Puzzle 17
How should this word be pronounced:
GHOTI
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Hint
Break the word down in this way: GH-O-TI.
Answer
Fish!
Reasoning
The GH as in ENOUGH = F.
The O as in WOMEN = I.
The TI as in MOTION = SH.
Puzzle 18
My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed another fault.
I listed five countries, and how far away each was from England, and here are the results:
Australia 500 miles
Peru 8,000 miles
India 4,500 miles
Scotland 9,500 miles
France ? miles
Can you work out the distance to France?
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Only the first letter is important.
Answer
3,000 miles.
Take the alphabetic position of the first letter, halve, and then multiply by 1000.
You could also multiply by 500 instead.
Double-Checking
F is the 6th letter of the alphabet, halving gives 3, multiplying by 1000 gives 6000.
Puzzle 19
What can go up a chimney down …
… but can't go down a chimney up?
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You would probably never try this.
Puzzle 20
Using the letters AAEENNPPPPSS complete this grid. The grid reads the same across and down.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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The bottom row starts with P.
Answer
S
N
A
P
N
A
P
E
A
P
E
S
P
E
S
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