Puzzle 1
Which one of these letters is the odd one out?
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Hint
These are all Greek letters.
Answer
θ (theta).
Reasoning
These are all Greek letters, and they are:
xi, chi, theta, psi, pi, phi
They all sound similar to each other, except θ.
Puzzle 2
What word most logically goes in the brackets:
safe [fast] malt
oust [----] flaw
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Hint
The answer is in the words given.
Answer
Slow.
Reasoning
Take the third letter of the first word
+ the second letter of the second word
+ plus the first letter of the first word
+ plus the fourth letter of the second word.
Double-Checking
3-1- [1234] -2-4
s-f- [fast] -a-t
o-s- [slow] -l-w
Puzzle 4
Below you will find 15 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---rnt
---few
---ryo
---yme
---rak
---urd
---ynx
---mpi
---hom
---ovy
---lpt
---hma
---voy
---web
---mur
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: L, C, E, E, A, A, L, S, F, G, S, A, C, C, M.
Answers
---rnt = learnt
---few = curfew
---ryo = embryo
---yme = enzyme
---rak = anorak
---urd = absurd
---ynx = larynx
---mpi = scampi
---hom = fathom
---ovy = groovy
---lpt = sculpt
---hma = asthma
---voy = convoy
---web = cobweb
---mur = murmur
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