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Games, Puzzlesand Conundrums

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B R A I NT E A S E R S

2Some say computers will one day prove to be the ultimate

thinkers. But as of yet the only system that can tackle an almost

infinite range of problems is the amazing human brain. Here's a

chance to put yours to the test. These mazes, crosswords, visual

challenges, word puzzles, and brain-twisting teasers provide a

feast of fun and a great way to keep your thinker in tiptop form.

Try the easier puzzles (one star) first, and then progress to the

harder games (two and three stars). Youll find the answers

starting on page 48. But resist the temptation to peek in advance.

Instead, look for the solutions in the back of your brainwith a

bit of patience, you'll find them there!

Now put on your thinking cap and get ready to tickle that gray

matter.

You can find hundreds more puzzles in The Readers Digest Book of

Puzzles & Brain Teasers. To order, call 1-800-846-2100.

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Which of the four figures on the right completes the set?

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Can you spot which two frogs are identical?

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What shape should be in the top brick?

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Which are the only two pieces that will fit together perfectly to form a green flower identical to this orangeflower? Pieces may be rotated, but not flipped over.

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Which is the only shape to appear twice inthe box below? Circle the pair.

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Follow the unbroken path from one tower to another.

8BLUE PINK

BROWN BLACK GREEN

YELLOW PURPLE

SCARLET

What word might appear in the missing space?

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In this sequence, which of the lettered alternatives shouldreplace the question mark?

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A B C D

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9The shape below can be folded to form a cube. When it is, justone of the following can be produced. But which one?

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C D E

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Dont get lost in this maze as you try tomake your way from top to bottom.

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This birthday cakehas been dividedinto exactly threeportions. Whichthree of those belowwere taken fromthe cake?

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One bunch of flowers isnt exactly the sameas all the others. Which is different?

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Which twoteapots areidentical?

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Without liftingpencil from paper,draw straight linesto divide this heartinto five parts,each containingthe letters H, E, A, R and T.

A B

C D E

F G

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Can you solve this honeycomb maze andhelp the bees to meet? Try not to get stuck!

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The dice blocks each have a six-letter wordwritten on them, but unfortunately you cansee only three sides. When you havesolved the clues, the first column willreveal a ten-letter word.

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4 5 6

7 8 9 10

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1 Boundary

2 Waylay

3 Annul

4 Japanese gown

5 Idle chatter

6 Respect

7 System

8 Movement

9 Bandit

10 Quantity

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Thinking caps on to complete this crossword. The colored squareswill reveal the name of a popular singer and actress.

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ACROSS

1 Moist (4)

3 Thief (6)

6 Alien (7)

7 Not any (4)

8 Precious metal (4)

9 Waterway (5)

10 Barely (4)

12 Land measure (4)

15 Opposed to (7)

16 Savor (6)

17 Gentle (4)

DOWN

1 Twelve (5)

2 Guard (7)

3 Coral formation (4)

4 Numbers game (5)

5 Spherical (5)

8 Spectacles (7)

10 Clown (5)

11 Little (5)

13 Precise (5)

14 Wealthy (4)3

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Can you find these astronomical words in the grid? They may befound across, down or diagonally in any direction, and may overlap.

CLUSTEREARTHJUPITERMARSMERCURY

METEORMILKY WAYMOONPLANETPLUTO

SATURNSHOOTING STARSOLSTICESPACESUN

SUPERNOVATELESCOPEURANUSVENUSZODIAC

Y O C M T E L E S C O P E Z

G R L I A C L U S T A A H O

R I U L O R O N M E R C U D

A N S K I M S O E A R T H I

T O T Y I P I C T O S H U A

S S E W L Z I X E C A P S V

G U R A N T O M O U T O Y O

N N N Y S L A M R I U N T N

I E Z L O O K A I S R I N R

T V O M L E N M O O N I N E

O S T O J U P I T E R I O P

O H U Y S L I M P E R G H U

H I L L Y Y R U C R E M O S

S H P I E R S C A I D O Z O

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5 LETTERSCANALEASELEATENLOCKSPILOTSAUCESENDSUNCLE

7 LETTERSDARLINGENDLESSEXPOSEDGLASSESGRASSESLUCKIERMASTERSMEDICALMEMBERSMUDDIERRESULTSSADDLESSHARINGSISTERSSLENDERSYSTEMS

9 LETTERSABANDONEDADDRESSEDCOMPLETESDELIVEREDEXCESSIVE

EXISTENCEINCREASEDSEVENTIES

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In this straightforward letter-fit puzzle, place the words listedbelow into the blank crossword grid. All the words will fit. Oneletter has been placed to help you get started.

