Casting Spells
by Dave Shukan
ANSWER: JOCK
The nicknames on the cards are crossword clues to a word that is enumerated in the stats. Each number 1-25 in the stats can stand for 1, 2, or 3 letters (hence the name 1-2-3 Frisbee on the cards). Each number appears at least twice, and most appear more than twice. The breakdown is as follows:
Clue | Answer | Enumeration |
---|---|---|
BLOOD COMPONENT | P-L-AT-E-LET | 22-6-11-14-13 |
DRIVING ANNOYANCE | PO-TH-O-LE | 23-17-15-18 |
CASTAWAY | C-R-U-SO-E | 20-24-2-5-14 |
RUMMAGE | CL-UT-TER | 1-7-25 |
HAVING MORE BULK | H-EF-TI-E-R | 12-3-19-14-24 |
ANIMAL SIGN | S-C-OR-P-IO | 10-20-4-22-8 |
HALLOWEEN ORGANIZATION | U-NI-C-EF | 2-9-20-3 |
COLLECTIVE OF CELLS | TI-S-SU-E | 19-10-21-14 |
ABUNDANCE | P-LET-H-O-RA | 22-13-12-15-16 |
PEPE WAS ONE | PO-LE-C-AT | 23-18-20-11 |
LANDLOCKED AFRICAN COUNTRY | LE-SO-TH-O | 18-5-17-15 |
LIKE SOME MOTIVES | U-L-TER-IO-R | 2-6-25-8-24 |
MONOCHROMATIC | U-NI-C-O-L-OR | 2-9-20-15-6-4 |
REVEALER OF KNOWLEDGE | O-RA-CL-E | 15-16-1-14 |
INFLUENCE | C-L-O-UT | 20-6-15-7 |
MONKEY | R-H-E-SU-S | 24-12-14-21-10 |
DETECTIVE | S-L-E-UT-H | 10-6-14-7-12 |
CLOTHING | AT-TI-R-E | 11-19-24-14 |
The enumerations, in order from 1-25 then spell the phrase CLUE FOR SOLUTION IS ATHLETE OR ATHLETIC SUPPORTER to which the answer is JOCK.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
CL | U | EF | OR | SO | L | UT | IO | NI | S | AT | H | LET | E | O | RA | TH | LE | TI | C | SU | P | PO | R | TER |