167. Most Valuable Puzzle
PDF / PUZ Hello hello! Love the Winter Olympics and can't wait to engage with them for the next couple of weeks! Images will be forthcoming below, though I have a busy day ahead (read: watching the Winter Olympics). --- 1. Puzzle #165 answer: ROOT (BEER) Correct entries: 66 Shortest explanation: The word "BEER" can surround the four starred entries to form four new entries, whose alternates are in the grid: WILD --> BEWILDER --> R ATTLE HOLD --> BEHOLDER --> O NLOOKER GINN --> BEGINNER --> O RIENTEE LIEV --> BELIEVER --> T RAIN And my favorite beer is, of course, ROOT BEER! Hope you gave this puzzle an A(&W). --- 2. Puzzle #166 answer: FORUM Correct entries: 49 Shortest explanation: A toughie, for sure. The first word of each of the five themers have a word with a single Roman numeral in it. Exactly one other Roman numeral could replace that lone Roman numeral to form another new word: COUNT --> MOUNT (...