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Call me Llama. Some years ago ­ never mind how long precisely ­ having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. And that was how I found myself on this ship, a ship full of friends, best friends one and all, a veritable friendship it was. It was on the S.S. Friendship that I met Gargueg, a strong man of few words and dubious origins, the other person bringing you this word games and a good friend. (Just for the record, he does carry around a bronze idol that he worships in mysterious ways)

This, then, is the tale of two men gazing up at a big complex state of affairs funneled down and glimpsed through the filter of their tiny little world of blog posts, JAM sessions and word games. We hope you’ll have as much fun solving this edition of Word Games as we had making it. Keep an eye out for interesting tidbits, who knows what you might find, eh? General Guidelines:

Use of any external aids like dictionaries, mobile phones etc. is strictly prohibited. It will lead to direct disqualification.

You can only interact within your team and NOT with any other team. Any other form of cheating will also lead to direct disqualification and the concerned

team will be awarded a zero. If you answer a round completely, i.e. get all of them right, you get 1.5 times the

score of that round.

Act I, Scene I: Equus Oils Pyramids: (0.5 points per blank) G R O W T H A positive change in size W A R T H O G Timon and ? H O G W A R T S Help will always be given here to those who ask for it 1) _ Difference between an apple and a doughnut (apart from topology)

_ _ Adjoint Representation of Lie Algebras

_ _ _ In the life

_ _ _ _ Three feet

_ _ _ _ _ What Jew girls and skinny nerds take refuge in

_ _ _ _ _ _ Technically equal to ten thousand

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Meta

2)

_ 1931 Fritz Lang film

_ _ _ The ephemerality of a computer’s mind

_ _ _ _ _ Dream ruiner

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Naval Commander

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Inefficient, clumsy, awkward

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The reform much __________ the living standards of the poor.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ To turn a story or movie into a dramatic form exaggerating

emotions and emphasising on plot rather than characterisation

3)

_ _ An enticing element / a boon to lazy professors

_ _ _ _ Ancient mariner

_ _ _ _ _ _ Napoleon the pig

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sickness engineered manliest

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The opposite of an albino, Bagheera would be a good example

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The economic counterpart of political absolutism

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ What Edison’s wife complains he has

4)

_ _ Scary clown, pronoun

_ _ _ 10th anniversary metal

_ _ _ _ _ Quinine water

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Digital currency, what the donkey didn’t have

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Right positioning from damaged simmering anticar

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Relating to the arrangement or selection of discrete mathematical elements belonging to finite sets

5)

_ The face made while banging the chick from logistics

_ The solution to the 2­dimensional isometric problem

_ _ Unicorn, Meerkat, Salamander, Lynx

_ _ _ Not just us, the patriarch of this family is also not a god.

_ _ _ _ _ A test of faith

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Substances of intoxication

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ There is but one truly serious ____ problem, and that is suicide” – Albert Camus

Slice a visage to build a visage, a puzzle to its owner

Homophones homonyms and homographs (3.5 points per question)

Examples:

A bear (the animal) can bear (tolerate) very cold temperatures.

The driver turned left (opposite of right) and left (departed from) the main road.

1. “He went to a place and does things”, said my idiot cousin. The change in _________ was enough to make me quite _________.

2. I need to _____ the alarm clock so I can fly my kite in the early morning gusty _____.

3. In the hipster household, they like to __________ the ___________ for Christmas. Fir and Pine are just too mainstream.

4. I like to think there is something terribly wrong with the Mario universe. Princess Peach keeps baking all those cakes for him, maybe they aren’t all made of ______, eh? And what kind of shrooms make you think you’re spitting fire after picking a _______ is what I’d like to know, really.

5. We finally caught up to the guide who had abandoned us in the arid wastelands and put a bullet in between his eyes. Just ________ for a _________ __________, if you ask me. (Grant me a little artistic license here, if you will)

6. The ocean must be a rather rocking place, what with all the sea ________ around playing _________. I imagine Big Bottom is quite popular there.

7. My idea of an elegant duel would be one where both the participants wore a _______, then shook hands, took a ______, walked ten paces, split a ________ off a tree, fashioned a rudimentary ______ with it and proceeded to shoot each other in the neck and die painful, gurgling deaths. Dashed romantic, really.

8. I hate __________. They’ve always been the ___________ cause of grief in my life, and I don’t trust them, on general __________.

9. I ________ on my soul­crushing job, where I ________ water out of boats all day, and went to knock off a few _______ with my mean right spin and doze on the ________ again. Ah, the joys of self­employment.

