Puzzle 137
Can you complete this sentence using words which are anagrams of each other?
Only the {?} students could solve the hard {?} equation.
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Hint
Both words begin with the letter B.
Answer
Brainy and binary.
Puzzle 138
How many squares of any size on this chessboard do not contain a rook?
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How many 2 x 2 squares are there?
Answer
There are 128 squares without a rook.
Reasoning
There are 62 squares of size 1 x 1.
There are 41 squares of size 2 x 2.
There are 18 squares of size 3 x 3.
There are 6 squares of size 4 x 4.
There is 1 square of size 5 x 5.
Giving a total of 62 + 41 + 18 + 6 + 1 = 128 squares.
Puzzle 139
Can you complete this paragraph using two words that are anagrams of each other?
While driving their car at a reckless speed, the driver was distracted by their dog {?}. Luckily, they managed to complete the {?} manoeuvre without crashing.
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The word contains 7 letters.
Answer
While driving their car at a reckless speed, the driver was distracted by their dog barking. Luckily, they managed to complete the braking manoeuvre without crashing.
Alternative Answer
While driving their car at a reckless speed, the driver was distracted by their dog Spot. Luckily, they managed to complete the stop manoeuvre without crashing.
Puzzle 140
Once you have unscrambled the following countries, the first letters can be anagrammed to make a hidden country.
aadnorr
aehiiopt
ceeegr
aaaacdgmrs
anorwy
aaimnor
eemny
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One of the answers is Yemen.
Answer
Germany.
Reasoning
aadnorr = Andorra
aehiiopt = Ethiopia
ceeegr = Greece
aaaacdgmrs = Madagascar
anorwy = Norway
aaimnor = Romania
eemny = Yemen
a + e + g + m + n + r + y = Germany.
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