Puzzle 1
What comes next in this sequence:
dog · goat · tarantula · aardvark · koala · ?
Choose from:
cat, mouse, antelope, elephant, frog
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Hint
Look at the first and last letters.
Answer
Antelope.
Each word starts with the last letter of the previous word.
Puzzle 2
What can go up a chimney down …
… but can't go down a chimney up?
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Hint
You would probably never try this.
Puzzle 3
Can you find every occurrence of the word DECEMBER 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 DECEMBER appears 19 times.
Answer
The word DECEMBER appears 19 times.
Puzzle 4
Below you will find 15 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---rix
---osy
---few
---oze
---uum
---wth
---nda
---nis
---tem
---pod
---reo
---hom
---gan
---amt
---gen
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: M, C, C, S, V, G, A, T, S, T, S, F, S, D, O.
Answers
---rix = matrix
---osy = choosy
---few = curfew
---oze = snooze
---uum = vacuum
---wth = growth
---nda = agenda
---nis = tennis
---tem = system
---pod = tripod
---reo = stereo
---hom = fathom
---gan = slogan
---amt = dreamt
---gen = oxygen