Puzzle 129
Hidden in the grid below are eight, 7-letter words.
Each word begins with the central R and you can move one letter in any direction to the next letter. All of the other letters are used exactly once each.
What are the words?
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A |
E |
R |
O |
B |
O |
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T |
G |
S |
T |
N |
W |
| R |
N |
E |
E |
A |
I |
E |
| I |
N |
U |
R |
E |
F |
R |
| N |
B |
U |
O |
E |
E |
E |
| B |
S |
E |
A |
E |
V |
E |
| I |
D |
H |
T |
S |
G |
N |
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Hint
One of the words is RUBBISH.
Answers
Rainbow, referee, revenge, roasted, rubbish, running, retreat, restore.
Puzzle 130
Which of the shapes is identical to the first one?
There might be more than one.
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Hint
Try to rotate them around in your head, but watch out for mirror images.
Puzzle 131
Can you find three consecutive prime numbers...
...which total 190,747 when multiplied together?
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Hint
Try finding the cube root of 190,747.
Answer
53, 59, and 61.
Reasoning
Start by taking the cube root of 190,747, which is approximately 57.56.
The next highest prime number is 59:
190,747 ÷ 59 = 3,233
Let's try the next prime number, which is 61:
3,233 ÷ 61 = 53
53, 59, and 61, are all prime, and are consecutive, so this is the answer.
Double-Checking
53 x 59 x 61 = 190,747
Puzzle 132
Which are there more of…
…square feet in half a square mile or cubic yards in a cubic furlong?
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Hint
There are 3 feet in a yard, 1760 yards in a mile, and 8 furlongs in a mile.
Answer
Square feet in half a square mile.
Reasoning
There are 3 feet in a yard, 1760 yards in a mile, and 8 furlongs in a mile.
A mile is 1760 x 3 = 5280 feet in a mile.
A square mile is 5280 x 5280 = 27878400 square feet.
Therefore, half a square mile = 13,939,200 square feet.
A furlong is 1760 ÷ 8 = 220 yards.
Therefore, a cubic furlong is 220 x 220 x 220 = 10,648,000 cubic yards.
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