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Puzzle 1 


Starting with any C, using the move of a chess knight, can you find the letters of Christmas in the correct order?



The moves of a knight are:

Knight's Move

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Puzzle 2 


I travelled from London to Glasgow last week at 60 miles per hour, I had filled my petrol tank just before I left, so it was full with 25 gallons.

Unfortunately, my petrol tank sprang a leak immediately, and I only managed to drive 300 miles before I ran out of petrol.

My car does 30 miles per gallon, how fast was I losing petrol through the hole?

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Puzzle 3 


Below is a very special grid, around each shaded number are 8 white squares.

However, each white square should have a number from 1 to 7.

Once filled in, these 8 numbers will sum to the shaded number.

In addition, once completed correctly, no row nor column will contain a duplicate number within a white square.

For example, the top row may be 5 6 4 2 3 1 7, etc.

This is a very difficult puzzle, and many people resort to using a computer to help them, which is a challenge in itself.

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Puzzle 4 


Which one of these sentences is the odd one out?

Sam wanted another newt.
Every artistic giraffe likes elephants.
Badgers rapidly excavate a mound.
Wild rabbits enjoy nature.
Dale understood cute kittens.
Casual restless aardvarks need exercise.

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