 2003. Published in Enigma August 2004. Of the 42 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 5 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 80 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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63. METATHESIS (5) (GODS, DOGS)
TRANSPOSAL (6, *6)

GODS SIGH for GISH!
DOGS are few who'd have the patience
To transform birds into fish
Via planar tessellations.

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma August 2004. Of the 42 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 80 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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64. PHONETIC FALSE OPPOSITE (6, 5) (VET, PET)

The lad who loved steeds
Hung out at the VET.
We know of his deeds,
As he kept a good PET.

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma August 2004. Of the 40 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 80 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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65. FOURTH-LETTER CHANGE (6, *2 *4) (BLIP, BILE)
METATHESIS (6, *6) (BLIP, BILE)
(Both BLIPs are the same)

I tried growing fruit in a town on the Sarthe:
A failure. I mused, "Would that citrus so tart
Like balmier climes?" An Aegean Greek isle
Proved equally barren. BLIP won't grow in BILE.

Composed February 2004. Published in Enigma August 2004.

Solution

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66. HOMONYM (6, 2 6) (ROOM, RHEUM)

Sitting in this ROOM of smoke
Triggers RHEUM and makes me choke.

Composed February 2004. Published in Enigma August 2004. Of the 45 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 80 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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67. HETERONYM (9, 3 6)

The ONE had hatched a secret plot to overthrow the state
With sudden, forceful action—but he planned his plot so late,
He had no bullets. Metamorphic rocks would serve as ammo:
He split some crystals; then he TWO in slings, let fly, and whammo!

Composed November 2003. Published in Enigma September 2004. Of the 41 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 79 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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68. FIRST-TO-SECOND CHANGEOVER (8)

Her pants were polka-dotted; on her head, a frizzy do.
She wore way too much lipstick. And her shoes? Size 22.
"How do I look?" . . . I swallowed hard. "You'll kick me out of town
For saying this, but in that TWO, you rather ONE a clown."

Composed November 2003. Published in Enigma September 2004. Of the 45 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 79 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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69. HOMONYM (5, 4) (FOOTSY, FOOTSIE)

Hoffman's a hoot as a damsel depicter,
A false femme fatale, faking Tootsie.
But Streisand as Anshel, and Andrews as Victor,
Are gals in the FOOTSY of FOOTSIE.

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma September 2004. Of the 42 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 79 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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70. OVERLOADED THIRD-SOUND CHANGE (6, 7)

Barry was a baritone who thought he was a tenor.
His bass-clef notes were fine; the high ones got him into CENTER.

Composed February 2004. Published in Enigma September 2004. Of the 44 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 79 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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71. OVERLOADED REPEATED-LETTER DELETION (5 4)
(can be sung)

I'm a LUMBERJACK and I'm OK.
That I'm not light you would surely say!
(He's a LUMBERJACK and he's OK.
That he's not light we would surely say!)

I have great power. I weigh a bunch:
I'm high in gravity!
I gather nearby matter
And pull it in towards me.

(Refrain: "I'm a LUMBERJACK. . . .")

I pull stuff in. Engorging
Is mainly what I do.
So if you get too near me,
It's au revoir for you.

(Refrain: "I'm a LUMBERJACK. . . .")

Composed July 2004. Published in Enigma September 2004. Of the 43 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 7 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 79 puzzles in the issue. Of these, 1 chose it as her single favorite puzzle.

Solution

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72. REPEATED-LETTER DELETION (4 3)

The gruff skipper laughed at the kid. "You might be
Pirate material! First, though, you'll serve
A campaign or two as a MOPPIST for me,
Watch as the men take the diamonds, observe. . . .
You picked the right crew, kid. Those brawnier folk
On this turf—why, they're named for a MOIST! What a joke!"

