My first is in horse, but not in pony.
My second is in coyote, but not in jackal.
My third is in shrew, and also in vole.
My fourth is in panda, but not in bear.
My last is in baboon, but not in monkey.
What am I?
Reasoning
The first letter can be: H R S E
The second letter can be: O Y T E
The third letter can be: E
The fourth letter can be: P N D
The fifth letter can be: B A
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Puzzle 18
How many days before 17th August is it, if …
… 50 days before then, it was four times as many days since March 30th?
Reasoning
There are 140 days between the two dates, and these 140 days are split in the following way:
4 x Answer | 50 days | Answer
We already know about 50 days, so we have to split the remaining 90 days into the ratio 4:1, which is 72:18.
72 days | 50 days | 18 days
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Puzzle 19
Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:
I recently bought a baby cot from my local shop for my youngest child, to calm their nightly wails. On the way home, my car boot came open and my new baby's cot landed with a resounding crunch on the road. Luckily, my insurance covered the loss, and we bought another one with a picture of two whales on it.
I recently bought a baby cot from my local shop for my youngest child, to calm their nightly wails. On the way home, my car boot came open and my new baby'S COT LANDed with a resounding crunch on the road. Luckily, my insurance covered the loss, and we bought another one with a picture of two whales on it.
