Puzzle 1
What is the smallest positive integer, which, when multiplied by 6 …
… gives a number consisting of only 8's?
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Puzzle 2
Hidden in these sentences are the numbers 1 to 10 (in words).
A number might appear in more than one sentence, and they might not be in order, but there is only one way to use all of the sentences and find all ten numbers.
The robins love hiding amongst the smooth reeds.
It's always worth looking after your friends, even if they've upset you.
Even heavyweight boxers like using soft tissues when they have a cold.
To avoid the cliff, I veered sharply to the left.
The eggs were boxed thirteen instead of a dozen in each baker's delivery box.
Having salmon every day for lunch gets a little boring after a while.
The attendance at the local football match exceeded last week's by many thousands.
We need to waterproof our boots to make sure we don't get wet.
Meeting friends after work allows executives to network effectively.
The orchestra sounded magnificent with the three virtuosi xylophonists.
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Puzzle 3
What is the next letter in this sequence:
Q E T U ?
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Puzzle 4
Below, 10 nine-letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters.
The chunks have been moved around, no chunk is used twice, and all of the chunks are used.
Can you determine what the 10 words are?
som one dbr pen rtm ber
nes ent ive eph eti ens
mes off eak eid sep win
erd tel day ter wed tem
aft apa own car ern oon
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