Medium Puzzles 

Workings

Hint
How many rats can one cat catch in 5 minutes?

Answer
5.

  5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes.

So

  1 cat can catch 1 rat in 5 minutes.

  1 cat can catch 2 rats in 10 minutes.

  1 cat can catch 20 rats in 100 minutes.

Therefore

  5 cats can catch 100 rats in 100 minutes.

Workings

Hint
The letters come from the two words on the outside.

Answer
Leap.

From the third letter of the second word, plus the third letter of the first word, plus the second letter of the second word, plus the fourth letter of the first word.

Workings

Hints
The first letters of the words are: B, S, E, W, E, L, P, C.

Answers
Any animal that fits is correct, but these are possible answers:
fahjec   = badger (barbet, gannet, marten) qsaxe    = snake (crane, skate, whale) eep      = eel zoth     = wolf (fowl, lory, moth, pony, worm) epessawx = elephant feyuv    = lemur (xerus) zowqud   = possum pol      = cow (cod, dog, fox, hog)

Workings

Hint
Denise had strawberry juice.

Answer
Alice had blackcurrant juice and scones.
Jane had orange juice and muffins.
Denise had strawberry juice and cake.
Frankie had blueberry juice and toast.