Correct! I was not going to figure that out…
7/7/2021 - SPYMASTER
Deduce a secret number made of four different digits 1 through 9. The chart shows four guesses at the number and a score for each guess using X’s and O’s. Any digit that appears in the secret number in the same position as in the guess is scored with an X. Any digit that appears in the secret number in a different position than in the guess is scored with an O. Any digit that is not in the secret number does not get a marble. It’s up to you to determine which digits are indicated by the marbles. Can you figure out the four digit number?
3 5 8 1 X 3 5 8 4 X O 7 1 3 6 X O O 9 2 4 5 O
7/7
Summary
3476
Correct!
I don’t know what I’m going to do when we catch up and go down to one puzzle per day.
Ha, I’ve thought the same thing! I might just cut it down to 2-3 puzzles a day so it takes a little longer to get caught up.
7/8/2021
A zigzag puzzle features four-letter words that overlap their neighbors by two letters, like GLOW and OWNS in the example below. We’ve supplied the first and last letters. Using the clues (which are listed randomly), can you fill the grid?
Example
Clues
- idyllic place
- Tibetan monk
- cross to bear
- leonine locks
- deadly sin
- element #10
- Hawaiian dance
- pre-owned
Puzzle
There are 16 squares between the H and Y, if it helps.
I actually got this one! I had to google what a Tibetan monk and element #10 were, but was able to figure out the other clues.
7/8
In order:
- Hula
- Lama
- Mane
- Neon
- Onus
- Used
- Eden
- Envy
Summary
!!!
| H | L | M | N | O | U | E | E | V | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U | A | A | E | N | S | D | N | Y |
Usually don’t post if answered, but wanted to see if formatting worked
Did you guys get all the clues on your own, or have to google some?
Summary
I got lama by filling in the rest and realized it fits because of the dalai lama.
on my own, Element 10 became obvious as puzzle went on
and I with thinking cross to bear would be
Summary
lode
but that also became obvious
7/9/2021 - AROUND THE BLOCK
Lydia writes the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9 on the six faces of a cube, one per face. When Lydia sets the cube on a table, the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces is 10. But if Lydia sets the cube down on a different face on the table, then the sum of the numbers on the top and bottom faces is 13. What number did Lydia write on the face opposite to the number 6?
7/9
Summary
2
Correct!
7/10/2021 - A-J FIT-IN
Insert the letters A to J, one per square, so that no two consecutive letters in alphabetical order are in squares that touch in any way, even at a corner. Three letters have been placed to get you started.
7/11/2021 - CUT AND PASTE
Cut one letter from each word and “paste” the remaining letters together to spell out a new word. For example, in SPY + THORN, cut the S and the R to get PYTHON.
- WENT + CERTAIN
- BAN + THEOLOGY
- EXPIRES + SEND
- SHOE + LOVE
- VIES + CEREAL
- HAPPY + ENDING
7/10
F
JCA
HEGID
B
I saw you typing and tried to get it in first.
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