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FEATURE PUZZLESYMBOLS KEY

The Brainstorm pages throughout Quick Thinking are there to provide you with a

variety of puzzles to exercise different aspects of your mind. As well as exercising

your mind they’re entertaining and fun, not hard work.

HOW TO SOLVE – Dice Maze

Each colour represents a direction

(up, down, left or right) and the number

of dots on each dice tell you how far to

go. Starting in the middle dice of the

maze, follow the directions correctly and

you will visit every dice in turn once only.

Which dice is the last you visit on your

trip? (See pages 19, 35, 51 and 67).

On pages 19, 35, 51 and 67 a single

Brainstorm puzzle can be found; the same

type of puzzle will appear on each of the four

pages so you will be able to set yourself the

challenge of improving each time you solve.

Beside each of the puzzles on the

Brainstorm pages you will see an

umbrella symbol. These symbols

represent the puzzle’s level of

diffi culty. See the key below:

BREEZE (easy)Have a go at these puzzles

for a quick fi x.

GALE (medium)Why not try these puzzles for a

slightly more taxing challenge.

TYPHOON (hard)Challenge your mind with these

trickier puzzles for a great

brain workout.

NB: We have added a few quirky footnotes here and there just for fun.

Hello and welcome to your first issue…If you’re looking for a puzzle magazine with

a difference you’ve come to the right place.

Keep your mind as active as everything else

in your life with (a quick fi x of) the brand new

Quick Thinking. Packed full of puzzles, feature

brain-teasers and a £5,000 cash competition,

it’s great value at only £2.00. So what are

you waiting for? Take some time out from

your busy day, grab your click pencil from

the front cover and sharpen your mind!

Enjoy the issue, and we’ll see you next time –

issue 2 is on sale April 20.

Editor

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the written consent of the publisher.

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The Big PictureIf you look closely at this picture, you will see that the artist has been unduly

careless, as there are fi ve mistakes.* Can you spot them?

*(Aside from the people only having four digits per hand!)



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Set Square

Place a number in each empty square so that each row, each column and each 3x3 block

contains all the numbers from 1-9.

Place each of the digits 1-9 in the grid to make the sums work. We’ve started you with

two numbers.



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First ThoughtsFill in the blank in each clue to make a well-known word or phrase, then

write your answers in the grid. We’ve solved one clue to start you off.

ACROSS

1 ___ band (5) 4 ___ hall (5) 7 ___ soldier (7) 8 ___ Maria (3) 9 ___ arch (9) 13 ___ ant (9) 17 ___ Baba (3) 18 ___ article (7) 20 ___ paddle (5) 21 ___ gesture (5)

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1 ___ hunter (6) 2 ___ after (3) 3 ___ clouds (5) 4 ___ bird (5) 5 ___ fever (7) 6 ___ cut (4) 10 ___ powder (7) 11 ___ corn (3) 12 ___ fl y (6) 14 ___ race (5) 15 ___ science (5) 16 ___ lubber (4) 19 ___ well (3)

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Spring to LifeBound through this wordsearch and fi nd

eighteen words that can be made up from

some of the letters in SPRINGTIME.

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six fi ve-letter words, three across and three down.

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1 Anagram of DEVIATES (8) 5 Hang on to a story (4) 9 Fabulous writer? (5) 10 Cough medicine (7) 11 Word coming before Market, Pit,

and Bite (4) 12 I CAN SORT out metal (4-4) 14 India’s sacred river (6) 15 One is helpless when over this (6) 18 Magic trick (8) 20 Fruit, said to be unpleasant (4) 23 Predict (7) 24 Herb from Japan is easy to grow (5) 25 Stagger round, giving sly look (4) 26 Anagram of LATE HERE (8)

Mix and MatchThis mixed-clue

crossword will get

you thinking in lots

of different ways.

Riddles, anagrams,

word association

and general

knowledge are all

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1 Workers (5) 2 Anagram of CINDERS (7) 3 Red tie? (4) 4 Uncouth (6) 6 Change but hesitate to remove leader (5) 7 Football’s ‘Gunners’ (7) 8 Sign for letter (7) 13 Stick with STRIPES design (7) 14 Such employment pays (7) 16 Music MAIGRET composed (7) 17 Number planted in container turn out to be strong (6) 19 Great in size (5) 21 Perfect plan learner put together (5) 22 Word following First, Cloud, and Home (4)



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Number JigAll but one of these numbers will fit in the grid.

How quickly can you get the numbers placed,

and which is left over?

A bamboo propeller toy from China, dating back to about 400BC is the earliest known reference to vertical flight.



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CodewordCan you crack the code and fill in the crossword grid? Each letter of the alphabet makes

at least one appearance in the grid, and is represented by the same number wherever

it appears. The three letters we’ve decoded should help you to identify other letters and

words in the grid.



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brainstorm

For this Japanese logic puzzle, you must

draw a line around the grid that passes

through ALL the black and white dots

before joining up with itself to make a

continuous loop. Your line can pass

through or turn left or right in empty

squares, but there are rules for squares

containing dots. Your line cannot cross

over itself, branch off, veer diagonally,

or go through the same square twice.

Masyu

Example SolutionRules for dotsBlack Dot: Your line must turn left or right in these boxes, and pass straight through the next and previous boxes.

White Dot: Your line must travel straight through the box, and it must turn left or right in the next box and/or the previous box.

Movie HanjieThe numbers at the top and

side of this Hanjie puzzle

show squares, or groups of

consecutive squares, that are

to be shaded. Once you have

shaded all the squares, the

remaining letters will spell out

a quote from a well-known

movie.

Reveal the quote, and see if

you can divine which film it

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13 Person next door 15

JigsawUse the jigsaw pieces to recreate this completed crossword. We’ve

only listed clues for the rows of Across words, but the pattern of the

grid should help you, being symmetrical from top to bottom and

from left to right



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1 The chocolate gateau Dita made was delicious (5)

4 Kenny can be a charmer when he wants to (5)

7 I always suffer from jet lag after a long-haul fl ight (3)

8 I’ve done it Hermione (7) 9 The lyricist understood the

emotion the singer wanted to convey (4)

10 It’s a blessing in disguise that we had to move (4)

13 Why are you so anti pets? (3)

15 You should sear chicken to retain the fl avours (4)

16 I despair! Isobel is being really naughty today (4)

19 Sally gets him merchandise from his favourite pop group, every year (7)

21you defi nitely know the answer (3)

22 The demo largely focused on the lead singer (5)

23 The engineer I employed did an excellent job (5)

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1 We were asked to draw a yacht for the art exam (4)

2 The expansive tundra sticks out in the aerial photograph (7)

3favourite (6)

4 The hobo illegally moved into a derelict house (4)

IncluedEach answer is hidden in the word or words making up the clue eg, the clue

‘Two men here’ could yield the answer OMEN. (A hint: start with the clues

which yield only one possible answer).

5 It’s a shame you can’t come to the party (3) 6

11 There is an odd-job list, Errol, that needs to be completed (7)

12 The tribal Samoan tatoos are very intricate (6)

14 The occupier certainly did a good job of looking after the fl at (6)

17 The system I refer to was set up long before I joined the company (4)

18 The fi rst editon certainly should be available to buy now (4)

20 Wait here until Laura arrives (3)



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ACROSS

1 Double-decker 5 Buffoon 7 Carnivorous fi sh 8 Sea inlet 10 Barrel 12 Tall building 14 Earlier 15 Black bird 16 Chasm 18 Heart vessel 19 Plant barb 20 Pen for swine 22 Upper limb 24 Flight terminal 25 Stir-fry pan 26 Tree prone to disease

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1 Infant’s chin-cloth 2 MI5 agent 3 Blunder 4 Below 5 Hardwood 6 Thick mist 9 Circus performer 11 Voter 12 Browned bread

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13 Man-made silk 17 Diminutive 18 Pointed missile 20 Plant (seeds) 21 Asian pack animal 22 Consumed 23 Mother

SkeletonDespite appearances, this is a regular crossword. So the small

amount of information we’ve given (numbers and black squares)

will help a great deal in fi lling in the full grid pattern. The fi nished

grid will be fully symmetrical.



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Work Like MagicStudy the pictures for three minutes, then turn to page 19 for a memory challenge. If you fi nd

it a struggle, concentrate on the top three pictures – these will give you half the answers.

