Christa Allan

No…these aren’t new Hollywood baby names; though one could never completely rule out that possibility.
Can you work out the name of each actor or actress from the following anagrams?
Name lengths are shown in brackets.
Answers later!
ACTORS:
OMIT CURSE (3,6)
A PAL ICON (2,6)
COOL EGO ENERGY (6,7)
GERMAN FOREMAN (6,7)
LESS RELEVANT TO SLY (9,9)
WILL USE CRIB (5,6)
INERT BROODER (6,2,4)
COOL [...]

Fill in the answers to the clues by selecting the correct syllables from the
list below. Each syllable can only be used once and the number of syllables
to be used is shown in brackets. When the correct words are filled in, the
first and last letters reading down will reveal a proverb.
CO, CONDS, DEN, EN, IN, NA, [...]

Use your compass directions to find the correct locations for the missing letters of the alphabet. When you have completed the grid, see if you can discover the hidden city, country, river or mountain.
Note:

North or south means any location along the same column.

East or west means any location along the same row.
Directions:
A is south of L: D [...]

Solutions - BRAINTEASERS 05
1. A=5, E=2, F=1, G=9, L=0, O=7, R=8, S=6. W=3
2. The third letter of each name is the same as the third letter of the method of transport, so Lucy travels by bicycle.
3. The second and fifth letters of each word in the top list are consecutive,so OBJECT.
4. The numerical value (A-Z=1-26) [...]

Not sure what happened here. . . I’d saved this before I left for Florida and set it to post on WGW. I didn’t set it to NOT post the letters for #1. If you were able to solve this without the letters, call MENSA immediately.
1. In this puzzle, each letter represents a different number. [...]

Something about being out of school makes me feel less compelled to keep up with days of the week, my hair, Louisiana politics, and my diet. So, I sat here (here being the kitchen table, aka the cat’s lounging area) for fifteen minutes, maybe it was more like four minutes, contemplating if I could sell [...]

9-letter word - NAVIGATOR

Some other words of five letters or more containing the hub letter R:

agora, antra, aorta, argon, argot, atria, grain, grant, griot, groan, groat,
groin, intro, naira, noria, organ, raita, ratio, riant, riata, taira, tiara, train,
varan, vigor (US), virga, angora, organa, rating, ration, raving, roving,
trigon, virago, aviator, orating, vagrant, variant.

How many words can you make from the letters in the wheel?
Each word must contain the hub letter R. Can you find a 9-letter word and at least 20 other words of five letters or more avoiding proper nouns?
CHECK BACK THURSDAY FOR SOLUTION!

NOTE TO MY STUDENTS: By all means, challenge your word savvy with today’s puzzle. Do not challenge my sanity, though; no submissions for bonus points will be accepted this week!!!!
 
DIRECTIONS: Fill in the answers to the clues by selecting the correct syllables from the list below. Each syllable can only be used once and the number [...]

Print the puzzle grid and use your compass directions to find the correct locations for the missing letters of the alphabet. When you have completed the grid, see if you can discover the hidden city, country, river or mountain.
Note:
North or south means any location along the same column.
East or west means any location along the same row.

Directions:
A [...]

 The Oxford Word Challenge

Fiendishly Difficult Word Game
Russian Dolls

These puzzles are like ‘Only Connect’ but they involve putting one word inside another word to make a third word. As with Russian dolls, you find one doll inside another doll.
Example: Put the woman into a young fox or lion to make an angel.
Answer: Put the word her [...]

Fill in the answers to the clues by selecting the correct syllables from the
list below. Each syllable can only be used once and the number of syllables
to be used is shown in brackets. When the correct words are filled in, the
first and last letters reading down will reveal a proverb.
AR, AS, BACK, CAR, CAT, DIFF, [...]

 BY SPECIAL REQUEST, THE “Let’s see how many words you can make” game. 
HOW MANY FOUR-LETTER WORDS CAN YOU FIND IN THE WORD CHEESECAKE ?
 
REMEMBER…NO plurals and NO proper nouns
 

Rebuses are groups of letters, numbers, pictures, etc. that represent words or phrases. IOU is a kind of rebus, representing the phrase ‘I owe you’. Most people know a puzzle in the form of a rhyme which starts; ‘YY U R,’ which means ‘Too wise you are . . .’Try to solve the following rebuses.
Example: Which two letters, [...]

How many words can you make from the word WEDNESDAY? 
1. Words must be at least three letters. 
2. No plurals 
3. No proper nouns(HINT: at least 205!)  

Try this one: CodeWord