March, 2004 Puzzle Contests

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3/31-4/1/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am a word related to a visual defect, not a mark of disgrace. What am I? (10 letters)

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3/30-3/31/04 Puzzle Contest:

Here is 3/25-3/26 puzzle, reissued. It was unsolved, and is now worth 2 puzzle pieces. Here is a hint: ad ah.

Mano a mano & year a year. Christian & Islamic, what are we?

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3/29-3/30/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am a river, but spelled much like a place described by Dante. What am I? (10 letters)

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3/26-3/29/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am a liqueur, not an indicator that you are paid for each time you show your affirmation nonverbally. What am I?

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3/25-3/26/04 Puzzle Contest:

UNSOLVED!! The puzzle will be reissued for 3/30-3/31 with a hint, and will be worth 2 puzzle pieces.

3/24-3/25/04 Puzzle Contest:

This is the 3/19-3/22 puzzle, reissued. No one was able to solve the original puzzle! It is now worth 2 puzzle pieces, which can get you some very nice prizes, and here is a hint:

You will see the puzzle is called the "E.T. Teaser". E.T. is famous for having said something about his home. That "something" relates to the series below, if E.T.'s home were Puzz.com. I hope that helps!

E.T. Teaser:

Decide what should come next in this series:
 
... ... .. ... ... .. ?
... ...     .. ...
...             ..
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3/23-3/24/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am an alternate name for a place mentioned in a song as being the site of a great battle, in which walls fell. What am I? (5 letters)

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3/22-3/23/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am someone who owns a vineyard and produces wine. If you remove my 1-3 and transpose my 4 & 5, you have an energy company that has been in a lot of trouble. What am I?

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3/19-3/22/04 Puzzle Contest:

UNSOLVED!! The puzzle will be reissued for 3/24-3/25 with a hint, and will be worth 2 puzzle pieces.


3/18-3/19/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am 1/4 of an acre, or I indicate that something is shaped like a wand or rod. Remove my last 2 letters, and you have wisps of precipitation. What am I?

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3/17-3/18/04 Puzzle Contest:

I indicate an abundance of something. My last half is a triumph, and my first half is a fop. What am I?

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3/16-3/17/04 Puzzle Contest:

Replace my first 3 letters with a strike, and you have a member of an ancient people who were often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. I am a glassy body, likely of meteoritic origin. What am I?

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3/15-3/16/04 Puzzle Contest:

There is something unique about each of the following. Indicate what it is for each set:

1. An intoxicated fellow in a cowl. (5, 4)

2. Teenage Kim Fields being fond of apples, oranges, grapes and tomatoes. (6, 6)

3. A metal shark protrusion. (3, 3)

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3/12-3/15/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am not the price per brific. I mean 'gloomy'. What am I?

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3/11-3/12/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am a doctor of canon law. Remove my first letter, and you have something on which music can be recorded. What am I?

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3/10-3/11/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am a famous philosopher, and if you replace my 2-4 with a different letter, you have a mosaic screen. Who am I?

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3/9-3/10/04 Puzzle Contest:

I am a device that is used to restore the rhythm of a heart, not something that removes a falsehood at a time other than the past or present. What am I?

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3/8-3/9/04 Puzzle Contest:

I mean 'to defeat', or I'm a type of yarn. What am I?

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3/5-3/8/04 Puzzle Contest:

I'm a word that indicates that a woman has not had a child or children. But if you remove my first 5 letters, I indicate that she has had a child or children. What am I?

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3/4-3/5/04 Puzzle Contest:

When streams are near one another and moving in the same direction, I'm the area between them. My first half is the act of burying a body. What am I?

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3/3-3/4/04 Puzzle Contest:

I indicate that something or someone is very strong or influential, not that someone is thinking deeply ahead of time. What am I? (12 letters)

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3/2-3/3/04 Puzzle Contest:

I support Sonny & U2's singer, or I'm doing something free of charge to help people; take your pick. What am I?

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3/1-3/2/04 Puzzle Contest:

I'm a famous captain or a (or the) church. Change my first letter, and you have a dagger. What am I?

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