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Puzzle 1 


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Can you make this equation correct by moving exactly one matchstick?

19 + 6 = 21

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the matchsticks cannot be moved. The matchstick layouts for each digit are:

Default Digits

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Puzzle 2 


I am a 10-letter word.

My 9, 6, 1, 2 is something a swimmer might do.
My 5, 4, 4, 3 is not that hot really.
My 7, 4, 3, 2 is a long piece of wood.
My 7, 6, 8, 5, 10 is a small part of something.
My 3, 4, 1, 10 is a deep affection.
My 7, 6, 8 is something you can eat.
My whole is an old form of transport.

What am I?

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Puzzle 3 


Which is larger:

seconds in a week minutes in a year

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Puzzle 4 


Last night, I was looking at a road sign and could see that Leeds was 13 miles away, Stoke was 13 miles away and Leek was 10 miles away.

Unfortunately, it was too dark to see how far it was to Manchester. Can you help me?

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