R

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Can you arrange these groups of tiles on the grid to create eightdifferent four-letter words running vertically and horizontally? Oneletter has been left out. Can you identify it?

L U

S H

OC

ES

T AR

S O

R E

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Can you crack the code to find the hidden phrase?

HUGH CANDY SIGH FIRTH HISS

CODY FUSE PEAKY TOUT LOUD

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Only one of thesets of five lettersto the right is ananagram of a five-letter word in theEnglish language.Find the word.

LOCANKRTACPUGBIFRACL

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It is possible tochange Keep to Hold in foursteps, each timecreating a newfourletter word.Can you do it?

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H O L D

Can you changeWorm to Cast infour steps, eachtime forming a newfour-letter word?

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C A S T

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Can you work yourway to the head ofthe snake? Wordsoverlap, with thelast one or twoletters of eachanswer startingthe next. A fewletters have beenplaced on the snaketo help you along.

CLUES

1 Damp (5)

2 Male horse (8)

3 Bare (5)

4 Water down (6)

5 Awful (8)

6 Depart (5)

7 Everlasting (7)

8 Marzipan nut (6)

9 Peril (6)

10 Rub out (5)

11 Story in parts (6)

12 Small (6)

13 Citrus fruit (5)

14 Required (6)

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The answers to the clues below are all five-letter words. Whenplaced correctly into the grid, they will form a magic word squarein which the same five words can be read both horizontallyand vertically.

CLUES

Entire amount

Last letter of the Greek alphabet

Moderately warm

Able to move quickly and easily

Loaded

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Solve the clues and place your answers intothe pyramid. When complete, the 14 letterscan be rearranged to find a classic work ofliterature. (2 words)

CLUES

We, America (2)

Major division ofgeological time (3)

Communists (4)

A dead language(as dead as it canbe) (5)

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This riddle has TWOpossible answers,either of which iscorrect. Can you findthem both?

My first is in split but is not in tear,

My seconds in apple and also in pear.

My third is in bitter but is not in sour,

My fourth is in minute but never in hour.

My fifth is in quadrant as well as in square,

My sixth is in circus but is not in fair.

My sevenths in shine and also in sheen,

My whole, you will see, has leaves that aregreen.

What am I?

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The dice blocks each have a six-letter word written on them, butunfortunately you can see only three sides. When you have solvedthe clues, the first column will reveal a 10-letter phrase.

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CLUES

1 Wood

2 On fire

3 Water heater

4 Overjoyed

5 Obstruct

6 Giggle

7 Shopping trip

8 Dormant

9 Time unit

10 Annually

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4 5 6

7 8 9 10

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Unscramble theletters in eachcircle to producetwo words thatare synonyms ofeach other.

ST

QAE

RRU

AK

BRC

SRA

CF

FNL

UIA

HI

MLCA

WS

I

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Unscramble theletters in eachcircle to producetwo words thatare synonyms ofeach other.

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BAGEL

BOWL

BUTTER

CEREAL

COFFEE

EGG CUP

GRAPEFRUIT

HONEY

JAM

JUG

JUICE

KNIFE

MARMALADE

MILK

MUG

ORANGE

PLATE

SPOON

TEA

TOAST

E C I U J O K E O R A N G E

T H U M B A G G A G E A R S

A R R O W T P U P S F O A T

L A W G R A S S J P I T P S

P L O D E V U A C O F F E E

P U R P L E M E L O N Q F H

G R O U N D L I O N W I R E

R E D C R A T E L A N D U X

K B A G E L J G D K E Y I M

L U O G A A U P A R R O T P

S T R E A M Q L Y E N O H A

S T R A W R A P V R A Z O R

D E S K G A E T E S T E N T

C R A N E M A S T J E L L Y

Can you find the listed breakfast items in the grid? They may readacross, down or diagonally in any direction, and may overlap.

