Puzzle 201
Below you will find ten common 6-letter words, however, every other letter is missing.
Can you determine the original words?
-s-e-d
-p-a-g
-r-f-r
-y-r-d
-r-f-e
-a-b-n
-a-e-a
-o-d-g
-s-f-l
-i-s-e
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The first word begins with the letter A.
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-s-e-d = ascend
-p-a-g = sprang
-r-f-r = prefer
-y-r-d = hybrid
-r-f-e = trifle
-a-b-n = carbon
-a-e-a = camera
-o-d-g = hotdog
-s-f-l = useful
-i-s-e = tissue
Puzzle 202
If I can boil 2 eggs in 10 minutes.
How long will it take me to boil 5 eggs?
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Be careful with your thinking.
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Exactly the same time!
Puzzle 203
Kevin's mother has three children.
The first was called Alpha, the second was called Beta.
What was the name of the third?
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Make sure that you read the question carefully.
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Kevin, since it was Kevin's mother and Kevin's brothers were Alpha and Beta.
Puzzle 204
My shirt has 5 buttons, my cardigan has 2 buttons, and my suit jacket has no buttons.
How many buttons do my trousers have?
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It depends on the length of the word.
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2 buttons.
The number of buttons is 10, minus the length of the word.