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Puzzle 198
Start in the bottom left corner and move either up or right, one square at a time, using the numbers and the mathematical signs along the way. What is the largest total you can make?
| + | 2 | − | 4 | + | 2 |
| 2 | + | 2 | − | 2 | + |
| − | 1 | + | 3 | − | 3 |
| 2 | − | 3 | + | 1 | − |
| + | 1 | − | 3 | + | 2 |
| 3 | + | 3 | − | 2 | + |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Puzzle 199
Albert married Carol.
Steven married Katie.
Bob married Virginia.
Who did Simon marry: Teresa, Charlotte or Lisa?
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Puzzle 200
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-