Mind Benders Book of Puzzles 0760730997, 9780760730997

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Anagrams, puzzles, magic squares, pairwords, mathematical

brainteasers, and “kickself posers”

(you'll kick yourself when you find out the answers)—here are 160 perplexing puzzles to test your wits—and your wisdom.

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Mindbenders is a reprint of a popular English puzZle book. Consequently, there are references to English sports, as well as English terms and spelling.

Philip Carter is a Yorkshire estimator and a Justice of the Peace. He is Puzzle Editor of the “Mensa Puzzle Special Interest Group.” Ken Russell is a London surveyor who lives in Kent. He is a Puzzle Editor for Mensa U.K.’s puzzle magazine.

MINDBENDERS

PHILIP CARTER

AND KEN RUSSELL

NEW

YORK

Copyright © 1989 by Philip Carter and Ken Russell. Originally published as Junior Mensa Puzzle Book. This edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc. by arrangement with Philip Carter and Ken Russell.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of the Publisher. 2002 Barnes & Noble Books

ISBN 0-7607-3099-7 paperback Printed and bound in the United States of America

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MP 987654321

Authors’ Note

The

book

is dedicated

to our

wives,

both named

Barbara, who have given us their support and encouragement in our endeavour to compile new and interesting puzzles, and have checked out the answers. We also wish to acknowledge the assistance and advice given to us by Victor Serebriakoff, the International President of Mensa, who is a great puzzle innovator. We are indebted

too to Harold

Gale, the Mensa

Executive, a prolific puzzle composer.

Chief

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Puzzles So that you don’t inadvertently read the solution to the next puzzle while you are checking your answer, the solutions are in a different sequence from that of the puzzles.

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1. Groups

Solution 141

A pack of wolves is the name given to a group of wolves. These names of groups of birds have been mixed up. You have to sort them out. Brood Charm Covey Flight Murder

of Geese of Grouse of Pigeons of Crows of Hens

Gaggle of Finches

2. Groups

Solution 90

A herd of sheep is the name given to a group of sheep. These names of groups of objects have been mixed up. You have to sort them out. School Herd Blush Band_ Hive Sloth

of Boys of Bears of Bees of Porpoises of Swans of Musicians

3. Groups

Solution 2

A shoal of fish is the name given to a group of fish. These names of groups of animals have been mixed up. You have to sort them out. Troop Team Herd Cry Leash String

of Racehorses of Monkeys of Greyhounds of Goats of Oxen of Hounds

4. Roundabout What is the missing number?

Solution 65

5. Magic Squares

Solution 21

Words are the same across and down. See if you can place these ten words into the X-word squares.

AGONY HEAVE ACHED TRYST CLEAR LAGER SENDS BLAST DRESS EAVES

6. Flowers

Solution 53

Complete the words. All are names of flowers. *O*E *A*S * *U*T*R*U* “Ag b © Duy *A*N*T*Q* Soh PY

7. Spin-wheel _

Solution 156

Make twelve six-letter words out of the twenty-four three-letter bits.

8. Alphametics

Solution 10

Each letter stands for a number. Transpose the letters into numbers to make the sum complete.

CRACKS +

RACKS RACKET

9. Triangles

Solution 26

How many triangles are there in this figure?

10. Car

Solution 48

A man travels by car from A to B and back. The distance from A to B is 70 miles. He goes from A to B at 40 m.p.h. and from B to A at 30 m.p.h. Does it take him 4 hours?

11. Birds

Solution 145

Complete the words. All are names of birds.

“aK *

L

aN * (& *

B

*

O

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R

bo

Ho *

P

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R

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O

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HIASOK.

12. Alphametics

Solution 19

Each letter stands for a number. Transpose the let-. ters into numbers to make the sum correct.

a3

OIL NO OIL ON LINO

13. Coins

Solution 61

The boy has two coins equalling in value 55p. One of them is not a 5Op piece. What value are each of the coins?

14. Crocodile

Solution 43

Its tail was three times as long as its head. Its body was half as long as its tail. The body and tail measured 13’ 6”. How long was its head?

15. Number

Solution 103

‘Pick a number between 1 and 10 inclusive,’ said the teacher, ‘and I will guess it.’ What were the odds of the teacher guessing correctly?

16. Crab

Solution 23

‘What’s the weight of that crab?’ said the man to the fishmonger. It weighs three-quarters of its weight and 3 lb. How much did it weigh?

