Puzzle 369
My first is in horse, but not in pony.
My second is in coyote, but not in jackal.
My third is in shrew, and also in vole.
My fourth is in panda, but not in bear.
My last is in baboon, but not in monkey.
What am I?
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Hint
The first letter can only be H, R, S, or E.
Answer
A hyena.
Reasoning
The 1st letter can be: H R S E
The 2nd letter can be: O Y T E
The 3rd letter can be: E
The 4th letter can be: P N D
The 5th letter can be: B A
Puzzle 370
Which is larger, the number of seconds in a day or …
… the number of hours in 10 years?
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Hint
Do leap years make a difference?
Answer
Hours in 10 years.
Reasoning
In a day, there are 60 x 60 x 24 seconds = 86,400 seconds.
In 10 years, there are 10 x 365 x 24 hours = 87,600 hours, which even without the leap years is already the larger number.
Puzzle 371
Here is a set of five clues for five words that only differ by one vowel (vowels are AEIOU, but not necessarily in that order). What are the words?
small robot
small part
on the contrary
nocturnal mammal
wager
Here's another set of clues for five new words:
struck
heated (archaic British)
straw dwelling
a head warmer
not cold
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Hint
All of the words are three letters long.
Answers
First set:
bot = small robot
bit = small part
but = on the contrary
bat = nocturnal mammal
bet = wager
Second set:
hit = struck
het = heated (archaic British)
hut = straw dwelling
hat = a head warmer
hot = not cold
Puzzle 372
Which four vegetables have been merged together?
cab swe rpr eed oaa etn
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Hint
The first letters of the words are: C, S, P, B. One of the vegetables is another word for rutabaga.
Answer
Carrot, swede, pea, bean.
Swede is another word for rutabaga.
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