"The suffix -IUM ends the names of most metallic elements. But it's also the ending of other words that aren't elements. Answer these clues for them. Ex. Boredom --> TEDIUM 1. Size between small and large 2. Fish tank 3. Skull 4. Platform for a speaker 5. Large hall for physical exercise 6. Sun room 7. Building in which the stars of the night sky are projected on the ceiling 8. Individually owned apartment 9. Payment to a speaker 10. State of acute mental confusion"
"Last week's challenge came from Alan Hochbaum, of Duluth, Ga. Think of two hooved animals. Take all the letters of one of them and the last three letters of the other, mix them together, and you'll get the first and last names of a famous actress. Who is it? Answer: Bo Derek Winner Anthony Baio of San Diego, CA. This week's challenge comes from Michael Schwartz, of Florence, Ore."
The suffix -IUM appears in many element names and also in ordinary words that end with -ium. Twelve clues prompt common words ending in -ium, with boredom given as the example TEDIUM. The clues include size between small and large, fish tank, skull, speaker platform, large exercise hall, sun room, planetarium-type building, individually owned apartment, payment to a speaker, acute mental confusion, a garden flower called cranesbill, and a thousand years. A previous letter-mixing puzzle produced the answer Bo Derek. A new challenge asks for a seven-letter weight-loss item that, with EP inserted, becomes a two-word phrase naming things likely to add weight.
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