17. Birds

Solution 78

Find five birds hidden in these sentences:

1. ‘I’ve swallowed a plum stone.’ ‘Spit it out,’ said mother. 2. ‘Lift her on to the horse,’ said the trainer. 3. ‘Tell me the story of the crooked house,’ said the boy. 4. ‘Dig the grave not too near to the road,’ said the bandit.

18. Magic Square

Solution 85

Can you place these letters in the square and make a magic square? Words are the same across and down. CHCE EHEV EVES SRER

19. Letters

Solution 59

Place the following letters in the grid to make two words. LADIKI

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20. Footwear

Solution 95

Can you rearrange the letters to form articles of footwear? 1. HOSES 25B0ATS 3. RIPPLES

4.MACS COIN 5. ASS LAND 6.SEE RANK

21. Magic Square

Solution 125

Can you place these letters in the square and make a magic square? Words are the same across and down.

TRIE FEN ea [PAL EN NN RA

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22. Magic Word Square

Solution 160

Fill in the letters in their correct spaces to form a magic word square.

23. Words

Solution 71

This tests your knowledge of word meanings. There are six words in this group. Two of the words are closer in meaning than any other pair, which are they?

SOON ALMOST NEARLY PARTLY OFTEN PORTION 12

24. Box

Solution 64

Which box fits into the missing panel?

25. Dice

Solution 144

What is the chance of throwing a six at dice with one die?

1S

26. Bricks

Solution 35

I have three builder’s bricks measuring 9” x 4}” x 3”, How many different heights can I build with them using one, two, or three bricks?

27. Sets

Solution 56

This group of puzzles tests your ability to sort objects into sets. In each group there is one which does not fit. See if you can find them. 1. (A) Bird (B) Plane (C) Bee (D) Car (E) Butterfly 2. (A) Look (B) Glance (C) Stare (D) Wink (E) Observe 3. (A) Rain (B) Snow (C) Sleet (D) Lightning (E) Hail

28. Numbers

Solution

100

How many different one, two or three digit numbers can be produced from

14

29. Odd One

Solution 14

Which is the odd one out? TODDLER

CHILD

KID

BABY

LAD

NIPPER

30. Squares

Solution 114

How many squares are there in this figure?

31. Income Tax

Solution 119

Income Tax was 3th of a man’s income. Then it

was reduced to 7th. Then it changed to 3th. Is this half-way?

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32. Numbers

Solution 88

What are the missing numbers?

12 oH.

18

?

t

14

13

11

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6

8

10 16

15

?

19

3

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33. Tiler

?

Solution 63

‘I will tile the wall of this bathroom which is 12’ x 8’,’ said the tiler. If the wall has a central window of 4’ x 4’ in it, how many tiles will he need if the tiles are 6” x 6”?

34. Roulette On

a roulette

Solution 17 wheel

of O to 36, what

chances of No. 20 coming up?

16

are the

35. Matches

Solution 133

Move 4 matches and make 10 squares.

36. Matches

Solution 158

Move 2 matches and make 7 squares.

37. Matches

Solution 76

Move 4 matches and make 3 squares.

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38. Dice

Solution 34

What are the chances of throwing a total of 9 with two dice?

39. Plus Sign

Solution 126

Make 168 using the first five digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and one plus sign.

40. Weights and Measures

Solution 120

Can you unscramble these weights and measures? 1. LIME 2.CARE 3°NOT 4. CHIN 5. DRAY

41. Sum

Solution 97 14 8 8 Oz

Four of these numbers

have been placed in the

wrong positions. Two are on the top line; two are

on the second line. 18

42. Areas

Solution 15

What are the areas of these figures in square inches?

10”

1? 43. Names

Solution 109

Can you complete the words below? They all start with Christian names of boys, all 3 letters long. e.g. BENEATH . RIOT . TOUS .. TIENT ha . ATOR ba ha aia

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44. Triangles

Solution 47

How many triangles are there in this figure?

45. Series

Solution 60

What is the next number in this series?

PSR

2

46. Trees

3729

Solution 3

Can you draw four continuous lines which must be straight, which will pass through all nine trees?

*

20

a

#

47. Words

Solution 96

Make twelve six-letter words from the twenty-four three-letter bits.