10. Do you need help, Mr. Petticoat? You ______ to be splitting apart at the ________.

Me, fail at english? That’s unpossible! Below you see arithmetic equalities written in Egyptian Arabic. All summands, as well as all sums except the last one, are represented by fractions in which neither the numerators nor the denominators are greater than 10, nor is any denominator equal to 1: tumn + tumnēn = talatt itmān sabaçt itlāt + suds = çašart irbāç tusçēn + tusç = sudsēn xamast ixmās + subç = tamant isbāç subçēn + xumsēn = 24/35 Assignment 1. Write these equalities in figures. (70 points) Assignment 2. The equality rubç + çašart itsāç = sabaçt isdās is missing a sign. Which one?

(15 points) Assignment 3. What is the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything? Fill in the following blanks using integers written in Egyptian Arabic: (There may be multiple right answers) (_____________ * _____________ * ______________) + ______________ (15 points)

Arriving Somewhere but not Here Rebuses: (4.5 points per question)

1) 2)

3) 4)

5) 6)

7) 8)

9) 10)

11) 12)

What did he mean by "society"? The plural of human beings?

Collective Nouns (5 points per blank) Example­ A __________ of puppies was loitering around the garbage can, looking for something to eat. Answer ­ litter Hint ­ garbage

1. When Buckbeak was slaughtered, a sinister atmosphere was created by the __________ of crows that was seen rising from the scene.

2. During his trip to Russia, a ____________ of ants crawling in his hotel room’s closet left him livid.

3. A __________ of vultures soaring all around drove away all the enthusiastic visitors from the picnic site.

4. Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China, is a big fan of cricket. In fact, he has an ___________ of cricketers at his service, at any point of time, for his entertainment.

5. After a bloody hectic day at work that leaves one sweaty and tearful, looking at the __________ of starlets in the sky reminds him of the insignificance of his existence and his desperate but futile search for immortality.

6. A mathematician is a device for turning coffee into theorems. But, a __________ of mathematicians may figure them out with just coffee beans at hand!

7. “Wake up! It’s a dream,” from my friend, was enough to end my sensuous dream in which I was admiring a __________ of unicorns playing with Stan Lee.

8. Ironically during the Jungle Safari, a ____________ of elephants stamped my hard drive that contained pictures of the Elephant Prince.

9. The farmer decided to check his son’s stubbornness by giving him the responsibility of grazing the __________ of buffalos.

10. An __________ of eagles joined the Men, Elves and Dwarves in their clash against the Wargs and the Goblin troops, leading their side to victory.

You are what you love, not what loves you. Etymology & Trivia (7.5 points per question)

1. X (319­272 BC) was one of the greatest Greek generals of the Hellenistic era. His greatest political weaknesses were the failure to maintain focus and the failure to maintain a strong treasury at home. His name is famous for the phrase Y which refers to an exchange at the Battle of Asculum. The battle, though successful, cost him heavy losses, from which the term Y was coined. In response to congratulations for winning a costly victory over the Romans, he is reported to have said: "One more such victory will undo me!”.

2. John Scotus ( c. 1266 – 8 November 1308), is generally considered to be one of the

three most important philosopher­theologians of the High Middle Ages. He was known as "Doctor Subtilis" because of the subtle distinctions and nuances of his thinking. Later philosophers in the sixteenth century were less complimentary about his work, and accused him of sophistry. This led to the word "X", which developed from the name given to his followers in the 1500s, becoming used for "somebody who is incapable of scholarship"

3. This familiar word comes from an alteration of the Middle English for odour or taste,

and is derived in turn from a Middle French term meaning something left behind, or released. What noun, more familiar to us as verb?

4. The association with this word so embarrassed X’s family that they petitioned the

government to rename it; when the government refused, they instead changed their own family name. By coincidence, a person named X was indeed executed – he was a doctor of Lyons.This coincidence may have contributed to erroneous statements that X was put to death on the machine that bears his name; however, in reality, X died in 1814 of natural causes.

5. On December 8, 1869 Leopold and Fanny (both writers) signed a contract making

Leopold the slave of Fanny for the period of six months. The stipulation on the contract stated that the Baroness (as Fanny called herself) wear furs as often as possible, especially when she was in a bad mood. Leopold would be disguised as a servant and travel in the 3rd class while Fanny would travel in the 1st class. The real life contract served as the base for a novel in which the character represented by Fanny acquired a lover to arouse jealousy in the character represented by Leopold. Why is this story in this round?

6. It originally meant "provider of shelter, innkeeper" and later "one sent ahead to arrange

lodgings" (for a monarch, an army, etc.) It is this usage which has led to today’s sense of the word – an omen, or a forerunner.

