This week’s puzzle:

After being fired from his job, a man gets into trouble when the musician he has a crush on is in the wrong place at the right time. He tries to fix everything, but a coworker’s honesty and tendency to overthink make the situation a whole lot stickier.

Last week’s puzzle:

A luckless man tries to get his wife back after she leaves the house without warning him. He enlists the help of her father, but nothing can get her to return, and he leaves town because he is unable to face up to the situation.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A luckless man tries to get his wife back after she leaves the house without warning him. He enlists the help of her father, but nothing can get her to return, and he leaves town because he is unable to face up to the situation.

Last week’s puzzle:

The luckiest man in town has his home invaded by people who are conspiring to take what rightfully belongs to a child. A young man and an old woman try to make sure that everything ends up where it’s supposed to be, but after one causes the death of the other, the conspiracy succeeds.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

The luckiest man in town has his home invaded by people who are conspiring to take what rightfully belongs to a child. A young man and an old woman try to make sure that everything ends up where it’s supposed to be, but after one causes the death of the other, the conspiracy succeeds.

Last week’s puzzle:

A teacher gets himself intro trouble because he stays up late listening to music and reading. His assistant makes things worse because he can’t read, and his neighbors further exacerbate his problems because they have good memories.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A teacher gets himself intro trouble because he stays up late listening to music and reading. His assistant makes things worse because he can’t read, and his neighbors further exacerbate his problems because they have good memories.

Last week’s puzzle:

A man with a taste for more mature women ends a journey sooner than he originally planned. When he ends up in trouble because of a business rivalry, his only hope of redemption is to teach children how to do something he can’t do himself.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A man with a taste for more mature women ends a journey sooner than he originally planned. When he ends up in trouble because of a business rivalry, his only hope of redemption is to teach children how to do something he can’t do himself.

Puzzle from two weeks ago (I apologize to anyone who was hoping for the answer to this puzzle but missed it because of last week’s digression.):

A retired teacher makes a detour in the middle of a long trip to visit a former student. His most recent pupil runs away before he can meet the former student, and when they next encounter each other, the new student’s friend has to come in and separate them.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A retired teacher makes a detour in the middle of a long trip to visit a former student. His most recent pupil runs away before he can meet the former student, and when they next encounter each other, the new student’s friend has to come in and separate them.

Last week’s puzzle:

A male condemned for attacking a woman escapes capture and ends up in a place he’s never been before. There he travels for a while with a group of naïve mendicants and helps to topple two of the most influential figures in the region.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A male condemned for attacking a woman escapes capture and ends up in a place he’s never been before. There he travels for a while with a group of naïve mendicants and helps to topple two of the most influential figures in the region.

Last week’s puzzle:

A former champion quits his job, finds a new one, leaves that, goes back to his original job, and gets another one on the side. After failing at his latest job, he goes off to do what those who cannot do do: teach.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A former champion quits his job, finds a new one, leaves that, goes back to his original job, and gets another one on the side. After failing at his latest job, he goes off to do what those who cannot do do: teach.

Last week’s puzzle:

One man escapes capture and death using a lighter, an umbrella, and a pen. Another man wrecks a boat, breaks a window, ruins a perfectly good motorcycle, crash-lands a plane, and loses his hat.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

One man escapes capture and death using a lighter, an umbrella, and a pen. Another man wrecks a boat, breaks a window, ruins a perfectly good motorcycle, crash-lands a plane, and loses his hat.

Last week’s puzzle:

A poor joke-teller travels the world looking for something that was taken from him, but he never asks people for help. Meanwhile, his son joins a rebellious gang and is nearly killed when a sabotage plan goes horribly wrong.

And the answer is . . . ▼

This week’s puzzle:

A poor joke-teller travels the world looking for something that was taken from him, but he never asks people for help. Meanwhile, his son joins a rebellious gang and is nearly killed when a sabotage plan goes horribly wrong.

Last week’s puzzle:

A businessman gets held up on a trip when his customers insist that he stay longer. He ends up leaving something behind, and an old friend goes to pick it up, but by the time the friend comes back he’s already got a replacement.

And the answer is . . . ▼