48. Names

Solution 7

Can you complete the words below? They all start with girls’ Christian names, all 3 letters long.

1... ARD sae A Ny BD one ae cSodOA

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49. Football

Solution 122

Complete the following words. All are found in the game of football. I. * BB 2° OS IN SR 50 igeebeeee ean 4 iE as “ae Sy OL 6." eS Ee

50. Trees

Solution 91

Hidden in the phrase are the names of four trees. See if you can discover them.

The bee chased Henry as he raced around the hotel main drive.

51. Countryside

Solution 29

Complete the following words. All are found in the countryside.

Bp selaad : ASM * Tak”.M “OD "AvP? E os wN Du a eA e ae

52. Sounds

Solution 22

Move from square to square horizontally, vertically or diagonally to find nine sounds hidden in the grid. Letters may be used more than once but not in the same word.

53. Roulette

Solution 147

After a long run of red numbers, say twenty in succession, what is the chance of the next spin being red?

54. Earth

Solution 83

Where on earth would you find a triangle of which each angle is 90°?

2S,

55. Milk

Solution 67

I had two glasses of the same size, one was filled with milk the other with water. I took a spoonful of milk out of the glass and placed it in the glass of water, then I took a spoonful of water out of the other glass and placed it in the milk. Was there more water in the milk than there was milk in the water or vice versa?

56. Kitchen

Solution 41

Complete the following words. All are found in the kitchen.

Ie*OF KAR Papers SevtalY 30) Ree Aw 4. eer oysstaad ened SA 6." HOEOE

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57. Trees

Solution 132

Hidden in the grid are the names of ten trees. They can be found in any direction but always in a straight line. Letters can be used more than once.

A|S|PIE[N|C HIS{A|LI EH EIN 1/PIN|C O|MIEAAIE EJA}L|M| LIE RIN|KJE|P|B 58. Shop

Solution 6

A boy went into a shop and asked the price of a certain article. 1 Cost

8p.

10 Cost 1 6p. 112 Cost 24p. What was the article?

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59. Clock

Solution 151

A clock strikes six in five seconds, how long does it take to strike twelve?

60. Cricket

Solution 54

Complete the following words. All are found in the game of cricket.

AOA 2.5 it PS SO “Na 4. US Ley 5. O*- GP Galle E

61. River

Solution 84

Two men and their two sons have to cross a river

in a boat which will only carry 200 lb. Each man weighs 200 lb. Each boy weighs 100 lb. How did they manage it?

62. Newspaper

Solution 124

When I picked up the newspaper page 13 was missing, if the back page was 20, what were the other pages that were also missing?

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63. Matches

Solution 72

Here are nine matches. Without breaking or bending them, arrange them to make three squares.

64. Letters

Solution 31

Place the following letters in the grid to make two words.

SCSOCSIS

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65. Saucer

Solution 130

‘That’s a nice cup,’ said John, ‘it’s a different colour from the saucer.’ ‘Yes,’ said Tom, ‘the cup cost £1 more than the saucer, and the two together cost £1.50.’ How much was the saucer?

66. Letters

Solution 57

Place the following letters in the grid to make two words.

GC.C.O'H E T-S

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67. Groups

Solution 51

A team of oxen is the name given to a group of oxen. These group names have been mixed up. You have to sort them out. Kindle Field Pack Pride Skulk

of Foxes of Lions of Racehorses of Wolves of Kittens

68. Series

Solution 25

What is the next letter in this series?

JFMAMJ 69. Spots

Solution 136

Move three spots to turn the triangle upside down.

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70. Groups

Solution 20

A Gaggle of geese is the name given to a group of geese. These group names have been mixed up, you have to sort them out. Brood Colony Unkindness Host Covey

of Partridges of Ravens of Sparrows of Hens

of Gulls

71. Word

Solution 117

Which is the odd word and why?

72. Socks

TO

AS

NET

WE

BE

OF

HIS

IN

UP

Solution 79

In a drawer are: 10 pairs of red socks 8 pairs of blue socks 6 pairs of white socks How many socks would you have to take out in the dark in order to be sure of having a matched pair?

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73. Hidden Words IfKCHS and SHY What are 1.GSTS 2. CLE 3.GTHS 4.HING

Solution 94

= (CH-IN-KS) = (SH-AND-Y) the meanings of the following? =

=

74. Squares

Solution 42

How many squares are there in this figure?

