I’ve taken seven phrases, each with two four-letter words, and replaced each word with a rhyme. (For instance, LAMB CHOP might become BAM POP.) I’ve also given you clues to each of the answer phrases. The rhymes and the clues are not presented in the same order. Can you rhyme your way to all the right answers?

AIM THROW
CLIMB THRONE
CLOSE FIVE
QUACK ROAR
SHOOT SPEAR
THAT BLOOM
WRONG YACHT

1. Alternative entry into a house
2. Wheel of Fortune, for example
3. Central, Mountain, or Pacific
4. Place to talk online
5. Soda flavor
6. Rapid descent
7. Event that’s very unlikely to occur

Each of the clues below leads to a word ending in a pair of Os. I’ll cry — BOOHOO! — if you can’t get them all.

1. Sneeze sound

2. Eskimo’s home

3. Australian animal with a pouch

4. “Silly” bird 

5. Soap for your hair

6. Musical intrument you play by humming into it

7. First game a baby learns to play, usually

8. “Ink,” in slang

9. Google rival

10. Asian plant often used as a building material

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I’ve taken seven phrases, each with two five-letter words, and replaced each word with a rhyme. (For instance, GRAPE JELLY might become CAPE BELLY.) I’ve also given you clues to each of the answer phrases. The rhymes and the clues are not presented in the same order. Can you rhyme your way to all the right answers?

ACHE BANDS
BOWLER HOUR
POST HARD
RICH HACK
SPEECH FOUL
WORST MASS
TOOT LUNCH

1. Branch of the military with a lot of boats
2. Cherry or grape drink
3. Complete darkness
4. Elite section of a passenger airplane
5. Energy from the sun
6. Seal an agreement, perhaps
7. You lay on it, on the sand

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Wordle is a fun site that lets you turn words into art. Naturally, I couldn’t resist using it for puzzling purposes. I’ve taken the plot descriptions of five movies, and plugged them into Wordle. (I made all the words lowercase, even when they were names. It’s trickier that way.) Wordle took most (but not all) of these words and turned them into the pictures you see below. Can you figure out each movie title? Click on each image to enlarge it.

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All of the clues below lead to answers with the consecutive letters S-T-A-R. The number in parentheses after each clue tells you how many letters are in each answer.

1. Look at without blinking (5)

2. Get going (5)

3. Go hungry (6)

4. Soup thickener or laundry additive (6)

5. Creamy dessert (7)

6. Spicy hot dog topping (7)

7. Make jumpy (7)

8. Place to stretch your legs during long drives (4, 4)

9. Latin American country (5, 4)

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Each of the clues below leads to an answer that begins and ends with the letter P. Can you get them all?

1. Little Bo ___
2. Bicyclist’s equipment, or a kind of shoe
3. ___ school
4. Small truck
5. Chubby
6. Staple alternative
7. Menu item for a meat eater
8. Handwriting
9. Group of little kids who get together
10. Vegetable related to the carrot

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First, identify each picture below. You can then drop one letter from each picture name, run the remaining letters together, and get the name of a famous celebrity. Who is it?

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Each puzzle below consists of three words. You can place a three-letter word in front of each word in a group to make a set of common phrases. For instance, you can put the word BIG in front of MOUTH, DIPPER, and BANG. Can you get the others?

1.
MOUTH
DIPPER
BANG

2.
BALL
FISHING
SWATTER

3.
SECRET
DOLLAR
FORTY

4.
ALERT
CROSS
TAPE

5.
LUCK
ROAST
BELLY

6.
CAMP
CARE
DREAM

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Below is a list of drinks with most of the letters removed. When two boxes are connected by a line, they contain the same letter. Knowing this, can you recreate the entire list?

For easier solving, you can download this puzzle here.

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I’ve cut snippets from the logos of ten Major League Baseball teams. How many can you identify?

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