Puzzle 197
These words have had their vowels (AEIOU) removed, can you replace them to find some animals:
pnd
frrt
s ln
hdghg
chth
tdpl
ttr
plr br
lprd
grff
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The first word ends with the letter A.
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pnd = panda
frrt = ferret
s ln = sea lion
hdghg = hedgehog
chth = cheetah
tdpl = tadpole
ttr = otter
plr br = polar bear
lprd = leopard
grff = giraffe
Puzzle 198
Each of these words can have the same letter placed at the beginning and the end to form a new (common) word.
For example, -LIT- becomes ELITE by adding an E at both ends.
What are the new words?
-eve-
-able-
-carve-
-as-
-on-
-ode-
-elude-
-ape-
-ate-
-rod-
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One of the words starts and ends with T.
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eve = level
able = tablet
carve = scarves
as = ease, hash, sass
on = gong, sons
ode = codec, modem
elude = deluded
ape = lapel
ate = dated, rater
rod = erode
Puzzle 199
How many squares of any size on this chessboard do not contain a rook?
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How many 2 x 2 squares are there?
Answer
There are 93 squares without a rook.
Reasoning
There are 60 squares of size 1 x 1.
There are 33 squares of size 2 x 2.
Giving a total of 60 + 33 = 93 squares.
Puzzle 200
Which of the shapes is identical to the first one?
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Try to rotate them around in your head, but watch out for mirror images.
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