Puzzle 1
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
a-a-e
--ave
-uie-
--gon
p--ot
vi-e-
-ac-t
--met
b--ep
-u-ge
-lan-
-ra-e
bon--
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Hint
The 2nd word begins with the letter B.
Answers
a-a-e = amaze (MZ)
--ave = brave (BR)
-uie- = quiet (QT)
--gon = wagon (WA)
p--ot = pivot (IV)
vi-e- = vixen (XN)
-ac-t = yacht (YH)
--met = comet (CO)
b--ep = bleep (LE)
-u-ge = judge (JD)
-lan- = flank (FK)
-ra-e = grape (GP)
bon-- = bonus (US)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
Puzzle 2
Can you find the encoded countries?
The letter indicates the first letter of the country, and the number represents the number of letters in the country.
H5
V9
D7
J7
F6
N6
P4
Z8
R7
Q5
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Hint
For example, E7 would be England.
Answers
H5 = Haiti
V9 = Venezuela
D7 = Denmark
J7 = Jamaica
F6 = France
N6 = Norway
P4 = Peru
Z8 = Zimbabwe
R7 = Romania
Q5 = Qatar
Puzzle 3
I am a 10-letter word.
My 9, 6, 1, 2 is something a swimmer might do.
My 5, 4, 4, 3 is not that hot really.
My 7, 4, 3, 2 is a long piece of wood.
My 7, 6, 8, 5, 10 is a small part of something.
My 3, 4, 1, 10 is a deep affection.
My 7, 6, 8 is something you can eat.
My whole is an old form of transport.
What am I?
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Hint
The answer has two wheels.
Answer
Velocipede.
The clues were: dive, cool, pole, piece, love, pie.
Puzzle 4
Starting in the bottom left corner and moving either up or right, how many ways are there to get to the top right corner and make a total of 10?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Hint
You can only go up, or right.
Answer
6.
With U = Up, and R = Right, you can move in the following ways:
UURR
URUR
URRU
RUUR
RURU
RRUU
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