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Puzzle 405 


Hidden in the grid below are three boys names. Starting at any point, trace out the path of a chess knight. The last letter of one name starts the next one. What are the names?



The moves of a knight are:

Knight's Move

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Puzzle 406 


What is missing from this sequence:

Greenland · New Guinea · Borneo · Madagascar · ? · Sumatra · Honshu

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Puzzle 407 


Can you find the encoded countries?

The letter indicates the first letter of the country, and the number represents the number of letters in the country.
H5 V9 D7 J7 F6 N6 P4 Z8 R7 Q5

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Puzzle 408 


Last week I spent half of my money on a new jacket, and then I spent half of that amount on some new trousers.

I was left with £32.94. How much did I spend?

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