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Answers to puzzles

So how did your grey matter stand up to the puzzles featured on this site and in our 'What have you got in mind?' brochure? Feeling confident? The moment of truth has arrived... as well as some extra brainteasers.

Click on the question to reveal the answer.

Jim is deciding what to do tonight and, as he won't be able to borrow his Dad's car, is working out how far away everything is. At the school there's a local band playing, at the cinema, a film he wouldn't mind catching, and at the theatre a famous comedian is performing. Or he could just go to the shop and buy a DVD and snacks for an evening in. If the school = 7 miles away, cinema = 2 miles and the theatre = 15 miles, how far away is the shop?

Answer: 3

Additional Explanation

The alphabetical value of the first letter minus the alphabetical value of the last letter gives the number of miles.

S = 19
L = 12
C = 3
A = 1
T = 20
E = 5
P = 16

pyramid small What should be the value of the fourth column?

Answer: 115

Additional Explanation

115. Each white circle is worth 20, each blue circle is worth 25 and each green circle is worth 50.

clock small Since midnight, a clock has lost four minutes every hour. It stops at 3.52pm - what is the correct time?

Answer: 5pm

dummy_small There's been a baby boom in the Golden Valley, with a number of expectant mums living in just one road. Victoria, who lives at number 46, is first to give birth, followed by Laura from number 28, Julie from number 17, Rosalind from number 10, Eleanor from number 6, and Helen from number 3. Will the next person to greet their new arrival be Rebecca, who lives at number 2, or Alice, who lives at number 1?
1 5 20 60 120?

Answer: 2

Additional Explanation

First number minus second number minus 1, then second number minus third number minus 1 and so on.

midword small On each row place a three-letter word that can be attached to the end of the word on the left and the beginning of the word on the right to form a longer word. The initial letters of the added words will give the name of a river reading downwards. What is it?

Answer: Rhine

Additional Explanation

Rhine. The words are ROT, HER, ICE, NET and END.

Coast small Complete the square with the letters of 'COAST' so that no row, column or diagonal line of any length contains the same letter more than once. Which letter must replace the question mark?

Answer: S

Additional Explanation

AOCTS
CTSAO
SAOCT
OCTSA
TSAOC

date If July 20th is a Friday, what date is the first Thursday of the month?

Answer: 5 (or 5th)

sign post The sum of each two adjacent squares gives the number above. Which number should replace the question mark?

Answer: 94

Additional Explanation

177

83 94

38 45 49

17 21 24 25

5 12 9 15 10

thread At the Euclidean Academy, all pupils have their first and last initials embroidered on their school jumpers. Seeing this, the new Maths teacher decides to give them a little test. Erica Wong is asked to recite the eight times table, Henry Montague the seven times table and lucky Luca Veroni just the four. Which times table is Alice Farebrother asked to recount?

Answer: 6

Additional Explanation

The number of straight lines in their initials are totalled.

mid-letter On each row, place a word beginning with 'T' to fit the clue given. When completed, a new word will appear in the shaded column. What is it?

Answer: Rabbit

Additional Explanation

The words are TORCH, TIARA, TABOO, TABLE, TRIAL and TOTAL.

b ball small At 6 feet 9 inches tall, with a PhD in Advanced Number Theory, Ilie Mihailescu is an exciting addition to Boffin State University's Maths Faculty basketball team. But if Ilie wants to really stand out from the rest of his team-mates, which shirt should he choose for their first game?

Answer: 6

Additional Explanation

The others are square numbers.