Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes

PUZZLES AND JOKES

By Kirit Shukla

Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase Clues Across: 1. To fish with hook and line; The figure formed by two lines extending from the same point. 5. A wreath of flowers, worn by Indian woman. (Hindi) 11. Put new spirit or courage in. (Past Tense) 13. A follower of the Persian religion formed by Zoroaster. 15. Tin (*) (The chemical element symbol). 16. District Attorney. (*) 17. The bone on the little-finger side of the human forearm. 18. Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. (*) 20. To use an electronic device to copy an image or text into a digital file; To conform to a metrical pattern. 21. A meld of 7 cards of the same rank in a form of rummy . 23. Thyroid Eye Disease.(*) 24. The Islamic Republic country on west of India. 25. Hare ____ , Hare Krishna. 27. The capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of China. 28. Louisiana. (*). 29. A Hindu ritual of worship, a part of puja, in which light is offered with song to one or more deities. 31. Traumatic Events Screening Inventory. (*) 32. Producing no useful result; Idle. 34. A piece of material placed at a door for wiping shoes. 35. The cutting edge or part of a tool. 36. The religious faith, doctrine or cause of Muslims. 39. Having a horizontal flat surface. 41. A Roman cuirass of leather or metal. 42. A city and port on the Java Sea on the N. Java, Indonesia. 43. One who keeps secret watch on a person to obtain info. 1. The eighth month of the calendar year. 2. Island country of the West Indies; Cap St. George’s. 3. A fermented liquor made with coagulated sour milk. 4. Electronic Statement of Receipts and Expenditures. (*) 5. A member or former member of the U.S. armed forces. 6. — Hall. American actor, comedian, & talk show host. 7. Hindu festival celebrating the birthday of Krishna. 8-30-21. 8. A monetary subunit of the kip. 9. A color whose hue resembles that of blood. 10. An indestructible metal alloy in the Marvel Comics. 12. Profession Engineer. (*) 14. Relating to, causing or marked by an ulcer. 18. A special thread that a sister ties on the brother’s wrist. 19. A branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art. 21. California. (*) 22. A town north of Santa Fe in New Mexico. 24. A Zoroastrian descended from old Iran refugees. 26. _ Zedong. Founder of the Republic of China. 28. Curved or rounded projections or divisions of an ear. 30. Unit of magnetic flux density in meter-kilogram- second system (equals one weber per square meter). 33. An object of attention, concern or interest. 34. The word in Hindi and Punjabi for "road". 37. Local Operating Network. (*) 38. The fluid part of a plant; specifically: a watery solution that circulates through a plant's vascular system. 40. Not Applicable. (*)

(solution on page 88)

Hee Hee

Jokes From Around The World

Booddhoo: “When I stand on my head, the blood rushes to it. Why doesn’t it rush to my feet now?” Mafatlal: “Because your feet are not empty.” *********

Boy: “Will you marry me?” Shy girl: “Yes.” Then both were quiet for sometime. Girl: “Why are you so silent? Say something!” Boy: “I have nothing left to say now.”

A math riddle When Grant was 8, his brother was half his age. Now, Grant is 14. How old is his brother? Answer: His brother is 10. Half of 8 is 4, so Grant’s brother is 4 years younger. This means when Grant is 14, his brother is still 4 years younger, so he’s 10.

Find & circle the words in the puzzle. Subject: Parsi Community

ARAB ARDASHIR DAKHIMA DRUID FEW HOLIFIRE HOMI BHABA IRAN JADIRANA KUSHTI MUMBAI NAVJOTE NAWROZ

PATETI PERSIA RATAN TATA RUSTOM SARI SELJUK SUDREH SUN WADIA WOOL YASNA ZEND ZOROASTRIAN

The unused 14 letters spell ”The Subject.”

(answer on page 88)

Math Magic

Fill in the empty squares to get = the final given answers. Use the remaining numbers from 1 to 9 only once:

Note: Follow the order of operation per basic math rule: ×,÷, +, - The multiplication or division is done before addition and subtraction. (solution on page 88)

EZ-BZ

TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “AUG” - Fill in the blanks) Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase

1. A city in SE Georgia on the Savannah River. AUG _ _ _ _ 2. Female offspring of human parents. _ AUG _ _ _ _ 3. A tool with a helical shaft used for boring holes. AUG _ _ 4. A type of northwest Atlantic porgy fish. _ _ _ _ _ AUG 5. To show emotion with an explosive vocal sound. _ AUG _ 6. To make more intense. AUG _ _ _ _ 7. Affected by anxiety or stress. _ _ AUG _ _ 8. Eighth month of the Gregorian calendar. AUG _ _ _ 9. Guilty of disobedience or misbehavior. _ AUG _ _ _ 10. Past tense of Catch. _ AUG _ _ 11. A county in the central portion of Alabama. _ _ _ AUG _ 12. Killing. _ _ AUG _ _ 13. Pyroxene. AUG_ _ _ 14. An instrument for measuring dimensions. _ AUG _ 15. Signifying the future: ominous or auspicious. AUG _ _ _ _ 16. Current of cold air blowing within a room. _ _ AUG _ _ 17. Past simple and past participle of Teach. _ AUG _ _ 18. Anything at all. AUG _ _ 19. Divination from auspices or omens. AUG _ _ _ 20. A city in the Ontario, Canada. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AUG _ 21. A quantity to which another is added. AUG _ _ _

(Puzzle solutions are on page 88. NO peeking!)

Saathee Puzzle Master Kirit Shukla