This puzzle is concerned with words that can be constructed uniquely as a sequence of atomic symbols. The scale can compare any number of such words on either side, and it adds all atomic numbers on both sides and outputs the result. There is also a series of clues, each with one or more boxed words. The answer to each clue has the same weight on the scale as all of the boxed words combined. These answers are:
Don't cry for a South American country which balances sectional: ARGENTINA
Labrador's partner can be seen just through the windowpane: NEWFOUNDLAND
You might say "ooh" when tasting what this person makes: CHEF
What is Nabokov's favorite English letter?: W
Things associated with the United States are described as Briticisms: AMERICANA
Spend some time offline writing on a board: CHALK
Practice your archery in this southwestern canyon: BRYCE
Alice throws realism out the window here: WONDERLAND
Parabolic operations should be delimited: PARENTHESES
Foolish rubbernecks are secretly acting undercover: ESPIONAGE
The Odyssey tells of a voyager who is more aqueous: WATERIER
This four-element snake is the answer to the puzzle: VIPER.
The answer to the puzzle is therefore VIPER .