Puzzle 1
Again, my BrainBashers thesaurus has let me down again. This time I was after boy's names and it failed to show the vowels.
What were the boy's names?
rn
jms
kvn
smn
kth
jrmh
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Hint
The first answer is Aaron.
Answer
rn = Aaron or Ernie or Ron
jms = James
kvn = Kevin
smn = Simon
kth = Keith
jrmh = Jeremiah
Puzzle 2
Can you find a three-letter word that completes these words?
b---
d---
m---et
p---ing
sh---
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Hint
One possible answer begins with the letter A.
Answer
ark: bark, dark, market, parking, shark.
or:
ill: bill, dill, millet, pilling, shill.
Puzzle 3
My 6, 7, 3 is a tear to a newspaper.
My 5, 4, 1 is damper than moist.
My 1, 7, 6, 4 is to become weary.
My 5, 7, 6, 9 helps electricity to flow.
My 8, 10, 2 is an attempt at this puzzle.
My whole might have been used to create puzzles.
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: R, W, T, W, T.
Answer
Typewriter.
Rip, wet, tire, wire, try.
Puzzle 4
What word completes this square:
ferret rabbit
otter ?
Choose from:
giraffe, mink, cow, bison
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Look at the first letters of the three words.
Answer
Giraffe.
The initial letters of the words spell FROG.
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