Answer to November 2008 Problem
In the Cards

Can you enter the names of these eight playing cards -- ACE, KING, QUEEN, JACK, TEN, NINE, EIGHT, and SEVEN -- into the two grids below, four names per grid, so that they interlock as in a crossword puzzle?
The letter N has been entered to get you started.


                             
                             
                          N  
                             

                             
                             
                             
                             

 

Solution to the Problem:

        J     A     C     K  
              C           I  
  Q     U     E     E     N  
                          G  

        N                    
  E     I     G     H     T  
        N                 E  
  S     E     V     E     N  


Correctly solved by:

1. K. Sengupta Calcutta, INDIA
2. Richard Johnson La Jolla, California
3. John Funk Ventura, California
4. Trey Briggs Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
5. Jacob Harmon Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
6. David & Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
7. Jeremy Harmon Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
8. Josey Pitts Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
9. Les Walker Ventura, California
10. Tony Weaver Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
11. Jaci Egley Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
12. Megan Martin John Handley High School,
Winchester, Virginia