Puzzle 1
Complete this grid of 4 four-letter words written horizontally.
Once complete, the first column of the grid forms a word, and the last column forms a word that is related to the first.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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Hint
The first word starts with H.
Answer
Hard and soft.
| H |
A |
T |
S |
| A |
L |
S |
O |
| R |
O |
O |
F |
| D |
E |
B |
T |
Puzzle 2
What comes next in this sequence:
iron · bromine · uranium · argon · ?
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The chemical symbol for iron is Fe.
Answer
Yttrium.
The element's symbols are spelling February:
iron (Fe) + bromine (Br) + uranium (U) + argon (Ar) + yttrium (Y)
Puzzle 3
Which four vegetables have been merged together?
cab swe rpr eed oaa etn
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: C, S, P, B. One of the vegetables is another word for rutabaga.
Answer
Carrot, swede, pea, bean.
Swede is another word for rutabaga.
Puzzle 4
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
-e-er
--eue
--o
ma-
-p-a-e-
-erso-
---k-am-on
-ouse
-a-
-ur-
---igent
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Hint
The first word begins with the letter F.
Answer
-e-er = fever (FV)
--eue = queue (QU)
--o = zoo (ZO)
ma- = mat (T)
-p-a-e- = speaker (SEKR)
-erso- = person (PN)
---k-am-on = backgammon (BACGM)
-ouse = house (H)
-a- = wax (WX)
-ur- = jury (JY)
---igent = diligent (DIL)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
