View source for CX-CCS05 (Mar 7, 1996)

<span style="font-size: 40px;"><strong><center>CX-CCS05</center></strong></span>
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<h1>Puzzle</h1>
<p style="text-align:center;font-size: 20px">“Buzz in when you know!”<br>
See: CX-CCS04 | 1 Word</p>
<h1>Clue</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px"><strong>Hover over the clues if you require!</strong></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 1: <span class="spoiler-text">Read the first line aloud. Does its first bit sound familiar? Try removing the phrase 'it is'.</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 2: <span class="spoiler-text">How well do you know your Greek mythology? The first line's first half (with the previous modifications) should spell out a name, or something similar.</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 3: <span class="spoiler-text">The second, sixth, and seventh + eighth all hint at other Greek heroes.</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Clue 4: <span class="spoiler-text">Agamemnon, Hector, Achilles, Patroclus. In which story are all these heroes found in?</span></span><br>


<h1>Answer and Explanation</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Answer: <span class="spoiler-text">Iliad</span></span><br>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Explanation: <span class="spoiler-text">The first line is a reference to Agamemnon, while the second refers to Hector. The third and fourth are allusions to the myth of Achilles and his friend Patroclus. All these four heroes appear in the Iliad.</span></span>
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<h1>Summary of Receipt</h1>
<span style="font-size: 20px">Summary</span>
<h1>Transcript</h1>
<span>RECEIPT #005<br>
FILED UNDER: COMPLEXITY-CCS<br>
DATE: 3/7/96<br>
EMPLOYEE #71<br>

A puzzle to be said out loud, eh? Or should I say, ay? Or—not ay? Really, that one relied heavily on the first line, at least in my case. A-game-man-on. No a, of course. Agamemnon, king of Mycenae. Followed by Heck and Tore, Hector. From there, it would seem Complexico thinks himself Achilles and Rubeus Redman his Patroclus. Strange. Though solvable, nonetheless.

As for his latest fiendish complexity, it feels obvious, no? In fact, this one calls us out by name even. Yet, I can’t seem to wrap my head around what the answer could be. Truly, replacing cs with ks in the word “practically” is more confusing than helpful to me. Also, why would a hot beverage split one’s mouth open? That’s rather gruesome, no?

<i>“I’d like to file a formal complaint,<br>
with the Cafe and Diner:<br>
Your coffee is far too hot!<br>
It praktikally split my mouth in two!<br>
It had me letting out such a horrible sound.<br>
Now, I’m not one to scold,<br>
When coffee isn’t cold.<br>
But it’s bedda to be safe than sorry.”</i></span>