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PUZZLING PRODUCTS
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131.
DASTARDLY DARTS In a game of darts, Tom hit J, H and G, which amounted to
a total of 56. Dick hit W, Q and U, and Harry hit N, M and L. What were their
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132. MUSICAL MESSAGE Monty was a
saxophonist, a traveling entertainer and part-time spy. His job took him from
city to city, country to country; ideal cover for an undercover agent. One
day, a colleague friend from the Agency called round to Monty’s family home,
where Monty lived with his father, only to find it deserted. A scrap of music
had been propped on a music stand. The friend glanced at it and shook his
head. “Oh dear, he is losing his touch!” he said to himself. He peered more
closely then hurried into town for a coffee. Why? |
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133. SAFE SECRET This safe can be opened only by spinning the four dials so
that a |
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134. A WARM WELCOME Archie the Astronaut landed on an unknown planet. A group
of grinning aliens came towards him, each holding out four hands and talking
in high-pitched voices. “That’s odd!” thought Archie. “I feel I ought to
understand what they are saying!” Can you translate the alien language? |
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135. FLIGHT OF FANCY A pilot flew his airplane over a garden where a man was
doing topiary work. The pilot was astonished to find a message from the
topiarist. What was the message? |
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136. SOLDIER SOLDIER The commander sent this secret message above to his
regiment. What does it mean? |
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137. PIN PROBLEM Tony has problems remembering his 4-digit Personal
Identification Number (PIN) when he does his shopping by computer, except
when he brings the following mnemonic up on his computer screen. What is his
PIN number? |
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138. ID DILEMMA At work, Jack was given a new ID number, 101311, but he
had a terrible memory. What easy way could he use to recall it? |
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139. TALL, DARK &
HANDSOME Staying in a hotel with
her husband, Jenny noticed a tall, dark-haired man looking at her. Later, as
he walked past, he slipped a note into her hand. Can you help her to work out
what the message means? |
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140. SURPRISE SURPRISE Wendy was planning a surprise party for her husband. She
had to go out to make some last-minute arrangements but needed to be sure
that her husband would stay at home until she got back. Her son was keen on
codes and ciphers, so she left him this note. Can you work out what Wendy is
asking her son to do? |
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