Post by Editor in Chief on Feb 21, 2008 17:43:46 GMT
Last Month's Puzzler Solution:
1) When the Pharaoh gets tense, the handmaidens help by massaging his PENSI (SPINE).
2) The dinner got much juicier when the hostess took out her BRAEST (BASTER).
3) The young thief was embarrassed by his inadequate GENITLAS (STEALING).
4) Headline: Businessmen will testify to avoid extended RECTLA (CARTEL) probe.
5) Spying on the witch's ritual moonlight dance, the hunter was impressed by her SNACHT (CHANTS).
FRAZYL was our Prize Puzzler prize winner for the 8th edition! She will receive the grand prize of 20 talents (A$100)!
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The winner for this edition's Prize Puzzler will be chosen at random from all correct answers submitted to Elera, the Editor in Chief. We still like you, even if you're slow! The prize will also increase to 40 talents, or A$200.
Our fiendishly clever puzzlemaster Fewms has prepared the following Djelian cryptograms for your enjoyment. Decode the capitalized Djelian syllables into Morporkian (hint: see The Papyrus edition #8 article on understanding written Djelian), then deduce the whole Morporkian words to make complete the sentences.
Example:
The FEEDING CROCODILE, INTOXICATED EAGLE is holy.
The pr,st is holy.
The priest is holy.
Puzzles:
1. Everyone enjoyed watching the bellydancer jiggle her MAN WITH POT, MAN WITH DUSTPAN AND BRUSH, MAJESTIC EAGLE.
2. A blood-curdling scream came from the kitchen when the chef realized his SMALL POT, WAVY LINE was on fire.
3. My boss gets angry when I CONSTIPATED EAGLE, MAN WITH POT my drawers too loudly.
4. The patient's eyes watered as the doctor extracted the marble from his RISING SUN, MAJESTIC EAGLE.
5. Too many student assassins skip class these days, preferring to go off and MAN WITH POT, SQUIGGLY LINE themselves.
HINT: We're still a family newspapyrus! Uh, yeah. Really.
1) When the Pharaoh gets tense, the handmaidens help by massaging his PENSI (SPINE).
2) The dinner got much juicier when the hostess took out her BRAEST (BASTER).
3) The young thief was embarrassed by his inadequate GENITLAS (STEALING).
4) Headline: Businessmen will testify to avoid extended RECTLA (CARTEL) probe.
5) Spying on the witch's ritual moonlight dance, the hunter was impressed by her SNACHT (CHANTS).
FRAZYL was our Prize Puzzler prize winner for the 8th edition! She will receive the grand prize of 20 talents (A$100)!
_________________________________________________
The winner for this edition's Prize Puzzler will be chosen at random from all correct answers submitted to Elera, the Editor in Chief. We still like you, even if you're slow! The prize will also increase to 40 talents, or A$200.
Our fiendishly clever puzzlemaster Fewms has prepared the following Djelian cryptograms for your enjoyment. Decode the capitalized Djelian syllables into Morporkian (hint: see The Papyrus edition #8 article on understanding written Djelian), then deduce the whole Morporkian words to make complete the sentences.
Example:
The FEEDING CROCODILE, INTOXICATED EAGLE is holy.
The pr,st is holy.
The priest is holy.
Puzzles:
1. Everyone enjoyed watching the bellydancer jiggle her MAN WITH POT, MAN WITH DUSTPAN AND BRUSH, MAJESTIC EAGLE.
2. A blood-curdling scream came from the kitchen when the chef realized his SMALL POT, WAVY LINE was on fire.
3. My boss gets angry when I CONSTIPATED EAGLE, MAN WITH POT my drawers too loudly.
4. The patient's eyes watered as the doctor extracted the marble from his RISING SUN, MAJESTIC EAGLE.
5. Too many student assassins skip class these days, preferring to go off and MAN WITH POT, SQUIGGLY LINE themselves.
HINT: We're still a family newspapyrus! Uh, yeah. Really.