Puzzle 153
What three-letter word best completes these words?
c---on
he---
e---h
m---yr
qu---er
st---
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The word ends with the letter T.
Answer
Art.
c---on = cart on
he--- = heart
e---h = eart h
m---yr = mart yr
qu---er = quart er
st--- = start
Puzzle 154
How many common five letter words can you make from the following letters, using all the letters in each word?
AELST
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There are quite a few anagrams, one of which is LEAST.
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Least, slate, stale, steal, tales, teals.
Remember that the question asked for common words.
Puzzle 155
What is missing in this sequence:
8 · 10 · 14 · 18 · ? · 34 · 50 · 66
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There are two sequences.
Answer
26.
There are two alternate series, starting with the first two numbers, and each formed by doubling the preceding number in its own series and subtracting 2.
Puzzle 156
Find an word which is singular, add an 's' and it becomes plural, and add another 's' it becomes singular again?
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One of answers involves royalty.
Answer
Prince, princes, princess.
Bra, bras, brass.
A similar change is care, cares, caress, but these are not nouns.
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