Puzzle 17
How much soil is there …
… in a circular hole 2 metres deep and 1 metre across?
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How much soil is in any hole?
Puzzle 18
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 2 different answers, can you find them both?
-ai-e
s-ua-
-e-el
-o-ed
-na-e
fog--
c--mp
b--jo
-r-it
-re-t
-av-n
mu--c
mou--
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The first word begins with the letter M.
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-ai-e = maize (MZ)
s-ua- = squad (QD)
-e-el = jewel (JW)
-o-ed = foxed (FX)
-na-e = knave (KV)
fog-- = foggy (GY)
c--mp = clump (LU)
b--jo = banjo (AN)
-r-it = orbit (OB)
-re-t = crept (CP)
-av-n = raven (RE)
mu--c = music (SI)
mou-- = mouth (TH)
Alternative Answers
Maize, squad, jewel, boxed, knave, foggy, clomp, banjo, fruit, crept, raven, music, mouth.
Can you find another?
Puzzle 19
Can you find the encoded countries?
The letter indicates the first letter of the country, and the number represents the number of letters in the country.
H5
V9
D7
J7
F6
N6
P4
Z8
R7
Q5
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For example, E7 would be England.
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H5 = Haiti
V9 = Venezuela
D7 = Denmark
J7 = Jamaica
F6 = France
N6 = Norway
P4 = Peru
Z8 = Zimbabwe
R7 = Romania
Q5 = Qatar
Puzzle 20
What comes next in this sequence:
Dave · Edward · Duncan · Neil · Liam · ?
Choose from:
Alan, Kevin, John, Michael, Steve
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Michael.
Each name begins with the last letter of the preceding name.
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