Whoa, hey! It’s back, after nearly a year! Avocado’s own word puzzle thing, SYTYCT. My apologies for the disappearance, but the ol’ gray matter, she ain’t what she used to be. I wasn’t anticipating this would return any time soon, … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think 21: Flippin’ Flippancies

Y’know how there are a bunch of celebs and folks in the public eye who go by three names? It’s almost as though these people want to be seen as so important and elevated that they won’t let you slip … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think Puzzle 20: By Names, By Nature

Hello folks, and welcome to another puzzly puzzle! This week, we’ve got something a little special, and a little copyright-infringey. Below, you can see ten little grids of letters, each 3-by-3. Well, you should see them as little mini Boggle … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think Puzzle 19: Letterboxes

Time to do some puzzlin’! So here’s what you’re faced with this week: You’ll find clues below that hint at a word or phrase. (The digits in braces refer to the number of letters per word of the solution.) Each … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think Puzzle 18: Movie Misnomers

Hey Puzzliztz! Welcome to this week’s puzzle. Did you know that people read novels? It’s true! In fact, a while ago there were even lists of the best novels being curated and printed on the Internet. Like this one, from … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think, Puzzle 17: Fakest Last Words

Friends and Neighbors, it’s the new So You Think You Can Think puzzle! Staying on our semi-theme of honoring the fine British game show Only Connect, this week we’re adapting their version of the “lightning round,” The missing vowels round! Below you’ll … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think, Puzzle 16: Disavowel

Happy New Year, Avocaloids! We have a brief but tough puzzle today, so let’s just get a little bit of an intro going and hit the ground thinking. As you know, the British do have at least one thing at … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think, Puzzle 15: “Name Game”

There was a time when Scandals were sexy. But let’s face it: now they’re dull, disruptive, and disheartening. That’s not going to change any time soon either; Shonda Rhimes is only one woman after all. Myself, I blame our language, … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 14, “Gate Keeping”

Other countries: They’re all around us. Many of them don’t speak English. It’s not their fault, they were born overseas! But how does one speak with them? Like that dummy on the left in the picture up there. He’s tried … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 13, “French for Beginners”

Oh hey there! Been a while, hasn’t it? Well, I’m back with some more confusing and ponderous puzzlers for your potential enjoyment! This one is short, but bittersweet and probably a bit on the tough side. However I have faith … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 12

Arooooooooo, puzzlists! It’s mid October and things are getting a mite spoooOOOOOooooky here at the at the Avocado! This week’s puzzle contributes to the macabre atmosphere, if only in name. But that’s good enough! First, let’s raise the spirit of … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 11

Today, SYTYCT turns ten! Pretty soon it will be shaving, then it’ll be old enough to drive and to be a disappointment to its parents. I’ve never been prouder. Speaking of disappointments, let’s quickly review last week’s unusual puzzle type. … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 10

Hello friends. Another puzzle, this time a Crossword! (Kinda.) First, the answers to last week’s puzzly quiz. Three of the answers weren’t arrived at by anyone, so that warmed my heart a bit. The answers are below, and the bolded answers … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 9

Thursday is puzzle day here at the Avocado, and you know what that means! It means there’s a puzzle. It also means there’s an answer guide to last week’s puzzle. [spoiler] A: leviathan, porpoise, sea turtle, starfish: SEA CRITTERS B: … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 8

Howdilly-ho, Avocadorinos! We’ve got a lot to get through for this week’s puzzle, so let’s get right to it, shall we? First of all, last week’s answers to all of Puzzle 6’s Tom Swifties: [spoiler] Disarmingly Forlornly Impatiently Off-puttingly Remorsefully … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 7

Hello again, puzzlists! Glad to be here to sprinkle a little frustration into your day. This time we’re going with a classic pun format and curling it up into a puzzle. Also, there’s a special note after the puzzle clues … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle #6

Welcome back to So You Think You Can Think, the puzzle game show that isn’t a show and has no prizes so it’s basically just a puzzle. Time to go over the answers from last week. Pass your papers to … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle #5

Ohhh, Avocadohedrons! It’s time for another puzzly bit of confusion from your own best friend, Prestidigititis! But as always, we gotta start things off right with last week’s solutions, so here they are: [spoiler] FRIED + A = FRIDAY RUG … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle #4

Hello Puzzle-cados. I’m back with a slightly more devilish puzzle than the last two. But first, let’s look at the answers from last week’s puzzle, in case you didn’t figure them out yourself: [spoiler title=Answers]1. precise crepe recipe 2. radical … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle #3

Hi again, fellow Avocadiles! Time to take that brain out for a stretch and do some word puzzles with me, your furry old pal Prestidigititis. First of all, here are the answers from last week’s puzzle, which you can still … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle #2

Hello fellow Avocadans. I’m Prestidigititis, and welcome to the new, semi-regular word puzzle feature, So You Think you can Think (h/t to commenter @failSafe for the feature title). I am a lover of words, wordplay, word manipulation, and annoying cleverness. What … Continue reading So You Think You Can Think: Puzzle 1