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exact number of black squares that should

be in contact with it. Shade the empty

squares until all the numbers are surrounded

by the correct number of black squares.

Don’t shade any numbered squares,

and there is only one solution.



Add UpIf the number in each circle is

the sum of the two below it, how

quickly can you figure out the top

number? You may have to work

up and down the pyramid. See if

you can climb the third pyramid in

fewer seconds than the number

you reach at the top.

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Dilemma CrosswordThe clues for these crosswords have been

mixed up. As you solve them, you’ll need to

work out which answer goes in each grid.

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1 TTRNY (8) 5 YRD (4) 9 GRFF (5) 10 CRCL (7) 11 MR (4) 12 CRCKRY (8) 14 PMPR (6)

15 CBD (6) 18 NRTRD (8) 20 GFT (4) 23 CTRR (7) 24 KL (5) 25 RN (4) 26 STNNNG (8)

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1 RG (5) 2 TRSM (7) 3 RF (4) 4 SCRT (6) 6 GL (5) 7 DLYD (7) 8 FLCRM (7)

13 RQR (7) 14 PNCH (7) 16 RGM (7) 17 FRRT (6) 19 RTR (5) 21 TWNG (5) 22 KN (4)

If you’d like to tackle more great puzzles, go to www.puzzler.com

Vowel PlayEach clue is the answer word with vowels removed. For example, the clue

FR (4) might lead to Free, Fire, Fair, Afro, Afar etc but not Roof or Rife. You’ll

have to work out which option fi ts with its neighbours to complete the grid.



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1 What is the top playing card that Marge is holding?2 Mark’s hair is black – true or false?3 Franco is directly below Lawrence – true or false?4 Who is wearing a yellow bow-tie in the top row?5 What colour is Rory’s cape?6 How many playing cards does Gloria have?7 Who is wearing a blue blindfold in the bottom row?8 Pablo has a handkerchief in his pocket – true or false?

Six Pack

Work Like Magic

Can you place digits in the empty triangles, so that the numbers in each hexagon add

up to 25? Only single digits between 1 and 9 can be used, and no two numbers in any

hexagon may be the same.

After studying the pictures on page 15,

can you answer the questions below?

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See page 2 for how to solve.

Dice Maze



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DatelineWork out the answers to the clues to discover the date in the shaded space –

a signifi cant date for space exploration. Calculators strictly forbidden!

ACROSS

1 75% of 1,108 3 Divide 20 Down by

27 Across

6 46% of a double-century

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8 One-eighth of 32 Across

10 Divide 6,682 by a baker’s dozen

12 Subtract 17,437 from 3 Across

15 Days in 2011, rearranged

16 Eighty-seven gross 19 Mystery Date

21 13,516 + 16,923 + 10,584

22 Minutes in six-and-

23 Six-sevenths of (3,941 × 23) 25 Roman Numerals CCCVIII 27

29 Double (906 – 623) 30 Spots on four dice 31 Subtract 13 Down from 11 Down

32 Inches in thirty-four feet

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1 Two-thirds of 123 2 Treble (38,617 + 19,257) 3 Average of 29 Across, 32 Across

and 17 Down 4 564 – (139 + 181) 5 Divide 22 Across by the fi rst digit of 6 Across

6 475% of (4 × 6 × 8)

9 16 Across

11 Next in series: 181,608… 174,041… 166,474…

13 21,924 + 49,231 14 750% of 100,588 15 Hours in 227 weeks 17 Total of 6 Across, 8 Across and 28 Down

18 Multiply 401 by 41 20

24 Add 30 Down to 15 Across

25 Multiply 43 by 3 × 3 26 Subtract fi ve-sevenths of 30 Across

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28 Add an octet to diamond wedding years 30 Subtract eleven score from 25 Across

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SUDOKUPlace a number in each empty square so that each row, each column and each

3x3 block contains all the numbers from 1-9.

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KakuroSimple addition and a bit of logical thinking will solve this one. You must write a

digit in each white square so that the digits in each block add up to the total in the

box above or to the left. 1-9 are the only digits to use and, although you may fi nd

a digit repeated in a row, it must not be repeated in the same block. We’ve fi lled

in one block for you.

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BackwordsThe answers to this crossword are all here, along with extra letters

where the black squares should be. Can you black out any unwanted

letters to leave a grid that matches the clues (which are out of order)?

The fi nished grid will be symmetrical from top left to bottom right.

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Brick TrickEnter the answers to the clues in the

bricks in the wall. The starter letter of

every answer should be placed in the

corresponding numbered square. Every

word contains the same letters as its

neighbour, plus or minus one.

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brainstormThink TwiceThe fi rst fi ve clues are answered across the grid in order. The second fi ve colour-

coded clues are answered by arranging the letters that appear in the squares of

that colour in your fi nished grid – Think twice!

1 Large Asian cat

2 Grass colour

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4 Bride’s partner

5 Fracture

Tropical fruit

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N U D E R A T U A H E R E W O T L

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LISP(anagram) Perception

Go wrong Incompetent

PETAL(anagram) Take a pew

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Agitate DROP(anagram) Witness

Pathfinder

Arroword

Beginning with EUROSTAR, and moving up, down, left or right, one letter at a time,

trace a path through thirteen words, phrases and places associated with Paris.

Just follow the arrows to write your answers in the grid. A handful of

anagram clues will get you thinking differently.



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1 Plain cotton fabric (6) 2 Gain possession of (6) 3 Disposition (6) 4 Jealousy (4) 5 Desire strongly (5) 6 Agreeable, pleasant (4) 7 Era (5) 8 Annoy, pester (6) 9 Protective screen (6) 10 Slightly wet (4) 11 Tine of a fork (5) 12 Fretted instrument (6) 13 Inclined access (4)

14 Jeopardy (5) 15 Raucous (4) 16 Numeral (5) 17

18 Finger-band (4) 19 Wildebeest (3) 20 Imaginary perfect place (6)

It’s a WrapWhich of the eight

fragments is needed

to complete the

Easter egg wrapper?

Spiral CrosswordIn this grid, the last letter of an answer is

the first letter of the next answer. Answer

the clues, following the spiral path into

the middle of the grid, so that the two

diagonals spell out two types of flower.

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1 Gradually decrease (7) 7

8 Naked (4) 9 Farm store (4) 12 Of great significance (9) 14 Cocker or springer, for example (7)

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2 Earth (5) 3 Midday (4) 4 Garland (3) 5 Financial matters (7) 6 Acrobatic athlete (7) 10 Love intensely (5) 11 Later (4) 13 Cartographic illustration (3)

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1 Plant stalk (4) 4 In addition (3) 7 Rim (3) 8 Distinguished (5) 9 Movement of the sea (4) 10 Lie adjacent to (4) 13 Wry humour (5) 15 Total (3) 16 Firearm (3) 17 Point of the compass (4)

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2 Lukewarm (5) 3 Bill of fare (4) 4 Small flap (3) 5 Work beyond the usual hours (8) 6 Garb (8)

11 Foundation (5) 12 Wheel cover (4)

Quick CrosswordsTwo straightforward crosswords for you to speed through.

14 Possess (3)



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brainstormShikakuDivide the Shikaku grid into

squares and rectangles. Each

must contain a single number,

and that number must describe

exactly how many boxes there

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the maze. You may only

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a purple to a blue, or

a blue to an orange,

and you may not travel

diagonally.

Colour Maze



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1 REMAIN 2 BAN 3 TIARA 4 ACTED 5 ASPIRES 6 CORK 10 NEITHER 12 TAR 13 REGION 15 STARE 16 HEART 18 FADE 21 ARE

Mix UpThe clues here are all anagrams. Just unscramble the letters to get the answers. Some

words have more than one anagram, so you’ll need to see which fi ts with its neighbours.

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1 Child’s noisy toy (2) 2 Knight’s suit (5) 3 Fill with bubbles (2) 4 Menace, warning (2) 5 Pastoral (6) 6 Covert (6) 7 Weaving material (2) 8 Nail-hitting tool (1) 9 Movie theatre (1)

18 Apportion (5) 19 Without noise (3) 20 Naked sun-worshipper (1) 21 Colourless gas used as fuel (2) 22 Formal discussion (1) 23 Noon (5) 24 Popular garden fl ower (6)

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HoneycombThe answers to the clues all read in a clockwise direction round the clue number.

