Puzzle 5
This is a well known children's musical piece, the vowels have been removed, and the remaining letters have been grouped together.
Can you determine the correct words?
hmpt ydmp tyst nwll hmpt ydmp tyhd grtf llll thkn gshr ssnd llth kngs mncl dntp thmp tytg thrg n
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Hint
The last word is AGAIN.
Answer
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Couldn't put Humpty together again.
Puzzle 6
Can you find a word which can go in front of each of these words to make a new word?
colour
cress
fall
proof
shed
way
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Hint
The word begins with the letter W.
Answer
Water.
Watercolour, watercress, waterfall, waterproof, watershed, waterway.
Puzzle 7
This BrainBashers safe has a rather unusual control panel.
In order to open the safe, you have to press every single square once only, in the correct sequence, ending on the square marked E.
Each square indicates which square to press next, for example, 2U means move up 2 squares and 3R means move right 3 squares.
Can you determine which square you must start with?
| 6R |
4R |
3D |
2D |
2L |
2L |
2D |
| 2D |
1U |
4R |
4D |
3L |
2L |
2L |
| 1U |
1R |
3R |
3L |
2U |
E |
2D |
| 1R |
1U |
3R |
1D |
2D |
1L |
3L |
| 4U |
1L |
3U |
2D |
2U |
3U |
2D |
| 1D |
1U |
1D |
3L |
2R |
3L |
2U |
| 1R |
1U |
2U |
2R |
2U |
1U |
2L |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the safe buttons cannot be clicked.
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Start on any square, and see how far you can get.
Answer
Start from the 3U on the 5th row down and the 6th column across.
Puzzle 8
How many words can you find …
… that contain two consecutive U's?
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Some are much more common than others.
Answers
Common: vacuum, vacuumed, vacuuming, vacuums.
Less common: continuum, continuums, muumuu, muumuus.
Much less common: carduus, carduuses, continuua, duumvir, duumviral, duumvirate, duumvirates, duumviri, duumvirs, individuum, individuums, lituus, lituuses, menstruum, menstruums, mutuum, mutuums, paramenstruum, paramenstruums, residuum, residuums, squush, squushed, squushes, squushier, squushiest, squushing, squushy, triduum, triduums, ultravacuum, ultravacuums, weltanschauung, weltanschauungen, weltanschauungs.