Puzzle 717
Which of the shapes is identical to the first one?
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Try to rotate them around in your head, but watch out for mirror images.
Puzzle 718
You can replace the dashes with the same four-letter word, and create two new words, one that starts with ARM, and one that ends in ING.
Can you find all possible four-letter words that work?
arm----
----ing
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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There are 4 possible answers.
Answer
Band, load, lock, and rest, all create new words:
armband and banding
armload and loading
armlock and locking
armrest and resting
Note
Some dictionaries also allow ARMRACK, but others don't. So RACK is an unofficial possible answer.
Puzzle 719
Can you add one Z to the following word to form another valid English word:
LEG
You may change the order of the letters.
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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Add 'one Z', literally.
Answer
Lozenge.
Reasoning
'one Z' + LEG = ONE Z LEG = ONEZLEG > LOZENGE.
Puzzle 720
Which name comes next in this sequence:
Sarah · Helen · Diane · Joanne · ?
Choose from:
Julie, Rebecca, Sally, Sandra
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
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Look at the second letter in each word.
Answer
Julie.
The second letters of the names are the vowels (AEIOU) in alphabetical order.
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