Puzzle 85
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
If a Dalmatian dog can catch five balls in five minutes, four balls in four minutes, and three balls in three minutes, can a Dalmatian dog catch two balls in two minutes?
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Hint
The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Canada.
If a Dalmatian dog can catch five balls in five minutes, four balls in four minutes, and three balls in three minutes, CAN A DAlmatian dog catch two balls in two minutes?
Puzzle 86
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
ba-g-
d--ed
dia--
-uo-a
i-de-
-o-el
-um-s
py--y
g-ou-
--nal
tra--
-umb-
d--ty
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The 4th word begins with the letter Q.
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ba-g- = badge (DE)
d--ed = dazed (AZ)
dia-- = diary (RY)
-uo-a = quota (QT)
i-de- = index (NX)
-o-el = vowel (VW)
-um-s = bumps (BP)
py--y = pygmy (GM)
g-ou- = ghoul (HL)
--nal = final (FI)
tra-- = track (CK)
-umb- = jumbo (JO)
d--ty = dusty (US)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
Puzzle 87
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 88
In this sequence of planets, can you work out why they are listed in this order?
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus.
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The answer is something to do with time.
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The order is based on the length of day of the planet in Earth hours and days.
Jupiter has the shortest day (≈ 9 Earth hours), and Venus has the longest day (≈ 243 Earth days).
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