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151.
KIDNAPPED Some influential politicians, traveling together by coach to
a conference, have been kidnapped and imprisoned in a remote building. Armed
police and military are on the scene but dare not act. Suddenly, one officer
notices the hands of the clock are slowly changing position. He watches for a
while, then creeps away to instigate a new plan of action. What has he seen? |
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152. UNDERCOVER
IDENTITY A group of secret
agents have a cryptic code name for each of their colleagues. These code
names include; ‘Hypochondriac’, ‘Food Girl’, ‘Devil’ and ‘Resource’. Can you
match the four agents, Delia, Enid, Tessa and Dennis, with their correct
nickname, and then work out the correct name of the agent known as ‘Postman’? |
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153. COURTROOM CONUNDRUM To relieve the boredom during a tedious trial, a newspaper
reporter passed this note to his colleague. What did the note mean? |
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154. DOOR POLICY At a large
international trial in Zurich, the following sign appeared outside one of the
hotel lounges. Who were the only people admitted to this lounge suite? |
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155. TREASURE HUNT The TV game show, Treasure Hunt, is in full swing. One of
the clues looks like this – can you help the contestants to work out what it
says? |
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156. STRANGE SENTENCE Mike sends Anni a cryptic e-mail message. What does it
mean? |
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157. PEARLS OF WISDOM The code reveals a Chinese proverb of great wisdom. Can
you solve it? |
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158. A NOVEL QUESTION Can you identify one of the great novels from the code
supplied? Unfortunately it’s shown here twice as long as it should be. |
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159. FORT KNOCKS Two prisoners were
confined in adjacent huts in a Siberian prison camp. One day, one tapped this
message to the other. What was |
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160. CODED COMBINATION The numbers shown are part of |
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