| WEEK | TITLE | SYNOPSIS | INK Types |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1555 | Do You Have to Spell It Out for Us? | Give us "backronyms" | H |
| 1025 | In so many words | Create an original backronym for a name or other term, especially one that's been in the news lately. | H H |
| 1018 | Reologisms | Write a clever, funny definition for any of the Loser-concocted neologisms from Week 1014 as well as from Week 1000 that deserve better definitions than their creators offered at the time. | H |
| 1006 | It's a ... a ... | Create a new superhero (or duo) and describe the superpower, or not-very-superpower. | W |
| 1002 | Wring out the OED | Make up a false definition for any of the listed OED words. | H |
| 1001 | Make us ROFL | Give us a funny, original acronym. | H |
| 934 | Same difference | Explain how any two items in the provided list are similar or different. | H |
| 932 | We'll call them your-mama jokes | Tell us an original "your mama" joke. | L |
| 918 | Colt Following | Breed any two "foals" in today's results, or one foal with one of the real horse names used in today's entries--and name the "grandfoal." The name may not exceed 18 characters, including spaces, and your entry shouldn't remotely duplicate any of today's results. | H |
| 914 | Foaling around | Breed any two of 100 of the almost 400 horses eligible for this year's Triple Crown races, and name the foal. | H |
| 912 | Pair-a-phrase | Lift a word that appears inside a longer word; pair it with the original word to create a phrase; and define it. | W H H |
| 907 | Naming rite | Come up with a creative, somehow fitting sponsor for some public facility or part of one. | H H |
| 904 | We move on back | Move the first letter in a word or name to the end of that word and define the resulting word. | H |
| 897 | Catch their drift | Take any sentence from an article or ad in The Washington Post or washingtonpost.com from Dec. 3 to Dec. 13 and translate it into "plain English. | H |
| 892 | Get a move on | Change the location of something for humorous effect. Provide an explanation if you wish. | H |
| 888 | It's the eponymy, stupid | Coin a word or expression based on the name of a well-known person, define it, and perhaps use it in a sentence | H |
| 878 | Safety in blunders | Tell us a way to make the nation more secure. | H |
| 858 | Same OED | Make up a false definition for any of the words listed below. | H |
| 852 | Small, Let's get | Write a rhopalic sentence (or fanciful newspaper headline) in which each successive word is one letter shorter. | 3 |
| 842 | Ask backwards | Here are your 12 possible answers. Tell us your joke in the form of a question, please. | H |
| 817 | Flopflip | Reverse the first half and second half of a word or name and define the result. | M |
| 811 | Rock-Bottom Lines | Tell us a sign that the economy couldn't get worse. | H |
| 806 | DQ Very Much | Give us a phrase or sentence that would nip a potential relationship in the bud (or elsewhere). | H |
| 742 | Clue Us In | Give us a whole new set of clues to a crossword puzzle penned by Ace Constructor Paula Gamache. | H |
| 331 | DRAWING ON CREATIVITY | Come up with an idea for a fictional central character for a comic strip based in Washington, D.C., and the environs. Describe your character in as much detail as you wish, and give the strip a name. | 2 |