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Puzzle 477 


Below is a very special grid, around each shaded number are 8 white squares.

However, each white square should have a number from 1 to 7.

Once filled in, these 8 numbers will sum to the shaded number.

In addition, once completed correctly, no row nor column will contain a duplicate number within a white square.

For example, the top row may be 5 6 4 2 3 1 7, etc.

This is a very difficult puzzle, and many people resort to using a computer to help them, which is a challenge in itself.

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Puzzle 478 


Cabbage is to sprouts as carrot is to:
pea cucumber potato tomato artichoke celery

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Puzzle 479 


What is the smallest positive integer which …

… when multiplied by 3 gives a number consisting of only 4's?

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Puzzle 480 


Take a word from the first column, and a word from the second column.

You will now have 6 lots of eight letters, and each of these eight letters is an anagram of something that lives in water.
dish         leek
tray         shoe
raft         sign
cram         golf
ears         fern
loud         hiss

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