December 14, 1998
Problem of the Week
HO! HO! HO!
from Games Magazine
Santa needs some help from you this year - he'll
supply the laughs (HO HO) if you do the wrapping.
In each of the words and phrases below, Santa's
filled in HO twice, but the rest of the letters are
missing. Can you reconstruct each word or phrase
from the clues and blanks given?
1. Hershey addict: _ H O _ _ H O _ _ _
2. Listing of famous and influential people: _ H O ' _ _ H O
3. Word pronounced like another, as "heir" or "air" H O _ _ _ H O _ _
4. Garage where stolen cars are dismantled for parts: _ H O _ _ H O _
5. Be Patient!:
H O _ _ _ _ _ _ H O _ _ _ _ !
6. Chemical element used in making matches: _ H O _ _ H O _ _ _
7. Big Cheese: H O _ _ H O
8. The furthest extent one can go:
_ H O _ _ H O _
9. Game in which players try for ringers:
H O _ _ _ _ H O _ _
10. Talented Oxford Attendee:
_ H O _ _ _ _ _ H O _ _ _
11. One-handed basketball throw:
H O _ _ _ H O _
12. Sanctimonious:
H O _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ - _ H O _
Solution to the Problem:
1. Chocoholic
2. Who's Who
3. Homophone
4. Chop Shop
5. Hold your horses!
6. Phosphorus
7. Honcho
8. Whole hog
9. Horseshoes
10. Rhodes scholar
11. Hook shot
12. Holier-than-thou
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Michael Leatherman |
Norfolk, VA |
| 2. Krista Ramey |
Winchester, VA |
| 3. Ginger Anderson |
Winchester, VA |
| 4. Anna Hauger |
Winchester, VA |
| 5. Gretchen Downey |
Winchester, VA |
| 6. Trey Genda |
Winchester, VA |
| 7. Jay O'Donnell |
Winchester, VA |
| 8. Erin Sheithe |
Winchester, VA |
| 9. Callie Wolk |
Winchester, VA |
| 10. Mollie Haxton |
Winchester, VA |
| 11. Katie Jennis |
Winchester, VA |
| 12. Kelley Britz |
Winchester, VA |
| 13. Jessica Ray |
Winchester, VA |
| 14. Marga White |
Winchester, VA |
| 15. Elizabeth Cotter |
Centreville, VA |
| 16. Larry Cotter |
Centreville, VA |
| 17. Paul Carpenter |
Winchester, VA |