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ALABAMA

ALASKA

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

IOWA

KANSAS

MAINE

MARYLAND

MONTANA

NEVADA

NEW JERSEY

NEW YORK

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

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Can you spot the listed US States in the grid? They may readacross, down or diagonally in any direction, and may overlap.Circle the state that appears in the list but not in the grid.

A N A T N O M E A R S H O T

R O L L N E C K B R A I N S

B E A R D U S E R S H I P I

F I B U L A E F L O R I D A

A D A M L A N C E D Y A W N

A D M A M V I S I T H W Y K

O R A L L A A M O O N T E A

K I N V O X I C L A W V S N

L I T H E T I N G L E A R S

A I S T U N O G E R O D E A

H A T U M O U R M I N D J S

O W A D D L E O U T L A W S

M A R Y L A N D O S A G E S

A H E A R T K N E E B O N E

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Can you spot theonly word toappear twice?

WAIT

WOOF

SEATWAFT

RIFT

TUFT ROOF

RAFTHEFT

WATT

RUFF

CUFFRAVE

SAVE

HAVELEFTFORT

WAVE

WARTRIFF NEAT

MEATSORT

SOFT

HATE

WAFTSAFE

FEATSIFT

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1J 2D 3F 4I 5H 6H 7I 8E 9D 10G

11G 12H 13A 14A 15C 16A 17D 18D 19A 20C 21A 22E

23E 24A 25A 26D 27E 28F 29F 30C 31F 32C 33B

34E 35G 36D 37J 38A 39F 40I 41D 42J 43G 44F 45C

46A 47B 48C 49G 50F 51A 52F 53F 54B

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Solve the clues, then transfer the letters into the grid to reveal aquotation and, on the final line, the authors name.

A Generous in providingaid to others

B A self-indulgent,gluttonous person

C Motorized winter sportsvehicle

D The principal femalecharacter in a work offiction

E Examples includebowline and half-hitch

F Manage badly orincompetently

G Rich man, poor man,beggar man, ...?

H UN agency that helpsimprove health services

I Stolen diamonds

J A male cat or turkey

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22 27 23 34 8

31 29 53 39 52 50 28 44 3

11 35 43 49 10

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7 4 40

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In this anagram wordsearch, the list contains 20 jumbled-upmusical terms. Can you work out what they are and find them inthe grid? They may be found across, down or diagonally in anydirection, and may overlap.

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T R E M O L O G N A D N A F

E L E P H A N T S C O B R A

L I P S H A N T Y N A T I L

L I T T E R O V E R H I S S

A P E S O P O L L Y A M Z E

B U N N Y T U P D U M B O T

A D D E R X S H E E P R B T

B O A A N T H E M R O E S O

O W L L E O P A R D A Z E N

E N Z Y M E C O Y P U V I A

A B A T T U R F I N A L E R

T E N O N B E A S T R O O P

P A N D A C H I C U C K O O

A T T E R E P O C T O P U S

A PORE

ALL BET

BEAD TOWN

DYE ELM

ETON

FAN LIE

GO AND FAN

LAY TIN

LET ROOM

MET RIB

NO ROD

OAT PETER

ON TEN

POTS

SHY NAT

SOON RAP

SO PERT

STOLE FAT

THE MAN

TO CAVE

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Here are the jumbled-up letters of acountry and its capital. The letter Iconnects them. Can you name them?

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I

JACKS GOT MANNA

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Heres a whole garden full of plants some will be familiar, othersare decidedly alien. Can you fit them all into the crossword gridprovided?

3 LETTERS

ALEOAKPEATEA

5 LETTERS

AEGLEANISEANODAARANAASTERCAPERDAISYGUACOGUAVAHEATHHUESOLLIMAOCHNAOLIVEURENAYERBA

7 LETTERS

AGATHISANEMONECATALPADOGTAILEYEBANELUETKEA

MACLURAMOONPOD

9 LETTERS

ANISOCOMAANOPTERISCLIBADIUM

DIMERESIALEHUA PAPAOMPHALINAREUTEALISUTAH AGAVE

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The answers to these clues are all five-letter words. When placedcorrectly in the grid, they will form a magic word square in whichthe same five words can be read both horizontally and vertically.The clues are in no particular order.

