Under the Microscope Dr William RevilleThis week I offer you a puzzle, ideal for pondering while on holidays. Unfortunately, I don't know the origin of the puzzle, so I can't properly acknowledge the author. I got it from a friend in the banking world, Ger Marshall.
If any reader knows the origin of this puzzle, perhaps they would pass the information on to me. In any event, I hope you will get a lot of fun out of solving it.
Each box contains a clue, which is a coded version of a common phrase or name.
For example, the answer to the clue in box number one is "Seven Seas". The answers to all the boxes are printed upside-down at the bottom of the column.
Solution
17. Neon Lights
18. Just Between You and Me
19. One in a Million
20. Broken Promise
21. You are Out of Touch
22. Life Begins at 40
23. Jack in a Box
24. Growing Economy
25. Up Before eight
26. Just Around the Corner
27. Apple Pie
28. Making up for Lost Time
29. Standing Ovation
30. I Understand you Undertake
to Undermine my
Undertaking
1. Seven Seas
2. Split Level
3. Forgive and Forget
4. Missing You
5. Downtown
6. Lucky Break
7. He's Beside Himself
8. See Through Blouse
9. First Aid
10. West Indies
11. Six Feet Under
12. Backward Glance
13. Tricycle
14. Reading Between the Lines
15. Crossroads
16. Three Degrees Below Zero
William Reville is associate professor of biochemistry and director of microscopy at University College Cork