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Thanksgiving Calamity
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It was an odd holiday, yessiree... The Sewtnof siblings planned a potluck Thanksgiving dinner at one of their houses, however, none could cook well. Each planned to make two items. Four of them had dramas causing them to be late. All in all, it was the start of a rough holiday and everyone was in a sour mood, but once they discovered what their meal would be, they giggled at life's irony and got over themselves.
Each ruined one of their recipes and successfully prepared one. Determine what the Sewtnofs finally ended up with for dinner, who made what, who ruined what, why each was late (or on time), and where each was in the age lineup.
Siblings: Johanna, Emily, Jacob, Ali, Rosie
Age range: Oldest, 24, 21, 19, 17
Recipes attempted: Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, Buns, Gravy,
Stuffing, Green Salad, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Apple Pie, Mashed Potatoes
Calamities: Overslept, Ran out of gas/petrol, Had to run to store for one last ingredient, Argument with boyfriend
1. Johanna did not burn her buns because she didn't bake any. She did bake a pie, however.
2. Jacob turned off the oven and left his bird half cooked at home, hoping to be not too late. His other item required no heat to prepare, thankfully.
3. You might think the Sewtnof parents would stop having kids once they had a boy, but no, they went on to have one more child.
4. Being the host doesn't automatically ensure timeliness; also, the gardener was a very early riser, allowing her plenty of time to ruin one item, & successfully prepare another on time.
5. Sad she burnt her buns, Emily's sister was extra careful to make sure her cranberry sauce turned out okay.
6. The sister who didn't make stuffing hosted the dinner, because she's the only one with a big enough table. Johanna, her younger sister, was not the host.
7. What a day for Ali's little sister! Not only did her stuffing take forever to come out right, but she had to run to the store at the last minute to ensure her pie had fruit in it!
8. Rosie, who was not the youngest, was not the family gardener who grew main ingredients for both of her food attempts.
9. When the first arrival showed with pumpkin pie, the host was still in the shower because she had overslept.
10. The middle child was late because her boyfriend argued that he didn't feel like driving.
11. Jacob did not stop at the store; Ali didn't attempt to cook green beans, but the person who did, also ruined her gravy.
12. The person who attempted cranberry sauce did not grow the cranberries.
13. The gardener grows root vegetables and squash, but not fruit.
14. Emily is older and younger than at least one other sibling, and Ali is not the middle child.
15. The one who overslept is older than Emily, and the teenagers' names both start with the same letter.
16. The five are the person whose gravy was too salty to bring, Emily who did not have any arguments, Jacob, the host, and the person whose stuffing was delicious.
Each ruined one of their recipes and successfully prepared one. Determine what the Sewtnofs finally ended up with for dinner, who made what, who ruined what, why each was late (or on time), and where each was in the age lineup.
Siblings: Johanna, Emily, Jacob, Ali, Rosie
Age range: Oldest, 24, 21, 19, 17
Recipes attempted: Turkey, Pumpkin Pie, Buns, Gravy,
Stuffing, Green Salad, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Apple Pie, Mashed Potatoes
Calamities: Overslept, Ran out of gas/petrol, Had to run to store for one last ingredient, Argument with boyfriend
1. Johanna did not burn her buns because she didn't bake any. She did bake a pie, however.
2. Jacob turned off the oven and left his bird half cooked at home, hoping to be not too late. His other item required no heat to prepare, thankfully.
3. You might think the Sewtnof parents would stop having kids once they had a boy, but no, they went on to have one more child.
4. Being the host doesn't automatically ensure timeliness; also, the gardener was a very early riser, allowing her plenty of time to ruin one item, & successfully prepare another on time.
5. Sad she burnt her buns, Emily's sister was extra careful to make sure her cranberry sauce turned out okay.
6. The sister who didn't make stuffing hosted the dinner, because she's the only one with a big enough table. Johanna, her younger sister, was not the host.
7. What a day for Ali's little sister! Not only did her stuffing take forever to come out right, but she had to run to the store at the last minute to ensure her pie had fruit in it!
8. Rosie, who was not the youngest, was not the family gardener who grew main ingredients for both of her food attempts.
9. When the first arrival showed with pumpkin pie, the host was still in the shower because she had overslept.
10. The middle child was late because her boyfriend argued that he didn't feel like driving.
11. Jacob did not stop at the store; Ali didn't attempt to cook green beans, but the person who did, also ruined her gravy.
