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PUZZLE POTLUCK 3

Solution – Rings of Power
ANSWER – ALITERATURECIRCLE
by Curtis Liu

Each entry clues a part of a group of rings or circles (also clued by the title and flavortext). The answers are also sorted alphabetically to aid the solver.

Fast food chain bearing the slogan "where the good stuff is"ARCTIC CIRCLECircles of Latitude
Insatiable desire to obtain wealth and moneyAVARICEGreen Lantern Rings
Side in chessBLACKOlympic Rings
One of three certainties in lifeDEATHGreen Lantern Rings
Third rock from the sunEARTHCaptain Planet Rings
Uriah Heep albumEQUATORCircles of Latitude
Inside Out emotion second to JoyFEARGreen Lantern Rings
DischargeFIRECaptain Planet Rings
Charlatan or swindleFRAUDCircles of Hell
Habitual eating to excessGLUTTONYCircles of Hell
According to a Gekko, goodGREEDCircles of Hell
Final area of a golf holeGREENOlympic Rings
Famous Hit single on I Am... Sasha FierceHALORings of Jupiter
Vital organHEARTCaptain Planet Rings
Unorthodox opinionHERESYCircles of Hell
Late comedian BobHOPEGreen Lantern Rings
The Game of ___, by Milton BradleyLIFEGreen Lantern Rings
Dance from Trinidad involving a contestLIMBOCircles of Hell
It conquers allLOVEGreen Lantern Rings
Wanton desireLUSTCircles of Hell
Famed street of Disneyland containing Town SquareMAINRings of Jupiter
FuryRAGEGreen Lantern Rings
British coat color?REDOlympic Rings
Smallest unit of currency in BotswanaTHEBERings of Jupiter
Novel by Henry Miller withheld from publication due to censorshipTROPIC OF CANCERCircles of Latitude
Novel by Henry Miller withheld from publication due to censorshipTROPIC OF CAPRICORNCircles of Latitude
Unlawful exercise of strong forceVIOLENCECircles of Hell
Strength to resistWILLPOWERGreen Lantern Rings
Twist to propelWINDCaptain Planet Rings
Grapes of ___WRATHCircles of Hell
American jacket color?YELLOWOlympic Rings

The groups of rings are:

Captain Planet RingsEARTH, FIRE, HEART, WIND
Circles of HellFRAUD, GLUTTONY, GREED, HERESY, LIMBO, LUST, VIOLENCE, WRATH
Green Lantern RingsAVARICE, DEATH, FEAR, HOPE, LIFE, LOVE, RAGE, WILLPOWER
Olympic RingsBLACK, GREEN, RED, YELLOW
Circles of LatitudeARCTIC CIRCLE, EQUATOR, TROPIC OF CANCER, TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
Rings of JupiterHALO, MAIN, THEBE

Each group is missing one ring. The missing rings correspond to the blanks in the second section, which are also sorted alphabetically:

Rings of JupiterAMALTHEA
Circles of LatitudeANTARCTIC CIRCLE
Olympic RingsBLUE
Green Lantern RingsCOMPASSION
Circles of HellTREACHERY
Captain Planet RingsWATER

Taking the numbered blanks in order gives the solution: A LITERATURE CIRCLE.

Author's Notes

  • This puzzle was inspired by using "The Lord of the Rings" as a connection between Arts & Literature and Power.
  • The original title for this puzzle was "Prince of the Jewelry" because we tried to avoid having any infinity stones in the first round puzzles. Ultimately we couldn't find a suitable title matching *p*o*w*e*r* that tied into The Lord of the Rings, and settled for "Rings of Power".
  • One version of this puzzle had "Wrath" as a clue for RAGE and "Rage" as a clue for WRATH, but those were changed due to feeling it was unfair to have answers be clues.
  • Best Wrong Answers:
    Wrong AnswerSubmitted by:
    ALGONQUINROUNDTABLE5 teams
    BLOATEDARISTOCRATEnthusiastic Contenders of r/Picture
    TRILOGYCovid for President

Stats

  • 509 solves
  • 491 incorrect guesses
  • Most common incorrect guess: BOOKCLUB (guessed 106 times)
  • First solve: plugh (pronounced 🟦) in 16 minutes and 1 second

PUZZLE POTLUCK 3