Puzzle 17
If EELS + MARK + BEST + WARY = EASY
What does HELP + BARK + WARD + LEAD equal?
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Hint
Where can the word EASY can be found in the first set of words?
Answer
Hard.
Using the first letter of the first word, the second letter of the second word, etc.
Puzzle 18
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 2 different answers, can you find them both?
-ai-e
s-ua-
-e-el
-o-ed
-na-e
fog--
c--mp
b--jo
-r-it
-re-t
-av-n
mu--c
mou--
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Hint
The first word begins with the letter M.
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-ai-e = maize (MZ)
s-ua- = squad (QD)
-e-el = jewel (JW)
-o-ed = foxed (FX)
-na-e = knave (KV)
fog-- = foggy (GY)
c--mp = clump (LU)
b--jo = banjo (AN)
-r-it = orbit (OB)
-re-t = crept (CP)
-av-n = raven (RE)
mu--c = music (SI)
mou-- = mouth (TH)
Alternative Answers
Maize, squad, jewel, boxed, knave, foggy, clomp, banjo, fruit, crept, raven, music, mouth.
Can you find another?
Puzzle 19
Which is larger:
3 raised to the 5th power
5 raised to the 3rd power
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Hint
3 raised to the 5th power is 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3.
Answer
3 raised to 5th power.
Reasoning
3 raised to the 5th power = 3 ^ 5 = 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 x 3 = 243
and
5 raised to the 3rd power = 5 ^ 3 = 5 x 5 x 5 = 125.
Puzzle 20
Complete the grid such that every row and column contains the digits 1 to 6.
All squares that are connected contain the same digit.
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Start with the three connected squares that contain the third column on the bottom row.
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