Notions in the mindImplied but not expressedConciseDrink made from applesEndure; put up with

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Complete this grid so that:

A the letters A, B, C, D and E appear inevery row, column and diagonal

B a star, diamond, arrow, circle andpentagon appear in every row, columnand diagonal

B

C

B D

E

A

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Can you work your way to the head of thesnake? Words overlap, with the last one ortwo letters of each answer starting the next.A few letters have been placed on the snaketo keep you on the right track.

CLUES

1 Timepiece (5)

2 Possibility (6)

3 Wine store (6)

4 New member (7)

5 Speed (5)

6 In demand (7)

7 Bend (4)

8 Brave (6)

9 Shipping hazard (7)

10 Clutch (5)

11 Husband or wife (6)

12 Colonize (6)

13 Surplus (5)

14 Scallywag (6)

15 Every time (6)

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Place the jigsawpieces into thesquare grid so thateach row, columnand diagonal addsup to the samenumber. Plus, if youadd the fourcorners, the middlefour numbers oreach quadrant, eachone totals that samenumber too!

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Can you place the 2, 3, 4 and 5 of each cardsuit so that every row and column (but notnecessarily the diagonals) contains exactlyone card of each denomination and suit?

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This riddle is sentto try you.

Decode this puzzle to discover a picture that can be foundrunning down the central column.

= Observe

= Buy

= Fire

= Cog

= Owls cry

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My first is in torment but never in pain.

My seconds in scornful but not in disdain.

My third is in meadow but not in a farm.

My fourth is in injure but never in harm.

My fifth is in loathe but not in despise.

My whole is ideal but may not be full-size.

What am I?3

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Find each countrys capital city in the wordsearch. It helps if youknow it to begin with.

V B O I O N A H L W B

F R W G E E A E E C E

H U A T A V M L N A L

A S R C A I L S O R G

M S S N C I T I T A R

I E A R N R Y N T C A

L L W G Y M A K A A D

T S T F L B N I W S E

O O N M U O T R A H K

N S K O P J E G N T D

B U C H A R E S T F L

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BELGIUM

BERMUDA

CANADA

CHILE

CUBA

FINLAND

GHANA

MACEDONIA

NEW ZEALAND

POLAND

ROMANIA

SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO

SUDAN

VENEZUELA

VIETNAM

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Which is the only shape to appear twice in the box below? Youll need a keen eye for this one, as some shapes overlap.

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In this puzzle, youcan use any letteronce from anywherein the grid for eachword they neednot be adjacent.However, your wordmust contain thecentral H. Thewords must have atleast four letters,and plurals andproper names areallowed.

TARGET

30 words 38 words 50 words

M A UE H SR O F

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Can you work your way to the center of the grid? Words overlap,with the last one or two letters of each answer starting the nextword. A few letters have been placed on the grid to keep you onthe right track.

T

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J

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CLUES

1 Short (5)

2 Scare (8)

3 Savor (5)

4 Seafood (6)

5 Explosion (8)

6 Pleasant (4)

7 Sure (7)

8 Storyteller (8)

9 Hurry (4)

10 Hair cleaner (7)

11 Arrangement (5)

12 Lift up (5)

13 Rarely (6)

14 Army rank (5)

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The letters below can be rearranged to reveal the name of aninsect and its young. The letter T is the common link thatconnects them. Can you name the creatures?

HELLO AIR CRAMP

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This simple crossword shouldnt take you long to complete. Thehighlighted letters contain an anagram of the name of a well-known actor.

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ACROSS

1 Exhibit (4)

3 Dictator (6)

6 Form ofmathematics (7)

7 Brass instrument (4)

8 Equipment (4)

9 Courageous (5)

10 Friend (4)

12 Require (4)

15 Disorderly (7)

16 Downpour (6)

17 Simple (4)

DOWN

1 Brief (5)

2 Australian marsupial (7)

3 Cake layer (4)

4 Astonish (5)

5 Instructor (5)

8 Authentic (7)

10 In front (5)

11 Nearby (5)

13 Rot (5)

14 Cipher (4)

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Awaken

Molars

Got up

Measure of weight of precious stones

Anything valuable or useful

The answers to the clues are all five-letter words which, whenplaced correctly into the grid will form a magic word square inwhich the same five words can be read both horizontally andvertically. The clues below are in no particular order.

