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Thursday, October 22, 2026 Lester Ramos

The Dog-Years Ledger: What ‘In Dog Beers I’ve Only Had One’ Teaches About Unit-Swap Clues

Two lines of white type on a dark shirt. The top line reads IN DOG BEERS. The bottom line reads

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Lester Ramos

The Boo in the Middle: What a Beer-Toasting Ghost Teaches About Clue Construction

I’M JUST HERE FOR THE BOOS. The words curve around a ghost in sunglasses, two foaming steins raised, and the

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Lester Ramos

The Rooting Interest: What a Four-Vegetable Pun Teaches About Clue Construction

Four root vegetables sit in a row of soil. A carrot, a radish, a beet, an onion — each with

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Monday, October 19, 2026 Lester Ramos

The Ketchup-Bottle Rebus: What ‘Catch Up With Jesus’ Teaches About Clue Construction

CATCH UP WITH JESUS wraps around a red ketchup bottle and two tomatoes. That is the whole design. No scripture

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Monday, October 19, 2026 Lester Ramos

Hard First, Easy Last: How Quizbowl’s Pyramidal Tossup Pays Players for Knowing More, Sooner

The problem: a buzzer question that only tests speed Start with the failure mode. You write a one-line question. Two

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Monday, October 19, 2026 Lester Ramos

Three One-Shot Exits: How ‘Millionaire’ Priced Its Lifelines as Three Different Kinds of Information

A contestant is stuck. The question is on the board, four answers are glowing, and the show has to offer

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Sunday, October 18, 2026 Lester Ramos

The Double-Reading Clue: What ‘Yes I Can Drive A Stick’ Teaches About Answer Ambiguity

The hat is cream, engraved-style, pointed, with a curved brim and a square buckle. Above it, in serif capitals: YES

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Saturday, October 17, 2026 Lester Ramos

The Right-Pointing Arrow: What ‘Tweedle Dum / I’m With Dee’ Teaches About Clue Construction

Editorial note: This publication and Quirky Cotton Collective share an owner. Two lines of distressed type, a right-pointing arrow, and

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