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       Each puzzle is an arithemtic problem in which the digits have been replaced (encoded) by letters. Your job is to reconstruct the arithmetic by logic and trial. Some of the puzzles are quite easy. A few are fairly hard.

       Each letter always represent the same digit throughout a puzzle, so if A represents 5 in one place, it represents 5 everywhere. Of course, each puzzle uses a different representation (encoding).

       In a few puzzles, some of the digits have been replaced by dots. In these puzzles a dot can represent any digit. Each dot could possibly represent a different digit.

 

SUPERBOWL XLI by Frank Mrazik
COLTS * 29 = BEARS * 17

(with S not 0)


OK, LET'S PLAY BASEBALL by Frank Mrazik
  
 O * ORIOLES = INDIANS
 K * ROCKIES = DODGERS
 
 L * INDIANS = PHILLIES
 E * ROCKIES = PIRATES
 T * BREWERS = PIRATES
 S * DODGERS = INDIANS
 
 P * MARLINS = PIRATES
 L * ORIOLES = RANGERS
 A * PIRATES = MARINERS
 Y * INDIANS = YANKEES
 
 B * BREWERS = ROCKIES
 A * YANKEES = PIRATES
 S * INDIANS = MARLINS
 E * RANGERS = PHILLIES
 B * ORIOLES = DODGERS
 A * PIRATES = YANKEES
 L * MARLINS = BREWERS
 L * INDIANS = PIRATES
 
 ---------------------
 
 DODGERS * K = ROCKIES
 ROCKIES * K = DODGERS
 
 ORIOLES * 2 = INDIANS
 ORIOLES * 3 = INDIANS
 ORIOLES * 4 = INDIANS
 
 YANKEES * 6 = BREWERS
 ORIOLES * 6 = BREWERS
 
 BASEBALL = (BREWERS + ORIOLES) * W
 BASEBALL = (BREWERS + ORIOLES + ORIOLES) * S


Short Multiplications by Frank Mrazik
  
OK * 9 = ALL
ALL * 7 = LETS
LETS * 8 = SOLVE
SOLVE * O = POSER
POSER * 6 = RIDDLE
RIDDLE * S = TEASERS
TEASERS * S = PROBLEMS


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
 POSERS
 x    R
-------
AWESOME
  
RIDDLES
x     X
-------
TEASERS
  
 TEASERS
 x     S
--------
PROBLEMS
  
 RIDDLES
 x     L
--------
PROBLEMS


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
  S O L V E
	  A
    G O O D
-----------
T E A S E R
  
  S O L V E
	  A
  J O L L Y
-----------
T E A S E R
  
  S O L V E
	  A
L I T T L E
-----------
T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    W O O D
x     P E N
-----------
    N O W *
  * O * *
* O O *
-----------
P E N C I L
  
    S P I N
x     T H E
-----------
  H O . P E
T T . . .
S P I N
-----------
B O T T L E
  
    R O A D
x     R A A
-----------
    A . R R
  A . R R
R O A D
-----------
R U N N E R
  
      H A P P Y
x	P P P .
---------------
    H A P P Y .
  H A P P Y
H A P P Y
---------------
H O L I D A Y S


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
  S O L V E
	  A
T E A S E R

P L E A S E
  
    L E T S
  S O L V E
	  A
    G O O D

T E A S E R
  
      T E S T
	T H E
T E A S E R S

T O N I G H T


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
  S O L V E
	  A
    G O O D

T E A S E R
  
  S O L V E
	  A
  J O L L Y

T E A S E R
  
  S O L V E
	  A
L I T T L E

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
 
      A
W I L L
    I S
      A
D E A D
D E A D
G I V E

A W A Y
  
      A
W I L L
    I S
      A
D E A D
D E A D
D E A D
G I V E

A W A Y


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
  A R I E S
      L E O
  L I B R A

P I S C E S
  
G E M I N I
  V I R G O

C A N C E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
H O H O H O H O
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y

H O L I D A Y S
  
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
H O L I D A Y S

H O H O H O H O
  
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
H O L I D A Y S

H O H O H O H O
  
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
      H A P P Y
H O L I D A Y S

H O H O H O H O


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    I T S Y
  B I T S Y
  Y E A R S
      E N D

T E A S E R
  
      S E E
    I T S Y
  B I T S Y
  Y E A R S
      E N D

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    R A T E
    R A R E
S P R I N G

