… you don't have to find the value of every symbol!
The rows add up to 80, which means that the columns must also add up to 80.
24 + ? + 17 + 25 = 80.
? = 14.
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Puzzle 107
Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:
After many years studying in the field of astrophysics, the boffin landed a plum job with the National Space Agency, where he became a leading figure in the area of quasars.
After many years studying in the field of astrophysics, the bofFIN LANDed a plum job with the National Space Agency, where he became a leading figure in the area of quasars.
Reasoning
These are all Greek letters, and they are:
xi, chi, theta, psi, pi, phi
They all sound similar to each other, except θ.
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