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Puzzle 29 


Below, 10 nine-letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters.

The chunks have been moved around, no chunk is used twice, and all of the chunks are used.

Can you find the 10 words?
tin som mea and all ple
sca eth ile rbr man ssl
pol rec hai yes gra wat
ing ter ice eap erf ate
nwh pin obs ush row day

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Puzzle 30 


How many squares of any size on this chessboard do not contain a rook?

Rooks On C3, C6, F3, F6

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Puzzle 31 


If …

   7/28 of 64 is 16,

   and 9/12 of 100 is 75,

   and 3/9 of 33 is 11,

what is 5/15 of 45?

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Puzzle 32 


Can you highlight exactly three numbers that add to 17?

3x3 Grid: 2 4 1, 1 3 8, 9 2 1

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.

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