6. Prepare yourself for the ultimate test of your brain power! We’re devised over 500 IQ
puzzles to stretch your logical and lateral thinking abilities to the limit.
This book has been meticulously compiled from some of the most devious
puzzles you’ve seen. Some will require keen mathematical skill, others an
ability to recognise abstract patterns, but all our puzzles are supremely logical and can
be solved with the right approach.
If you have a sharp mind, some of the answers to these puzzles will jump straight out
of the page at you. However, others will require a bit more thought. Try not to rush for
an answer straight away – have faith in your abilities and all will become clear – and
don’t feel tempted to have a peek at the answer page too soon. If you feel completely
stumped by one particular puzzle, then move on and come back to it later – coming
up with the solution to a later puzzle just might give you the inspiration you need!
But the idea of this book is not about right and wrong answers, it’s about
exercising your mind and flexing your mental muscles. With the right approach, you
too can discover your IQ potential.
The large variety of puzzles here are designed to test your powers of lateral thinking
and problem solving to the max! You’ll have to be able to recognize
patterns and sequences, spot similarities and differences and even pick your way
through our convoluted mindbenders. The solutions to all the puzzles in this book are
staring you right in the face – you just have to be looking at them in the right way!
So sit back, relax your body and let your brain take the strain – it’s all a matter of logic.
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1
What is missing in the last grid?
PUZZLE
2
What time should the missing watch read?
A B C D E
2:31 3:13 3:55 4:37
5:19 4:55 5:13 5:32 6:01
A B C D E F
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T
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PUZZLE
3
Which circle replaces the question mark?
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
2
56
4197
?
12 4
4 3 2
5 3 5 1 1
6 1 2 8 3 3 1
7 2 8 4 3
9 ? 3
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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11
PUZZLE
5
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark
to complete this circle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
B
F
J
N
R
?
?
9
4
1
25
36
4981 64
5
11
7
13
17
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K
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Y
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12
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which letter is missing from the lower
middle hexagon?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number is missing from the
bottom triangle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
3
5
8
13
22
?
7 3 6 2
4582
1 1 2 4
124 ?
GD
Q
?
YR
X
N
T
J
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BI
C
M
W
E M H
N O
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A
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1
13
PUZZLE
13
PUZZLE
14
Which letter completes this puzzle? Which letter replaces the question mark to make
this puzzle work?
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Where should the minute hand be put
on the bottom clock?
9 1 5
4 8
2 ? 7
3
A
?
JP
F
GB G L
K P Q
F A ?
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1
14
PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
2 11
2
6
37 4
9
5
6
6
5 8
1
?
4
2
16
?
6
11
7
13
4
15
10
B
G
E
C
?
26 28 31 35 ?
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1
15
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
24
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
7 9
11
1315
17
4 7
10
1316
19
6 11
16
2126
31
1 5
9
?17
21
Z
S
M
G
I
?
D
HEF
? E
I F
E G
C
9 8 4
2
2 6 ?
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16
PUZZLE
25
Which letter is missing from the lower right hand circle?
PUZZLE
26
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
37
5
68
7
102
6
24
?
A C G I
E Y K E
I U O A
M Q S ?
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17
PUZZLE
27
PUZZLE
28
What is missing from the last square? Which numbers complete the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
PUZZLE
30
Which number is the odd one out in each oval? Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
B
A
28
63
35
32
16
48
88
58
72
77
86
49
G
C
L
J
A
H
?
W
O
7 3 4 6 1 9
1 1 0 9 0 7
5 2 4 2 3 2
9 9 5 0 0 1
6 7 8 2 9 7
1 5 4 8 ? ?
2 8 9
3 2 4
3 6 ?
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18
PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
What is missing from the last segment? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which tool will make the last scale
balance?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
?
6 4
3 6
4 9
8 ?
N L
?U
4 1
7
46
4
5
6 10 14 2
1
Z
O
G
OF
H
K
?
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2
19
PUZZLE
5
What is missing from the lower middle circle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
A C F J L O S U
T P M K G D B X
V Y C E H L N Q
O M I F D Z W U
R V X A E G J N
K H F B Y W S ?
3 1
5
24
6
2 1
4
63
1
5 2
9
87
7
7 1
8
24
4
1 4
6
3
1
6 5
2
91
3
?
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2
20
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
What is missing from the bottom right hand circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
6 9 15 27 ?
8 13
10
616
4 19
?22
3 7
2 2 8
L S
R ?
8
1 5 13
29
61 125 ?
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2
21
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
13
What is missing from the last circle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
12
PUZZLE
14
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3 1 4
927
1 5 ?
2
7
13
4
9
3
5
24
3
5
9
2
34
6
?
L Q
B K F
G A
?
A P
U
Y C
S
V C
E
G Y
G
K ?
B
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2
22
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
What is missing from the last circle? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
17
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
G B C
H F H
A D ?
B D I E K
4 11
9
26
1
10 10
5
7?
1
14 1
4
16
2
9
2 7 17
3 11 19
5 13 ?
