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Puzzle 289
Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:
At school, most of my friends learnt French. I learnt Chinese, mainly because I planned to visit the area when I grew up.
Puzzle 290
Can you find every occurrence of the word APRIL that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
Puzzle 291
Start in the bottom left corner and move either up or right, one square at a time, adding up the numbers. What is the largest total you can make?
| 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the numbers cannot be clicked.
Puzzle 292
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: T U R K E Y
| O | C | S | |
| L | D | ||
| A | K | B | |
| S | I |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
Puzzle Copyright © Alan Stillson and Frank Longo