Reasoning
The puzzle reads 'how many letters in this puzzle'.
The puzzle's letters alternate between the top and bottom lines.
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Puzzle 58
Below, 10 nine-letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters.
The chunks have been moved around, no chunk is used twice, and all of the chunks are used.
Can you determine what the 10 words are?
hol rec ant imp fer con
man dif ice pol acq htn
ort myt new air sag duc
dec lig kch ogy ing tan
uit ent gle tal tor ent
Hints
The first letters of the words are: A, C, D, D, I, L, M, N, P, R.
Answers
acq + uit + tal = acquittal
con + duc + tor = conductor
dec + kch + air = deckchair
dif + fer + ent = different
imp + ort + ant = important
lig + htn + ing = lightning
myt + hol + ogy = mythology
new + sag + ent = newsagent
pol + ice + man = policeman
rec + tan + gle = rectangle
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Puzzle 59
Can you find five countries hidden in the following paragraph:
Dominic had a certain way with animals, he could almost talk to them. By tickling it under the chin, a rabbit would roll over and let its belly be tickled. This technique was sometimes used to good effect in gaining trust, and allowed a vital yearly treatment to be performed safely. The removal of nits. Using a vet approved shampoo to clean the fur (and not a blend of malt and water!).
Hint
One of the countries begins with the letter M.
Answers
Chad, China, Togo, Italy, Malta.
Domini[c had] a certain way with animals, he could almost talk to them. By tickling it under the [chin, a] rabbit would roll over and let its belly be tickled. This technique was sometimes used [to go]od effect in gaining trust, and allowed a v[ital y]early treatment to be performed safely. The removal of nits. Using a vet approved shampoo to clean the fur (and not a blend of [malt a]nd water!).
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Puzzle 60
This arrow is currently pointing from South to North.
Move one line and add one other to leave the arrow pointing from East to West.
