Puzzle 474
The same three-letter word has been removed from all of these words, leaving the letters below (which are still in the correct order).
What was the three-letter word?
loe
ch
she
er
vae
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Hint
The missing word is in these locations: lo---e, ---ch, s---he, ---er, va---e.
Answer
Cat.
loe = locate
ch = catch
she = scathe
er = cater
vae = vacate
Puzzle 475
Can you decode this well-known saying:
V CCVCCC VC CVCV CVCVC CVCV
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Hint
V represents a vowel (AEIOU).
Answer
A stitch in time saves nine.
Each vowel (AEIOU) is represented by the letter V and each consonant is represented by C.
Puzzle 476
I am a nine-letter word (123456789).
From 6523 grows a plant.
I 689, I 689, I 689, it's no joke.
751 rhymes with you.
421 rhymes too!
What am I?
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Hint
Each number in the poem indicates which letter of the answer is being used.
Answer
Wednesday.
Reasoning
Each number in the poem indicates which letter of the answer is being used.
6523 = seed
689 = say
751 = dew
421 = new
Therefore, '751 rhymes with you' is read as 'dew rhymes with you'.
