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GAME
TRACKER

WEST

1.
2.
3.

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he names of six animals are scattered

in the grid below. The first letters of
all the names are in red. Once youve
figured out which letter starts which
word, make the moves given below the
other blanks to spell out each word. You
will use each letter in the grid only once.
And you will use every letter in the grid.
Hint: One of the animals is cougar.

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Puzzle by Anita Dualeh

QWERTY Code

Heres a different type of puzzle. Use the keyboard to decode the

answers to these riddles. For the first two riddles, change each letter to the
one found on the LEFT of it on the keyboard. For the last two riddles,
change each letter to the one on the RIGHT of it on the keyboard.

1. Wha
t do you c
all a comp
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uter supe

D V T

rhero? Loo

k 1 key
LEFT on
the keyb
oard

R R M
2. Why
D S
B R
did the co
T
m
puter cros

s the road
? Look 1 key

LEFT on
Y P
the keyb
oard.
H R Y

S
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3. Why
Y R
did the co
Y P
m
p
u
te
r get glass
T
R S Y
es? Look 1 k
ey RIGH
T on the
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keyboard
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Q W V
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4. Whe
F G
re do com
R
puters go

to dance?
Look 1 k
ey RIGH
R
T on the
G W S
keyboard
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SUM
CIRCLES

lace a number from one to ten

in each of the yellow circles. In
each case, the number in the green
section where two circles overlap
is the sum of the two yellow circles
forming the overlap. No two circles
can have the same number. (Weve
placed the first number for you.)

10
18

19

11

11

8
10

13

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A Neighborly Visit
Illustrated by Maxim Mitrofanov

ring
sailboat

heart
bell

pennant
teacup

cane
musical
note

needle

banana

paper clip

slice of
watermelon

ruler

In this big picture, find the sailboat, ring, heart, bell, pennant, teacup, needle, cane, musical
note, banana, paperclip, slice of watermelon, candle, ruler, flashlight, and toothbrush.

flashlight

toothbrush
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candle

Ten flavors of ice cream are listed here. Its up to you to crack the code and fill in
the names. Each number stands for a different letter. Once you know one numbers
letter, you can fill in that letter in all the words. Can you lick them all?
A. C H E R R Y

8 1 6 4 4 15
B.

3 2 7 12 10 10 2
C.


5 2 7 2 7 2
D.
8 1 11 8 11 10 2 19 6
E.
9 12 18 19 2 8 1 12 11
F.

4 11 8 17 15 4 11 2 13
G.

18 19 4 2 16 5 6 4 4 15
H.

5 20 19 19 6 4 9 6 8 2 7
I.
8 11 11 17 12 6 18
J.

14 12 7 19

2 7 13

8 4 6 2 14

8 1 11 8 11 10 2 19 6

8 1 12 9

Bonus Puzzle

Did you fill in all the names? Use the same code to answer this riddle.
What do ghosts put on their ice-cream sundaes?
16 1 12 9 9 6 13

18 8 4 6 2 14

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Ice-Cream Code

RHYME
TIME

ach description can be answered

by a pair of rhyming words, one of
which will be a number. Hint: The
answer to number 1 is eight bait.

Illustration: Jerry Zimmerman

1. The num
ber after 7

that attracts
fish: ______
______
2. A quinte
t that leaps
in
to
a swimmin
g pool: ____
__ ______
3. Number
before 10 d
is
played

on its own
billboard: _
_____ ______
4. A single
male child:
_
_____ ______
5. A pair of
cows makin
g noise

in unison: _
_____ ______
6. Enough a
dult males
for
a basketba
ll game: ___
___ ______
7. An addit
ional quarte
t: ______ ___
8. Release
___
trio from a
cage: ______
9. Half a do
______
zen twigs:
______ _____
10. The nex
_
t minute aft
er 7:10: ___
___ ______

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There are 16 sports words hidden in the letters. Some words

are across. Others are up and down. We found FOOTBALL.
Can you find the rest?
Word List
BAT
GOAL
KICK
PUCK
TEAM
GLOVE
SCORE
HOCKEY
SOCCER
HOME RUN
PENALTY
BASEBALL
FOOTBALL
JUMP SHOT
TOUCHDOWN
BASKETBALL

B A S K E T B A L L
A Z J U M P S H O T
S O C C E R W H X O
E S C O R E X O G U
B A T E A M Z C O C
A P U C K I C K A H
L Q X G L O V E L D
L P E N A L T Y Z O
Q F O O T B A L L W
Z I Z H O M E R U N

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Illustration by jack desrocher

Sports Find

he shape below can be folded into

a cube. The seven cubes above the
blank spaces are different views of
that cube. Which letter is unseen
at the bottom of each cube?
When you fill in the
S blanks with
the proper letter, you should
H answer
M R toAthe riddle.
find the

What tools did the

Three Little Pigs use
to build their houses?

Illustration: Joe Turowski

EHA

H
A

A
R E

SE

MH

E H

A
S R E
M
H

MH

A MR
R E

R
M

A
S R E
M
H

CUBIC
CONFUSION

S
H TM R A
E

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Indoor Blizzard
Illustrated by Paul Meisel

birdhouse

soccer ball

domino
knitted hat

hairbrush

leaf

candy cane

fried egg
hammer

megaphone

canoe

hot dog

banana
flag

In this big picture, find the sailboat, ring, heart, bell, pennant, teacup, needle, cane, musical
note, banana, paperclip, slice of watermelon, candle, ruler, flashlight, and toothbrush.
kite
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To solve this riddle, start at the arrow. Then

count around the wheel to every third letter,
writing those letters in order in the spaces
below. Keep going until youve been to each
letter exactly once. Weve done the first two
letters to get you started. If youre not chicken,
youll scratch out the answer in no time.

Illustrated by Carolina Farias

Roundabout

Start

O
E
H

R
O

Why did the chicken

cross the water park?

T O

T
T

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Answers
GAME TRACKER

QWERTY Code

1. Kitten
2. Rabbit
3. Canary

1. What do you call a computer superhero?

A SCREEN SAVER
2. Why did the computer cross the road?
TO GET A BYTE TO EAT
3. Why did the computer get glasses?
TO IMPROVE ITS WEB SIGHT
4. Where do computers go to dance?
THE DISK-O

4. Turkey
5. Cougar
6. Turtle

A Neighborly Visit

SUM CIRCLES

Ice-Cream Code

RHYME TIME

A. cherry
B. vanilla
C. banana
D. chocolate
E. pistachio
F. rocky road
G. strawberry
H. butter pecan
I. cookies and cream
J. mint chocolate chip

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Eight bait
Five dive
Nine sign
One son
Two moo

6. Ten men
7. Four more
8. Free three
9. Six sticks
10. 7:11

What do ghosts put on

their ice-cream sundaes?
WHIPPED SCREAM

Sports Find

CUBIC CONFUSION

B A S K E T B A L L
A Z J U M P S H O T
S O C C E R W H X O
E S C O R E X O G U
B A T E A M Z C O C
A P U C K I C K A H
L Q X G L O V E L D
L P E N A L T Y Z O
Q F O O T B A L L W
Z I Z H O M E R U N

What tools did the

Three Little Pigs use to
build their houses?
HAM-MERS

Indoor Blizzard

Roundabout
Why did the chicken cross the
water park?
TO GET TO THE OTHER SLIDE

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