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Puzzle 621 


Practical Pat was asked to cut a 99-foot rope into three smaller, equal length ropes.

However, as usual, Pat couldn't find the measuring tape, so a guess took place!

When the tape was finally found (it was under a hat), Pat discovered that:

the second piece of rope was twice as long as the first piece, minus 35 feet
the third piece of rope was half the length of the first, plus 15 feet
How long were each of the pieces of rope?

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Puzzle 622 


Can you find every occurrence of the word DECEMBER 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.

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Puzzle 623 


Which name is missing from this sequence:

Joshua · Caleb · Eric · ? · Vince · Cliff · Craig
Choose from:

Simon, Steve, Bob, Edward, Frank, Gavin

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Puzzle 624 


Can you find every occurrence of the word JULY 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 Copyright © Kevin Stone

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