Reasoning
At each stage, a new dot starts at the top. The first dot moves clockwise, the second dot moves counter-clockwise, the third dot moves clockwise, etc.
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Puzzle 178
Below are ten words that have been split in half.
The first column has the first 2 letters, and the second column has the last 2 letters.
Can you pair the letters and remake the ten common words?
bo af
br re
fo ne
go af
ho ke
jo ew
le ud
lo am
lo nd
so pe
Answers
bo + nd = bond
br + ew = brew
fo + am = foam
go + ne = gone
ho + pe = hope
jo + ke = joke
le + af = leaf
lo + af = loaf
lo + ud = loud
so + re = sore
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Puzzle 179
What four-digit number has Digit 1 three smaller than Digit 4, which is one more than Digit 2, which is twice Digit 3, which is one more than one third of Digit 4?
Reasoning
Digit 4 must be a multiple of 3:
---3
---6
---9
Digit 3 is one more than Digit 9 ÷ 3:
--23
--36
--49
Digit 2 is twice Digit 3:
-423
-636
-849
But Digit 4 is one more than Digit 2, which only leaves:
-849
And Digit 1 is three smaller than Digit 4:
6849.
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Puzzle 180
Place letters into the grid such that every row, column, and 2 x 2 block has letters (in any order) that form a common word. Each letter is only used once, and no letter is repeated in the rows / cols / blocks.
Letters allowed: S H O W E R S
A
T
F
A
G
N
U
D
E
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
