Two fine fellows were working very hard all day at the local coal mine.
One of the fellows managed to get a dirty face, but the other fellow managed to stay clean.
When they reached the end of their day and re-joined the surface in the lift, the fellow with the dirty face simply went home, however, the fellow with the clean face rushed off to wash.
Answer
The fellow with the clean face saw the fellow with the dirty face and thought his face was also dirty and wanted to wash it and vice versa.
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Puzzle 6
Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph?
Welsh horses are my favourite animal. Tapir, llama, marmoset, and elephant closely follow. I don't care much for English rabbits nor ocelots, adders, goldfish, and spaniels.
Welsh horses are my favourite aniMAL. TApir, llama, marmoset, and elephant closely follow. I don't care much for English rabbits nor ocelots, adders, goldfish, and spaniels.
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Puzzle 7
In this puzzle, all of the numbers from 1 to 8 are used.
The differences (larger − smaller) between any two connected numbers are all different.
Can you complete the grid?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and cannot be clicked.
Hint
The largest possible difference is when 1 is next to 8, a difference of 7. Since we have 7 differences to find, and the largest possible difference is 7, all of the possible differences must exist. Start by looking where can the 8 go.
Answer
Reasoning
The largest possible difference is when 1 is next to 8, a difference of 7. Since we have 7 differences to find, and the largest possible difference is 7, all of the possible differences must exist: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and let's call these D1, …, D7.
D7 can only happen when: 1 is next to 8 = D7
D6 can happen when:
1 is next to 7, but these are given numbers that are not next to each other. 2 is next to 8 = D6
Where can we place the 8? If we put 8 above 1, we cannot also satisfy D6 (2 is next to 8).
Therefore, we have two possibilities:
(a) 8 to the left of 1
(b) 8 to the right of 1 (a) 8 to the left of 1
By D6, 2 would be below 8, and this would give us D1, D6, D7. What can we place to the right of 1?
Not 3, because the difference between 1 and 3, and the difference between 3 and 5, are both D2.
Not 4, because the difference between 4 and 5 is D1, which we would already have.
Not 6, because the difference between 5 and 6 is D1, which we would already have.
There are no possible numbers we can place to the right of 1, so 8 can't go to the left of 1. (b) 8 to the right of 1
By D6, 2 would be above 8, and this would give us D3, D6, D7.
4 can't go next to 1, otherwise we'd create another D3. Therefore, 4 goes in the bottom left corner.
We are now left with 3 and 6.
If 6 went above 4, and 3 above 1, these would both be D2.
Therefore, 3 goes above 4, 6 goes above 1.
The final answer is:
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Puzzle 8
By changing the second letter of each word below, you can make another valid word.
Can you change each word such that the second letters will reveal an eleven-letter word when read downwards?
Therefore, what now reads 'vokahliuppw' will become a real word. ovalpostskinmaltwhenslabmissfundapedspedsway
