Medium Puzzles 

Workings

Hint
The first word begins with the letter Z.

Answers
-e--a   = zebra   (ZBR) -ui-ar  = guitar  (GT) --ick   = quick   (QU) -a-     = sad     (SD) bo-     = box     (X) -owe-   = vowel   (VL) -on-ey  = monkey  (MK) -el     = eel     (E) ra-     = ray     (Y) ---kage = package (PAC) --ll    = will    (WI) mo--    = moon    (ON) -eap    = heap    (H) -eep    = jeep    (J) -un     = fun     (F)
Alternative Answers
Zebra, guitar, quick, jam, box, vowel, donkey, eel, ray, package, will, moon, heap, seep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, jaw, box, vowel, monkey, eel, ray, package, fill, moon, heap, deep, sun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, lay, box, vowed, monkey, eel, ran, package, will, mojo, heap, seep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, way, box, vowel, monkey, eel, raj, package, sill, moon, heap, deep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, say, box, vowed, monkey, eel, raj, package, hill, moon, leap, weep, fun.

Zebra, guitar, quick, has, box, vowed, monkey, eel, ray, package, will, moon, leap, jeep, fun.

Can you find another?

Workings

Hint
The answer is 4 digits long, so what must G equal?

Answer
423 + 675 = 1098.

Reasoning
Remembering that:
   even + even = even
   odd  + odd  = even
   even + odd  = odd

To discuss individual letters, it's easiest to represent the sum as:
   A B C
   D E F +
————————
 G H I J

A + D has to be over 9, which means that G = 1.

B + E = I, is even + odd = odd, which means that we can't have a carry from C + F (otherwise it would have been even + odd + 1, which is even).

The 1 has already gone, so the smallest possible value for either C or F is 3, which means that the other can't be 7 or 9 (otherwise we'd have a carry).

Therefore, C and F are 3 and 5, but we don't know which is which. But we do now know that J = 8.

A + D = H, is even + even = even, which means that we can't have a carry from B + E. Therefore, E can't be 9, as this would force a carry. So E = 7.

I is the only remaining odd number, so I = 9.

Which means that B = 2.

Neither A nor D can be 0 (otherwise we would have two of the same digit). So, H = 0.

Therefore, A and D are 4 and 6 (but we don't yet know which is which).

Since the top row's digits have to add to 9, A can't be 6, so A = 4, making C = 3.

This makes the sum 423 + 675 = 1098.

Workings

Hint
In the word LOG, why might the L have be replaced with 50?

Answer
FO10.

Reasoning
If there is a Roman numeral, it is replaced by its modern equivalent.
   I = 1
   V = 5
   X = 10
   L = 50
   C = 100
   D = 500
   M = 1000

Double-Checking
CLICK = 100 50 1 100 K MILK  = 1000 1 50 K LOG   = 50 O G LIFE  = 50 1 F E ALIVE = A 50 1 5 E FOX   = F O 10

Workings

Hint
Try removing the spaces and punctuation.

Answers
ROME OR OSLO? ANDREW, JULIE, TO VISIT.
ROMEO ROSLO AND REW JULIET OVISIT
   = ROMEO AND JULIET

WARM TOO FEW, THE SUBWORLD SNEEZES
WAR MTO OF EW THE SUB WORLDS NEEZES
   = WAR OF THE WORLDS

AN I MALL? SHOPS, FAR MALLS?
ANIMAL LSHOPS FARM ALLS
   =ANIMAL FARM

GO NEXT, GO! WITHOUT OTHER I DWINDLE. GO!
GONE XTGO WITH OUTO THE RID WIND LEGO
   = GONE WITH THE WIND

WATER. SHIP, BOAT. STORM! DOWN RAIN!
WATERSHIP BOATSTORM DOWN RAIN
   = WATERSHIP DOWN

BRAVERY IN A NEW AGE, WORLD'S HOPE.
BRAVE RYINA NEW AGE WORLD SHOPE
   = BRAVE NEW WORLD