Answers can start in any of the six spaces around each clue number. The number

in the brackets after each clue shows in which segment of the hexagon each word

starts (the top segment is number 1, the one to the right of it is number 2 and so on,

as shown around the hexagon for clue number 1).

P 10 Dividing device (2) 11 Aspect, element (6) 12 Mortar (6) 13 Infuriate (6) 14 Fish-egg delicacy (1) 15 Monarch’s chair (5) 16 Underground

passage (3) 17 Mild, kind (2)



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1 Breakfast rashers (5); Agree (6); Largest European wading bird (6); Water jug (4)

5 Spherical object (4); Distribute (5); Water lily (5); Elephant’s tooth (4); Comedy sketch (4); Airborne toy (4); Hot drink (3)

6 Vital organ (5); Poem (5); Fruit pip (4); Amend text (4); Thing on a list (4)

7 Challenge to do something risky (4); Send (money) (5); Tiny arachnid (4); Curt (5); Ooze (4)

DOWN

1 Indistinct image (4); Inner-city (area) (5); Trite (5); Lowest female voice (4); Warty amphibian (4)

2 Wood pin (4); Aristocratic title (4); Command (5); Epsom horse race (5); Tropical potato (3)

3 Untruthful person (4); Noah’s vessel (3); Middle leg joint (4); Sewing implement (6); Pasture (3); Auditory organ (3)

4 Skin complaint (4); Quick-witted (5); Cougar (4); Adult male (3); Short

sleep (3)

Cross-OverThe answers to these clues all overlap to some extent. Alongside each clue is the number

of letters in its answer, and you must work out where each word begins and ends. The fi rst

two answers to 1 Down are BLUR and URBAN, and they have been placed in the grid to

start you off.



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4 letters

LENSMATT

5 letters

FRAMEIMAGEPRINTSHOOTSTILL

6 letters

FORMATTRIPOD

8 letters

APERTUREPORTRAIT

10 letters

BACKGROUNDRESOLUTIONVIEWFINDER

11 letters

COMPOSITION

Picture ThisFor the perfect photo opportunity you may need to consider some of the listed words

associated with photography – there are fi fteen words for you to fi t in to the kriss kross grid.

brainstorm

Seven columns, or stacks of lettered balls

– remove a ball and the others above it

will drop down in its place. Remove one

ball from each column so that when all the

other balls drop down, they will spell out

six words reading across.

What are they, and what word will be

spelled out left to right by the seven balls

you remove?

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Square EyesTwo squares in this scene are identical, though they may not be the same way up

or shade. See how quickly you can spot them.

BoxwiseCan you place the three-letter groups in

the boxes, so that neighbouring boxes

always make a six-letter word or phrase,

like PAR-DON or CUT-OFF? We’ve

placed one group to start you off.

PHER

MIT



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CodewordComplete the codeword as usual, and transfer the decoded letters into the

bottom grid to discover what George Clooney’s favourite book is.



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Missing LinksThe three words in each of these clues have a fourth word in common, and that’s your

answer Money (Money box, Pocket money, Money spider).



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Predictive TextStarting in the

highlighted box, try to

make a word adding

one word part from

each layer as you go

(travel from left to right

in the fi rst grid and

from top to bottom

in the second). Then

return to the second

layer and use the letters

in the unused box to

start another word

and so on, until you’ve

used all the boxes and

created six words of

decreasing length.

brainstorm


Dice Maze



Quick Thinking36

Try solving this little logical problem in your head before putting pen to paper.

Three runners have been training for the London Marathon. From the information given, work out the name of the runner, how many marathons they have completed, in what time they are hoping to complete the race and what costume, if any, they are planning to wear.

The person who has been in training to complete their first marathon is going to dress up as a teddy bear – this isn’t Scott. Helen isn’t the person hoping to complete the marathon in 3hrs 45mins, but she is the person who has completed four marathons to date. The person who has run three marathons so far is hoping to complete this marathon in 3hrs 40mins. Janice is not the person who is planning to dress up as a tree and complete the race in 2hrs 55mins. The person not dressing up in fancy dress is male.

When Clara turns the handle

as shown, does she select

the chocolate bar or the

carrots?

Wheels & Cogs

LOGICAL



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CampixuShade certain cells to reveal a picture. The first number

in a row or column tells you how many cells in that row or

column must be shaded. The second number in a row or

column indicates the number of shaded blocks in that

row or column.

A block consists of one or more shaded cells. Thus 5 3

means five shaded cells grouped in three blocks. There

must be at least one empty cell between shaded blocks.

All cells in any inner shape must have the same colour;

either they are all shaded, or they are all white.

3 13 21 11 12 2

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AGEBARBOGDINJIBNAPORBPANPEGSEASIRTEN

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AIRYEPICGLUTLENDLUDOOUSTSCANSUMO

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ANGRYASPICBIRCHBLOOMBOOTHBOUNDBRINGBULLYCABLECANALCURLYDALLY

DECOYDENIMDRONEELANDGLINTGLOBEGOINGGRATEHONEYHORDELUNCHMOGULOPIUM

ORIELPIOUSPUPILRAPIDRELICRODEOSCRUBSINEWSLANGSLEETSLOTHSNIDESTOUT

TIREDTUBERUNIONWAGER

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BARRICADEECOLOGISTELONGATEDPIECEMEAL

FitwordWith the help of just one starter, can you fi t all of the listed items into the symmetrical grid?

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brainstorm

LettersetsComplete the crossword grid using

the letters listed for each row and

column. Cracking this one relies

on anagram-solving and cross-

referencing between Across and

Down words.

Complete the grid so

that four words read

across and a different

four words read

downwards using only

the letters in the word

MEDICINE.

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Letter BoxLogic SequenceThese boxes of animal feed below must be rearranged

in the same pattern but in different positions. Can you

work out the new arrangement from the clues below:

oats boxes.

HAY

ALFALF

A

OATS

ALFALF

A



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Costs ofentry Nightclub SILENCE

(anagram)SAP

(anagram) Palm fruit SUE(anagram)

Small bitsof land in water

Nobleman POST(anagram)

RITE(anagram) Paltry

Maledomestic cat

Angler’spole

Carton, box

France’scurrency unit

ROOST(anagram)

Forced toleave acountry

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Mind the Gap

Just follow the arrows to write your answers in the grid. A handful of anagram clues will

get you thinking differently.

Can you place a well-known three-letter word in

the spaces of each row to complete the seven-

letter word? Do it correctly, and the shaded

letters should spell out a water-filled heater.



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Double AcrosticSolve the clues and enter the answers in the upper grid. When completed,

read down the shaded column to find the name of a rabbi, writer and

broadcaster. Transfer all the letters to the cross-referenced squares in

the lower grid and you’ll discover a quotation from this person.

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START

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Social Service

Half-minute Hurdles

It’s a busy month for birthday parties in this circle of friends. From the invitation

information, work out who is hosting which birthday party.

Beginning with the Start number, and moving round the track one calculation at a time,

see how far you can get in thirty seconds. You can jot down your total in the hurdle every

third step. Don’t expect to complete the lap in thirty seconds – fi nish it in your own time.

Saturday, April 9th7:00pm - 1:00amBring a bottle &

wear fancy dress!

Friday, April 15th5:00pm - 8:00pm

Bring a dish!

Friday, April 1st8:00pm - 11:00pm

Bring a bottle !

Join us for a Fancy Dress Party

Sunday, March 27th10:00am - 1:00pm

Bring wellies/outdoor shoes!

‘I’m hosting a fancy dress party’ ‘Friday is party night!’ ‘My party fi nishes

at 1:00am’‘I’ve asked my guests

to bring a bottle’

1 2 3 4



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MOTH

2 – CCABINCLOUD

COTCREAM

3 – SSAKESKI

SPLASHSTARE

4 – LLADLE

LEALEI

LEMONLIE

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KNEELKRILL

6 – AABET

ABSENTABSORBAERIALALLURE

APPARELASH

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DREAM

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PEGPIE

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Kross FillerFill all the squares in the grid with the listed words. The words, which can be entered in

any direction (but always in a straight line), start on the squares with the matching number.

Words sometimes overlap, so some letters will appear in more than one word.



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Three to OneYou’ll have to think ahead to complete this crossword. You have a choice of

three words to put in each space, but which will fi t its neighbours?

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Matchmaker

Word Sleuth

Study the scene below for two minutes. The grid placed over the picture allows you to

form smaller chunks within the larger picture. Turn over to page 46 to continue the puzzle.

