Puzzle 61
Moving from letter to letter using the moves of a chess knight, can you find the letters 'PUZZLES' in order?
| Z |
E |
Z |
S |
Z |
P |
S |
| U |
P |
S |
P |
L |
P |
Z |
| S |
U |
L |
U |
U |
E |
U |
| E |
E |
P |
U |
S |
U |
P |
| P |
Z |
L |
L |
U |
P |
Z |
| Z |
U |
Z |
S |
U |
L |
P |
| E |
P |
Z |
Z |
E |
L |
U |
The moves of a knight are:
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Hint
It might be easier to find the S first.
Answer
Start with the P in the 5th row, 6th column:
| Z |
E |
Z |
S |
Z |
P |
S |
| U |
P |
S |
P |
L |
P |
Z |
| S |
U |
L |
U |
U |
E |
U |
| E |
E |
P |
U |
S |
U |
P |
| P |
Z |
L |
L |
U |
P |
Z |
| Z |
U |
Z |
S |
U |
L |
P |
| E |
P |
Z |
Z |
E |
L |
U |
Puzzle 62
What word comes next:
jangled
febrifuge
marbles
apricot
mayflower
jungle
julienne
Choose from:
augment, elephant, autumn, juiciest
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Hint
Look at the first few characters of each word.
Answer
augment.
The first three letters are the same as the first three letters of the months in order.
Puzzle 63
What four-digit number has…
…Digit 2 smaller than Digit 4 which is two thirds of Digit 1 which is two thirds of Digit 3 which is three times Digit 2?
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Hint
Look at Digit 3 first.
Answer
6394.
Reasoning
Labelling the clues:
Digit 2 is smaller than Digit 4
Digit 4 is two thirds of Digit 1
Digit 1 is two thirds of Digit 3
Digit 3 is three times Digit 2
By (3), Digit 3 is divisble by 3:
Digit 3 = 3, 6, 9
By (3), Digit 1 is two thirds of Digit 3:
Digit 1 = 2, 4, 6.
But, by (2), Digit 1 is divisible by 3:
Digit 1 = 6, and Digit 3 = 9.
By (4), Digit 3 is three times Digit 2:
Digit 2 = 3.
By (2), Digit 4 is two thirds of Digit 1:
Digit 4 = 4.
Puzzle 64
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Hint
The puzzle contains the question.
Answer
26.
Reasoning
The puzzle reads 'how many letters in this puzzle'.
The puzzle's letters alternate between the top and bottom lines.
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