Puzzle 197
Using only horizontal and vertical lines, connect every number to its pair (1 goes to 1, 2 goes to 2, etc). The lines must not cross each other.

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Answer
Puzzle 198
A 'complete' word is a word in which every letter, in turn, can be replaced by another to form a new word.
For example, RUG is a complete word because:
-ug = hug
r-g = rig
ru- = run
How many of the following words are not complete words? Proper nouns and names are not allowed.
hard
port
duck
bugs
bail
mast
thin
lean
fire
read
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Hint
Another example, PEN is a complete word because:
-en = ten
p-n = pin
pe- = pea
Answer
Two of the words are not complete: bugs, lean.
Reasoning
The remaining 8 words can be changed as follows:
hard:
-ard = card
h-rd = herd
ha-d = hand
har- = harp
port:
-ort = fort
p-rt = part
po-t = poet
por- = pore
duck:
-uck = muck
d-ck = deck
du-k = dusk
duc- = duct
bugs:
-ugs = hugs
b-gs = bags
bu-s = buys
bug- = ---- X
bail:
-ail = hail
b-il = boil
ba-l = bawl
bai- = bait
mast:
-ast = cast
m-st = most
ma-t = malt
mas- = mask
thin:
-hin = shin
t-in = twin
th-n = than
thi- = this
lean:
-ean = mean
l-an = loan
le-n = ---- X
lea- = leaf
fire:
-ire = hire
f-re = fare
fi-e = five
fir- = firm
read:
-ead = bead
r-ad = road
re-d = reed
rea- = real
Puzzle 199
Starting with any number on the top row, make your way to the bottom, adding the numbers as you go.
Each time you must move to the next row, but you can move either straight down, or one place to the left or right.
What is the highest total you can make? What is the lowest?
| 1 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
| 3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| 2 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
| 2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| 2 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| 4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
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Hint
The lowest route contains more 2's than the highest route.
Answers
Highest = 24. Lowest = 12.
Highest
Lowest
Puzzle 200
Can you highlight exactly three numbers that add to 19?

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Hint
You have to highlight three numbers.
Answer
6 + 1 + 12 = 19.
The puzzle didn't ask for three digits to be highlighted!