Composed March 2004. Published in Enigma October 2004. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 6 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 86 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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73. LAST-LETTER CHANGE (7)
HOMONYM ([4 *1], *6) (FORCE PAIN, FOR SPAIN)
REVERSAL (4, *4) (RAE, EAR)

The Taiwanese executive was suffering from HAY.
His FORCE PAIN personality sparked tension in each RAE
He entered. So he left FOR SPAIN and moved to near Algiers;
He even put a HAT on so he'd blend in with the EARs.

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma October 2004. Of the 39 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 6 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 86 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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74. METATHESIS (4) (ONE, TWO)
CONSONANTCY (6, 8) (ONE, TWO)

Each time we go for seafood, our small daughter acts so selfish!
She screams and throws a tantrum till she gets some squid or shellfish.
We've pleaded: "Sweetheart, please pipe down!" We've begged, cajoled, implored her.
But there's just one way to make her ONE: bring out a fried TWO order.

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma October 2004.

Solution

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75. WORD DELETION (*10)
(can be sung)

Come all ye young fellows that fall in the sea
When you—slam! bam!—run up aground:
Now please pay a ten. Buy an OYSTER from me.
It sounds like a champ. Now how does that sound?

With sound! . . . Now ye mateys who're domicile-bound:
If you—scarf! barf!—love to eat well,
Just stop off at Tootsie's—there's grub by the pound!
O, give it a try! You'll sure go MEAT SHELL.

Composed May 2004. Published in Enigma October 2004. Of the 29 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 86 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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76. PHONETIC HEART TRANSPLANT (4 5, 4, 5, 7) (ONE = 11C-findable)

Our rookie's on the hill, and Lefty's in a heap of trouble.
He's walked the bases loaded; there's a ONE
On the batter. Ace, the pitching coach, trots over on the double
TWO the dugout. We cannot give up a run.

But Ace has been around. He's quite astute in pitching lore—he
Is a real THREE of knowledge. He just looks
At the bend of Lefty's elbow, tells him, "Use it as your FOUR." He
Makes him whiff—strike three! A W in the books.

Composed August 2004. Published in Enigma October 2004. Of the 41 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 86 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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77. ENIGMATIC REBUS ([6 9]) (NI3)

     divorce hoagy, Jewish style

We left the naval base,
Checked out a little PLACE.
I now regret that I've
Gone into such a dive.

Composed April 2004. Published in Enigma October 2004. Of the 30 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 86 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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78. CHARADE (7) (FIRST = NI3)

I saw a SECOND plate with lovely art representations
Of spirits, viewed by different ethnic groups of different nations.
Included was a Hopi WHOLE; and, from Egyptian lore,
A FIRST: one's spirit double, which, once born, lives evermore.

Composed November 2003. Published in Enigma November 2004.

Solution

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79. PHONETIC PHRASE SHIFT (5 3 3)

For grossness, Sondheim's story takes the prize:
Some diners in one SWORDs of hot priest pies.

Composed September 2004. Published in Enigma November 2004.

Solution

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80. TRANSPOSAL (4)

One brief request before the opening cue:
Each member of the ONE of ^THREE FOUR true
To character. So we suggest if you
Would have him stay onstage, please don't yell, "TWO!"

Composed September 2004. Published in Enigma November 2004. Of the 39 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 88 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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81. REVERSED CONSONANTCY (3-3 4, 5) (LOVE = 3-3 4 = 11C-findable)

Two young sweethearts' orbs meet; they make LOVE for a while.
Will they still gaze with passion when faces get VILE?

Composed September 2004. Published in Enigma November 2004.

Solution

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82. CRYPTOGRAM

Anchor's awry. (*NMDAZN = not MW)
DANZZ DAMD AZMN *NMDAZN ZNN NMDZ MD NMDAZ "MAM!" DAZNZMD, M *NMDAZN NZDNZMD: "ZN, AZNZ MNZ ZNNMDM." AZZ-AZZ! NMNZ DAZMDZN!

