Puzzle 17
Hidden in the grid below are six hidden animals.
The letters are in sequence, but you move from letter to letter using the moves of a chess knight.
Once you have crossed off all of the animals, you will be left with seven unused letters.
What animal do these letters spell?
The moves of a knight are:
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be clicked.
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Puzzle 18
Which four-letter word can be placed between the two following words to make two new words:
arm[----]stand
In the following example, the word 'book' creates the words 'cookbook' and 'bookcase'.
cook[book]case
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Puzzle 19
At a recent visit to the reptile house at the local animal sanctuary, I counted a total of 27 heads and 70 feet.
I was counting snakes, lizards, and people and I know that there were exactly twice as many lizards as people.
How many snakes did I count?
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Puzzle 20
Someone purchases 1 for 38p, 23 for 76p and 102 for £1.14.
What are they buying?
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