Puzzle 201
Place letters into the grid such that every row, column, and 2 x 2 block has letters (in any order) that form a common word. Each letter is only used once, and no letter is repeated in the rows / cols / blocks.
Letters allowed: S O N A T A
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
Puzzle Copyright © Alan Stillson and Frank Longo
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Hint
Row 3's missing letter is T.
Answer
N
A
R
E
B
S
O
W
K
R
E
T
A
P
Z
S
Across: NEAR, BOWS, TREK, ZAPS
Down : BANK, SPAR, ZERO, STEW
Boxes : BANS, WORE, PARK, ZEST
Other anagrams of these words are OK as long as they don't change the answer grid.
Puzzle 202
Which word does not belong with the others:
dgo act ehors ceffio elrttu ekmnoy
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Answer
ceffio.
This is an anagram of office.
The others are animals:
dgo = dog
act = cat
ehors = horse
ceffio = office
elrttu = turtle
ekmnoy = monkey
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
I started out on the journey from the forest with a full tank of fuel, 12 gallons exactly.
However, the moment I started out, the fuel tank sprung a leak. I travelled at 50 mph until I ran out of fuel exactly 4 hours later.
I know that the car does 25 miles for each gallon.
How much fuel had I lost through the hole?
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How many miles did I travel?
Answer
I had lost 4 gallons.
Reasoning
I travelled at 50mph for 4 hours, which is 200 miles.
I used 25 gallons every 25 miles, so I used 8 gallons travelling those 200 miles.
I started with 12 gallons and used 8 gallons, so I lost the other 4 gallons.
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