Puzzle 1
Below you will find 15 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---rnt
---few
---ryo
---yme
---rak
---urd
---ynx
---mpi
---hom
---ovy
---lpt
---hma
---voy
---web
---mur
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: L, C, E, E, A, A, L, S, F, G, S, A, C, C, M.
Answers
---rnt = learnt
---few = curfew
---ryo = embryo
---yme = enzyme
---rak = anorak
---urd = absurd
---ynx = larynx
---mpi = scampi
---hom = fathom
---ovy = groovy
---lpt = sculpt
---hma = asthma
---voy = convoy
---web = cobweb
---mur = murmur
Puzzle 3
Can you find every occurrence of the word MARCH that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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Hint
The word MARCH appears 46 times.
Answer
The word MARCH appears 46 times.
Puzzle 4
What number comes next in this sequence? There are two possible answers, can you find them both?
1 · 23 · 124 · 1251 · 26127 · 128129 · ?
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Hint
Try removing the spaces from the sequence.
Answer
1301311 or 1210121.
Reasoning
Removing spaces from the original sequence gives:
123124125126127128129
Now adding spaces back in:
123 124 125 126 127 128 129
Answer #1
The next few terms could be the next 3 numbers:
123 124 125 126 127 128 129 + 130 131 132
Remove the spaces:
123124125126127128129130131132
Now break the sequence into chunks of increasing size:
1 23 124 1251 26127 128129 1301311
One possible answer is 1301311.
Answer #2
The next few terms could be 12 + 10, 12 + 11, 12 + 12:
123 124 125 126 127 128 129 + 1210 1211 1212
Remove the spaces:
123124125126127128129121012111212
Now break the sequence into chunks of increasing size:
1 23 124 1251 26127 128129 1210121
Another possible answer is 1210121.