Reasoning
The length of the words is the same length as the months of the year.
gorilla = 7 = January
hedgehog = 8 = February
camel = 5 = March
mouse = 5 = April
fox = 3 = May
bear = 4 = June
mole = 4 = July
badger = 6 = August
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Puzzle 14
Using the clues below, can you find 8 four-letter words?
Once you have placed the words into the correct order, you will find that each word is different from the previous word by only one letter.
For example, FARE may be followed by FIRE, etc.
Additional items Insufficiently heated A female equine Insufficiently cooled Pottery A bump on a toad? The middle of an apple Insulated electrical wire
Answer
Insufficiently heated = cold
Insulated electrical wire = cord
The middle of an apple = core
Additional items = more
A female equine = mare
Pottery = ware
A bump on a toad? = wart
Insufficiently cooled = warm
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Puzzle 15
What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year.