Puzzle 1
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
After falling off the roof at work, Dale's pain was relieved by an ice compress.
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Hint
The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Spain.
After falling off the roof at work, Dale'S PAIN was relived by an ice compress.
Puzzle 2
What number comes next in this sequence:
42 · 1412 · 11141112 · 31143112 · 132114132112 · ?
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Hint
Say each number, one digit at a time.
Answer
11131221141113122112.
Reasoning
Each term describes the previous term.
For example, 42 = one four, one two = 1412.
And, 1412 = one one, one four, one one, one two = 11141112.
Puzzle 3
Place letters into the grid such that every row, column, and 2 x 2 block has letters (in any order) that form a common word. Each letter is only used once, and no letter is repeated in the rows / cols / blocks.
Letters allowed: C O L U M B U S
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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Hint
Column 4's missing letter is L.
Answer
D
U
C
K
M
P
U
L
O
S
E
T
E
L
B
A
Across: DUCK, PLUM, TOES, BALE
Down : DOME, PLUS, CUBE, TALK
Boxes : DUMP, LUCK, SOLE, BEAT
Other anagrams of these words are OK as long as they don't change the answer grid.
Alternative Answer
This answer uses less common words.
D
U
C
K
S
P
U
L
O
M
E
T
E
L
B
A
Across: DUCK, PLUS, TOME, BALE
Down : DOSE, PLUM, CUBE, TALK
Boxes : SPUD, LUCK, MOLE, BEAT
Other anagrams of these words are OK as long as they don't change the answer grid.
Puzzle 4
Below you will find 10 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----rem
----oct
----pso
----dma
----edo
----rre
----sfy
----ott
----hma
----dpa
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.
Answers
----rem = theorem
----oct = concoct
----pso = calypso
----dma = grandma
----edo = torpedo
----rre = bizarre
----sfy = satisfy
----ott = boycott
----hma = drachma
----dpa = grandpa
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