Puzzle 657
How many hexagon-type shapes, in total, can you find in this puzzle?
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Hint
There are more than 37, look at the different sizes.
Answer
There are 64 hexagon-type shapes in total.
Reasoning
37 single hexagons
+ 19 hexagons that contain 7 smaller hexagons
+ 7 hexagons that contain 19 smaller hexagons
+ 1 large hexagon that contains all of the smaller hexagons.
Puzzle 658
As oou oan oee, oy poinoer oepoacos eoero thord oetoer oito tho leoteo 'o'.
How mony oifoeront oetoero haoe boen oepoacod?
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Hint
Something's wrong with the letter O, and the word 'oifoeront' is important to the answer.
Answer
15 different letters: acdefhilmrstvwy.
Reasoning
The sentences should read:
As you can see, my printer replaces every third letter with the letter 'o'.
How many different letters have been replaced?
Puzzle 659
Can you find a five letter word which …
… when written in upper-case, reads the same when turned upside down?
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The word begins with the letter S.
Puzzle 660
Can you highlight exactly three numbers that add to 19?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
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Hint
You have to highlight three numbers .
Answer
6 + 1 + 12 = 19.
The puzzle didn't ask for three digits to be highlighted!
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