Puzzle 397
If it took …
… Alex, Billie and Charlie exactly 60 minutes to dig a hole …
how long would it take for them …
… to dig half a hole?
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How large is the hole?
Answer
You cannot have half a hole!
Puzzle 398
Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:
As managers, we deny all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings that have come to light in the recent interdepartmental investigation.
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The country spans more than one word.
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Sweden.
As managerS, WE DEN y all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings that have come to light in the recent interdepartmental investigation.
Puzzle 399
Which word in the English language is …
… most often pronounced incorrectly?
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Puzzle 400
What is missing in this sequence:
8 10 14 18 ? 34 50 66
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There are two sequences.
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26.
There are two alternate series, starting with the first two numbers, and each formed by doubling the preceding number in its own series and subtracting 2.
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