Puzzle 193
Hidden in the grid below are three boys names. Starting at any point, trace out the path of a chess knight. The last letter of one name starts the next one. What are the names?
The moves of a knight are:
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Kevin, Neil and Larry.
Puzzle 194
Can you find the encoded countries?
The letter indicates the first letter of the country, and the number represents the number of letters in the country.
H5
V9
D7
J7
F6
N6
P4
Z8
R7
Q5
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For example, E7 would be England.
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H5 = Haiti
V9 = Venezuela
D7 = Denmark
J7 = Jamaica
F6 = France
N6 = Norway
P4 = Peru
Z8 = Zimbabwe
R7 = Romania
Q5 = Qatar
Puzzle 195
Last week I spent half of my money on a new jacket, and then I spent half of that amount on some new trousers.
I was left with £32.94. How much did I spend?
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Try working backwards.
Answer
£98.82.
Reasoning
At the end I was left with £32.94, which was half of my remaining money, so before buying the trousers I must have had £65.88.
Again, this was half of my money, so before buying the jacket I must have had £131.76 at the start.
As I now had £32.94 remaining, I must have spent £98.82.
Double-Checking
I started with £131.76, and I spent £65.88 on a new jacket, and then £32.94 on the trousers, a total spend of £98.82.
Puzzle 196
What 5-letter word can be added to the end of these words to make new words:
green out light bird boat club cook
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The word begins with the letter H.
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House.
To give: greenhouse, outhouse, lighthouse, birdhouse, boathouse, clubhouse, cookhouse.
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