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Puzzle 1 


Last week, I travelled from London to Stoke.

On the first day, I travelled one half of the distance.

On day two, I travelled one third of the remaining distance.

On day three, I travelled three quarters of the remaining distance.

Yesterday I travelled one half of the remaining distance.

I now have 5 miles left to travel.

How far is it from Stoke to London in total?

Line showing dots at the distances.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 2 


My first is in mammoth, but not in elephant.
My second is in raccoon, but not in beaver.
My third is in dobbin, but not in horse.
My fourth is in koala, and in kangaroo.
My fifth is in tiger, but not in lion.
My last is in pony, but not in horse.
What am I?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 3 


From each of these words, remove one letter, and then rearrange the remaining letters to find a new word. The resulting ten new words are related to each other.

energy oregano clearest weight outlive embark calmer solemn voiding archery

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


Start in square 'S' and end in square 'E' moving either horizontally or vertically in each move. Start by moving 2 squares in each of your moves, but when you land on a '*' square, change the number of squares you move from 2 to 3, or vice versa. You can not step on or pass through the black squares and you have only 8 moves in which to complete this task.

Puzzle Copyright © Cihan Altay

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