12. The person who attempted cranberry sauce did not grow the cranberries.
13. The gardener grows root vegetables and squash, but not fruit.
14. Emily is older and younger than at least one other sibling, and Ali is not the middle child.
15. The one who overslept is older than Emily, and the teenagers' names both start with the same letter.
16. The five are the person whose gravy was too salty to bring, Emily who did not have any arguments, Jacob, the host, and the person whose stuffing was delicious.
Hint
Jacob is the only male. Don't assume that one food grid is all ruined items. Potatoes are root vegetables and pumpkins are squash.Answer
The strange Thanksgiving dinner consisted of: Stuffing, Green Beans, Cranberry Sauce, Pumpkin Pie, and SaladJohanna made stuffing, ruined apple pie, store, 17
Emily made pumpkin pie, ruined potatoes, was on time because she's an early riser (gardener), 24
Jacob ruined turkey, made salad, ran out of gas/petrol, 19
Ali ruined buns, made cranberry sauce, overslept (host), oldest
Rosie ruined gravy, made green beans, argued with her boyfriend, 21
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That was fun!!
I got it after like 20 min.
All that food!
that was confusing
Clever, but not my favorite. Too wooooorrrrrdy!!!!! I eventually got it after wading through all the clues.
Good Job NOT too wordy!!!!
I'm known for my lack of brevity. I'm still new at this, so haven't gotten my clues down to an art. My only hope was to make it not too easy.
The difficulty rating had me a bit worried, but it wasn't that bad to sort out! Good one!
Glad you liked it. It's my first teaser.
That one was tough for me. It was no more wordy than most. That was a tough one for your first.....way to go!!!!
Great teaser. A bit wordy but every clue was necessary. So great job on the wording. The hint helped a bit. Although I was convinced that gardeners garden for green beans, until I remember that they grow on trees. Silly me.
That was kind of long. And confusing.
Sorry about the long part. But confusing - that was definitely what I wanted to do.
A little wordy, but definitely a challenge. Needed to understand why the gardener needed to be in the story and who exactly was the host.
Nov 24, 2005
i don't have the attention span to read all...
Very good...the whole gardening thing really threw me.
Not too hard... I did have to use a paper on your light of love or language, but not on this one. One really must read all the clues first before eliminating choices on this.
too many clues
hard enough for me (but you could make it harder, I don't mind)!!! Congrats on your first teaser!
Splatt I loved your first teaser. Great job. I look forward to doing more of your logic grids.
thumbs up! more, more! motto, motto!
That was heaps o un, but pretty hard too...
confusing...
but stil fun, i reccomend it to anyone looking for a challenge
confusing...
but stil fun, i reccomend it to anyone looking for a challenge
Really enjoyed this, although I got it slightly wrong
Good job! Made one think.
Good and hard. WHEW!!!
I think I enjoyed the narrative (aspect) on this one more than any other I've tried at this site so far. I can also see though how it would cause a problem for those that like to get straight down to the problem-solving, or brag about how fast they are. Difficult, but fun to solve. Well done.
Thanks for the invite to try one of your puzzles. I really liked this one, but too many duplicate clues. I loved your use of clues like "Ali's little sister" and "her" to eliminate lots of other possibilities. Very Good job!
liked it very much. there were lots of clues and that's always great fun! Do more like this!!
OMG That was a doosie of a teaser. I loved it!!!!! That was a fabulous one. I love it when they are long and really make me think. Thanks for making it, and keep them coming. This will go on my favorites list.
Wow, that one took some thinking! I was a little thrown off at first by clue 4 with the gardener and host stuff, until I read through the rest of the clues. I like the fact that you use that to make it a bit more difficult! I agree that there are alot of redundant clues, but most excellent for your first teaser!
I want to second the great use of "host" and "gardener." I really enjoy logic-grids but it caught me off guard to suddenly not have a place on the grid to store that info. Made it more challenging!! Had to keep things in my mind. I loved it!
really enjoyed this puzzle; however, the gardener was misleading since they grow pumpkin which is technically a fruit. Overall though, very enjoyable!
Phew! I wrote this game in '05. I just did the grid now 6 years later and I had a tough time of it! I'm out of practice. Incidentally, those are the real names of my siblings and I, and those were our real ages in late '05.
nice! would've been easier if I hadn't been thrown off by the 3rd clue and now I'm kinda hungry..
Splatt, Good for you, checking back so many years later! It's nice to know that someone sees it when you thank or complement them Thank you for making this teaser, and it was really fun, and a tremendous effort for your first puzzle!
Excellent puzzle! very clever set up and delivery
nice on, just one remark: turning off the stove does not indicate, that it ran out of gas imho ;)
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