21 EQUATIONS TO SOLVE
Greg Pliska
Each “word equation” is a common group (e.g.,
24 = L. in the G.A. is “solved” as “24 letters in the Greek alphabet”). The
parenthetical number identifies which item from the group is important. Take the
first letter of that item, in clue order, to spell the answer phrase HELLS
RIVER WAS HIS DEBUT. “Hell’s River” (aka “The Man From Hell’s River”) was Rin
Tin Tin’s first movie.
RIN TIN TIN is the correct answer
to this puzzle.
letter |
list item |
formula |
# in list |
meaning |
|
H |
human |
71 = W. in the I.
to the D. of I. |
6 |
words in the
introduction to the Declaration of Independence |
|
E |
Eroica |
9 = S.C. by L.V.B. |
3 |
symphonies
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven |
|
L |
Lajoie |
8 = T.C.W. in the
A.L. |
1 |
Triple Crown Winners
in the American League |
|
L |
Leviticus |
5 = B. of the B.
in the T. |
3 |
books of the bible
in the Torah |
|
S |
shit |
7 = G.C.'s
W.Y.C.S. on T. |
1 |
George Carlin's
words you can't say on television |
|
R |
Roentgen |
173 = W. of the
N.P. in P. |
1 |
winners of the
Nobel Prize in Physics |
|
I |
iota |
24 = L. in the
G.A. |
10 |
letters in the
Greek alphabet |
|
V |
Venus |
9 = P. in the S.S.
(N.C.S.) |
2 |
planets in the
solar system (not counting Sedna) |
|
E |
Electric Company |
28 = P. on a
M.G.B. |
8 |
properties on a
Monopoly game board |
|
R |
radon |
6 = N.G. on the
P.T. of the E. |
6 |
noble gases on the
periodic table of the elements |
|
W |
Waldheim |
7 = S.-G. of the
U.N. |
4 |
Secretaries-General
of the United Nations |
|
A |
Aldrin |
12 = M. who have
W. on the M. |
2 |
men who have
walked on the moon |
|
S |
South Pacific |
57 = T.A. for B.M. |
2 |
Tony Awards for
Best Musical |
|
H |
hop on the bus,
gus |
50 = W. to L.Y.L. |
4 |
ways to leave your
lover |
|
I |
indigo |
7 = C. of the R. |
6 |
colors of the
rainbow |
|
S |
statistics |
3 = K. of L.
(according to M.T.) |
3 |
kinds of lies
(according to Mark Twain) |
|
D |
Dr. No |
7 = J.B.F.S.S.C. |
1 |
James Bond films
starring Sean Connery |
|
E |
Eisenhower |
43 = P. of the
U.S. |
34 |
Presidents of the
United States |
|
B |
Baptism |
7 = S. in the C.C. |
1 |
sacraments in the
Catholic Church |
|
U |
Ulysses |
3 = N.W. by J.J. |
2 |
novels written by
James Joyce |
|
T |
Think Win-Win |
7 = H. of H.E.P. |
4 |
Habits of Highly
Effective People |
|