Puzzle 109
My trustworthy (?!) BrainBashers word processor is playing its silly tricks again.
This time, it has replaced all of the consonants with random ones.
I can at least be thankful that it has left the vowels untouched.
Can you find all of the animals?
fahjec
qsaxe
eep
zoth
epessawx
feyuv
zowqud
pol
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: B, S, E, W, E, L, P, C.
Answers
Any animal that fits is correct, but these are possible answers:
fahjec = badger, barbet, gannet, marten
qsaxe = crane, skate, snake, whale
eep = eel
zoth = fowl, lory, moth, pony, wolf, worm
epessawx = elephant
feyuv = lemur, xerus
zowqud = possum
pol = cod, cow, dog, fox, hog
Puzzle 110
What day would tomorrow be if …
… yesterday was five days before the day after Sunday's tomorrow?
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Try working backwards.
Answer
Saturday.
Reasoning
It's best to work backwards:
"Sunday's tomorrow"
is Monday.
"the day after Sunday's tomorrow"
is therefore Tuesday.
"five days before the day after Sunday's tomorrow"
is therefore Thursday.
"yesterday was five days before the day after Sunday's tomorrow"
yesterday was Thursday, making today Friday. Therefore tomorrow is Saturday.
Puzzle 111
Here is a well known proverb with the consonants removed. What is the proverb.
A -i-- i- --e -a-- i- -o--- --o i- --e -u--.
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Hint
The seventh word is WORTH.
Answer
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Puzzle 112
Below you will find 15 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---rnt
---few
---ryo
---yme
---rak
---urd
---ynx
---mpi
---hom
---ovy
---lpt
---hma
---voy
---web
---mur
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: L, C, E, E, A, A, L, S, F, G, S, A, C, C, M.
Answers
---rnt = learnt
---few = curfew
---ryo = embryo
---yme = enzyme
---rak = anorak
---urd = absurd
---ynx = larynx
---mpi = scampi
---hom = fathom
---ovy = groovy
---lpt = sculpt
---hma = asthma
---voy = convoy
---web = cobweb
---mur = murmur