| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 556 | So Zoo Us | Combine any two kinds of animals, give its name and describe it. | H |
| 553 | Picture This | Tell us what's going on in one or more of the provided cartoons. | H |
| 545 | Put It in Reverse | Spell a word backward and define it, with the definition relating in some way to the original word. | H |
| 534 | The Feminine Touch | Propose how any male-dominated occupation or institution would change if it suddenly became female-dominated. | H |
| 530 | Tri Harder | Take any word, alter it in three ways--by adding a letter, by subtracting a letter and by changing a letter--and redefine all three new words. | H |
| 528 | Ask Backwards | You are on "Jeopardy!" These are the answers. What are the questions? | H |
| 524 | Around Things Moving | Take the title of any book or movie, rearrange the words, and explain what the new book or movie is about. | H |
| 514 | Ask Backwards | You are on "Jeopardy!" These are your answers. What are the questions? | 1 |
| 512 | Live On, Sweet, Earnest Reader | Take the name of any person--living, dead, fictional--and use the letters of his name, in succession, to form the first letters of an expression appropriate to that person. | H H |
| 509 | Be a Real Card | Come up with a greeting card rhyme for an un-greeting-card occasion. | W |
| 508 | Letter Rip | Take a word from the dictionary, add, change, or delete a single letter, and redefine the word. | H |
| 507 | Crocktails | Come up with a drink named for something or someone associated with Washington and describe the drink. | W |
| 505 | The Rule of Dumb | You are given $1 million. Conditions: (1) You must spend it all. (2) You must use it in a way that neither directly nor indirectly works to your financial benefit. (3) You may not use it to alleviate the suffering of anyone on Earth, or for any public-spirited project other than the joy of stupidity. | 2 |
| 499 | What Kind of Foal Am I? | Mate any two of the horses qualifying for this year's Triple Crown and tell us the name of their foal. Maximum 18 characters, including spaces. | H H |
| 496 | The Style Invitational: The First Dreckade | Submit new entries to any of the old contests listed, and try to beat The Very Best of the Past 10 Years. | H |
| 491 | Hirschfeld Follies | Try to figure out which celebrities Bob Staake is trying to draw in imitation of Al Hirschfeld. | H H |
| 489 | Combo, First Blood | Combine two people whose names contain a common element, as in the examples above. Then describe the person, or provide a quote he or she might have uttered. | H 4 |
| 486 | A Word From Our Co-Sponsors | Come up with bills the new members of Congress might sponsor. Each bill must have at least two sponsors. | H H 1 |