Composed September 2004. Published in Enigma November 2004. Of the 33 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 88 puzzles in the issue. Of these, 1 chose it as his single favorite puzzle.

Solution

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83. PHONETIC TERMINAL DELETION (^4 ^4, 4) (I-9 = var. spelling of 11C entry)

My workplace really is the pits.
I play NIGH every day.
But I-9, full of Kern's great hits,
Won't start without my A.

Composed October 2004. Published in Enigma November 2004.

Solution

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84. OVERLOADED HOMONYM (7, *7)

"Good day, Herr . . . um . . . oh my, oh dear—
I know you were a financier
In Hitler's Reich . . . first name Hjalmar . . . ."
"Forgot my last name?! Why, I'm SCAR!"

Composed June 2004. Published in Enigma December 2004. Of the 40 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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85. PHRASE SHIFT (2, 3! 3 *6)

In deepest austral Africa,
A hot and sweaty band
Grew weary of exploring.
"In this infernal land,
Are there no rivers flowing?
Our journey has been long!"
So when their leader cried, "FREE BEER!"
They all broke into song.

Composed July 2004. Published in Enigma December 2004. Of the 31 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 2 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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86. PHRASE SHIFT (4 9)

The most popular vendors at games in Green Bay
PHRASE of hot steaming coffee and chocolate. Pay
Just a couple of bucks. Cheer your fave Packer hero!
Relax, savor life—though it's 10 below zero!

Composed August 2004. Published in Enigma December 2004. Of the 24 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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87. LETTER BANK (4 7, ^3 *11 ^14) (STRUT = not MW; 14 = Oct. Enigma-inferable)

Slick characters will often give themselves befitting names,
Like "Vegas Vinny" (he'd be sharp at RUSTs and gambling games).
We learned (October 28) that Dickerson, a nut
For sea lore, wants to be described as such. Fine, Quiz: you're "STRUT."

Composed October 2004. Published in Enigma December 2004. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 6 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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88–91: PICTURE FLATS: Click here to view.
Match a gift from the right column with its recipient from the left column so that each pairing makes a base from among the four choices below.
Each of the following bases was submitted by me (two were modified by the editors). The pictures were supplied by others, who are identified below.
88. FIRST-TO-LAST CHANGEOVER (4, 4) (picture by Dragonfly)
89. THIRD- AND FOURTH-LETTER CHANGES (4, 4 4) (4 4 = not MW) (base in collaboration with Crax; picture by Lunch Boy)
90. LAST-LETTER CHANGE (*5 = not MW usage, 5) (picture by T McAy)
91. FOURTH-SOUND CHANGE (*6 = not MW usage, *6 = not MW) (picture by Toonhead!)

I submitted the preceding four bases in October 2004. The eight images they suggested were printed, along with 22 others, scattered throughout the December 2004 Enigma.
Regarding #89: Of the 39 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.
16 Krewe gave kudos to the entire set of fifteen "Gifts of the Season" picture flats. Of those Krewe, 5 rated those flats their single favorite feature of the issue.

Solutions

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92. TERMINAL DELETION (7)

Throwing furry mammals is my favorite avocation;
A large ATHENA THEN may be my very best creation.

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma January 2005. Of the 31 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 69 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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93. ORDER TAKEOUT (7)

The Springfield High School Treble Choir
Should make a joyful noise,
But they keep DIREST when they DIRE
(Their minds are stuck on boys).

Composed October 2003. Published in Enigma January 2005. Of the 35 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 69 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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94. FOURTH-SOUND CHANGE (6, 7)

"Gnawed cage today. Treadmill tomorrow,"
Wrote the SARI in its SORROW.

Composed November 2003. Published in Enigma January 2005. Of the 38 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 69 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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95. BEHEADMENT (9)

The master fired the butler: "Jeeves, I'm giving you the boot.
You had the sheer audacity to serve us unripe fruit!
Plums are purple, Jeeves, old lad. Not verdant or chartreuse!"
"AX him," laughed the mistress. "Those were WAX plums, silly goose!"

