Puzzle 1
What well-known saying has been altered below:
lla doog shingt eomc ot ehost ohw taiw
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Hint
There are no missing letters.
Answer
All good things come to those who wait.
The first and last letters of each word have been exchanged.
Puzzle 2
For each of these words, using only the letters of that word, what is the longest word that can be found?
Every letter must be used at least once, and no other letters can be used.
For example:
taper = repeat · tapper · parapet · pretreat, and many more. But what is the longest word?
taper
heals
brows
often
farce
yowls
satin
awful
iotas
quiet
foils
score
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taper = p… (10 letters)
heals = s… (9 letters)
brows = b… (7 letters)
often = f… (8 letters)
farce = c… (8 letters)
yowls = s… (6 letters)
satin = a… (10 letters)
awful = l… (6 letters)
iotas = t… (10 letters)
quiet = e… (9 letters)
foils = f… (7 letters)
score = s… (11 letters)
Answers
taper = perpetrate (10 letters)
heals = seashells (9 letters)
brows = borrows (7 letters)
often = footnote (8 letters)
farce = carefree (8 letters)
yowls = slowly (6 letters)
satin = assistants (10 letters)
awful = lawful (6 letters)
iotas = tattooists (10 letters)
quiet = etiquette (9 letters)
foils = fossils (7 letters)
score = sorceresses (11 letters)
Puzzle 3
Which fruit comes next in this sequence:
banana · pear · kiwi · tomato · ?
Choose from:
peach, lemon, plum, guava
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Hint
Look at the second letter in each word.
Answer
Guava.
The second letter of the words are the vowels (AEIOU) in order.
Puzzle 4
In which sport do winners move backwards and losers move forwards?
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