7. In 1978, a documentary on the NY Times was made, titled “Farewell, Etaoin Shrdlu”,

said by many to mark the end of an era. Thomas Pynchon named a character "Etienne

Cherdlu" in his early short story The Secret Integration, based on Etaoin Shrdlu. Who is this enigmatic character? Funda will do.

8. Æthelthryth was an East Anglian princess, a Fenland and Northumbrian queen and

Abbess of Ely. The common version of Æthelthryth's name was St. Audrey, which is the origin of the word X, which derived from the fact that her admirers bought modestly concealing lace goods at an annual fair held in her name in Ely. By the 17th century, this lacework had become seen as old­fashioned, or cheap and of poor quality, at a time when the Puritans of eastern England looked down on any form of lacy dressiness.

9. The first element of this word comes from gend meaning ball in

Hindi/Hindustani/Khariboli. The second element, is Indo­Aryan for place or compartment or Persian term for dwelling, house. Which word, familiar to all of you, am I talking about?

10. This term derives from the latin term ālūcinor which means to wander in mind, or

dream. ID.

11. In ancient Rome, an X (Latin) was a debt slave; a person who has been bound as a slave to his creditor. It eventually came to refer to a person who was a slave to anyone or anything. What?

12. This word comes from French, meaning “To cover up fires”, and refers to a regulation

in feudal Europe by which fires had to be covered up or put out at a certain fixed time in the evening, marked by the ringing of an evening bell. And while fires were replaced by electric lights, the practice of ringing the evening bell for lights out continued, and led to the common parlance of this word. ID.

13. The Greek roots of this word translate out to “The song of the male goat”, a reference

to the goat­satyrs often present in such works. What?

14. Quite accurately, this word comes from a contraction of the old Gaelic word uisgebeatha, which means “water of life.” ID.

15. Another Greek word, this word’s roots mean “other" and “gathering place” (especially

the marketplace). In those days, it was common to do one's chatting at the marketplace. Some of the topics discussed were clandestine in nature and when people spoke about them, for fear of being punished, they would speak indirectly. Thus, the persons discussing clandestine matters were said to be speaking of "other things" in the marketplace. Eventually the words joined and became associated with the act of speaking about one thing while meaning another. What?

Can you even remember why you came here? Stick Links (5 points per question, 10 points for the last one) StickLinks are puzzles that combine quotes with word searches. A quote is placed in a grid and the solver must connect the letters of the quote with a continuous line. For example, to find the hidden phrase in the puzzle below, start with the circled letter. Next, draw a line from each correct letter to the next as you reveal the phrase. The blanks at the bottom will also help. When the puzzle is done, each letter will have been used only once, and the letters will be connected with a straight line. Example:

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I thought you died alone, a long long time ago... Beheaded Words (5 points per question)

The idea is to think of the first clue, take away the first letter, and leave the second clue. e.g., behead thrown violently and leave an organ of the body would be "flung"

1. Behead a tree and leave the roof of a vault.

2. Behead sudden bursts of light and leave body parts

3. Behead “on high" and leave the topmost storey.

4. Behead a body part and leave a desperate longing

5. Behead a preposition and leave a contest.

6. Behead a reproach, and leave a relation.

7. Behead to delete, and leave to destroy.

8. Behead an occurrence, and leave an airhole.

9. Behead to annoy, and leave comfort.

10. Behead a beast, and you will find A larger beast is left behind. Behead this larger beast and then Instead of one, you'll find I'm ten.

What would you give for your art? Acrostics: (5 points per clue, 10 bonus points for completing the set) From Acrostics and Wild Oats, London, 1870. Example: My First is that for which this little book's intended My Last if you possess, the First will soon be ended. 1. "Honesty is the best policy" 2. " The seven clear stars." 3. The Palmyrene that fought Aurelian." 4. " Strolling players." 5. " No torrent stains thy limpid source, No rocks impede thy dimpling course. That sweetly warbles o'er its bed "With white round polished pebbles spread.'* 6. " The fringed curtains of thine eyes." Answer: Puzzle Brains 1 Proverb 2 Ursa Major 3 Zenobia 4 Zingari 5 Leven 6 Eyelids

My First allures. My Last secures. 1. Old women did it once; They were hanged, and burned and drowned for it Young women do it now; Their lovers more abound for it. 2. She went through many a peril Remote and dangerous deeps in Her crew's wits went woolgathering, They sailed to get a sheepskin. 3. Other girls ' chew the cud Of sweet and bitter fancies ; She chewed the cud of grass and hay ; So say those old romances. 4. Rather mean, and barely honest Yet, boldly I aver it. At times to any honour High­minded men prefer it.