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma January 2005. Of the 38 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 69 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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96. OVERLOADED REVERSED CONSONANTCY (5, 3 5)

Barbie's cute but dumb.
She really is some BUM.

Composed March 2004. Published in Enigma January 2005.

Solution

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97. ENIGMATIC REBUS (10 4)

     death March 1942

This old soda has passed the BATAAN,
And so I shall return it anon.

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma February 2005. Of the 34 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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98. ENIGMATIC REBUS (^3 ^3 ^6)

     57

When HEINZ was a movie, Jack landed a really neat part. Boy, that fellow could act!
For the small screen, a different Jack took on the other guy's title role. (Curious fact.)

Composed December 2003. Published in Enigma February 2005.

Solution

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99. FIFTH-LETTER CHANGE (10, 4 6)

Some celebrities are celebrants
At Hollywood cathedrals.
You can always tell the vain ones:
They sport LEAD POLES to lead LEAD ROLES.

Composed March 2004. Published in Enigma February 2005. Of the 30 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of her favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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100. REVERSED FIRST-SOUND CHANGE (7, 6)

Futzes-with-Flasks was a nerd among Sioux:
His tepee-cum-chemistry lab always bubbled.
He distanced himself from his tribe's customs, too:
Its animal-rights policies left him troubled.
Then one day, a shout of "Eureka!" was heard.
"The slaughter of WORD for their hides is now through!
You can't beat my DRUM for chic wear. Mark my word:
Polypropylene fiber's the new wave for Sioux!"

Composed May 2004. Published in Enigma February 2005. Of the 33 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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101. PARTIALLY REVERSED WORD DELETION (*10)

(Cue a single trumpet, kind of mournful, kind of slow:
That's standard-issue background music for a tale of TUO. . . .)

Cities. In the night, they're all ablaze with garish neon.
My office lights were dim. Who else in hell would have to be on
Phone duty at a time like this? I stared at all the bare,
Cracked walls. I poured a glass of scotch and leaned back in my chair.
Through cheap venetian blinds hung on the window to the south
The glaring lights of Dallas shone. But here in ALL, my mouth
Let out a noisy yawn. . . . Huh? What? Who's pounding on the door?
"We're closed!" They didn't get the message. "Let me in, please!" More
Annoying pounding. . . but the voice was, no mistake, a dame's.
I figured: hell, I'll check it out. I let her in. "The name's
Von Liechtenstein. The Baroness." I liked the sound of it.
And even more, I liked that set of gams that wouldn't quit.
"A shot of bourbon, miss?" "No, thank you. Have you any dry
White table wines?" As luck would have it, just last Tuesday I
Had stocked up at the liquor store and had a nice selection
Of IN. She tried to hide a smile, but I'm good at detection. . . .

Composed November 2004. Published in Enigma February 2005. Of the 28 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 3 gave it kudos as being one of their favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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102. SECOND-TO-THIRD CHANGEOVER (*7, 7) (ONE = phrase usage)

My daddy was a TWO; he says that Grandpa was one, too.
But I belong to PETA, and I don't believe that you
Should transform friends to coats nor be a trapper or a cager.
Instead, I study ONE transforms, a mathematics major.

Composed December 2004. Published in Enigma February 2005. Of the 37 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being one of his favorites among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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103. SECOND-SOUND CHANGE (6) (can be sung)

I'm quick as a digger
Of specimens no bigger
Than a rockbound Jurassic shrew.
I've got paleo knowledge
(I learned it all in college).
Oh, I'm pretty darn ONE with a TWO.

With skills only I know,
I'll reconstruct a dino
From some fragments—no pins or glue.
If it's old, hard, and bony,
I'll tell you if it's phony.
Yes, I'm pretty darn ONE with a TWO.

With a TWO,
With a TWO,
I am pretty darn ONE with a TWO.