Use your powers of deduction to work out our four-

letter mystery word. The four different letters in the

mystery word can be worked out by comparing the

scores of the clue words. Every letter in a clue word

that is in the mystery word is scored with a circle,

black if the letter is in the correct place, red if it isn’t.

So, for example, HEAT shares two letters with our

mystery word, but only one is in the correct position.

Rungrado May Day Stadium in North Korea can seat 150,000, which is the largest stadium capacity in the world.



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1 ‘Deluxe Chilli Dogs!’ sign 2 Blue badge 3 Dog 4 Mustard 5 Glasses (reading) 6 Radio

7 Single yellow line (road marking) 8 Green trousers 9 Ketchup 10 Ginger beard

MatchmakerCan you write the number of each of these listed elements of the picture

in the correct square of the grid?

KakuroSimple addition and a bit

of logical thinking will solve

this one. You must write a

digit in each white square

so that the digits in each

block add up to the total

in the box above or to the

left. 1-9 are the only digits

to use and, although you

may find a digit repeated

in a row or column, it must

not be repeated in the

same block. We’ve filled

in one block for you.

4951



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Add UpIf the number in each circle is the sum of the two below it, how quickly can you figure out

the top numbers? You may have to work up and down the pyramids.

brainstorm

Complete the Myriad grid so that all the rows

and columns, and all squares of the same

colour, contain one each of the letters A to G.B

E

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Myriad

See SawEach of the five different coloured balls

represents a different weight – 1, 2, 3, 4

or 5 kilos. Can you work out which balls

weigh what, and how many green balls

will balance the final scale?

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SudokuPlace a number in each

empty square so that

each row, each column

and each 2x2 block

contains all the numbers

from 1-4.

OutsiderComplete the crossword

using the letters outside the

grid. The letters are listed

alphabetically beside the

relevant rows and columns,

and the number of black

squares in each row and

column is also given. Clues

are provided, but are not in

order. The finished grid will

be symmetrical from top

left to bottom right.



Quick Thinking 49

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1 Enjoy (8) 5 Bony powder (4) 9 Junction (5) 10 French cattle (7) 11 Grass clamp (4) 12 Weeding rice-paper (8) 14 Plus fabric (6) 15 Hail (6) 18 Grainy (8)

20 Weave out (4) 23 Fine-sided shape (7) 24 Silly cloth (5) 25 Plaything on a spring (2-2) 26 Interred (8)

DOWN

1 Brighten (5) 2 Full of fur (7) 3 Potent (4) 4 Ship’s rake (6)

6 On the bail (5) 7 Warming (7) 8 Crumpet call (7) 13 Lack pain (7) 14 Unoccupied host (7) 16 Medical sin (7) 17 Large fl an (6) 19 Eatery (5) 21 In good shade (5) 22 Poisonous stakes (4)

MisprintsIn each of these clues, one letter has been printed incorrectly or left out entirely.

Can you work out what the clues should be and solve the puzzle? 1 Across, for

instance, should read ‘Envoy’, which is DIPLOMAT.

D OP AI ML T



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Box CleverBy eliminating all the boxes that total

15 (the numbers can be used more

than once), in a straight line, can you

discover which three boxes remain

untouched? The total of these will give

you your answer.

Moving in any direction, horizontally,

vertically or diagonally draw a straight

line through any series of boxes where

the numbers in the boxes total 15.

eg 6,3,6/ 8,4,1,2, etc.

1 What time is the park open during winter?2 There are fi ve blue-beaked ducks in the water – true or false?3 What colour is the fl ag on the remote control?4 The skatepark is open – true or false?5 How many people are wearing headwear?

Memory JogBefore looking at the questions below,

cast your eyes back over The Big Picture

on page 4 for one minute.

brainstorm


Dice Maze



Quick Thinking52

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Use the jigsaw pieces to recreate this completed crossword.

The completed jigsaw should be symmetrical from top left to

bottom right.

Complete the crossword grid using the

letters listed for each row and column.

Cracking this one relies on anagram-

solving and cross-referencing between

Across and Down words.

1

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1 DINPPU2 AEMUU3 DGINNO4 CW5 AEENPW6 AIIKS7 GIKOPW

DOWN

1 ADDPUW2 EIOOW3 AEKNPS4 KM5 GINPPU6 CEIIU7 AGINNW

Jigsaw

MINI LETTERSETS



Quick Thinking 53

We have a larger arroword challenge for you. Just follow the arrows to write your

answers in the grid.

Farmanimal

Style ofarchitecture

Two-waysoundsystem

Shoes,boots etc

Practiseboxing Serenity

Wateringpipe

Solitaryperson

At whatplace?

Old anaes-thetic gas

Give out(radiation,

eg)

Milkygemstone

Friedtortilla

Listelement

Smallsongbird

Selection Dandydresser Simian

Frondedplant Era Snout At a great

distance

Cultivatedfood plant

Clear taste-less liquid

Drinks mat Zone,region Rip Gentle

whirlpoolChurch

seat

Vigour, vim Mineralsource

Set ofbeliefs

Earthenwarevessel

Stick (to)

That girl Askew For every

Arroword



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Connect ThreeWhich one of

the twelve USB

sticks fi ts each

of the holders

A, B and C?

Lose-a-LetterCross out one letter in each

square to leave a completed

crossword. You may have to

think ahead to rule out some

red herrings along the way.

A

B

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Quick Thinking 55

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1457148320232341451447775263

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5 digits

211712257325636

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7 digits

47841575724517

Number JigAll but one of these numbers will fi t in the grid.

How quickly can you get the numbers placed,

and work out which is left over?

brainstorm

7366

The numbers in some cells in the grid

indicate the exact number of black cells that

should border them. Shade the unnumbered

cells black until all the numbers are

surrounded by the correct number of black

cells. Do not shade any numbered cells!

1 03

3 1

3 3 2

3 4 4

1 2 2

2

322

RadarComplete the Number Square so

that the numbers 1 to 25 are all in

the grid, and all rows and columns

add up to the totals indicated to

the right and below.

817911

15 6

16 207

10

19

12

1322

55

39

69

89

73

77 85 59 37 67

Number Square



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10

17

22

ACROSS

1 Piece of foliage 4 Maned big cat 7 Skilled pilot 9 Church instrument 10 Slumber 11 Bound 12 Silky wool 14 Six feet of water

16 Footway 19 Sign up 20 Covered horse-drawn vehicle 21 Sturdy domestic range 22 River dam 23 Memo

DOWN

2 Great bird of prey 3 Venom-tooth

4 Instruction period 5 Last Greek character 6 Heavily defended 8 Arrest for a crime 13 Part of a shirt 15 Abrupt 17 Pent-up worry 18 Graceful white bird

SkeletonDespite appearances, this is a regular crossword. So the small

amount of information we’ve given (numbers and black squares)

will help a great deal in filling in the full grid pattern. The finished

grid will be symmetrical from top left to bottom right.

Over h

alf th

e b

od

y’s

bones a

re in

the h

and

s a

nd

feet.



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Skeleton CodewordIn this Codeword, you’re starting with just the bare bones of the grid, so you must fill in the

black squares as well as the answers (the black squares are represented by four different

numbers). The grid will be symmetrical from top left to bottom right and we’ve started you

off with three letters and a black square.

R

A

G


28 23 28 7 17 3 23 18 13 12 29 27 7

16 10 21 2 28 25 7 13 12 10 3 2 28

29 3 28 15 28 25 1 7 15 6 1 3 15

28 13 15 10 8 2 4 25 1 13 17 10 23

26 27 23 28 2 11 3 7 23 27 5 12 3

25 13 5 10 15 2 15 25 23 13 10 2 19

22 5 7 9 5 3 25 19 28 3 12 23 18

26 13 10 2 14 25 20 13 7 10 1 2 25

27 12 27 7 3 5 27 12 13 23 30 28 28

17 10 29 2 15 25 3 13 12 10 8 2 14

8 28 12 29 1 3 7 25 28 20 27 3 29

28 13 28 10 26 2 24 25 1 13 12 10 23

7 3 23 28 2 12 18 14 14 28 23 7 18

RA G1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

The foot bones grow faster than any other bones in the body.



