Contest

Segway has announced that it will stop production of its signature Personal Transporter— the two-wheeled self-balancing scooter that was once hailed as the future of transport—on July 15. In seven words or fewer, please write the headline for an obituary of this much-mocked vehicle.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly installed a “disinfection tunnel” in his official residence that bathes all visitors with a fine mist from head to toe. If Putin were to release his own brand of Kremlin-approved disinfectant spray for use in the home, what name could he give it?

Czar Wash

John Carroll, Minneapolis

KGBleach

Ken Kellam III, Dallas

Sanitiz-dat

Renée Chevalie, New York City

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Submissions should be emailed to contest @theweek.com. Please include your name, address, and daytime telephone number for verification; this week, type “Goodbye Segway” in the subject line. Entries are due by noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, July 14. Winners will appear on the Puzzle Page next issue and at theweek.com/puzzles on Friday, July 17. In the case of identical or similar entries, the first one received gets credit.

This week’s question: Last week’s contest: How to enter: Sudoku

Fill in all the boxes so that each row, column, and outlined square includes all the numbers from 1 through 9.

Difficulty: hard

The winner gets a one-year subscription to

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