Puzzle 1
What three letter word best completes the below words?
LO...E
EDU...E
VA...E
S...TER
S...HE
...ER
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Hint
The word begins with the letter C.
Answer
CAT.
LO...E = LOCAT E
EDU...E = EDUCAT E
VA...E = VACAT E
S...TER = SCAT TER
S...HE = SCAT HE
...ER = CAT ER
Puzzle 2
Which of the shapes is identical to the first one?
There might be more than one.
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Hint
Try to rotate them around in your head, but watch out for mirror images.
Puzzle 3
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 3 different answers, can you find them all?
--ust
-ue-n
o-o-e
--and
-a-er
id-o-
-uc-y
e-i-t
hea--
tou--
-rie-
-ry-t
h-m-n
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Hint
The first word begins with the letter J.
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--ust = joust (JO)
-ue-n = queen (QE)
o-o-e = ozone (ZN)
--and = brand (BR)
-a-er = water (WT)
id-o- = idiom (IM)
-uc-y = lucky (LK)
e-i-t = exist (XS)
hea-- = heavy (VY)
tou-- = tough (GH)
-rie- = fried (FD)
-ry-t = crypt (CP)
h-m-n = human (UA)
Alternative Answers
Joust, queen, ozone, brand, wafer, idiom, lucky, exist, heavy, tough, tried, crypt, human.
Joust, queen, ozone, bland, wafer, idiot, mucky, exist, heavy, tough, drier, crypt, human.
Can you find another?
Puzzle 4
Look at the following sentence once, and once only. How many times can you find the letter F?
Furry foxes of far origin often come of age far before scientific study forecasts.
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Answer
There are 10 letter Fs.
Sometimes the F in 'of' aren't always counted.
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