Puzzle 421
Below, you will find 10 seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----igy
----aoh
----erg
----ynx
----lth
----mox
----ovy
----esh
----awe
----ipt
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: P, P, I, P, S, F, A, R, O, R.
Answers
----igy = prodigy
----aoh = pharaoh
----erg = iceberg
----ynx = pharynx
----lth = stealth
----mox = flummox
----ovy = anchovy
----esh = refresh
----awe = overawe
----ipt = receipt
Puzzle 422
Eddie The Elephant can eat 110 bananas in 10 minutes, and Hugo The Hippo can eat 56 bananas in 8 minutes.
How long will it take Eddie and Hugo to eat 954 bananas?
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Work out how many each can eat in one minute.
Answer
53 minutes.
Reasoning
In one minute, Eddie eats 11 bananas (= 110 ÷ 10).
In one minute, Hugo eats 7 bananas (= 56 ÷ 8).
So in total, they eat 18 bananas every minute.
So it will take 954 ÷ 18 = 53 minutes.
Puzzle 423
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
ba-g-
d--ed
dia--
-uo-a
i-de-
-o-el
-um-s
py--y
g-ou-
--nal
tra--
-umb-
d--ty
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The 4th word begins with the letter Q.
Answers
ba-g- = badge (DE)
d--ed = dazed (AZ)
dia-- = diary (RY)
-uo-a = quota (QT)
i-de- = index (NX)
-o-el = vowel (VW)
-um-s = bumps (BP)
py--y = pygmy (GM)
g-ou- = ghoul (HL)
--nal = final (FI)
tra-- = track (CK)
-umb- = jumbo (JO)
d--ty = dusty (US)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
Puzzle 424
Below you will find 15 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----nst
----nip
----fth
----rno
----dox
----sil
----nac
----iem
----arb
----ior
----bey
----van
----ipt
----dth
----nox
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The first letters of the words are: A, P, T, I, P, U, A, R, R, W, D, C, R, B, E.
Answers
----nst = against
----nip = parsnip
----fth = twelfth
----rno = inferno
----dox = paradox
----sil = utensil
----nac = almanac
----iem = requiem
----arb = rhubarb
----ior = warrior
----bey = disobey
----van = caravan
----ipt = receipt
----dth = breadth
----nox = equinox