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P

P

3 Letters

ACEAIRARCBOBCAMCOBCOTHOPHOTRAMRUTTEA

4 Letters

APEXAPSEBLUEDEBTDISCIDLEISLEMALTSMOGTALETROTTRUE

5 Letters

CABLECACTICAMELDWARFEXTOLEXTRAFALSEGLOATIDEALINCURMEDICOPERAORBITPIANOPLATETAINT

7 Letters

DECORUMEMBROILLIBERALLUSTRUM

Dilemma FitwordCan you fi t all the listed words into the two grids? You’ll need to do some

thinking ahead, and jumping between grids to crack this one.

T UR E

B UL E



Quick Thinking 59

brainstormEach answer contains the letters of the

previous answer, plus one extra.

1 Most commonly used letter in the English language2 Compass direction opposite NW3 Ernie __, top golfer4 Make airtight5 Intense light beam6 Gains knowledge7 London football team

1

7

4

3

6

2

5

Pyramid

The answers zigzag across the grid,

changing direction with each new line.

The last letter of one answer is the fi rst

of the next. When fi nished, the shaded

diagonal will spell out a mystery word.

1 Australia’s capital (8)2 Book of maps (5)3 Battered prawns (6)4 Middle Eastern country (6)5 Sweet bay tree (6)6 Insect grub (5)7 On dry land (6)

1

23

4

5

7

6

Wall to Wall

Assuming all blocks that are not visible from

this angle are present. How many blocks have

been removed from this 5x5x5 cube?

Block Party



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P

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

9 10 11

12 13 14 15

16

17 18 19

20 21

ACROSS

1

4

7

8

9

10

12

14

17

19

20

21

DOWN

2

3

4

5

6

11

13

15

16

18

Missing LinksThe three words in each of these clues have a fourth word in common, and that’s your

TRAIN (Train driver, Ghost train, Train set).

T R IA N



Quick Thinking 61

8 2 91 6 5

4 1 62 9 3 6

3 97 4 5 1

6 9 44 9 7

3 8 2

Sudoku

Spot the Difference

Place a number in each

empty square so that each

row, each column and each

3x3 block contains all the

numbers from 1-9.

Each picture is missing one detail that is present in the other seven: what are those details?

1

5

2

6

3

7

4

8



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1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

N U NT AR E N

DM PA J

E L OE ET O R

S L OA DR E D

L A WA ED Z E

E A

T C

R MF E

T

V I AA SR O S

C H EH A WI T E

E L SF A TE X I

A L LR AK I N

C U BE A

N LE L

C

YA P

D A

E CR Y E

ACROSS

1

2 Diving aid 3

Woodworking tool 4 Convent inmate 5

6 Ring or stadium 7

8

9

10 Honeydew fruit 11

12 Rocky hill 13

14 Tumbling laundry machine 15

JigsawUse the jigsaw pieces to recreate this completed crossword. We’ve

only listed clues for the rows of Across words, but the pattern of the

grid should help you, being symmetrical from top to bottom and

from left to right.



Quick Thinking 63

T H R C Y C L U T

R M E U R O P S O

A E E R S M E U M

T U N A M O T N E

P T I M N O V E T

E O R D N R U O E

N N T I T A T R C

T E R O I S S I A

S A N A T O T L L

PathfinderBeginning with TRITON and moving up, down, left and right, one letter at a time,

trace a path through 14 words associated with the solar system.

brainstorm

Each of the characters in this

sum box represents a different

number, with the added total of

the numbers at the end of each

row and column. Work out the

value of each character and fill

in the question mark.

17 20 13 ?

11

22

6

25

Sum People



ACROSS

8 Unmarked (5) 9 Prison room (4) 10 Hazy, cloudy (6) 12 Plan of expenditure (6) 13 Playground apparatus (5) 14 Cycle (4) 15 Furniture wheel (6) 16 Excellent calibre (7) 20 Applaud (4) 22 Hide, shroud (7) 24 Small rodent (4) 26 Eastern guru (4) 27 Admit a wrongdoing (7) 29 Flood barrier (4) 30 Surreptitious (7) 32 Gadget, apparatus (6) 36 Amend print (4) 38 Cuban dance (5) 39 Slowly relax (6) 40 Cord (6) 41 Welsh national vegetable (4) 42 Deposit of ice crystals (5)

DOWN

1 Scoff at, scorn (the rules) (5) 2 Puzzling riddle (6) 3 Natural hot water spring (6) 4 Unadorned (5) 5 Athletics fi eld event (4,4) 6 Young sheep (4) 7 Old infantry fi rearm (6) 11 Carved fi gure (6)

HOLE2

Quick Thinking64

Wild Words CrosswordWhat well-known phrases and

expressions are suggested by

these word pictures?

Don’t be put off by the size – here’s a

straightforward crossword with just a

handful of general knowledge clues.

2

1

3



Quick Thinking 65

28 Enjoy (the moment) (6) 31 Bring to the present (6) 32 Furniture compartment (6) 33 Faint-hearted person (6) 34 Scent (5) 35 Grind (your teeth) together (5) 37 Rear appendage (4)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

8 9 10

11

12 13 14

15 16 17

18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27 28 29

30 31 32 33

34 35

36 37 38 39

40 41 42

17 Furiously angry (5) 18 Lowest female voice (4) 19 Abscond (4) 21 Indicate by fi nger (5) 23 Weathercock (4) 25 Be fond of (4) 27 Reporting (of an event) (8)

und

er

an h

our

was R

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e w

as d

iscip

lined

for

not w

earing

bla

ck s

ocks w

hic

h w

ere

com

puls

ory

at

the t

ime.

The fi rst Englishman to cycle 25 miles



Quick Thinking66

1 2 3 4 5

6 7

8

9 10

11 12 13

14

15 16

17

18 19 20 21

22 23

ACROSS

6 Scapegoat who take a tumble? (4,3) 7 Useful (5) 9 Bring up tail-end (4) 10 Anagram of PATCHING (8) 11 Capital of Austria (6) 13 With it, things should go well (4) 15 Word coming before Life, Wave, and Shot (4) 16 Anagram of RUSTIC (6) 18 Out of shape? (8) 21 Cave’s intact, we hear (4) 22 Hooded snake (5) 23 Free version of BRAILLE (7)

DOWN

1 Word linking Bed, White, and Line (5) 2 Anagram of MARGINAL (8) 3 Dash outside one wrecked building (4) 4 Head off wild animal this way (4) 5 DAVE CAN possibly make progress (7) 8 Horrifi ed (6) 12 Steal the Spanish coin (6) 13 Anagram of LARGE HUT (8) 14 Wise biblical king (7) 17 Ray’s caught in a jungle ambush (5) 19 The Red planet (4) 20 Whirl round and bites back (4)

Mix & MatchThis mixed-clue

crossword will get

you thinking in lots

of different ways.

Riddles, anagrams,

word association

and general

knowledge are

all included.



Quick Thinking 67

Lap it UpWhich of the

eight images

is the refl ection

of the thirsty

kittens Tiddles

(A) and

Piddles (B)?

1 There is a blue bike in the picture – true or false?2 How many people are wearing glasses?3 The sign reads ‘Caution! Hungry birds’ – true or false?4 There is an ice-cream seller in the park – true or false?5 What colour are the sails on the boat?

Memory JogBefore looking at the questions below,

cast your eyes back over The Big Picture

on page 4 for one minute.

A

B

1

23

4 5

6

7

8

brainstorm


Dice Maze



Quick Thinking68

P

When the listed words have been

placed correctly in the grid, which

one is left over?

3 letters

DENEVEGEMHOTHUEMADTHEURNWET

4 letters

GALANONEOBOEOMENSNOBTARNTOMBTOWN

5 letters

AUDIOINTERMOCHAOFTENRATIOSPORTVICAR

6 letters

NORMALNOTION

Using the nine letters provided, can you answer these clues? Every answer must

include the highlighted letter R. Which word meaning fabled or renowned uses

all nine letters?

5 letters

Unfriendly stareGluttonyTierGain knowledgeExtent, scopeMajestic

6 letters

HazardVigourMale gooseCultivated ground around a houseMale or female?Accountant’s book

7 letters

InfuriatedHigh-ranking officerLumpy or knottedHand-thrown bombPassed on (a message)Desired strongly

8 letters

Made bigger

A

G

D

L

E

E

N

YR

H U E

Fitword

WORDBUILDER



Quick Thinking 69

Knuckle down and see if you can fi nd the words and objects associated with

a workplace in the grid – there are 15 words for you to fi nd.

The fi rst seven lines each stand for a letter. Put them together to solve the riddle!

