Hint: You need to try and rotate them around in your head.
Answer: A, E and F.
Puzzle 117
Each of the following sets of letters can be made into a real word by adding three letters to the beginning, and the same three letters in the same order to the end.
For example, ANGLEM can have ENT added at the start and the end to become ENT + ANGLEM + ENT = ENTANGLEMENT.
ENT + ERTAINM + ENT = ENTERTAINMENT
RED + ISCOVE + RED = REDISCOVERED
ING + ROW + ING = INGROWING
ANT + IOXID + ANT = ANTIOXIDANT
MIC + ROCOS + MIC = MICROCOSMIC
Puzzle 118
The BrainBashers Dictionary of Proverbs is running out of memory. Below are four well known proverbs with their vowels missing and the remaining letters are grouped in fours.
Hint: Remember that there are an equal number of each animal.
Answer: 102 animals: 34 of each.
As there are the same number of each animal, for every ant, spider and mouse we have 18 legs.
612 ÷ 18 = 34 of each animal.
Which gives a total of 34 x 3 = 102 animals. QED.
Puzzle 120
Using the BrainTracker grid below, how many words can you find? Each word must contain the central F and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. There is at least one nine letter word. Excellent: 41 words. Good: 35 words. Average: 28 words.