Puzzle 285
From each of these words, remove one letter, and then rearrange the remaining letters to find a new word. The resulting ten new words are related to each other.
energy
oregano
clearest
weight
outlive
embark
calmer
solemn
voiding
archery
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Hint
You can remove the Y from ENERGY and rearrange.
Answers
energy - y = green
oregano - o = orange
clearest - e = scarlet
weight - g = white
outlive - u = violet
embark - k = amber
calmer - l = cream
solemn - s = lemon
voiding - v = indigo
archery - a = cherry
Puzzle 286
What can go up a chimney down …
… but can't go down a chimney up?
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You would probably never try this.
Puzzle 287
Below you will find 15 well-known six-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
---rnt
---few
---ryo
---yme
---rak
---urd
---ynx
---mpi
---hom
---ovy
---lpt
---hma
---voy
---web
---mur
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The first letters of the words are: L, C, E, E, A, A, L, S, F, G, S, A, C, C, M.
Answers
---rnt = learnt
---few = curfew
---ryo = embryo
---yme = enzyme
---rak = anorak
---urd = absurd
---ynx = larynx
---mpi = scampi
---hom = fathom
---ovy = groovy
---lpt = sculpt
---hma = asthma
---voy = convoy
---web = cobweb
---mur = murmur
Puzzle 288
Which is longer …
… 250 centimetres or 8 feet?
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There are 2.54 cm in an inch.
Answer
250 centimetres.
Reasoning
One inch = 2.54 cm.
And 1 foot = 12 inches = 30.48 cm.
So, 8 feet = 243.84 cm.
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