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Puzzle 1 


Two explorers went wandering one day, one mile south, then one mile east, then one mile north, and they were back where they started.

What colour was the bear that was eating their sandwiches?

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Puzzle 2 


Place all of the digits from 1 to 9 into the circles so that the sum of the numbers in each straight line is the same.

Puzzle Copyright © Cihan Altay

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Puzzle 3 


Can you find every occurrence of the word APPLES 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.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


Starting with BALL, change one letter at a time until you have the word HEAD.

Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word.

What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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