Use logic to fill each of the nine squares in each
row, column, and three-by-three box of these grids with a different number from 1 to 9. There is only
one correct solution to each puzzle.
These seemingly
indecipherable calendar
notations show names
of holidays that have
had every other letter
removed and the
remaining spaces closed
up, leaving just the odd
letters. For example,
“Veterans Day” would
be written as VTRNDY.
Can you figure out the
name of each holiday
shown here?
When completed,
this grid will be filled
with 42 interlacing
answers. Six
answers, all seven
letters in length,
surround each
of the numbered
sections of the grid;
each answer reads
in a straight line of
seven hexagonal
spaces running
tangent to one of
the sides of the
numbered section.
Clues are given by
section, though
it’s up to you to
determine the exact
placement and
direction of their
answers. Answers
to the first two
clues (WEATHER and
BLANKET) have been
filled in to give you a
head start.
The zoo’s engraver
has made a
complete mess of
the signpost seen
here. Instead of
naming two animals
on each sign, he
mixed two kinds of
animals together
and rearranged
them to spell
completely useless
messages. To solve
the puzzle, first
identify the types
of animals shown
at the bottom of
the page. Then
find a sign that
contains, in any
order, the letters of
one of these animal
names. When those
letters are removed,
the remaining
letters on that sign
can be rearranged
to spell the name
of a second animal
shown. Can you pair
them all?
Shinro is Japanese for “compass bearing.” Each grid here contains 12 holes for you to locate in the empty spaces. The number of holes in each row and column is indicated by the corresponding number beside the grid. In addition, each arrow points directly toward one or more of these holes. An arrow may be immediately next to the hole it points to, or all the way across the grid from it. Not every hole will have an arrow pointing to it.
Tentaizu is Japanese for “celestial map.” In each of the grids on this page, stars are hiding in 10 of the 49 squares. Your task is to determine the positions of the stars. A number in a square indicates how many stars lie next to the square— in other words, how many adjacent squares (including diagonally adjacent squares) contain stars. No square with a number in it contains a star, but a star may appear in a square with no adjacent numbers.
