Puzzle 201
Can you decode this well-known saying:
V CCVCCC VC CVCV CVCVC CVCV
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Hint
V represents a vowel (AEIOU).
Answer
A stitch in time saves nine.
Each vowel (AEIOU) is represented by the letter V and each consonant is represented by C.
Puzzle 202
What three-letter word best completes these words?
c---on
he---
e---h
m---yr
qu---er
st---
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The word ends with the letter T.
Answer
Art.
c---on = carton
he--- = heart
e---h = earth
m---yr = martyr
qu---er = quarter
st--- = start
Puzzle 203
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
a-a-e
--ave
-uie-
--gon
p--ot
vi-e-
-ac-t
--met
b--ep
-u-ge
-lan-
-ra-e
bon--
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The 2nd word begins with the letter B.
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a-a-e = amaze (MZ)
--ave = brave (BR)
-uie- = quiet (QT)
--gon = wagon (WA)
p--ot = pivot (IV)
vi-e- = vixen (XN)
-ac-t = yacht (YH)
--met = comet (CO)
b--ep = bleep (LE)
-u-ge = judge (JD)
-lan- = flank (FK)
-ra-e = grape (GP)
bon-- = bonus (US)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
