A well-known seven-letter word can be created, by starting with a single letter and adding a letter, one at a time, then mixing the letters, each time making a proper word. Using the clues below, which are not necessarily in the correct order, can you find all seven words? For example, A, AT, TAR, RATE, etc.
Expressing position within limits of space and time. The subject of self-consciousness. Frozen atmospheric vapour falling to earth. To utter musical sounds with the voice. Cause to oscillate. Scattering on the earth. The breaking of divine law.
Hint
The longest word is the answer to 'Frozen atmospheric vapour falling to earth'.
Answers
Snowing, sowing, swing, sing, sin, in, I.
snowing – frozen atmospheric vapour falling to earth
sowing – scattering on the earth
swing – cause to oscillate
sing – to utter musical sounds with the voice
sin – the breaking of divine law
in – expressing position within limits of space and time
I – the subject of self-consciousness
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Puzzle 570
Place a horizontal or a vertical line into every blank square.
Each number tells you the total length of the lines connected to that square.
Hint
Start by looking at the 6 and 4 on the top row.
Answer
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Puzzle 571
Below are five phrases that have been altered. Rearrange the words so that when they are read aloud they will sound very similar to the required phrase. For example "Ducks Sits Hound Fa Mill Ear" = "Does it sound familiar".
crows dose my off wind
cab chalk clicks fizz lie lye ox soft
a crowed fall jest lobe Rick oath yell
beef four heap luck Yule
dud rough wharf whorls
Answer
my crows off wind dose = Microsoft Windows
lie fizz lye cab ox soft chalk clicks = Life is like a box of chocolates
jest fall oath a yell lobe Rick crowed = Just follow the yellow brick road
luck beef four Yule heap = Look before you leap
wharf rough dud whorls = War of the Worlds
During the latest round of the BrainBashers school triathlon the final results were mislaid, however, this is what we do know.
Hayden was fourth. Alex was not the oldest but was older than Drew, who was not second. The child who was next in age to the youngest, finished second. The child who finished in third place was older than the child who finished first. Billie was younger than the child who finished in third place.
Can you determine who finished where and place the children in order of age?
Answer # Name Age
#1 Drew youngest
#2 Billie next to youngest
#3 Alex next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
Reasoning
By (2), neither Alex nor Drew were the oldest. By (5), neither was Billie. Therefore, Hayden was the oldest, and by (1) came fourth.
#1
#2
#3
#4 Hayden oldest
By (4) the youngest didn't come third, and by (3) the youngest didn't come second. Therefore, the youngest came first.
#1 youngest
#2
#3
#4 Hayden oldest
By (3), the next to youngest came second, leaving the next to oldest in third.
#1 youngest
#2 next to youngest
#3 next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
By (2), Drew wasn't second, but Alex was older, so Drew can't be third either. Therefore, Drew can only have come in first.
#1 Drew youngest
#2 next to youngest
#3 next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
By (5) Billie didn't come third, so came second. Leaving Alex in third.
#1 Drew youngest
#2 Billie next to youngest
#3 Alex next to oldest
#4 Hayden oldest
