Puzzle 1
Start in the bottom left corner and move either up or right, one square at a time, adding up the numbers. What is the largest total you can make?
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Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Hint
The answer is over 35.
Answer
The largest total that can be made is 37.
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Puzzle 2
Which word is the odd one out?
erah reed yenkom tibbar tac tesomram gip
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Hint
Try reading the words backwards.
Answer
yenkom.
Reasoning
The others are the names of animals spelled backwards:
hare, deer, rabbit, cat, marmoset, pig.
But YENKOM is not quite the reverse of MONKEY.
Puzzle 3
What comes next in this sequence:
jnry · fbrry · mrch · prl · my · jn · ?
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Hint
There are twelve items in the full sequence.
Answer
Jly.
From the months with their vowels removed. January, February, March, April, May, June, July.
Puzzle 4
What are the next five letters in this sequence:
JAJWUTH
TFAPOW
JFDABHC
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Hint
This is a well known nursery rhyme.
Answer
AJCTA.
These are the initial letters from the nursery rhyme 'Jack and Jill went up the hill'. The letters represent 'and Jill came tumbling after'.