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2
23
PUZZLE
18
PUZZLE
19
Which four digit number is missing from
the last oval?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
20
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
C X
G T
K P
M ?
B Y
E V
6 5
16
1 3
72
5 2
4
7 8
88 ?
195
383
575
763
955
?
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24
PUZZLE
21
Which of the lower circles replaces the question mark?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
C
E
H
MR S
A G
F
M
H
?
L
J
N
1 37
?56743
4 10 6
K
Q O M
E U S Q G
A I Y W U K S
M C A Y O
G E C
?
A D F G I L P R
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25
PUZZLE
24
PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last star?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
26
PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3 7
18 12 ?
2 8 93
5 56
?510237
F P Z
C J M T W D
A K ? E
1
6
23
4
4
9
82
11
10
55
2 7
8 6 ?
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PUZZLE
28
Which segment completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which letter follows the sequence to complete the puzzle?
Q Z
CV
I R
UN
A J
MF
M V
R
E N
QJ ?
1
4 5
3
2
C L F U J C L F U J
N V Q R A N V Q R A
W X G S M W X G S M
H B O D B O D K
P Y I I T E
C L F F U J
N V Q R V Q R A
W X G S M W X G S M
H B O D K H B O D K
P Y I T E P Y I T E
F U
V Q R A
W X G S
B O
Y I
C L F U
N V Q R
X G
A N
S M W X
D K H B
E P G S
B O D K
I T E P
J C
K H
T E P Y
U J C L
A N
PUZZLE
30
?A H F M K R P
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27
PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the sequence?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
3
10
6
1
2
7
4
1
14
94
1
12
35
?
5
1 3
3
7
9
2
3
?
23
1
4
4
1
3 9 4
8
4
66
16
5
13 INC 2
6 QRG 7
4 DOM 8
7 SUI 7
8 AD? 2
4 1 11 11 3
3 3 1 6 5
9 2 9 4 2
6 4 8 9 3
5 1 ? 1 4
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3
28
PUZZLE
5
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the sequence?
PUZZLE
6
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the sequence?
F
R
G O
P
Z
?
N
4 2 8 7
6 3 6 6
5 1 5 3
3 2 4 8
2 1 8 9
7 4 9 7
1 0 8 8
7 1 4 2
8 7 2 9
3 0 6 2
4 1 6 4
6 3 ? 5
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3
29
PUZZLE
7
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
8
PUZZLE
9
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
F
H
B
N
P
B
G
K
L
B
G
M
C
L
D
?
U
J
PUZZLE
10
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
B U U O L Q G
F H K P K L J C A
M S D G O I H B K E ?
3 9
7 2 2
4 1
1 6
5 7 3
4 8
4 5
8 ? 1
2 3
9 8
2 1 7
6 3
H
E
W
M R
J
G
?
Q X
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3
30
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
13
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
1 7 9
3 6 3
5 4 2
2 7 5
2 6 ?
8
14 24 12
?
3
7 9 5
11
1
6 3 1
9
7
8 21 11
13
4
1 12 6
2
F J
C Z O
A N M U
C ? B
S J
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T
3
31
PUZZLE
14
PUZZLE
15
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
16
Which playing card replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
A
G I
C E L
F D G ?
4 3
3 ?
3 9
1 6
6 4
0 6
2 2
4 3
4 7
1 3
?
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32
PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the sequence?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Where should the missing hour
hand point?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
P U
K P
Z E
U J
F K
A D
? O
Y T
FM CH
RL GG
SJ NI
DK BE
H
P
F
?
D F I
X R M
E M O
A V R
G N V
E A ?
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M
avis, Harold and Bette all own
properties in rather exclusive
areas of the town, and have
recently had them valued. Harold lives
in Meadow Rise, but his property is
not worth £75,000. The property in
Honeysuckle Row worked out as the
cheapest, despite it being a lovely
road. Bette lives in a terrace house,
although there are no terraced houses
along Shangri-La Way. Mavis’s
property is not a bungalow. Can you
deduce from these clues which person
lives where, in which property, and
how much the property was valued.
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
PUZZLE
23
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
C
U
L
D L
TK
?
6 3
?9
D
P
G
M
F
K
NRG
EJI
Property Road ValueOwner
Mavis
Harold
Bette
£40,000
£75,000
£100,000
Shangri-la Way
Honeysuckle
Row
Meadow Rise
Bungalow
Flat
Terrace
Shangri-laWay
Honeysuckle
Row
MeadowRise
£40,000
£75,000
£100,000
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PUZZLE
24
Which picture cube does this shape make?
PUZZLE
25
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Joe and John are playing
marbles. If Joe loses one
marble to John, they will both
have the same number of
marbles, but if John loses one
marble to Joe, Joe will have
twice the number of marbles as
John. How many marbles do
the two boys currently have?
D G D
Y
S K ?
H L
R L
A
B
C
D
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35
18
3 12 6
15
12
2 7 5
9
12
11 4 8
15
?
8 3 4
11
3 6
9
18
2
13 ?
16 10
4 1
7
22
5
4
12 7 9
3
13
5 9 6
12
3
8 5 2
7
21
5 12 ?
