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Puzzle 537
Take away eight of the sticks below, and leave one stick behind.
There are no hidden sticks.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and cannot be clicked.
Answer
If you look carefully, you will see that there are actually two sticks under the other seven, so you can take away eight sticks and still leave one behind.
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Puzzle 538
Below, 10 nine-letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters.
The chunks have been moved around, no chunk is used twice, and all of the chunks are used.
Can you determine what the 10 words are?
cer ent ead rat uti spr
ful oun pro ann ope ock
nce een oat est liv ion
nou sev ion ast hou akf
bre bea ens dim bed seb
Hints
The first letters of the words are: P, B, D, L, O, A, B, H, S, B.
Answers
pro + nou + nce = pronounce
bea + uti + ful = beautiful
dim + ens + ion = dimension
liv + est + ock = livestock
ope + rat + ion = operation
ann + oun + cer = announcer
bed + spr + ead = bedspread
hou + seb + oat = houseboat
sev + ent + een = seventeen
bre + akf + ast = breakfast
Hint
The first letters of the words are: C, S, P, B. One of the vegetables is another word for rutabaga.
Answer
Carrot, swede, pea, bean.
Swede is another word for rutabaga.
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Puzzle 540
My first is in mammoth, but not in elephant.
My second is in raccoon, but not in beaver.
My third is in dobbin, but not in horse.
My fourth is in koala, and in kangaroo.
My fifth is in tiger, but not in lion.
My last is in pony, but not in horse.
What am I?
Hint
My first letter is M, and watch out for the wording for the 4th letter.
Answer
A monkey.
Reasoning
The first letter can be: M O
The second letter can be: C O N
The third letter can be: D B I N
The fourth letter can be: K O A
The fifth letter can be: T G E R
The sixth letter can be: P N Y