Puzzle 5
What word most logically goes in the brackets:
safe [fast] malt
oust [----] flaw
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Hint
The answer is in the words given.
Answer
Slow.
Reasoning
Take the third letter of the first word
+ the second letter of the second word
+ plus the first letter of the first word
+ plus the fourth letter of the second word.
Double-Checking
3-1- [1234] -2-4
s-f- [fast] -a-t
o-s- [slow] -l-w
Puzzle 6
Complete this grid of 4 four-letter words written horizontally.
Once complete, the first column of the grid forms a word, and the last column forms a word that is related to the first.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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Hint
The first word starts with H.
Answer
Hard and soft.
H
A
T
S
A
L
S
O
R
O
O
F
D
E
B
T
Puzzle 7
The following sentence is true.
The previous sentence is false.
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Hint
Don't let this one melt your brain.
Answer
This puzzle is a classic paradox.
You can wrangle with the logic for hours and never reach an absolute conclusion.
Puzzle 8
Where on Earth do …
… the winds always blow from the South?
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Hint
Where on Earth is everything South?
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