Puzzle 321
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?
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Hint
The word APRIL appears 34 times.
Answer
The word APRIL appears 34 times.
Puzzle 322
Can you find anagrams of the following words?
coagulate
cavitates
bacterial
balancers
headlamps
milestone
telephony
dignifies
unnoticed
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: C, A, C, B, L, L, P, S, C.
Answers
coagulate = catalogue
cavitates = activates
bacterial = calibrate
balancers = barnacles
headlamps = lampshade
milestone = lemoniest or limestone
telephony = polythene
dignifies = signified
unnoticed = continued
Puzzle 323
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: C O L U M B U S
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Puzzle Copyright © Alan Stillson and Frank Longo
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Hint
Column 4's missing letter is L.
Answer
D
U
C
K
M
P
U
L
O
S
E
T
E
L
B
A
Across: DUCK, PLUM, TOES, BALE
Down : DOME, PLUS, CUBE, TALK
Boxes : DUMP, LUCK, SOLE, BEAT
Other anagrams of these words are OK as long as they don't change the answer grid.
Alternative Answer
This answer uses less common words.
D
U
C
K
S
P
U
L
O
M
E
T
E
L
B
A
Across: DUCK, PLUS, TOME, BALE
Down : DOSE, PLUM, CUBE, TALK
Boxes : SPUD, LUCK, MOLE, BEAT
Other anagrams of these words are OK as long as they don't change the answer grid.
Puzzle 324
What word is missing from this sequence:
begin · inch · channel · elastic · ? · cellar · arisen · end
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Hint
Look closely at the beginnings and the ends of the words.
Answer
Ice.
Each word begins with the last two letters of the previous word.
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