Answers helium = hum + lielatest = let + satalmond = man + oldeldest = led + setplaced = cap + ledradium = air + muddesert = red + setwealth = law + thetricky = cry + kitfunnel = elf + nun Alternative Answers
The following answers use less common words.
helium = him + leu helium = hue + mil helium = hum + lei
latest = els + tat
almond = don + lam almond = lam + nod
eldest = eld + set eldest = els + ted
placed = pec + lad
radium = mud + ria radium = amu + rid radium = aid + rum
wealth = awl + the wealth = haw + let
There are more answers with even rarer words, but I've chosen not to include those.
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Puzzle 454
Take a word from the first column, and a word from the second column.
You will now have 5 lots of eight letters, and each of these eight letters is an anagram of an animal.
What are the 5 animals?
soot tent
most then
much tire
area mare
leap pink
Hint
It's not just the vowels (AEIOU) that have a problem.
Answer
H, S, and T.
Reasoning
It should read:
"Can you tell what is wrong with this paragraph? At first glance you may think that just the vowels have problems, but no! Three consonants also have problems, they have been replaced with the letter R, but which ones are they?"
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Puzzle 456
Hidden in the grid below are six hidden animals.
The letters are in sequence, but you move from letter to letter using the moves of a chess knight.
Once you have crossed off all of the animals, you will be left with seven unused letters.
What animal do these letters spell?
The moves of a knight are:
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be clicked.
