Puzzle 1
What number comes next in this sequence:
31 · 30 · 31 · 31 · ?
Clue: the answer is NOT 30!
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Hint
Does it start with January?
Answer
28.
The number of days in each month starting from October. The answer could also be 29 for a leap year.
The answer can't be 30, as the question specifically says that the answer is not 30, so it can't be the sequence starting with May.
Puzzle 2
Below you will find 15 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---amt
---nue
---rtz
---oze
---mth
---iek
---gry
---thm
---koo
---spy
---sip
---lem
---uid
---tyr
---meg
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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Hints
The first 6 words begin with the letters D, A, Q, S, W, S.
Answers
---amt = dreamt
---nue = avenue
---rtz = quartz
---oze = snooze
---mth = warmth
---iek = shriek
---gry = hungry
---thm = rhythm
---koo = cuckoo
---spy = crispy
---sip = gossip
---lem = emblem
---uid = liquid
---tyr = martyr
---meg = nutmeg
Puzzle 3
What comes next in this sequence:
jnry · fbrry · mrch · prl · my · jn · ?
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Hint
There are twelve items in the full sequence.
Answer
Jly.
From the months with their vowels (AEIOU) removed. January, February, March, April, May, June, July.
Puzzle 4
Can you find three words …
… which contain two consecutive i's.
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The words begin with the letters R, S, T.
Answer
RADII, SKIING, TAXIING.
You could also have GENII.