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Answer page 3:1

D. Each line contains two reddice and one blue die. Eachline contains a two, a threeand a five. The missing imageis of a red die, number three.

Answer page 4:2

B and E.

Answers page 5:3

An octagon. Each shape hasthe same number of sides asthe sum of the sides of thetwo shapes below it. If thenumber is over 10, then thelast digit is used instead. Forexample, 9 + 8 = 17 so thebrick above is 7-sided. The topshape is an 8-sided octagonbecause there are two 4-sidedshapes below it.

Answer page 6: 5

Answer page 7: 6

4A and E.

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Answers page 8:7

RED or TAN. The number ofletters in each tile is one lessthan those in the followingrow. Hence, there must be onlythree letters in the empty tile.

8C. Think of this shape as aclock where the circlerepresents an hour number onthe facethe hour movesback two places every time.

Answer page 9:9

E.

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B, D and I.

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B.

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C. Circles move as follows: topleft to bottom right, top right tobottom left, bottom left tomiddle right, bottom middle totop, bottom right to middle left.

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C and G.

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Answer page 17: 18 D A M P R O B B E R

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Y O C M T E L E S C O P E Z

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G U R A N T O M O U T O Y O

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I E Z L O O K A I S R I N R

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O S T O J U P I T E R I O P

O H U Y S L I M P E R G H U

H I L L Y Y R U C R E M O S

S H P I E R S C A I D O Z O

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Answer page 20: 21

The missing letter is N.

L U S HO N C ES T A RS O R E

Answers page 21: 22

The code is phonetic. It reads:You can decipher this code ifyou speak it out loudwhichis also the method by whichyou can solve it!

23KRTAC=track.

Answers page 22: 24

KEEPKELPHELPHELDHOLD

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Answer page 24: 27 T O T A L

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Answers page 25: 28

Main answer: TREASURE ISLAND.

29LETTUCE and SPINACH.

Answer page 26:30

1 T I M B E R2 A B L A Z E3 K E T T L E4 E L A T E D5 I M P E D E6 T I T T E R7 E R R A N D8 A S L E E P9 S E C O N D10 Y E A R L Y

Answers page 27:31

BARRACKS and QUARTERS.

32FANCIFUL and WHIMSICAL.

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E C I U J O K E O R A N G E

T H U M B A G G A G E A R S

A R R O W T P U P S F O A T

L A W G R A S S J P I T P S

P L O D E V U A C O F F E E

P U R P L E M E L O N Q F H

G R O U N D L I O N W I R E

R E D C R A T E L A N D U X

K B A G E L J G D K E Y I M

L U O G A A U P A R R O T P

S T R E A M Q L Y E N O H A

S T R A W R A P V R A Z O R

D E S K G A E T E S T E N T

C R A N E M A S T J E L L Y

Answer page 29:34

GEORGIA doesnot appear in thegrid.

A N A T N O M E A R S H O T

R O L L N E C K B R A I N S

B E A R D U S E R S H I P I

F I B U L A E F L O R I D A

A D A M L A N C E D Y A W N

A D M A M V I S I T H W Y K

O R A L L A A M O O N T E A

K I N V O X I C L A W V S N

L I T H E T I N G L E A R S

A I S T U N O G E R O D E A

H A T U M O U R M I N D J S

O W A D D L E O U T L A W S

M A R Y L A N D O S A G E S

A H E A R T K N E E B O N E

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Answer page 30:35

WAFT.

Answer page 31:36

T H E C O W I S O F

T H E B O V I N E I L K

O N E E N D I S M O O

T H E O T H E R M I L K

O G D E N N A S H

A BenevolentB HogC SkidooD HeroineE KnotsF MishandleG ThiefH WHOI IceJ Tom

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Answer page 33:38

K

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Answer page 32:37

A PORE (OPERA)

ALL BET (BALLET)

BEAD TOWN (DOWNBEAT)

DYE ELM (MEDLEY)

ETON (NOTE)

FAN LIE (FINALE)

GO AND FAN(FANDANGO)

LAY TIN (LITANY)

LET ROOM(TREMOLO)

MET RIB (TIMBER)

NO ROD (RONDO)