75. Spiders

Solution 99

If 5 spiders catch 5 flies in 5 minutes, how many spiders would be required to catch 100 flies in 100 minutes if they worked at the same rate?

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76. Island

Solution 149

How can you get to the island by using the two planks? Each plank is too short to reach and you cannot join them together.

77. Words

Solution 12

Place a 3-letter word where the dots are so that when added to the end of the first 3-letter word it makes a 6-letter word, and when added to the front of the second 3-letter word it makes another 6letter word.

Example: ROT(TEN)ANT SEN(...)OUT SARG.2)SON TIP(ea)LGE

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78. Squares

Solution 110

How many squares are there in this figure?

79. Farmer

Solution 128

When the farmer died he left his 11 cows to his 3 sons. To John he left 3 To Bill he left + To Fred he left 3 ‘How can we do this?’ said Bill. ‘I know,’ said John, ‘we will borrcw a cow making 12, then; I will have 4=6 Bill will have + = 3 Fred will have 4 = 2

jh Then we will give back the cow that we borrowed.’ Who had more than his share?

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80. Rhyming Pairs

Solution 68

The answers to each of the following clues are a rhyming pair of words. e.g. Unhappy young man. Answer: Sad lad. 1. Moderately cold body of water. 2. Small snack. 3. Distant celestial body. 4.11 p.m. journey by plane. 5. Not at any time. 6. Counterfeit coin. 7. Silent revolution. 8. Perfectly correct. 9. Spacious building for cars. 10. 0) Twice as much disturbance.

81. Series

Solution 157

What is the next number in this series? 4234624

There is a clue in the question.

82. Series

Solution 105

What is the next letter in this series?

PrP

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T To

ek FP

ee

83. Magic Square

Solution 113

Can you place the numbers from 1 to 9 in the squares so that in every direction the lines add up to 15? 15 ton to" 840 i eh ltl ieaemne 315

—>15

+15

“145

84. Figure it Out

Solution 153

What do these words have in common?

TOW NET THERE

EVENS EON

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85. Homonyms

Solution 69

Homonyms are two words which have the same pronunciation but different spellings and meanings, e.g. hair-hare. The answers to each pair of clues below are two homonyms. For example: Small insect/Female relative (3/4). Answer:

Ant/Aunt.

1. Part of Egg/Wooden bar to hold animals together (4/4) 2. Feet of animals/Stop or rest (4/5) 3. Item in formal document/Sharp hooked nails of birds (6/5) 4. Bag of letters/Of man (4/4) 5. Central part of body/Expend uselessly (5/5) 6. Necessity/Work flour into dough (4/5) 7. Solitary/Money borrowed (4/4) 8. Power, strength/Very small insect (5/4) 9. Band of singers/Twenty-four sheets of paper

(5/5) 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.

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Hovered/Weapon (6/5) Serve at table/Heavy mass (4/6) Hairless/Shouted (4/6) Hollow place/Complete (4/5) Tree/Female sheep (3/3)

86. Geometry

Solution 16

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral in which both pairs of opposite sides are equal. A rectangle can be described as a parallelogram with one angle a right angle. (This makes all the angles right angles.)

RECTANGLE

Can you name scribed below?

the figures which

are being de-

1. A rectangle having two adjacent sides of equal length. 2. A parallelogram with two adjacent sides equal in length. 3. A set of all points in a plane at a fixed distance from a fixed point in the plane. 4. The union of line segments AB, BC and AC.

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87. Missing Numbers

Solution 45

Can you work out the missing number in each of the following? You will find that they become progressively more difficult.

(AY

3" (45)

"9

a

Nena?

4)

(Bj, 26n C2)

O

LZ ye 15 (Ce lowt(7 5) 10 SCALE LiPe (D) 25(300) 6 18(108) ?

88. Fruit

(E)

a(n (G) (H)

9°"(8) 25 36 = =(?) 49

a6 3u6L7) 56 49 (?) 108 (10) 81 (4) 17(195) 15 (?)

14 18 ? 82 46

Solution 58

In each of the following, four fruits have been squashed together on one line. All letters are in the correct order. Find the four fruits in each line of letters. Use each letter once only. 1. APEPPCEPHEAARLRCHYER. 2. MAPRBVEOUACLANNAODNEONA. 3. FLPGRIELAMUGOPMNE.

