Puzzle 1
Can you find every occurrence of the word JUNE that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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Hint
The word JUNE appears 62 times.
Answer
The word JUNE appears 62 times.
Puzzle 2
Once you have unscrambled the following countries, the first letters can be anagrammed to make a hidden country.
aadnorr
aehiiopt
ceeegr
aaaacdgmrs
anorwy
aaimnor
eemny
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Hint
One of the answers is Yemen.
Answer
Germany.
Reasoning
aadnorr = A ndorra
aehiiopt = E thiopia
ceeegr = G reece
aaaacdgmrs = M adagascar
anorwy = N orway
aaimnor = R omania
eemny = Y emen
a + e + g + m + n + r + y = Germany.
Puzzle 3
In my money box, I found $36.80 made up of equal numbers of quarters, dimes, and nickels.
How many of each coin did I find?
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Hint
Remember that a quarter is 25c, a dime is 10c and a nickel is 5c.
Answer
92 of each coin.
Reasoning
There are an equal number of quarters, dimes and nickels, so we know that the answer must be a multiple of:
25c + 10c + 5c = 40c
and:
3680c ÷ 40c = 92 coins.
Puzzle 4
Complete this grid of four common 4-letter words written horizontally.
Once complete, the first and last columns are two related words.
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Hint
The first word starts with L.
Answer
Leaf and tree.
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