November 2008
Problem of the Month

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

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher