June 2025 - Game Shows

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Location: Bullseye

  1. There are three contextual words that stand out in the flavour text.
  2. The answer to each of the crossword clues can be combined with one of these words.
  3. The contextual words are SINGLE, DOUBLE and TRIPLE.
  4. The answers to the crossword clues are: DUTCH, LADIES, CROWN, AGENT, PARK, CELL, THREAT, JUMP, FILE.
  5. The phrases can be associated with one of the categories on the dart board.
  6. The phrases are: DOUBLE DUTCH, SINGLE LADIES, TRIPLE CROWN, DOUBLE AGENT, DOUBLE PARK, SINGLE CELL, TRIPLE THREAT, TRIPLE JUMP and SINGLE FILE.
  7. Spaces on the outermost ring of the dartboard are worth a SINGLE point. Each phrase extracts exactly one letter.
  8. The extracted letters spell the answer of TRIPLE SEC.

MR & MRS

  1. Do you notice anything about the answers to the crossword clues?
  2. Pairs of these answers go together.
  3. All of the pairings are: HAND and FOOT, FALL and SPRING, ODD and EVEN, TOP and BOTTOM, LOCK and KEY, TABLE and CHAIR, CRACKERS and CHEESE, SOFT and HARD, WORK and PLAY, SUIT and TIE, LEFT and RIGHT, BAT and BALL.
  4. These pairs can be connected using the rules provided. [This is a Slitherlink puzzle]
  5. The flavour text has MEET IN THE MIDDLE bolded - how can this be applied to each of the connected pairs of words?
  6. Find the middle letter in each of the connections and read them in grid order (left to right, top to bottom).
  7. The extracted letters spell the answer of GROW AS PEOPLE.

Catch Phrase

  1. The punchline to Walter’s dad’s joke seems off - what should it be?
  2. For each of the jokes, work out the punny answer.
  3. The extracted letters spell the answer of GREAT BANTER.

The Masked Singer

  1. The words on the left hand side are: AIRPLANE, APRON, CANDLE, DISCO, FACE MASK, MARKET and SUBMARINE.
  2. The words on the right hand side are: FAIRWAY, KIDNEY, NOTEBOOK, PRISON, RHOMBUS, SHOVEL and TEMPLE.
  3. The pairings form the names of famous brands, but not every part of each word will be required.
  4. The start of one word on the left and the end of the other word on the right forms the brand name.
  5. The brands to find are: AIRBUS, APPLE, CANON, DISNEY, FACEBOOK, MARVEL, SUBWAY.
  6. Crossed out letters read SHIFT REST BY SIX.
  7. The final answer is BRIBE EACH JUDGE

The Price is Right

  1. Each of the letters in each word has a value.
  2. Compare words with similar letters to deduce individual values.
  3. For example, STAPLER and PLATES are only one letter different (R). This means that the R must be worth 129 - 116 = 13.
  4. The letters are worth: A = 15, E = 9, K = 21, L = 20, P = 28, R = 13, S = 25, T = 19.
  5. Add up the value of the word TELE and the word SPEAKERS.
  6. Their total value is this game’s answer of £202.
  7. The bottom-most region is a good place to start.
  8. The cells with holes form the answer to the puzzle.
  9. The answer is £10,100.
  10. Two encoding systems are clued in the flavourtext, perhaps the code sheet may help.
  11. Turn ary sounds like Ternary.
  12. Right and wrong refers to binary code.
  13. Set the wheel so that T and 20 are aligned.
  14. Each of the modifiers transforms one number to another using a fixed rule.
  15. Modifier 1 (subtract 2), Modifier 2 (digit sum), Modifier 3 (double)
  16. In each case, the final result after applying the transformation(s) must exist on the wheel.
  17. The final answer is SIGNATURE

META: Fear Factor

  1. What might be hidden in all of these feeder answers?
  2. All of the answers contain the names of bugs.
  3. Walter can find the bug-free answers in his coffin.
  4. The unused letters may help Gracie.
  5. "Four is a factor of" is another way of saying "multiple of 4."
  6. The final answer is WATCHING FROM HOME.

BONUS:KNIGHTMARE

  1. The first letters of each bullet-pointed clue gives a hint as to the shape of the dungeon that Walter is in.
  2. The first letters spell KEYBOARD (as in QWERTY keyboard)
  3. WAKE ME UP