Puzzle 305
These 4-letter words can each have a letter added and then be rearranged to make a new 5-letter word.
In order, the letters added spell a 9-letter word.
herb
bang
keen
suit
quad
whey
cell
toil
wild
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Puzzle 306
Fill in the missing numbers with the digits 1 to 9. A diamond shape in the middle means that the four numbers around it add to 20.
Each uses a different way to add to 20, if there is already 1 + 3 + 7 + 9, then there will not be another using the digits 1, 3, 7 and 9 (in any order).
The same digit isn't allowed to touch, even diagonally.
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This puzzle appeared in Mensa's EnigmaSig (195.08) and is used with permission.
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Puzzle 307
Can you complete this grid of letters?
Each line is a valid 5-letter word with its first and last letters missing.
The missing letters form a word when read downwards, and the same word appears both at the start and at the end.
What is the missing word?
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Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
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Puzzle 308
During a recent expedition, three intrepid adventurers were left stranded in the middle of the desert with only a crate full of apples.
During the night, Alex woke up and decided to hide some of the apples and hid a third, then promptly fell asleep again.
Billie woke up shortly after and also decided to hide a third of the remaining apples and then also dozed back to sleep.
Finally, Charlie woke up and seeing the others were asleep, took a third of what was left.
Of course, none of the adventurers knew of the other's antics, so, in the morning, they shared the remaining apples, each receiving sixteen. How many apples were in the crate originally?
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