The western glory dies away, The eastern sky is wrapped in gray, The sad dews weep the fallen day Deepening shadows, gathering gloom, Faint airs laden with perfume Hark ! the beetle's drowsy boom. Light airs begin to rise and fall. They stir the rustling tree-tops tall From waking birds a twitter small Fades the day-star's glittering spark. Kindles the eastern sky—and hark! The joyous matins of the lark. 1. Deep in the earth I rayless lay : but now who with me vies ? All yield to me in lustre—all, dear mistress, save your eyes. 2. "I've read about a pleasant land where puddings grow on trees ;" Where cash is never hard to find, nor ladies hard to please. 3. Type of false friends: in sunshine from your side he can't be banished ; Let but a cloud darken your path— hey presto! he has vanished. 4. The place where they who 'rule the roast' bear undisputed sway ; A turn­coat in the Tudor days, episcopal ' Vicar of Bray.'

Twin sisters, closest comrades, ever hand in hand they go; You know them well, a home they find in every heart below: One radiant, sweet, her glowing eyes fixed on the day-star bright; Her sister's downcast face still dark with gloom of coming night. 1. ______ empty or ________ full. 2. Emblem of peace the patriarch joyful saw. 3. If you have to ask yourself if you’re in this state, then you’re in this state.. 4. The Saxons kneel beneath the magic sword.

Two British birds outshine the rest, The first grass-green with scarlet crest.

In emerald and turquoise dressed The last, with fiery orange breast.

1. Though dark myself, centre of cheering rays.

2. A word that gives assent in Frenchmen's phrase.

3. Even from a Stoic's eye I'd draw a tear.

4. Northumbrian heroine—or you, my dear.

5. Contemptuous phrase for money­bags and land.

6. Where David dwelt with a devoted band.

7. A cross­grained brute kennelled beyond the Styx.

8. A word that means given to dishonest tricks.

9. To make " multum ex parvo "—easy art.

10. Torn from your arms, O keep me in your heart.

My First I hope not for ever to be. My Second I can never be. 1. Rather than take you as partner for life I give up all hope of being a wife. 2. But if you are all that I wish you to be, Yourself as my second you soon may see. 3. Some virtues are found on the surface to lie, But only substantial ones suit you and I. 4. When, my dear, I think on thee, Then I wish my next to be. 5. You, like some, show affection by squeeze and caress, You speak not a word, but your feelings I guess. 6. I will roam through many a land, ­ Sustained by the hope of your heart and your hand. 7. I called on the name of my lover so dear ;

But something else answered, as he was not near. 8. You say that I shall bear your name; A thousand tongues confirm the same.

It’s possible that you may have a problem. Before and After words: (3.5 points per blank) Ex: blue tooth pick

1. Blue ________ hoppers

2. Goose ________ Under

3. Monkey’s _______ Sam

4. Harvest _________ Light

5. Garden _________ clip

6. Line ___________ room

7. Wood __________ Alcohol

8. Death ________ Boat

9. Silk ________ Map

10. Library ________ Trick

11. Paint _________ List

12. Urinal _________ Mix

13. Rock _________ Aid

14. Pork ________ Suey

15. English _______ Surfing

Our time is limited, we forget that. Logorrhea: (5 points per question) Eg. Twisted form: Oh! Luminous point in the sky, coruscate and coruscate again. One meditates over the existence of thee. True form: Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.

1) A colloidal mixture, consisting large protein components with large wet­able carbohydrate groups, that propagates gaseous substances essential to life, has a higher relative density than its chief constituent by volume.

2) Refraining from the use of a long, typically cylindrical, instrument of physical retribution results in the mollycoddling of the juvenile.

3) An individual who lacks the necessary hand­eye coordination to establish a physical equilibrium between gravitational and buoyant forces resorts in desperation to the most trivial of reactions such as grasping onto dried stalks of grain.

4) A man can not proclaim ownership of the culmination of efforts of a patisserie and simultaneously,declare consumption rights for the same.

5) The most cacophonic acoustics have the potential of being traced back to the lack of material contents of their point of origin.

6) The application of an impulsive force on a ferrous substance produces the optimum outcome when the periphery emanates high thermodynamic energy.

7) The medium of economic transaction can not be expected to be a proliferation of lofty vegetative outgrowths.

8) The gametes of oviparity are cautioned against being posited in a unitary receptacle.

Turn back, turn back from this cave. (5 points per clue)

Do you feel like a hero yet?

Rough Space

And thus we come to the end of this journey through time. You know, at times like these, you ask yourself why you’ve done all the things you have and here’s what I think. You're a part of a thousand stories ­ some small, some big ­ and you have to decide if you want to help create a better world or just look after you and yours. We like to think we did the best we could, and who knows, maybe we really did, only time will tell. With this thought, we must bid you farewell, dear reader, and ask you to turn in your papers, please.