Not one other fella
Can take an old patella
And, without any other clue,
Just as soon as they see it,
By source and age ID it
On the run, and be done.
Listen, son: this is fun.
I am so freakin' ONE with a TWO!

Composed January 2005. Published in Enigma February 2005. Of the 31 Krewe who subsequently submitted correct solutions, 1 gave it kudos as being her single favorite among the 83 puzzles in the issue.

Solution

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104. CRYPTOGRAM

Out of Africa.
NEW-GNU, JBDW, ZIMWH TQ *NGWMBANU HMWNG, LRIMUWQ XR ^URMXC *XWYNO, DBUH OJBUKBUK *KMNEWPBUW UWNM NOECNZX LIUKZW.

Composed January 2005. Published in Enigma February 2005.

Solution

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105. FALSE DIMINUTIVE (2, 6) (CLOSE = NI3)

A sloth with three toes
Caught a cold in the nose.
Aww! Poor CLOSET CLOSE!

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma March 2005.

Solution

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106. CONSONANTCY (*8, 6 5) (PAYNE = *8 = not MW)

Vanessa, Lynn, and Michael PAYNE are upper-crust, refined.
They're royals of the theatre. They doubtless oft have dined
On watercress and pheasant. But perhaps, if left alone,
They'd chow down grits 'n' collard greens 'n' ham hocks drenched in PONE.

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma March 2005.

Solution

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107. CONSONANTCY (4 4, 4 4 3) (MAN = 4 4 3 = +)

Day One: Give HGH to one
Of two MEN: naked, hairless males.
Day Two: The subject weighs a ton!
MAN! The rodent testing fails.

Composed March 2004. Published in Enigma March 2005.

Solution

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108. REVERSED MULTIPLE REPEATED-LETTER DELETION (4 4) (TWO = abbr.)

Though infants born perhaps 3 TWO began the human race,
The population didn't soar until a ONE took place.

Composed June 2004. Published in Enigma March 2005.

Solution

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109. ANAGRAM

BREAD STARCH—OY!

Composed February 2005. Published in Enigma March 2005.

Solution

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110. FIRST-LETTER CHANGE (5) (MAD = NI3+)

Alas. Next week I'm turning BAD.
I'm middle-aged. . . (sigh). . . Makes me MAD.

Composed January 2004. Published in Enigma April 2005.

Solution

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111. METATHESIS (5 2, 7)

When I KALEd at the desk at the Sticksville Motel,
I asked for a 6:30 wake-up call. "Well,
You will get a call then, and it'll sure wake
You up good, but your phone won't ring: we've got a LAKE."

Composed February 2004. Published in Enigma April 2005.

Solution

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112. OVERLOADED HOMONYM (6, 3 4)

Alumni of a certain school
Have long, long life spans, as a rule.
They teach their classes in the dark;
They claim that's why their pupils BARK.

Composed March 2004. Published in Enigma April 2005.

Solution

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113. REPEATED-BIGRAM DELETION (2-2 4) (B = abbr., *)

I'd done all the yoga, Lamaze,
Deep breathing, and so forth because
I decided I needed to feel
The birth of my baby for real.

I chose a physician, a B,
Who used only herb therapy.
The first labor pain came. "OK—
Give drugs now!" The shot sent me to A.

Composed July 2004. Published in Enigma April 2005.

Solution

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114. ENIGMATIC REBUS (*6 8) (rubric contains non-MW material; reading contains non-MW-usage material)

Tarbell wrote a book, a big bestseller,
About the corporation Standard Oil
And its founder, John D. Rockefeller,
Once the richest man on U.S. soil.

Lupino, film auteur, thought, "What a story!"
(This stanza is Icelandic.) "But I'll make
J. D. an Iroquois." John's kin said, "Sorry—
We deem your take of John as a MISTAKE."

Composed November 2004. Published in Enigma April 2005.

Solution

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