Puzzle 201
In each of these 5 words, can you change the highlighted letter to produce a new word?
The new letters spell a fruit.
Date
nUt
Lime
pEach
Pear
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Hint
The last letter is N.
Answer
Late
nEt
Mime
pOach
Near
The new letters spell LEMON.
Puzzle 202
Below you will find 15 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----nst
----nip
----fth
----rno
----dox
----sil
----nac
----iem
----arb
----ior
----bey
----van
----ipt
----dth
----nox
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: A, P, T, I, P, U, A, R, R, W, D, C, R, B, E.
Answers
----nst = against
----nip = parsnip
----fth = twelfth
----rno = inferno
----dox = paradox
----sil = utensil
----nac = almanac
----iem = requiem
----arb = rhubarb
----ior = warrior
----bey = disobey
----van = caravan
----ipt = receipt
----dth = breadth
----nox = equinox
Puzzle 203
Starting with WARM, change one letter at a time, and end with COOL?
Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word.
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One answer changes Warm to Worm.
Answer
WARM, WORM, WORK, CORK, COOK, COOL
or
WARM, WORM, WORD, WOOD, WOOL, COOL.
Puzzle 204
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 2 different answers, can you find them both?
-e-el
b-d
s-i-l
swa--
fo-
-er-y
a-ur-
-u-dy
-uo-e
-e-a-e
ed--
sc-r-y
l-p
--lls
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The 9th word begins with the letter Q.
Answers
-e-el = jewel (JW)
b-d = bad (A)
s-i-l = skill (KL)
swa-- = swaps (PS)
fo- = fox (X)
-er-y = ferry (FR)
a-ur- = azure (ZE)
-u-dy = buddy (BD)
-uo-e = quote (QT)
-e-a-e = menace (MNC)
ed-- = edgy (GY)
sc-r-y = scurvy (UV)
l-p = lop (O)
--lls = hills (HI)
Alternative Answers
Newel, bad, shill, swaps, fox, jerky, azure, ruddy, quote, became, edgy, scurvy, lop, fills.
Can you find another?
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