Puzzle 13
Complete this grid of 4 four-letter words written horizontally.
Once complete, the first column of the grid forms a word, and the last column forms a word that is related to the first.
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Hint
The first word starts with H.
Answer
Hard and soft.
| H |
A |
T |
S |
| A |
L |
S |
O |
| R |
O |
O |
F |
| D |
E |
B |
T |
Puzzle 14
How many squares, of any size, can you find on this chessboard that do not contain a Rook?
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Hint
How many 2x2 squares are there?
Answer
128.
Reasoning
There are 62 squares of size 1 x 1.
There are 41 squares of size 2 x 2.
There are 18 squares of size 3 x 3.
There are 6 squares of size 4 x 4.
There is 1 square of size 5 x 5.
A total of 62 + 41 + 18 + 6 + 1 = 128.
Puzzle 15
If four kittens can catch four toys in four minutes...
...how many toys can twelve kittens catch in twelve minutes?
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Hint
How many toys can one kitten catch in twelve minutes?
Answer
36 toys.
Reasoning
Four kittens can catch four toys in four minutes,
so
one kitten can catch one toy in four minutes,
so
one kitten can catch three toys in twelve minutes,
so
twelve kittens can catch 36 toys in twelve minutes.
Puzzle 16
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these words:
ban-
-a-i-et
-aiz-
s--th
na-e-
-eco-
-ocu-
-la-e
--nk
f-x
be--re
e-ui-
ot-er
wis-
-oast
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One of the words is FOCUS.
Answer
ban- = bank (K)
-a-i-et = cabinet (CBN)
-aiz- = maize (ME)
s--th = sixth (IX)
na-e- = navel (VL)
-eco- = decoy (DY)
-ocu- = focus (FS)
-la-e = glaze (GZ)
--nk = junk (JU)
f-x = fox (O)
be--re = beware (WA)
e-ui- = equip (QP)
ot-er = otter (T)
wis- = wish (H)
-oast = roast (R)
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