Puzzle 13
What is missing in this sequence:
8 · 10 · 14 · 18 · ? · 34 · 50 · 66
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Hint
There are two sequences.
Answer
26.
There are two alternate series, starting with the first two numbers, and each formed by doubling the preceding number in its own series and subtracting 2.
Puzzle 14
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
-e-rd
-u-et
wa-t-
-um-y
-e-er
a-o-e
mi--d
-hew-
hu-i-
-abi-
co--h
ho--e
arg--
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Hint
The first word begins with the letter B.
Answers
-e-rd = beard (BA)
-u-et = quiet (QI)
wa-t- = waltz (LZ)
-um-y = jumpy (JP)
-e-er = fever (FV)
a-o-e = awoke (WK)
mi--d = mixed (XE)
-hew- = chewy (CY)
hu-i- = humid (MD)
-abi- = habit (HT)
co--h = cough (UG)
ho--e = horse (RS)
arg-- = argon (ON)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
Puzzle 15
This BrainBashers safe has a rather unusual control panel.
In order to open the safe, you have to press every single square once only, in the correct sequence, ending on the square marked E .
Each square indicates which square to press next, for example, 2U means move up 2 squares and 3R means move right 3 squares.
Can you determine which square you must start with?
2R
2R
4D
2D
1R
2D
E
2R
1U
3R
2D
1U
4L
3L
1U
1R
4R
2D
1U
2D
2U
3U
5R
2D
3L
1U
3L
2U
2D
2U
2L
2L
1U
2D
1D
3U
2R
1D
2R
1U
2U
6L
6R
3U
2R
2L
1U
2L
2U
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the safe buttons cannot be clicked.
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Hint
Start on any square, and see how far you can get.
Answer
Start from the 2R on the sixth row down and the second column across.
Puzzle 16
What comes next in this sequence:
fawn · bear · lion · mole · ?
Choose from:
seal, duck, stag, vole, wolf
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Hint
Don't look at the first letters.
Answer
Duck.
The second letters of each word are the vowels (AEIOU) in alphabetical order, fA wn, bE ar, lI on, mO le, dU ck.
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