Puzzle 17
By changing the second letter of each word below, you can make another valid word.
Can you change each word such that the second letters will reveal an eleven-letter word when read downwards?
Therefore, what now reads 'awpydnucepa' will be a real word.
ba ke
sw ap
op al
dy ed
id le
sn ow
lu mp
ac es
me lt
sp un
ra nt
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Hint
The eleven-letter word begins with the letter I.
Answer
Investigate.
bake = bi ke
swap = sn ap
opal = ov al
dyed = de ed
idle = is le
snow = st ow
lump = li mp
aces = ag es
melt = ma lt
spun = st un
rant = re nt
Puzzle 18
What animal comes next in this sequence:
gorilla · hedgehog · camel · mouse · fox · bear · mole · ?
Choose from:
porcupine, badger, cow, giraffe, squirrel, rhinoceros
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Hint
A very common sequence is hidden here.
Answer
Badger.
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
Puzzle 19
Can you find the encoded countries?
The letter indicates the first letter of the country, and the number represents the number of letters in the country.
H5
V9
D7
J7
F6
N6
P4
Z8
R7
Q5
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Hint
For example, E7 would be England.
Answers
H5 = Haiti
V9 = Venezuela
D7 = Denmark
J7 = Jamaica
F6 = France
N6 = Norway
P4 = Peru
Z8 = Zimbabwe
R7 = Romania
Q5 = Qatar
Puzzle 20
What starts with an E, ends with an E …
… and usually contains only one letter?
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Hint
The answer is an 8-letter word.
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