OAT PETER(OPERETTA)

ON TEN (NONET)

POTS (STOP)

SHY NAT (SHANTY)

T R E M O L O G N A D N A F

E L E P H A N T S C O B R A

L I P S H A N T Y N A T I L

L I T T E R O V E R H I S S

A P E S O P O L L Y A M Z E

B U N N Y T U P D U M B O T

A D D E R X S H E E P R B T

B O A A N T H E M R O E S O

O W L L E O P A R D A Z E N

E N Z Y M E C O Y P U V I A

A B A T T U R F I N A L E R

T E N O N B E A S T R O O P

P A N D A C H I C U C K O O

A T T E R E P O C T O P U S

SOON RAP(SOPRANO)

SO PERT (PRESTO)

STOLE FAT(FALSETTO)

THE MAN (ANTHEM)

TO CAVE (OCTAVE)

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Answer page 35:40

Notions in the mind=ideasImplied but notexpressed=tacitConcise=terseDrink made from apples=ciderEndure; put up with=abide

Answer page 36:41

A B C D E

C D E A B

E A B C D

B C D E A

D E A B C

Answer page 34:39

M A C L U R A C A T A L P A

O L R N A E L G

O L I V E O M P H A L I N A

N B N P E M T

P E A A S T E R H E A T H

O D E U I

D A I S Y R E U T E A L I S

U E I T S E

D I M E R E S I A O C H N A

O B H U N

G U A V A A R A N A A L E

T N N G E P M

A N I S O C O M A G U A C O

I S A D V L P N

L U E T K E A E Y E B A N E

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Answer page 38:43

Each section totals 34.

2

15

14

1

11

8

16 5

3 10

9

6

13

4 7

12

Answer page 37:42

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46Take the initial letter of eachshape to complete thecrossword: S for square,T for triangle, etc. Thepicture running down themiddle is therefore PHOTO.

S P O T

S H O P

S H O O T

T O O T H

H O O T

Answer page 39:44

2

4

3

5

5

3

4

2

4

2

5

3

3

5

2

4

Answers page 40:45

A model.

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Answer page 42:48

Answer page 41:47 V B O I O N A H L W B

F R W G E E A E E C E

H U A T A V M L N A L

A S R C A I L S O R G

M S S N C I T I T A R

I E A R N R Y N T C A

L L W G Y M A K A A D

T S T F L B N I W S E

O O N M U O T R A H K

N S K O P J E G N T D

B U C H A R E S T F L

ACCRA (GHANA)

BELGRADE (SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO)

BRUSSELS (BELGIUM)

BUCHAREST (ROMANIA)

CARACAS (VENEZUELA)

HAMILTON (BERMUDA)

HANOI (VIETNAM)

HAVANA (CUBA)

HELSINKI (FINLAND)

KHARTOUM (SUDAN)

OTTAWA (CANADA)

SANTIAGO (CHILE)

SKOPJE (MACEDONIA)

WARSAW (POLAND)

WELLINGTON (NEW ZEALAND)

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HERA

HERO

HERS

HOAR

HOARSE

HOER

HOERS

HOES

HOME

HOMER

HOMERS

HOMES

HORSE

HORUS

HOSE

HOUR

HOURS

HOUSE

HUES

HUMS

MARSH

MASH

MASHER

MESH

MUSH

MUSHER

OHMS

RASH

RHEA

RHEAS

RHEUM

RUSH

SHAM

SHAME

SHARE

SHEAF

SHEAR

SHOE

SHORE

USHER

B A R R A N I A TR T RI O O D L E EE R M S CF U A I IR S J A NI H O R R OG A E IH M P O O R D TT PE N J O Y S T E R U

Answer page 44:50

Answer page 43:49

Possible words include:

AFRESH

AHEM

ASHORE

FARMHOUSE

FRESH

HAMS HARE

HAREM

HAREMS

HARES

HARM

HARMS

HEAR

HEARS

HEMS

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S H O W T Y R A N T

H A I M U

O A L G E B R A T

R L R Z O

T U B A G E A R

B R A V E

A L L Y N E E D

H O C U E

E C H A O T I C C

A A D N A

D E L U G E E A S Y

Answer page 46:52

The actor isRUSSELLCROWE.

Answer page 47:53 C

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