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Puzzle 1 


What is significant about this paragraph:

I once found two tiny ferrets, tired, looking sorry for themselves, covered in dirt. I decided to help the poor critters by putting them in the town zoo's 'ferret rinsing box', then rinsing them off using some tinctured liquid. They soon seemed much more pristine, much brighter, much more cheerful. Within two weeks I set them free, returned into the wild, they seemed very delighted with this. I, of course, enjoyed it very much.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 2 


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

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 3 


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 4 


Using only horizontal and vertical lines, connect every number to its pair (1 goes to 1, 2 goes to 2, etc). The lines must not cross each other.



Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.

Puzzle Copyright © Johan de Ruiter

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