W I N T E R
  
    R A T E
    R A R E
S U M M E R

W I N T E R
  
    R A T E
    R A R E
A U T U M N

W I N T E R
  
    R A T E
    R A R E
S E A S O N

W I N T E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    R A T E
      T H E
T E A S E R

S P R I N G
  
  S O L V E
	  A
T E A S E R

S U M M E R
  
    R A T E
      T H E
T E A S E R

A U T U M N
  
    R A T E
    R E A L
T E A S E R

W I N T E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    R A T E
	  A
S P R I N G

T E A S E R
  
S U M M E R
A U T U M N
W I N T E R

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
	S E E
	T H E
      R A R E
T E A S E R S
    T H R E E
  L I T T L E

P U P P I E S
  
	S E E
	T H E
      R E A L
T E A S E R S
    T H R E E
  L I T T L E

K I T T E N S
  
      S E E
  T H R E E
L I T T L E

W O L V E S


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    L E T S
      A D D
    I T T Y
  B I T T Y

T E A S E R
  
    L E T S
A S S E S S
    I T T Y
  B I T T Y

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    L E T S
    T E S T
      T H E
T E A S E R
	  A

P U Z Z L E
  
    L E T S
    T E S T
      T H E
P U Z Z L E
	  A

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
H O O R A Y
H O O R A Y
	  A
    R A R E

T E A S E R
  
H O O R A Y
H O O R A Y
	  A
    R A R E

P U Z Z L E


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
R I D D L E
R I D D L E

T E A S E R
  
T E A S E R
T E A S E R

R I D D L E
  
T E A S E R
T E A S E R

P U Z Z L E


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    L E T S
    H A V E
	  A
    R A R E
H A S S L E
    F R E E

T E A S E R
  
    L E T S
    H A V E
	  A
    R A R E
	  &
H A S S L E
    F R E E

T E A S E R
  
    L E T S
      S E E
	  A
    N I C E
	  N
    N E A T
L I T T L E

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    L E T S
      S E E
	  A
D I V I N E
  D I V A S

T E A S E R
  
  T O N T O
	  &
    L O N E
R A N G E R

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
H E C T O R
      P R O
T E C T O R

P U Z Z L E
  
H E C T O R
      T H E
      P R O
T E C T O R

P U Z Z L E


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
      T H E
F E R R I S
  W H E E L

T E A S E R
  
    L E T S
      S E E
	  A
    R A R E
F E R R I S
  W H E E L

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
  S U P E R
  D U P E R
T E A S E R

P U Z Z L E
  
	D O
	  A
  S U P E R
  D U P E R

P U Z Z L E


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
  H E E B I E
J E E B I E S

T E A S E R S
  
  P I G G L Y
  W I G G L Y

P U Z Z L E S
  
  G R A S S
  R O O T S

T E A S E R
  
  M A M B O
  J A M B O

P U Z Z L E


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
  N I T T Y
G R I T T Y

T E A S E R
  
      T R Y
      T H E
  N I T T Y
G R I T T Y

T E A S E R
  
      T O O
L I T T L E
      T O O
    L A T E
	  A

T E A S E R


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
    P I N
  W I N S
      I N

C H E S S
  
    H E R E
    H E R E
      A D D
  T H E S E

D I G I T S
  
    R E A D
  B R E A D
	  &
B U T T E R

I S S U E S


Contributed by Frank Mrazik
  
P L E A S E
    L E T S
      S E E
	  U
  S O L V E
	  A
    R A R E

T E A S E R
  
	M Y
	M Y
	M Y
    M E E T
      T H E
H U M P T Y
D U M P T Y

P U Z Z L E


Subtraction by Frank Mrazik
  
 N I C E
-  E G G

N O G


Multiplications by Frank Mrazik
  P U Z Z L E S
  x	    A S
---------------
  E E . . . . .
Z L L . . . .
---------------
S U P E R M A N
      H I T
    x T H E
  ---------
  X . . . .
. . . .
-----------
B O T T L E


