Puzzle 129
By changing the third letter of each of the words below, can you make another valid word?
You have to change each word such that the third letters will reveal a ten-letter word when read downwards.
Therefore, what now reads 'krzsaprokd' will be a real word.
bake
cure
maze
pest
neat
rope
port
food
poke
soda
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Puzzle 130
Starting with SOFT, change one letter at a time until you have the word LENS.
Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word.
What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?
SOFT
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LENS
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Puzzle 131
Hidden in the grid below are six hidden animals.
The letters are in sequence, but you move from letter to letter using the moves of a chess knight.
Once you have crossed off all of the animals, you will be left with seven unused letters.
What animal do these letters spell?

The moves of a knight are:

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be clicked.
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