Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
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Did you solve February’s code? Here it is again: s m o p a r t k r f i x a b o w g t h e l a u r e n c a n i g l u m l y d r y v How It Works To crack this …
If radio had been invented in 1742, George Frideric Handel’s Messiah would have topped the charts. Composed in only 24 days, Messiah quickly became one of the most celebrated songs in history. Handel wrote Messiah for Easter, but today it is most often performed during Christmas. In fact, the “Hallelujah” chorus, the most popular section …
Want to know what those ants mean from the June 2011 issue of Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine? If you missed it, here they are again: How It Works: These ants have lots of letters on their bodies, but to decode the message, read the letters from the head back—no matter which direction the …
Can you crack the icy April code before it melts? Here it is again: How It Works Each ice cube has three faces showing: left, right and top. First read the letters on the left faces from left to right, then read the right faces. Ignore the top faces; they’re just a distraction. Coolness! Dr. …
Six legs walked through the airport, as Mom, Granny Jane and I boarded a plane. Ten legs would return to my home in North Carolina—I hoped. Receiving a diabetic alert dog could help me handle my life-threatening illness. But would I find just the right four-footed friend? Scouting It Out When we met the staff …
Like many boys, Carson likes race cars and airplanes. But his favorite activity is reading his Bible. His family reads it together. And the 10-year-old is trying to read through the whole Bible by himself. As much as Carson enjoys reading the Bible, he loves sharing it even more. He’s outgoing and enthusiastic about his …
Dazzling reds and vibrant swirling pinks explode right outside the Space Shuttle Endeavour’s window. Beautiful flashes of orange light up the cabin. But shuttle pilot Col. Terry Virts can’t concentrate on the pretty colors. He’s too busy guiding the spacecraft through the atmosphere on re-entry. When the Endeavour returned to Earth last February, it tore …
Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
Need some additional help to crack November’s code? Here it is again: 7 + 21 – 14 + 1 + 24 – 20 – 2 = 17 How It Works This code is all about addition and subtraction, but not the way you think. Ignore the mathematical symbols in the message. Instead, add 13 to …