Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes

PUZZLES AND JOKES

By Kirit Shukla

Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase

Clues Across: 1. “Purulia ___ “, is the folk dance of West Bengal state, India. 5. The best results for ad. In this magazine. 12. A highway. 14. Nymphs of springs, fountains, and fresh water streams (Greek mythology). 15. Relating to or derived from living organisms. 17. Minute rough granules, as of sand or stone. 18. Why Not? (*) (Used in text messages) 19. Therefore. 21. Montana. (*) 22. Digital Subscriber Line. (*) 24. Maryland. (*) 25. Two people or two things in close association. 28. A purchaser. 31. To snarl; growl. 33. A covering of soft, short hairs, as on some leaves or fruit. 35. A game resembling backgammon, originating in India. 37. Small manufacturing plants able to make solid, three-dimensional objects from digital data 39. United Parcel Service. (*) 40. Whether; -- in dependent questions. 41. The baby boy, Biblical name means born again. (Latin) 42. A female servant in eastern Asia, esp. a Chinese nurse. 43. Bachelor in Science in Electrical Engineering. (*) 45. South Dakota. (*) 46. Credit Note. (*) 47. Respected name for Lord Ganapati. (Hindu religion) 51. A chief verse consisting of two lines of 16 syllables each or of four octosyllabic form of the Sanskrit epic. 52. A place for storing goods or motor vehicles. Clues Down: 1. Filled near or to capacity. 2. Antlers. 3. August. (*) 4. The state in the western U.S.; capital Salt Lake City 6. American Nurses Credentialing Center. (*) 7. American Airlines. (*) 8. An African beefeater or oxpecker. 9. Organlike keyboard instrument that produces tones with free metal reeds played by air forced from a bellows. 10. To prepare an edition for publication. 11. Eastern Standard Time. (*) 13. A military adversary. 16. Freedom. 20. Education. (*) 23. Leadership by Walking Around. (*) 26. An expression used to indicate the sound of a cough or grunt or to express disgust or horror. 27. A deity worshipped as the eighth avatar of Vishnu. 29. Not able to operate; to mend. 30. Seldom occurring or found. 32. Australasian Soil and Plant Analysis Council (*) 34. Opposed Flow Flame Spread (*). 36. Computer Science. (*) 38. Bachelor of engineering. (*) 40. Red and brown waterfowl with a long beak. 42. Advance Diploma in Java Programming. (*) 44. An exaggerated sense of self-importance; conceit. 45. A female person. 48. Not Applicable. (*) 49. South Dakota. (*) 50. Maiden loved by Zeus; changed into a white heifer.

(solution on page 88)

Editor’s Note: Due to a printing error in the July issue, the wordfind box was wrong. We are reprinting it here. Sorry for the confusion. Find & circle the words in the puzzle. Subject: Kerala, India

The unused 12 letters spell ”Tranquil undisturbed reserve of tropical rainforests.” (answer on page 88)

ANAMUDI ATHIRAPPALLY BALSAM BEGUR BEYPORE BISAN CHINNAR COCONUT COREAREA ENGLISH GHAT HANDICEAFT HOUSEBOAT IBIS IDUKKI KALADI KALLAM KOCHI LARKS MUNNAR NEYYAR OWL PEACOCK RAMA SADYA TEA TEAL TIGER

Find & circle the words in the puzzle. Subject: West Bengal, India

AQUATICA BANKURA BELURMATH BIRLA BOSE COPPER DARJILING DEER DURGA ECO GHONCHO HOOGLY HOWRAHBRIDGE

IRON JALDAPARA KAJOL KALIGHAT KOLKATA MALDA PATI RHINO SANDESH SHREYA TEA TIGER TOY

The unused 15 letters spell: ”A reformer AKA father of modern India.”

(answer on page 88)

Math Magic

Fill in the empty squares to get = the final given answers. Use any number from 1 to 9 only once (except 4): 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 “ALA” - Fill in the blanks)

1. The large Desert in Savanna in South Africa. _ ALA _ _ _ _ 2. Cured sausage typically made with pork _ ALA _ _ 3. Utterance used to express unhappiness or concern. ALA _ 4. Town in Tirupati of Andhra Pradesh. _ _ _ _ _ ALA 5. Island in the west Pacific. Capital:. Ngerulmud. _ ALA _ 6. State in the Western U.S. Capital: Juneau. ALA _ _ _ 7. A hill in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ALA 8. A form of divorce under Islamic law. _ ALA _ 9. The 21st largest Indian state by area on the Malabar Coast. Capital: Thiruvananthapuram. _ _ _ ALA 10. Ganga river near Badrinath, India. ALA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11. Herbivore marsupial native to Australia. _ _ ALA 12. Disney Character who had a magic lamp. ALA _ _ _ _ 13. Dravidian language of Kerala, India. _ ALA _ ALA _ 14. A poplar tree, Aspen. ALA _ _ 15. Divest of the wings - used for insects (as ants) that drop their wings after a nuptial flight. _ _ ALA _ _ 16. Large group of stars, such as The Milky Way. _ ALA _ _ 17. State in the SE U.S. Capital: Montgomery. ALA _ _ _ _ 18. The basic monetary unit of Samoa. _ ALA 19. Krishna is seen as a cowherd. (Hindi word) _ _ _ ALA 20. An equal distribution of weight or amount. _ ALA _ _ _ 21. Rain drops (Farsi); A fast style played on Sitar. _ _ ALA 22. An Indo-Aryan language spoken Sri Lanka. _ _ _ _ ALA

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

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