WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
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1500 | These go to 15 | Make up a word or phrase whose Scrabble letter values add up to exactly 15 (no blanks!) and define it. | 2 |
1446 | Clue us in -- and we spill the beans | Write novel clues for as many as 25 answers in the provided grid, across or down, first substituting your own letters for any covered ones. | L |
625 | Haven't Seen It | Make up a new plot for an existing movie title. | H |
585 | It's Parody Time | Offer, in the holiday spirit of goodwill, some advice--as constructive and unifying as Loserly suggestions always are--to our nation's leaders (or the loyal opposition) as we prepare for the next four years. This advice will be set to the tune of some winter holiday song, either religious or secular. | H |
580 | United Nations | Combine the names of any two countries in the world and describe the new hybrid country. | H |
576 | Well, Excuuuuse Us! | Come up with new excuses for any common human shortcoming or imperfection. | W P |
574 | Boor Us Silly | Come up with some unwise attempts at humor--one either likely to backfire or to create other unpleasant consequences. | H H |
569 | Murphy's Lore | Give Eric Murphy advice he deserves on the provided questions. | H |
555 | A Tsk, A Task | Come up with a super-wholesome passage of 25 words or fewer that would likely be banned by the admirable, ever-vigilant Neopets.com site. | H |
548 | Inklings | Tell us about certain people's childhood experiences and behaviors that hint at their destinies. | I |
546 | A Nice Pair of Cities | Choose any two or more real U.S. towns and come up with a joint endeavor they would undertake. | H |
544 | You Gotta Have Heart | Write us some valentine sentiments from one particular person (real or fictional) to another. | H H |
543 | Read Our Leaps | Fill any readers of The Washington Post on Sunday, Feb. 29, 2032, on: (a) the day's lead news story; (b) the highest-flying company and its business; (c) the best-selling self-help book; and/or (d) the day's winning Style Invitational entry. | 3 |
541 | Celled Up the River | Give us a delicious scenario, in which a cellphone yakker's yakking could be taken profitably out of context. | W |
536 | And the Horse He Rodin On | Come up with some words we can stick in the back of The Inker. | H H |