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89. Mobius Strip

Solution 33

August Ferdinand Moebius, 1790-1868, better known as Mobius, was a German astronomer and mathematician whose name is given to the onesided surface which he invented, known as the Mobius Strip, which is studied in topology. It is made by giving a strip of paper a half-twist (Fig. 1) then fastening the ends together (Fig. 2). If a line is drawn down the middle of the strip, it will come back to the starting point after having covered both sides of the paper, without the pencil being lifted. Can you say what the result will be if you take a

pair of scissors and cut completely round the pencil line so formed? FASTEN

PENCIL LINE TWIST THE STRIP IN ONE PLACE FIG 1

FIG 2

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90. Odd One Out

Solution 129

Look at the six boxes below. Which one is the odd one out?

91. Routes

Solution 111

From London to Birmingham a motorist knows five different routes, from Birmingham to Sheffield he knows three different routes and from Sheffield to Leeds he knows four different routes. How many different routes does he know from London to Leeds?

92. Letter Search

Solution 108

1k What letter comes just above the letter just after 2 . .

.

the letter ‘A’? What letter comes midway between the letters just before the letters ‘B’ and ‘E’? What letter comes just after the letter just below the letter just before the letter ‘U’? What letter comes midway between the letters which come midway between the letters ‘Q’ and ‘K’ and the letters ‘O’ and ‘P’? What letter comes just before the letter which comes just above the letter which comes just before the letter which comes midway between the letters ‘A’ and ‘P’?

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93. Probability Triangle

Solution 137

This puzzle is based on the Pascal Triangle which is an array (orderly arrangement in rows and columns) in triangle form. The triangle is used in probability theory. Below we have shown the first five rows only. Using the logic by which the first five rows are formed, can you correctly fill in the numbers on the bottom line?

94. Message

Solution 77

Can you decipher this simple code to uncover the hidden message?

MTEOENTIGMHET

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95. Magic Word Square

Solution 161

A 5 X 5 magic word square is when the same five words can be read both horizontally and vertically. For example:

From the choice given below can you find the five words which, when placed correctly in the grid, will form another magic square?

PUPIL CHIME IDIOT DELTA OMEGA SMILE ELUDE TRADE TEPID

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96. Missing Square

Solution 39

Look along each line horizontally and then down each line vertically to find what, logically, should be the missing square.

Choose from:

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1

2

3

4

5

6

97. Probability

Solution 140

Imagine two bags. Each bag four white balls and four black out of bag one and another What are the chances that at will be black?

contains eight balls, balls. A ball is drawn ball out of bag two. least one of the balls

Is it:

A. B. C. D. E.

One chance in four One chance in two Two chances in three Three chances in four Certainty

98. Faces

Solution 92

Look at the five faces below.

Phil

Ron

Geoff

Ken

Victor

One face is missing to make a complete set. Choose the missing face from the choice below.

Richard

Keith

Paul

Harry

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99. Connections

Solution 36

Insert the numbers 1-9 in the grid so that the sum (total) of all the numbers in the connecting circles only, is as shown in the table. For example:

1=14(4+7 +4 3) 4= 8(7+1) 7-= 5 (40-41) 3= ]

QTY

&

& 1=11 2=4 3=18 4=25 5=21 6e= Pe

8=7 9=5

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100. Reflections

Solution 8

In the following squares imagine that the line which splits each square in half, is a mirror. In how many of the squares has the correct mirror image been shown?

IR ne ie 101. Odd One Out

Solution 93

Which of these is the odd one out?

READING WRITING BARKING FLEET DEAL

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102. Missing Section

Solution 123

What section is missing from this grid?

Choose from:

1/6] [3/8] [1/9 B

C

103. Letters

D

Solution 75 M = 3 and5 F =2 A = 4and8

J =1and6and7 S =9 What is the value of D?

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104. Square Words

Solution 106

Look at the square below. If you start at the top right-hand square, then spiral clockwise round the perimeter and finish at the central square, you spell out the word ‘clockwise’.

