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Schpuzzle of the Week:

Recollecting Rejected Jettisoned Hijacked-Jet Words!

The headline read:

“Jet Hijacked, Suspect _______  _____ ” 

The missing words sound like the name of a Roman governor.

The first word of this name sounds like a form of exercise

The second word becomes a form of exercise if you add an “s” to the end.

What is this headline?

Who is the Roman governor?

What are the two forms of exercise?

(Note: This week’s Appetizer comes courtesy of a very inventive puzzle-maker and very valued friend of Puzzleria!)

Appetizer Menu 

“Enigmatic Gleanings” Appetizer:

The Former LieuTENant Was No 10; Screens Come in All Sizes; Good Sports All Round; They Taste Terrible if Mixed; Satire Inside Out Makes Irates;

The Former LieuTENant Was No 10

1. 🪖Name a military rank that contains a number.  That rank is held by one typically receiving, not giving, orders.  

Remove the number and replace it with another number.  The result is an order from
which most members of the military are drawn.  What are the rank and the order?  

Screens Come in All Sizes    

2. 🎥The four famous actors who created the iconic screen characters Rowdy, Maverick, Hawkeye, and K all appeared together in only one movie.  That movie has a two-word title.  Consecutive letters in that title name the
profession of one of those characters.  Other consecutive letters in that title name something that most two-word titles have.  

What is the movie title, the profession, and the thing that almost all two-word titles have?  

Good Sports All Round  

[The following is a riff of the April 5, 2026, NPR Challenge.]

3. 🏈🚙Take the last name of a great sports figure.  Add two letters to the end and rearrange all those letters to get the names of
two popular Sport Utility Vehicle models.  

Who is the sports figure, and what are the SUV models?   

They Taste Terrible if Mixed

[The following is a riff of the December 31, 2025, Puzzle Fun Appetizer by Bobby Jacobs.]

4. 🧉🎸The first word in a drink followed by the brand name of personal care products spells, in order left to right, the name of a famous musician and recording industry executive. Who is it?    

Satire Inside Out Makes Irates 

[The following is a riff of a published cartoon by Skilly Creators Syndicate.]

5. 😠Take the surname of a current political newsmaker.  Reverse two adjacent consonants, and rotate the final letter in the name 180 degrees.  

The result is an expletive some say describes the politician.  

Who is the politician and the resulting epithet?  

MENU

Fife Takes A Wife Hors d’Oeuvre:

Thelma “Hononlulu” Lou!

Barny Fife and Thelma Lou marry in Mayberry, North Carolina. It is the the town where they met and fell in love. 

The newlyweds then book a flight from Mayberry and embark on a week-long dream honeymoon in Hawaii. 

Where do they stay, in four and five letters?

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