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Puzzle 177
Each of these words can have a letter added, and then be rearranged to make a new 5-letter word.
For example: DENY + B = BENDY (not part of the answer!).
If the 7 added letters are an anagram of CHEMIST, what are the new words?
deny
mail
exit
gosh
city
newt
type
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Puzzle 178
Here are some less well known proverbs. What is the missing word in each?
Loyalty is worth more than ?.
He that cannot pay in ? must pay in person.
Shameful ? is worse than shameful eating.
Don't say ? until you are asked.
Payment in advance is ? payment.
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Puzzle 179
Using only horizontal and vertical lines, connect every number to its pair (1 goes to 1, 2 goes to 2, etc). The lines must not cross each other.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
Puzzle Copyright © Johan de Ruiter
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Puzzle 180
Which is larger …
… the tenth root of 10, or the cube root of 2?
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