Pop’s Puzzles and Jokes

PUZZLES AND JOKES

By Kirit Shukla

Note: * denotes abbreviation of the word or phrase

Clues Across: 1. Folk dance of Rajasthan, India. 7. Desert in Rajasthan. 11. “Rana ___ Singh”, Hindu Maharaja of Mewar. (1572-97). 13. Capital of the province of Zambales, Philippines. 14. Comparative for available without charge or cost. 16. The capital and pink city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. 18. A dark brown or black bituminous obtained by destructive distillation of organic material (wood or coal.) 19. Item of food. 21. Pair of bones forming the upper bridge of the nose. 23. Automated Clearing House. (*) 26. Louisiana. (*) 27. Magazine article that gives the opinions of the editors. 30. One of a militant sect of Sikhs. 32. Horsepower. (*) 33. Single Room Occupancy. (*) 34. Malana Power Company Limited. (*) (India). 35. Person of great prestige in a field of devotion. 37. Except for the fact. 38. Person who displays exceptional intellectual ability. 39. Tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits. 41. Texas. (*) 42. Professional Engineer. (*) 43. National Institute of Education. (*) (Sri Lanka). 44. A canopy or tapestry covering a bed or wall. 46. Feeling or expressing annoyance, animosity, or resentment. 47. Widely distributed lichens that have a grayish or yellow pendulous freely branched thallus. 1. To endow with. 2. Theatrical performance set entirely to music. 3. A monetary subunit of the krona (Sweden) and krone. 4. The Rajasthani dialect. 5. A monetary subunit of the kip. 6. State of NW India bordering on Pakistan. Capital: Jaipur. 8. Very fashionable or stylish. 9. ‘Mount ___’, highest hill of the Aravalli in Rajasthan. 10. Seldom occurring or found. 12. A betel leaf. 15. Village in near Sadri town in the Pali district of Rajasthan between Jodhpur and Udaipur. 17. Integrated Data Acquisition System. (*) 20. International Language Institute. (*) 22. To deliver goods for money. 24. A Bronze Age burial chambers each lined with a stone. 25. Physical or mental injury or damage. 26. A dance from Porto Seguro, Brazil. 28. Various green and blotched rocks (as a serpentine). 29. Money lenders. 31. The art of representing a character on a stage. 35. Maximum Economic Yield. (*) 36. A plant hormone. 38. Of a neutral tone. (British spelling) 40. An atmospheric movement; a breeze or wind. 42. Variable annual Eurasian vine of the legume family cultivated for edible protein-rich seeds. 44. Chemical element: Copper. (*) 45. Leading Edge. (*)

(solution on page 104)

Hee Hee

Jokes & Riddles From Around The World

Teacher: “What is farther away from here: the sun or India?” Student: “India.” Teacher: “What makes you to think that?” Student: “We can see the sun, but we cannot see India.” ***** Two judges collide with each other while driving drunk. First judge: “You see we both are judges. We’ll lose prestige if we go to the court. So, let’s finalize the case here.“ Second judge: “Alright. You are a judge and know that drinking and driving is a crime. I fine you $ 50,000.” First judge: “Same rule applies to you. Knowing that one judge was fined $ 50,000, you made the same mistake. I fine you $ 100,000.” ***** Question: It belongs to you, but your friends use it more often. What is it? Answer: Your name.

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

ARID BHIL CHITAL DELWARA JAIN JATS KOTA KURJA LUXURY TRAINS MARUSTHALI NATHDWARA NILGAI PUPPET SHOW PUSKAR QUAIL RANAKPUR SAMBAR SARISKA SOREGHUM STRAWHUT TAMARISK THARDESERT UDAIPUR

Unscramble the 13 unused letters below to spell the Wordfind Word of the month. Clue: “A living honeycomb urban center for tourism in Rajasthan.” (answer on page 104)

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 104

EZ-BZ

TEST YOUR IQ The common letters are “OBE” - Fill in the blanks)

1. Submissive to the command of authority. OBE _ _ _ _ _ 2. A spherical representation of the Earth. _ _ OBE 3. An upright 4-sided monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid. OBE _ _ _ _ 4. Not intoxicated or affected by alcohol or drugs. _ OBE _ 5. Clay or soil used in making sun-dried bricks. _ _ OBE 6. Having excessive body fat. OBE _ _ 7. Chemical element with an atomic number of 102. _ OBE _ _ _ _ 8. A tribe of the Northern Sotho group. _ OBE _ _ 9. A penetrating or critical investigation. _ _ OBE 10. Tenth month of the Gregorian calendar year. _ _ _ OBE _ 11. A belief among some people of the British West Indies and the Guianas, characterized by the use of magic ritual to ward off misfortune or to cause harm. OBE _ _ 12. A loose gown worn after bathing. _ _ _ _ _ OBE 13. A mature, very large cremini mushroom. _ _ _ _ OBE _ _ _ 14. A naive, ignorant, or foolish person. (Slang). _ _ OBE _ 15. The fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear. _ _ _ _ OBE 16. A tall cabinet, closet, or small room built to hold clothes. _ _ _ _ _OBE 17. An organism of ultramicroscopic size. _ _ _ _ OBE 18. A town in Montana. _ _ OBE _ 19. A flash tube used in a camera for photography. _ _ _ OBE 20. A town in SW Luxembourg. OBE _ _ _ _ _

(Puzzle solutions are on page 104. NO peeking!)

Saathee Puzzle Master Kirit Shukla