Puzzle 1
Why are 2024 UK pound coins worth more than 2023 UK pound coins?
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Because there is 1 more coin!
2,024 = 2,023 + 1.
Puzzle 2
Can you find every occurrence of the word APRIL that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word APRIL appears 34 times.
Answer
The word APRIL appears 34 times.
Puzzle 3
I have a jar of sweets.
There are 234 red, 26 blue, 67 green and 63 yellow sweets.
What chance do I have of picking a blue one with my eyes shut?
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How many sweets in total are there?
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1 in 15.
Reasoning
In total, there are 390 sweets in the jar, and 26 of them are blue.
So the chance of picking blue is 26 in 390 = 1 in 15 = 6.66%.
Puzzle 4
These 4-letter words can each have a letter added and then be rearranged to make a new 5-letter word.
In order, the letters added spell a 9-letter word.
herb
bang
keen
suit
quad
whey
cell
toil
wild
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In order, the added letters spell TELESCOPE.
Answers
The added letters spell TELESCOPE.
herb + t becomes berth
bang + e becomes began
keen + l becomes kneel
suit + e becomes suite
quad + s becomes squad
whey + c becomes chewy
cell + o becomes cello
toil + p becomes pilot
wild + e becomes wield
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