C W F R A I D I C D E

O E O L E I N O K R M

N E N R A G M C O Y I

T S N R K P A S O M T

R A Y I U L I N R M R

A L M T L V O O A U E

C A E P R D F A V M V

T R G E R I A D D S O

X Y P G N I T E E M B

J U D U T I E S D S O

S D I R E C T O R Z K

My fi rst isn’t found in CRISP but is found in FRESH,

My second’s in SCHOOL but never in CRECHE.

My third is in COUGH and also in COLD,

My fourth’s found in SILVER but never in GOLD.

My fi fth is in OBTAIN and also in GAIN,

My sixth’s found in SUN but isn’t in RAIN.

My last is in CRYPTS and also in TOMBS,

My whole is a seller of blooms.

STEP RIDDLE

Wordsearch



Quick Thinking70

T IN

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

T

I

N


6 14 22 17 6 19 13 6 11 22 11

3 19 19 2 6 8 6

20 26 20 19 6 21 6 10 15 16 10 12

6 6 9 10 11 7 8

14 22 10 10 22 20 6 20 25 22 14

23 6 20 6 14 23 23

6 23 7 6 6 22 2 12

21 23 22 17 5 6 26

19 22 20 6 22 14 22 7 10 22 17

22 26 1 10 14 9 21

5 8 14 24 16 6 10 20 10 26 11 6

26 7 19 12 6 5 23

23 18 6 19 19 11 10 6 6 4 6

CodewordCan you crack the code and fi ll in the crossword grid? Each letter of the

alphabet makes at least one appearance in the grid, and is represented

by the same number wherever it appears. The three letters we’ve decoded

should help you to identify other letters and words in the grid.

The w

orld

’s m

ost exp

ensiv

e c

avia

r, c

alle

d A

lmas, is

Belu

ga c

avia

r and

can b

e p

urc

hased

for

£16,0

00 in a

24-c

ara

t g

old

tin

.



Quick Thinking 71

Killer SudokuThe normal rules of Sudoku

apply. Place a digit from 1-9

in each empty square so

that each row, column and

3x3 block contains all the

digits from 1-9. In addition,

the digits in each inner

shape (marked by dots)

must add up to the number

in the top corner of that box.

No digit can be repeated

within an inner shape.

brainstorm

Find an empty square in the grid that is

one chess knight's move away from a blue,

green and orange circle. A knight's move is

an ‘L’ shape – two squares in one direction

(up, down or sideways), followed by one

square perpendicular to that.

Knight’s Moves

Knight’s Move

18 6 21 9 7 17

16 8 6

14 14 15 12

7 16 12

11 24

20 16 10 14 14 6

4 12 15 8

19 6

9 16 3

9 8 7



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1 2 3 4 5 6

7 8

9 10 11 12

13

14 15 16 17

18

19 20 21

22 23

Last ThoughtsFill in the blank in each clue to make a well-known word or phrase, then write

your answers in the grid. We’ve solved one clue to start you off.

PACROSS

1 Last ___ (5) 4 Body ___ (5) 7 Dolly ___ (7) 8 Bath ___ (3) 9 Cat ___ (3) 11 Ballet ___ (6) 14 Cultured ___ (6) 17 Coconut ___ (3) 19 China ___ (3) 20 After ___ (7) 22 Ginger ___ (5) 23 Tumble ___ (5)

DOWN

1 Final ___ (6) 2 Income ___ (3) 3 Blood ___ (5) 4 Bowling ___ (5) 5 Film ___ (7) 6 National ___ (4) 10 Hereditary ___ (7) 12 Know ___ (3) 13 Prarie ___ (6) 15 Zero ___ (5) 16 Broad ___ (5) 18 Ticket ___ (4) 21 Wise ___ (3)

D TI C H



Quick Thinking 73

brainstorm

Complete the grid so that each row and

column contains a red, yellow and green

light. The lights at the end of each column

and row tell you the colour of the fi rst light

you will meet as you move up or down the

column, or side-to-side across the row.

So that the grid follows a logical

pattern, what exactly should

occupy the squares at a, b and c?

Traffi c Lights Missing Link

Fraction StationsCan you determine what fraction

of the tiles in this design is not

green and what percentage of

them is purple?

3

3

2

2

2

3

1

3

a

1

4 2

b

3

1

1

1

2

3

1

c5



Quick Thinking 75

Page 4 The Big Picture Page 7 Spring to Life

Brainstorm Solutions: p80-81

S M M M S I R P N

P E E I G E I M G

R R R N G P I I I

I N I I S R P R S

G T T S E I R P E

E E E T T S R G R

S M N E I I N E T

I I G R N M N I N

R R I T R M R E R

T G S T R I P E E

P I G M E N T E P

Page 12 Jigsaw

H A T E U S E DA R A U AL A U N D E R E DA A D M DL E N S C I T Y

C H A O SS T Y E N E E DA L O T UD I E T E C H O

L E A S HA J A R T A I LN T S M ON E I G H B O U RO O Y I RY A N K E S P Y

Page 13 Inclued

A U D I T B E A C HW R E O S OA G A N E I T H E RY S A L N

S T U N A B L EB I T I P L TA R C H I R I SL E E S OS H I M M E R T A NA L I C E CM O L A R E E R I E

Page 14 Skeleton

B U S E U O A FI P I R A N H A OB A Y R D K E G

C T O W E R LP R I O R R A V E N

O A Y CA B Y S S A O R T A

A T H O R N OS T Y O R A R MO A I R P O R T UW O K T W E L M

Page 15 Work Like MagicSee page 19 for solution

Page 16 Add Up

1 53 2 97 3 46


Page 5 Sudoku

4 7 9 8 2 5 1 3 61 3 2 9 6 4 8 7 58 5 6 1 7 3 4 2 96 4 5 7 8 9 3 1 29 8 1 5 3 2 7 6 43 2 7 6 4 1 5 9 85 6 4 3 9 7 2 8 17 1 8 2 5 6 9 4 32 9 3 4 1 8 6 5 7

Page 6 First Thoughts

9+1×4

2+7–5

×

+

×

–

–

+

6÷3+8

7+9–5

4÷2×6

–

×

+

+

–

–

1+8÷3

Set Square

B R A S S M U S I CO S T Y C RU N K N O W N A V EN R A R WT R I U M P H A LY T O E D

C A R P E N T E RL H E X AA L I L E A D I N GN N A C N OD O G G Y T O K E N

Page 8 Mix & Match

Hide and Seek

Page 10 Codeword

1 A2 2 C2 3 E2 4 C5 5 D6 6 F6

M O C K E D R E F O R MO U R O X V OV A L I A N T C L E A NE T S T L R A

C U B E E Q U A T O RB R R D CU N E A S Y Z E N I T HI E T M YL U G G A G E J A P ED L W D E L EI R A T E D I A M O N DN R E Y N D IG R E E D Y A S C E N T

K B U M T I F S P J O W XR Y L Z D Q A H N G E C V


S E D A T I V E S A G AT I A U I L RA E S O P L I N C T U SF C E G I E EF L E A C A S T I R O N

R P R I AG A N G E S B A R R E LA R P L AI L L U S I O N U G L IN A I T B T DF O R E S E E A N I S EU G T N S M AL E E R E T H E R E A L

Page 9 Number Jig

9 5 5 6 6 5 76 7 7 2 8 7 3 31 8 3 3 5 6 4 89 7 6 1 8 8 7 1

7 3 8 8 81 4 1 6 4 2 1 59 4 0 0 3 7 5 02 0 0 7 6 7 2 41 8 1 7 4 4 8

Leftover number: 354

Solutions



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Page 18 Vowel Play

A T T O R N E Y Y A R DR O I S F G EG R U F F C R U C I A LU R E O L L AE M I R C R O C K E R Y

S R T R EP A M P E R C U B O I DA Q F M RN U R T U R E D G I F TA O I R A G WC A T E R E R K O A L AH O E E I M NE A R N S T U N N I N G

Page 19 Six Pack

Work Like Magic1 Ace of diamonds 2 True 3 True 4 Marge 5 Red 6 Two 7 Bruce 8 True.