Multiplications by Frank Mrazik
  
P U Z Z L E
x	  5

R I D D L E
  
P U Z Z L E
x	  6

T E A S E R
  
R I D D L E
x	  5

P U Z Z L E
  
T E A S E R
x	  5

P U Z Z L E


Multiplications by Frank Mrazik
  
O D D S
x     N

E N D S
  
M O N A
x     L

L I S A
  
M O N A
x     I

L I S A
  
G A M E
x     S

O V E R


Daddy by Frank Mrazik
  
DADDY + LETS + TRY + TO + SOLVE + A + REAL + RARE = TEASER
DADDY + DADDY + TRY + TO + SOLVE + A + REAL + RARE = TEASER
DADDY + DADDY + LETS + TRY + TO + SOLVE + A + REAL + RARE = TEASER


Mama Mia by Frank Mrazik
  
MAMA + MIA + A + RARE + RIDDLE = PUZZLE
MAMA + MIA + ITS + A REAL + RIDDLE = TEASER
MAMA + MIA + A + RARE + TEASER = RIDDLE
MAMA + MIA + A + REAL + RARE + TEASER = RIDDLE
HOT + OR + NOT + THE + REAL + RARE = TEASER
TIME + WILL + TELL + A + RARE + TEASER = RIDDLE
TIME + WILL + TELL + A + REAL + RIDDLE = TEASER


Smoking Sucks by Frank Mrazik
  
SMOKING = SUCKS * 82
SMOKING = SUCKS * 83
SMOKING = SUCKS * 84
SMOKING = SUCKS * 85
SMOKING = SUCKS * 86
 
SMOKING = SUCKS * 118
SMOKING = SUCKS * 119
SMOKING = SUCKS * 120


U.S. Presidents by Frank Mrazik
  
 
JOHN*23 = ADAMS
JOHN*45 + Q = ADAMS
CHESTER = ARTHUR*6
JAMES*954 = BUCHANAN
GEORGE - H - W = BUSH*11
GEORGE - W = BUSH*12
JIMMY*2 = CARTER
GROVER = CLEVE + LAND*3
WILLIAM - J*2 = CLINTON*7
CALVIN*82 = COOLIDGE
D = -EISEN + HOWER*5
(MILL+ARD)*11 = (FILL+MORE)*2
GERALD = FORD*24
ULYSSES + S = GRANT*105
WARREN*17 = HARDING
WILLIAM*6 + H*3 = HARRISON
(HER+BERT)*17 = HOOVER
ANDREW*4 = JOHNSON
LYNDON*12 + B = JOHNSON
JOHN*299 + F = KENNEDY
JAMES*29 = MADISON
JAMES*3 = MONROE
RICHARD = NIXON*17
JAMES - K = POLK*42
RONALD*7 = REAGAN*11
WILLIAM + H = TAFT*185
ZACHARY = TAYLOR*5
HARRY*5 + S = TRUMAN
JOHN*58 = TYLER
MARTIN = (VAN + BUREN)*5
WOODROW = WILSON*8


Casablanca by Frank Mrazik
Solve in base 16
LETS+ALSO+REMEMBER+THE+GOLDEN+AGE+OF+
OLD+FILMS+AS+THE+FANTASTIC+BOGART+AND+
THE+FANTASTIC+BERGMAN+AND+THAT+DEAR+
OLD+SAM+STARRED+IN+ONE+OF+THE+MOST+
MEMORABLE+ACTION+FILMS+CALLED
= CASABLANCA


Base 15 by Frank Mrazik
Solve in base 15

AS + A + STAMP + COLLECTOR + I + COLLECT + DEAR + OLD + CLASSIC + STAMPS + COOL + BEER + LABELS + SOME + BEER + COASTERS + OLD + BEER + CANS + NICE + BEER + CAPS + BASEBALL + AND + SPORTS + CARDS + NINE + AND + TEN + MECCANO + SETS + LIONEL + MODEL + TRAINS + RARE + BOOKS + AND + MAPS + AND + I + ALSO + COLLECTED + SOME + REAL + RARE + OLD = POSTCARDS

AS + A + STAMP + COLLECTOR + I + COLLECT + DEAR + OLD + CLASSIC + STAMPS + COOL + BEER + LABELS + SOME + BEER + COASTERS + OLD + BEER + CANS + NICE + BEER + CAPS + BASEBALL + AND + SPORTS + CARDS + NINE + AND + TEN + MECCANO + SETS + LIONEL + MODEL + TRAINS + RARE + BOOKS + AND + MAPS + AND + I + ALSO + COLLECTED + SOME + REAL + RARE + OLD + DOLLS + BEARS + RACE + CARS + SNOOKER + TABLES + AND = POSTCARDS


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