Puzzle 57
What are the next three characters in this sequence:
2 · 1 · F · 1 · 1 · F · 0 · 1 · F · 9 · F · ?
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Answer
8 F 7.
This is the sequence F7, F8, F9, F10, F11, F12, written backwards.
Often seen on a computer keyboard.
21F 11F 01F 9F 8F 7F
Puzzle 58
Below you will find 15 well-known five-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
--lta
--yss
--pty
--dth
--day
--ybe
--dex
--fth
--nda
--aph
--alp
--era
--njo
--eue
--xty
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The first 5 words begin with D, A, E, W, T.
Answers
--lta = delta
--yss = abyss
--pty = empty
--dth = width
--day = today
--ybe = maybe
--dex = index or codex
--fth = fifth
--nda = panda
--aph = graph
--alp = scalp
--era = opera
--njo = banjo
--eue = queue
--xty = sixty
Puzzle 59
Can you find a 5-digit number …
… whose digits add up to 18 and whose product is 210 and the digits increase from left to right in the number?
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Hint
Break down 210 into its factors.
Answer
12357.
Reasoning
Since 210 = 2 x 3 x 5 x 7, 12357 is the only way to get a 5-digit number, in ascending order.
Puzzle 60
Can you complete this grid of letters. Each line is a valid 5-letter word with its first and last letter missing.
The missing letters form a word when read downwards, and the same word appears both at the start and at the end.
What is the missing word?
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Hint
The missing word ends with the letter D.
Answer
The missing word is BREAD.
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