The initial letters from the nursery rhyme, Hickory Dickory Dock.
Hickory, dickory, dock,
The mouse ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
The mouse ran down,
Hickory, dickory, dock.
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Puzzle 199
Once you have unscrambled the following countries, the first letters can be anagrammed to make a hidden country. aadnorraehiioptceeegraaaacdgmrsanorwyaaimnoreemny
Reasoning aadnorr = Andorraaehiiopt = Ethiopiaceeegr = Greeceaaaacdgmrs = Madagascaranorwy = Norwayaaimnor = Romaniaeemny = Yemen
a + e + g + m + n + r + y = Germany.
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Puzzle 200
How many squares of any size on this chessboard do not contain a rook?
Reasoning There are 60 squares of size 1x1. There are 33 squares of size 2x2.
Giving a total of 60 + 33 = 93 squares.
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