7 89 1 94

4

21 8 7

6 1

1

32 64 1 26 9 3 53

5 8 23 4 2 67 14 6

3 38 1 3248 19

26


Pages 20-21

Dateline

Kakuro

912

1

4

6

1

4

3

71155

7

82

1

6

0

8

173622

387

3 09 422 9 54 1

5 1 4 57 35 5 654

0

41

5

2 88 61

8

11

5

3

2

6

0

9 6

2

0

4

0

6 8

7 9

8

2

6 4

7

4

4

4 1 9 7 2 1 41 3 6 8 5 1 3 2 42 4 6 8 9 7 3 3 1

2 1 4 9 7 1 2

Date: 12.4.1961 (Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the earth in the spacecraft Vostok and became the first man in space).

Page 24 Pathfinder

N U D E R A T U A H E R E W O T L

O E U S T G E C D A M M O E E I E

R D R O A R U O E R M T N H P F F

A C C R E C T U O T A E I N M O I

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

A S B I U E L O E R V E E L L C T

C O M S T R O U V R E R S A I D E

Eurostar, Gare du Nord, Catacombs, Sacre Coeur, Bistro, Louvre, Versailles, Seine, Arc de Triomphe, Eiffel Tower, Montmartre, Notre Dame, Haute Couture.

Arroword

A A V GC O L L I D E SC E S E N S E

Y E S I N E P TP L E A T S I T

S T I R E L I T EP R O D S E E

Spiral Crossword1 Calico 2 Obtain 3 Nature 4 Envy 5 Yearn 6 Nice 7 Epoch 8 Harass 9 Shield 10 Damp 11 Prong 12 Guitar 13 Ramp 14 Peril 15 Loud 16 Digit 17 Tremor 18 Ring 19 Gnu 20 Utopia.

CARNATION and CAMPANULA

Page 26 Quick Crosswords

D W I N D L EE O O E GC U R I O S I T YO L N MN U D E B A R NO A D AM O M E N T O U SY A O R T

S P A N I E L

S T E M T O OC E E A VL I P N O B L EO I U RT I D E A B U TH T A II R O N Y S U MN W R I EG U N E A S T

Page 25 It’s a Wrap

5

Brainstorm Solutions: p80-81If you’d like to tackle more great puzzles, go to www.puzzler.com

Sudoku

1 9 6 4 8 3 5 2 77 5 3 2 6 9 1 4 84 8 2 5 1 7 3 9 63 2 4 1 5 8 6 7 96 7 8 9 3 2 4 1 59 1 5 7 4 6 2 8 35 3 1 8 7 4 9 6 22 6 7 3 9 1 8 5 48 4 9 6 2 5 7 3 1

Page 22 Backwords

M I G H T R E B E LA O I U O AC U D M E R M A I DA E A R LW A D E R L O D G E

E EC L A S S M U R A LO D T U EC O P I O U S E Y EO A O I G CA N N U L C L O T H

Page 23 Brick Trick


1 Eternal 2 Antler 3 Alert 4 Tear 5 Rat 6 Trap 7 Strap 8 Repast 9 Pasture.

Page 16-17 Dilemma Crossword

P E R I S C O P ET X T A AA T T I C S H R U BI I H T AL O N G F L O W E RW C S E E II N T A C T F L A TN R T C OD R A K E A C O R N

D A R M EC O M M I T T E E

A D A P T A B L EO E O S EM A P L E T R A M PE O M U HL O S T S T I F L EE I J E A AT E T H E R O N U ST T P A AE X C E L L A T I N

A A E I TF R A G R A N C E



Quick Thinking 77

Page 29 Honeycomb1 Rattle 2 Armour 3 Aerate 4 Threat 5 Rustic 6 Secret 7 Raffia 8 Hammer 9 Cinema 10 Spacer 11 Factor 12 Cement 13 Enrage 14 Caviar 15 Throne 16 Tunnel 17 Gentle 18 Divide 19 Silent 20 Nudist 21 Ethane 22 Debate 23 Midday 24 Dahlia.

Page 28 Mix Up

M A N O R C A P E RA A A A R OR E B U I L D A R CI T E I KN U T A R T I S TE H A E I

B E R A T E S A GD R S A NE W E T O R P E D OA I E T A RF I N E R H O R S E

Page 34 Missing Links

Page 35 Predictive Text

Grid 1 Photosynthesis, Illuminated, Egomaniac, Lanolin, Cello, Art

Grid 2 Telecommunications, Eventuality, Alligator, Tarragon, Antler, Bid.

S H A D O W M A S SE R E A H

R A C E L E T T E RR A L C L

S T A M P C H I L DA O

M O N E Y W A S T EP A N P R

B E E T L E P L A YR E C L D

F A I R K E E P E R


Pages 36-37

Wheels and Cogs

Logical

Chocolate bar

Janice, 1st marathon, 3hrs 45mins, teddy bear

Scott, three marathons completed, 3hrs 40mins, no costume

Helen, four marathons completed, 2hrs 55mins, tree.

Page 30 Cross-OverAcross 1 Bacon, Concur, Curlew, Ewer 5 Ball, Allot, Lotus, Tusk, Skit, Kite, Tea6 Liver, Verse, Seed, Edit, Item7 Dare, Remit, Mite, Terse, SeepDown 1 Blur, Urban, Banal, Alto, Toad 2 Nail, Lord, Order, Derby, Yam 3 Liar, Ark, Knee, Needle, Lea, Ear 4 Rash, Sharp, Puma, Man, Nap.

Page 31 Picture This

M TA P E R T U R E PT I E S RT P S V T I

C O M P O S I T I O ND L E L T

I U W LF O R M A T FR A I I S

B A C K G R O U N D HM E N D O

L E N S E OP O R T R A I T


B8 and H8.

Page 32 Square Eyes

Boxwise

1 Ast 2 Ute 3 Rus 4 Spi 5 Ral 6 Set 7 Net 8 Bat 9 Tle 10 Her 11 Mit 12 Ten.

Page 33 Codeword

E X C E E D H E R O I NX A L S X W IA I L M E N T T U N I CM I G U R E K

O B E Y C H E V R O NM R K M AA V E R S E J E T S A MG U S Q EA E R O B I C F E U DZ E J O A A AI S S U E P E R P L E XN E C E C I LE N T I T Y M E D D L E

H P Z O F N A I G E B D KL X J Y R V C U T Q W S M

War and PeacePage 38 Fitword

R O D E O R T D S L O T HA I P I E C E M E A L R OP A N I L N C A B A RI P U P I L G O I N G DD E N I M C U R L Y G L O B E

C O D U I AM O G U L B O O T H A N G R Y

L S U M O R O U S T RB O G N U N I O N P J I B

G S C A N E E P I C CB I R C H D A L L Y C A N A L

S R I E B DS T O U T B R I N G S L E E TI B U L L Y D R O N E IN A P B O A A I S I RE E E L O N G A T E D E EW A G E R M E E E L A N D

Page 39 Lettersets

T E A E G G KH N I L U R NA C T F A R OW H I M B U L B

A O D E AC R O W T W I NA A N D I R ES A T E A R AK H O W E A T


Page 40 Arroword

L A C UA D M I S S I O N S

I C P C EI S L E S T O M

C O N T A I N E RT O R S O E U R O

D E P O R T E D

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Weather

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Mind the GapEnforce, Placate, Holdall, Billion, Mineral, Standby, Prowess, Earmark. The shaded word is: RADIATOR



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Lose-a-Letter

G A S S I B L I N GR C E A N LI N E R T B I N G OE N Y RF I T N E S S R A Y

E V I ES A D E N T I C E DW N O IA L I B I S P U R NM L N I N GP O L Y G O N T O Y

Page 54 Connect ThreeA – 7, B – 9, C – 2.

Mini Lettersets

Arroword

D I P P U NU E M U AD O N G I N

W CP E A N E WA S K I IW O K P I G

G S F PG O A T H O S E

T E O P A LW H E R E T A C O

I T E M W R E NC H O I C E E

E T A F A RF E R N C R O P

P O P E WC O A S T E R A

C R E E D P O TS H E A D H E R E

A W R Y P E R

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C R E S S P U BO R O N E RS C A L D S P A

A A F T CG R I T O O Z E

T O W L OS W I M L O O T

H A G O LM E S H W O O L

E A W E GC L A W R U I NH S K Y SA N T E L I T ER E E L L RM A R P O K E R

Jigsaw

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Box Clever


Total: 16.

Page 51 Memory Jog

1 10-4 2 False 3 Pink 4 False 5 Four.

Page 42 Social ServicePatti – Invitation 2, Julia – Invitation 3, Nancy – Invitation 4, Megan – Invitation 1.

