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Puzzle 57 


Hidden in the grid below are six hidden animals.

The letters are in sequence, but you move from letter to letter using the moves of a chess knight.

Once you have crossed off all of the animals, you will be left with seven unused letters.

What animal do these letters spell?

OIAALTF REERFNH KPGLNAE GDANLET OAOAHGE AORMPEP SOTTAER

The moves of a knight are:

Knight's Move

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be clicked.

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Puzzle 58 


You have a very large number of generic plastic building blocks, each in the shape of a cube.

Think about how many cubes you would need in order to construct a giant cube with 16 small cubes along each edge.

If you were to then remove the outside layer, how many small cubes would you have removed?

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Puzzle 59 


A very long time ago, at the beginning of the week, I was given some money for my birthday.

On Monday, I spent a quarter of the money on clothes.

On Tuesday, I spent one third of the remaining money on music.

On Wednesday, I spent half of the remaining money on food.

Finally, on Thursday, I spent the last £1.25 on a book.

How much birthday money did I receive?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 60 


What is the smallest positive integer which …

… when multiplied by 3 gives a number consisting of only 4's?

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