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Puzzle 1
These 4-letter words can each have a letter added and then be rearranged to make a new 5-letter word.
In order, the letters added spell a 9-letter word.
herb
bang
keen
suit
quad
whey
cell
toil
wild
Puzzle 2
Each of the following sets of letters can be made into a real word by adding three letters to the beginning, and the same three letters in the same order to the end.
ertainm
iscove
row
ioxid
rocos
For example:
iperspir
??? + iperspir + ???
ant + iperspir + ant
antiperspirant
Puzzle Copyright © Elliott Line
This puzzle appeared in Mensa's EnigmaSig (203.08) and is used with permission.
Puzzle 3
Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:
The local habitat around a railway track can be very interesting. For example, supporting the track is a sleeper, under which you can find the lesser-spotted great weevil.
Puzzle 4
During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.
The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.
Can you find the ten animals?
Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:
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