Puzzle 597
Below are seven clues to seven words.
When arranged in the correct order, longest to shortest, each word is an anagram of the previous word with a letter removed.
capital of France
snake
long root vegetable
single article
twisted ankle
coarse file
equally
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Hint
The answer to 'long root vegetable' is the longest word.
Answers
parsnip = long root vegetable
sprain = twisted ankle
Paris = capital of France
rasp = coarse file
asp = snake
as = equally
a = single article
Puzzle 598
Which is larger:
seconds in a week
minutes in a year
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Hint
There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour.
Answer
Seconds in a week.
Reasoning
There are 60 x 60 x 24 x 7 = 604,800 seconds in a week.
There are 60 x 24 x 365 = 525,600 minutes in a (non-leap) year.
Puzzle 599
What is missing from this sequence:
Greenland · New Guinea · Borneo · Madagascar · ? · Sumatra · Honshu
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These are all islands.
Answer
Baffin Island.
From the largest islands in the world, in descending order.
Australia is considered the smallest continent, and Greenland the largest island.
Puzzle 600
Moving up or right, what is the largest total you can make, using the mathematical signs along the way?
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Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Answer
The largest total that can be made is 8.