Puzzle 17
Can you find a word starting with BR …
… that with the addition of the letter E becomes another word that sounds the same as the first?
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Hint
There are at least two different answers.
Answer
BRAKING becomes BREAKING
or
BROWS becomes BROWSE
Puzzle 18
Which word is the odd one out?
erah reed yenkom tibbar tac tesomram gip
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Hint
Try reading the words backwards.
Answer
yenkom.
Reasoning
The others are the names of animals spelled backwards:
hare, deer, rabbit, cat, marmoset, pig.
But YENKOM is not quite the reverse of MONKEY.
Puzzle 19
How many squares, of any size, are on a board divided up into 6 squares by 6 squares?
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How many 1 x 1 squares are there?
Answer
91 squares.
Reasoning
Squares of size:
1 x 1 = 36
2 x 2 = 25
3 x 3 = 16
4 x 4 = 9
5 x 5 = 4
6 x 6 = 1
Total = 36 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 91.
Puzzle 20
What letter comes next in this sequence:
P · O · I · U · Y · T · ?
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Answer
R.
From the top row of a keyboard backwards.
