Puzzle 201
The same three-letter word has been removed from all of these words, leaving the letters below (which are still in the correct order).
What was the three-letter word?
loe
ch
she
er
vae
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Hint
The missing word is in these locations: lo---e, ---ch, s---he, ---er, va---e.
Answer
Cat.
loe = locate
ch = catch
she = scathe
er = cater
vae = vacate
Puzzle 202
What comes next in this sequence:
boron · carbon · nitrogen · oxygen · ?
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The first in the list would be Hydrogen.
Answer
Fluorine.
These are the elements in atomic number order.
Puzzle 203
What can go up a chimney down …
… but can't go down a chimney up?
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You would probably never try this.
Puzzle 204
What is the next letter in this sequence:
Q · E · T · U · ?
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O.
Every other letter from the top row of a standard keyboard.