Half-minute Hurdles

1 40 2 9 3 19 4 14 5 41 6 52 7 24 8 9.

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D R A G H I G HD O R O OR A Y A D M I R A LA A N E S IM E L O D Y S E L FA I I ET A L L S O R B E TI O P U A IC A N T E E N R U M

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Page 45 Matchmaker

1 B3 2 C1 3 B4 4 A2 5 A4 6 B2 7 A1 8 C4 9 A3 10 C3.

Word SleuthMystery word: HAND


1 81 2 246 3 151

Page 47 Add Up

Page 48 Sudoku

1 4 3 22 3 4 13 2 1 44 1 2 3

3 1 4 24 2 3 12 3 1 41 4 2 3

2 1 3 43 4 2 14 3 1 21 2 4 3

Pages 48-49 Outsider

Across 1 Diplomat 5 Talc 9 Usage 10 Château 11 Tuft 12 Confetti 14 Velour 15 Prison 18 Cerebral 20 Omit 23 Nonagon 24 Satin 25 Yo-yo 26 Presumed.

DOWN 1 Daunt 2 Playful 3 Omen 4 Anchor 6 Alert 7 Caution 13 Lumbago 14 Vacancy 16 Symptom 17 Banner 19 Runny 21 Toned 22 Asps.

Page 50 Misprints

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A Lout, Safe B Improvise C Often, Tat D News, Lash E Elude, Jot F Labyrinth G Boom, Fail H Loose, Low J Undertake K East, Fool.

A fallen soufflé is just a risen omelette. It depends on how you look at it, that’s all – from above or below. LIONEL BLUE

Page 41 Double Acrostic

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Page 60 Missing Links

S P O T M I D D L EA U A O I

S P I R I T G A M EE K E I

T R A I N N O R T HS F

R I G H T A F T E RM B I V

C A K E R O C K E TG E O E N

Y E L L O W R A T E

Page 61 Sudoku

Spot the Difference

7 8 6 2 5 3 4 1 91 4 2 7 8 9 3 6 53 9 5 4 1 6 2 7 88 2 9 5 4 1 7 3 65 1 3 9 6 7 8 2 46 7 4 3 2 8 9 5 12 5 7 6 9 4 1 8 34 6 8 1 3 2 5 9 79 3 1 8 7 5 6 4 2

Page 63 Pathfinder

Triton, Neptune, Earth, Mercury, Comet, Venus, Pluto, Meteor, Callisto, Saturn, Titan, Asteroid, Mars, Moon.

T H R C Y C L U T

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Page 64 Wild Words

1 Watering hole 2 Sunbathing 3 Wish upon a star.


Page 62 Jigsaw

V I A L A WA S C U B A ER O S E A D Z EY N U N D

A P T A M PD A R E N A JE L S E A C H EF A T H A WE X I T C I T ER M E L O N L

F E E E E LT T O R CS L O E C A L LA D R Y E R AR E D K I N

Page 55 Number Jig

Leftover number: 652.


8 2 5 2 1 1 7 18 2 2 0 3 4 5 46 5 6 4 4 5 7 84 7 8 4 1 5 7 3

3 7 1 98 5 7 2 4 5 1 75 7 4 7 0 2 1 33 3 2 2 5 6 3 62 6 1 0 3 3 0 6

L E A F L I O NF A A C E M AO R G A N S L E E PR L G S G PT I E D M O H A I RI C N EF A T H O M P A T HI E L S N EE N R O L W A G O ND S A G A S D

W E I R N O T E

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Page 57 Skeleton Codeword

E T E R N I T Y S P U RX J E R S I EP I E C E A R C H A I CE C D G A N TL U T E V I R T U O S I

O C C T FB O R Z O I F E I S T YL M Q R AU S U R I O U S T W E EN P C I S D MD E S P A I R E Q U I PE E L K A S TR I T E S Y M M E T R Y

A I G O H R D Z V S M CX N Y F Q J B T K L U E P W

Page 58 Dilemma Fitword

T E A M E D I CA C A E AI D E A L C O BN T O LT A L E T R U E

I UD E B T S M O GW E A LA I R P I A N OR A S R AF A L S E C O T

O P E R A H O PR M P O LB O B E X T R AI R X TT R O T B L U E

I UI D L E I S L EN D T XC A C T I R U TU A S U OR A M C A M E L


Pages 64-65 Crossword

F E G P L L MB L A N K C E L L O P A Q U E

O I S Y A N M SB U D G E T S W I N G B I K E

T M A E N J EC A S T O R Q U A L I T Y

A U F M IC L A P E N V E L O P V O L E

T O A E I IY O G I C O N F E S S D Y K E

N O E A EF U R T I V E D E V I C E

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Page 70 Codeword

E N A M E L K E B A BX L L S E O ET I T L E P E R J U R YE E V R B G ON A R R A T E T H A ND E T E N D D

E D G E E A S YP D A M C E IL A T E A N A G R A MA I F R N V PC O N Q U E R T R I B EI G L Y E C DD W E L L B R E E Z E

F S X Z C E G O V R B Y KN J U M W L T P A D Q H I

Page 71 Killer Sudoku

4 5 1 7 9 6 2 3 86 8 7 3 5 2 1 4 92 3 9 1 8 4 5 7 69 2 8 4 6 7 3 5 11 4 6 2 3 5 9 8 75 7 3 9 1 8 6 2 48 9 2 5 7 1 4 6 37 1 4 6 2 3 8 9 53 6 5 8 4 9 7 1 2


Page 72 Last Thoughts


D I T C H G U A R DE A O R C EM I X T U R E T U BA N E R TN I P D A N C E RD E L S O

P E A R L S S H YS R A W ST E A T H O U G H TU G E R U EB R E A D D R Y E R

Wordsearch

C W F R A I D I C D E

O E O L E I N O K R M

N E N R A G M C O Y I

T S N R K P A S O M T

R A Y I U L I N R M R

A L M T L V O O A U E

C A E P R D F A V M V

T R G E R I A D D S O

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S D I R E C T O R Z K

Step Riddle

The word is: Florist.

WordbuilderGlare, Greed, Layer, Learn, Range, Regal, Danger, Energy, Gander, Garden, Gender, Ledger, Enraged, General, Gnarled, Grenade, Relayed, Yearned, Enlarged, Legendary.

Pages 68-69

Fitword

Leftover word: SPORT

T A R N O M E NO A E O OW E T V I C A RN I E H M

H O T G A L AN H U E LO B O E M A DT F U U SI N T E R D E NO E N I ON O N E T O M B


Memory Jog

1 True 2 One 3 False 4 False 5 White.

Page 7 Middlesix

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Page 15 Minesweeper

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“After all, tomorrow is another day” from Gone with the Wind

Purple = Left; Green = Right;Blue = Up; Orange = Down.

The final dice in your trip is the blue 1, fourth dice in the fourth row.

Page 66 Mix & Match

W A R E AF A L L G U Y H A N D Y

T A I A S VR E A R N I G H T C A P

R M H NV I E N N A L U C K

S N I S A EL O N G C I T R U S

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M A L P T EC O B R A L I B E R A L

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Page 67 Lap it UpTiddles (A) – 5, Piddles (B) – 2.

Pages 68-69

Solutions



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Page 35 Dice MazePurple = Left; Blue = Right;Orange = Up; Green = Down.

The final dice in your trip is the blue 3, third dice in the top row.

Page 27 Shikaku

Colour Maze

Page 39 Logic Sequence

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Missing Link

Each row and column in the grid contains three yellow circles and numbers that total 7.

Page 59 Pyramid1 E 2 SE 3 ELS 4 SEAL 5 LASER 6 LEARNS 7 ARSENAL

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Page 73 Fraction StationsThere are 40 tiles in the design. 24 of them (three fifths) are not green and 8 of them (20%), are purple.

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Page 51 Dice MazeGreen = Left; Orange = Right;Blue = Up; Purple = Down.

The final dice in your trip is the green 1, second dice in the second row.

See Saw

Two green balls balance the final scale.

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Page 71 Knight’s Move

Page 63 Sum People141 2 4 7

Page 67 Dice MazePurple = Left; Orange = Right; Blue = Up; Green = Down.

The final dice in your trip is the blue 3, third dice in the fourth row.

Page 59 Block Party

106 cubes are present, so 19 cubes have been removed.

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