Now try the following, but one word of warning, each word can start at any one of the four corner squares.

|PIH|O E/E|N| LIE]T} 1

[ofcjo} Dy,

IN|O|L | OJE|O} {LieElt |MiujG) [ulc}R) 3

Now try some with letters missing:

[JoIn}| IN(TIF] eloli]

(JtyAl [Ri tfo} [Riel| Ale, | [uls[ | JAIRIY [plifo} [Jule] |{tls

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105. Creepy-Crawley

Solution 40

ee & Above footed dergo its life

are four stages in the life of a peculiar tencreepy-crawley. At each stage its feet una change. Can you work out the fifth stage of from the choices below?

PPB

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106. Languages Find the languages.

Solution 152 Alternate

letters only have

For example -N—L-S— = ENGLISH 1.-A-T-S-

Solution 101

JAG

Which one of these boxes is the odd one out?

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108. Dice

Solution 86

Here are shown four views of an opened out dice, but only one of the four is correct. Can you say which one it is without looking at the real thing?

109. ‘100’ Puzzle Arrange these numbers totalling ‘100’.

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Solution 146 into three groups

each

110. The Bird Has Flown

Solution 121

In each of the following insert the name of a bird to complete the word. For example: S---- PLUS TEAL= STEAL.

al | |

72)

—

a

. IN----AL. ee on ON Oe

111. Mirror Image

Solution 50

When I was getting into bed last night, I glanced at the dressing table and noticed that the reflection of the digital alarm clock in the mirror was:

Without looking in a mirror can you say what the correct time was?

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112. Just the Job

Solution 24

An anagram is where the letters of a word are scrambled up to form another word or phrase. Try to solve the anagrams below which are all jobs or professions. Examples: Wear it = waiter A stew sir = waitress. . Rap centre.

. To cord. . Came chin. . The race. Shake more. Try crease.

Open claim. . Junior salt. . Red soil. WCANDMN Ee PWN 10. Catch tire.

113. Odd Man Out

Solution 159

Who is the odd man out?

L. R. N. F. R.

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Labon E. K. Roy Amstab A. C. Jack Edleif

114. Around the World

Solution 55

Identify the following. Example: The H. of P. in L. Answer:

The Houses of Parliament in London.

1. The L.T. of P. 2. The E.S.B. in N.Y. 3. The E.T. in P. 4. The G.T. of A. in I. 5. The S. of L. in N.Y.H. 6. The G.B.R. 7. The G.C. in V. 8.S. on S.P. 9. The G.W. of C. 10. T.M. in C.T.

115. Odd One Out

Solution 13

Of the five sentences below, which is the odd one out?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

Billy installs old lanterns on German yachts. I only eat butter in the barn on Tuesdays. A rat in the hat may eat the ice cream. Famous Russians entertained native Cossacks hourly. (E) George Elliot’s old grandmother rode a pig home yesterday.

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116. Swop Round

Solution 150

Each square contains a circle, a square and a dot which are moving in a predictable pattern.

[| |O

me 1

2

3

PoPa

4

From the choice below, what should be the next square?

A

B

[+] Cc

117. Odd One Out

D

Solution

Which of these words is the odd one out? Hose Tease

Agaze Ease Wise Haze

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115

118. Colours

Solution 4

What is the least number of colours you will need to colour in the grid below so that no two sections with adjoining boundaries are the same colour?

119. Five Ages

Solution 131

Find the words, all seven letters long, with the help of the clues. AGE.

Programmes of meetings.

- AGE... .. AGE... .. AGE.

Pale crimson dye. Sorrowful drama. One in charge of business.

~~. AGE

Communication sent.

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120. Keywords

Solution 107

Many words can be split up into several other smaller words. For example the word ‘another’ is seven letters long ‘1234567’. Within it are the following words — ‘12’ = AN, ‘23’ = NO. ‘234’ = NOT, ‘34567’ = OTHER, ‘S6’ = HE.

‘456’ = THE, ‘567’ = HER,

Now try to find these keywords from the clues given.

1. I am five letters long: My first three, ‘123’, My first four, ‘1234’, My last four, ‘2345’,

‘12345’. is a vegetable. is a fruit. is a peer.

My middle three, ‘234’, is one of a pair. What am I?

2.

Iam nine letters long: ‘123456789’. My first four, ‘1234’ is to recognize. My last five, ‘56789’ is a ridge. My last four, ‘6789’ is a boundary. My ‘345’ is a bird. What am I?

121. Anagram

Solution 89

Re-arrange the letters of the words below to spell just one word.

JET 58

SOUND

ROW

122. Hundred and Thousand

Solution 49

1. Can you arrange four twos in any way to make 100 your answer? 2. Can you arrange eight eights in any way to make 1,000 your answer?

