Puzzle 109
Cen yee rell wrer er wreng werr rrer peregrepr? Er ferrr glence yee mey rrenk rrer jerr rre vewelr reve preblemr, ber ne! Rrree cenrenenrr elre reve preblemr, rrey reve been repleced werr rre lerrer R, ber wrecr ener ere rrey?
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Hint
It's not just the vowels (AEIOU) that have a problem.
Answer
H, S, and T.
Reasoning
It should read:
"Can you tell what is wrong with this paragraph? At first glance you may think that just the vowels have problems, but no! Three consonants also have problems, they have been replaced with the letter R, but which ones are they?"
Puzzle 110
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 3 different answers, can you find them all?
--ust
-ue-n
o-o-e
--and
-a-er
id-o-
-uc-y
e-i-t
hea--
tou--
-rie-
-ry-t
h-m-n
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Hint
The first word begins with the letter J.
Answers
--ust = joust (JO)
-ue-n = queen (QE)
o-o-e = ozone (ZN)
--and = brand (BR)
-a-er = water (WT)
id-o- = idiom (IM)
-uc-y = lucky (LK)
e-i-t = exist (XS)
hea-- = heavy (VY)
tou-- = tough (GH)
-rie- = fried (FD)
-ry-t = crypt (CP)
h-m-n = human (UA)
Alternative Answers
Joust, queen, ozone, brand, wafer, idiom, lucky, exist, heavy, tough, tried, crypt, human.
Joust, queen, ozone, bland, wafer, idiot, mucky, exist, heavy, tough, drier, crypt, human.
Can you find another?
Puzzle 111
Can you find a word that can suffix (go after) each of these letters:
re
deva
rein
over
inter
under
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Hint
The missing word is five letters long.
Answer
State.
restate
devastate
reinstate
overstate
interstate
understate.
Puzzle 112
Below you will find 15 well-known five-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
--pay
--lad
--ior
--eue
--rva
--day
--voc
--yss
--gun
--pty
--til
--cay
--uke
--uze
--noe
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Hint
Five of the missing first letters are: F, P, T, C, B.
Answers
--pay = repay
--lad = salad
--ior = prior
--eue = queue
--rva = larva
--day = today
--voc = havoc
--yss = abyss
--gun = begun
--pty = empty
--til = until
--cay = decay
--uke = fluke
--uze = gauze
--noe = canoe
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