This week’s puzzle:

An under-appreciated genius leaves town on a journey to prove himself, but he runs into trouble with some animals. His daughter goes off to save him, then he goes off to save her, then she goes off to save him again, and then they are both saved by a cup.

Last week’s puzzle:

Two men try and fail to break up a holiday gathering at their workplace, and then they get in trouble with their boss for working to finish a matter that was supposed to have been taken care of already. A fugitive known only by a fake name helps solve a mystery without lifting a finger.

And the answer is . . . ▼