123. Proverbs

Solution 98

How many proverbs can you recognize below? For example: Whither there is a gaseous product of burning material there is combustion. Answer: Where there’s smoke there’s fire. 1. A feathered creature in the extremity of the arm is equal to the value of a brace in a densely branched shrub. 2. A revolving piece of rock fails to accumulate lichenous growth. 3. Don’t procrastinate as far as the day after the present, that which can be accomplished now. 4. A loop made by a needle at the proper moment, prevents the occurrence of a cardinal number just below ten. 5. Retiring before it is late, and getting up soon, causes a person to become vigorous, affluent and sagacious.

6. Accurate optical observation is advisable before putting into voluntary effect vehement

motion

of the locomotory muscles.

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124. Connections

Solution 28

Here are four dots arranged in a square. e

It is only possible to connect up these dots in two ways without taking your pencil off the paper.

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You may argue that the alternative on the right is also possible but for the purpose of this puzzle it is not as itis simply a rotation of No.2. . Now look at these five dots:

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How many ways can you find to join up these five dots using the same rules? You must only use straight lines, visit each dot once in turn, and always return to your point of starting.

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125. No Squares

Solution 81

In the above, if we consider the 22 complete lines only, no squares of any size appear in the grid. How many of the 18 dotted lines is it possible to make into complete lines before a square, of any size, is certain to appear?

126. Letter Sum

Solution 30

Can you put figures instead of letters in this addition sum? Each letter represents a different figure and S = 3. CROSS ROADS DANGER

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127. Find Another Word

Solution 143

Consider the following list of words: Fall, Pipe, Mill, Ward Now choose one of the following words to add to the list: . Court, Screen, Smoke, Draw, Water. The answer is screen because the word ‘wind’ can

be placed in front of it to form another word, as it can with the words on the top line. Now try the following:

1. Consider the following list of words: Drop, Shoes, Cap, Line, Blind Now choose one of the following words to add to the list: Teach, Carry, Fling, Bound, Cheat 2. Consider the following list of words: Gear, Lock, Line, Fast Now choose one of the following words to add to the list: Field, Ache, Home, Sand, Wink

128. Golf Balls

Solution 104

‘How many golf balls have you?’ said Sid’s father. ‘Well,’ replied Sid. ‘If Alf gives me four he’ll have half as many as Jim. But if Jim gives me four then the three of us will all have the same number.’ How many golf balls did each have? 62

129. Triangles

Solution 5

How many triangles can you find in this diagram?

(A) (B) (C) (D)

22 24 26 28

130. Missing Number

Solution 70

Work out the missing number.

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131. Sequences

Solution

112

What is the next number in each of these sequences?

(A) Or lode 2a) or erlsee (B) 36, 12:30. 1842424 =? (c) 0, 1 3-6, 10015, 21)? (Dy 12455778) 100 ee (Eye tea 2e4e 395 40 (F)e det? 28624 120F 97 (GY97075755°37, 2109 7 (H) 1,4,9,16,25, ? (f) 1.125, 2:54.06) 85m? (J) 100, 90, 81, 73, 66,60, ? 132. Odd One Out

Solution 66

Here are five words, Check, Hide, Book, Bird and Dice, printed upside down. If you turn the page the correct way up all the words appear perfectly normal, and they are, but there is a reason why one of the words is the odd one out. Can you work out the reasoning behind the puzzle and find out which word is the odd one out?

MOAXHO HdIH 1004 quid HOId

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133. Hyphenated Words

Solution 87

An example of a hyphenated word is ‘Merrymaking’ or ‘Lion-hunter’. Pair a word from List ‘A’ with a word from List ‘B’ until you have fifteen hyphenated words. List ‘A’ Point

Kidney Over Fox Level Rolling Flash Wing Flint Short Roller Easy Sheep Four Hat

134. Great

List ‘B’ Production Coaster Commander Circuit

Lock Bean Trick Dip Glove Going Poster Headed

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Solution 27

If the word ‘sew’ is used to represent Great Britain, what ‘great’ is represented by the word ‘homes’?

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135. Jigsaw

Solution 80

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Three pieces of jigsaw have been thrown down at random face upwards.

Choose the fourth piece so that when fitted together the four pieces form a perfect square.