16
PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
28
Which number replaces the question
mark and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question
mark and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
30
Which domino replaces the question mark to complete the puzzle?
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PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
Which number is missing? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which symbol replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
?
15 15
4 2
9 8
22 ?
K Z
HI
L Q
V
KF
A
M
H C N ?
D
1
6
3
5
3
4
1
?
2
9
4
3
5
2
2
4
11
77
12
5
9
3
6
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PUZZLE
5
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
H L P T X B F J
A F K P U Z E J
M S Y E K Q W C
C J Q X E L S Z
Q Y G O W E M U
D M V E N W F ?
4 2
7
36
8
4 8
7
56
11
3 7
5
25
9
5 1
11
39
13
2 10
6
6
14
3 11
9
?7
17
0
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PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
What is missing from the bottom left circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
32 45 60 77 ?
3 5
4 1
74
5 3
?5
Q D
C J M
S G
R ?
E
1 2 8
2
? 5 6
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PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
13
What is missing from the last circle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
12
PUZZLE
14
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
1 2 3
412
5 6 ?
7
3
69
2
17
5
2
410
6
11
9
4
67
5
?
? I
B D G
E D
C
A F
K
D J
P
B I
P
O W
E
F O
?
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40
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
What is missing from the last circle? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
17
Which of the bottom letters replace the question mark and completes the puzzle?
L Z E
T A M
V N ?
H D X W B
4 14
4
87
2
6 6
2
123
1
5 12
4
?
2
10
H C Z
K F W
N Q ?
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PUZZLE
18
PUZZLE
19
What is missing from the last oval? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
20
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
C E
D I
E F
F ?
B H
D B
3 10
713
7 2
59
4 5
9
6 1
57 ?
7122
6521
8332
4743
9911
387?
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E
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4
42
PUZZLE
21
What is missing from the central circle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
Which single digit number replaces the question mark?
B
P
F
IC O
J N
U
U
R
Z
?
V
A
5 66
?1510423
5
2 1 7
5 1 3 4 2
1 3 7 ? 1 4 2
7 2 3 1 2
6 2 2
5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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43
PUZZLE
24
PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last star?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
26
PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
B F
L D ?
M C AO
1 39
852673
22 21 ?
C K C
R M D Q Z E
F V V ?
7
3
911
5
8
6
17
3
2
127
7 2
7 5 ?
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E
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44
PUZZLE
28
Which shape completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3 7
41
6 5
22
3 1
72
9 12
3
9 6
94 ?
1
4 5
3
2
5 3 6 4 8 1 9 7 2 0
5 1 0 2 9 4 7 3 8 6
3 8 1 6 0 2 9 5 7 4
6 7 3 9 8 0 1 5
3 7 4 8 2 9
2 9 1 4 6 3
0 8 3 7 5 1 6 4
7 0 2 4 1 6 3 9 8 5
0 8 1 5 2 4 3 7 9 6
2 6 8 1 3 5 0 9 4 7
4 2
6 5 1 0
7 8 6 5
6 2
2 4
6 0 5 1
5 0 7 8
9 2
3 5
6 0 1 5
5 2 7 8
9 1 2 4
5 1 6 1
7 8 5 1
9 2
3 5
6 0 5 1
5 2 7 8
4 9
PUZZLE
30
?B C E G K M Q
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PUZZLE
1
Which grid replaces the question mark?
PUZZLE
2
Which time from the choices given follows the sequence?
A B C D E
1:01 3:01 3:12 4:13
5:21 5:51 5:44 4:41 5:23
A B C D E F
?
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PUZZLE
3
Which letter replaces the question mark from the choices given below?
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
9
?4
7 2
4163
J P T
E M R X Y
A I V B F B E
C Q M G I
X T ?
B F H K L N Q S
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PUZZLE
5
PUZZLE
6
What is missing from this wheel? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
72
69
64
57
48
?
9
5
13
4
20
2
?7 15
B
D
C
G
J
?
C
D
K
R
A
?
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E
S
T
5
48
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
23
38
45
64
67
?
2 7 3 6
5414
6 8 8 1
041 ?
MC
K
O
?L
J
F
G
I
E
AH
J
N
Q
K P N
V Q
T Y ?
S
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49
PUZZLE
13
PUZZLE
14
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Where should the hour hand be pointing on
the bottom clock?
5 4 1
6 2
3 4 ?
2
?
J
N
?Y
F
GB D G
F M I
S J ?
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E
S
T
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50
PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
What is missing from the last shape? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the chain?
B I
D
J
QD G
M
P
Y
S
H M
U
?
N
12
8
35
33
30
24
21
1715
?
A
H
F
E
?
1 5 9 15 ?
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E
S
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5
51
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
24
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
8 10
9
112
14
2 8
1
72
2
3 1
4
92
6
5 9
5
?0
8
5
7
5
3
2
?
8
469
R P
X ?
L F
J
2 4 6
10
16 26 ?
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PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
26
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
43
1
1210
8
22
5
65
?
A D D B
B A D I
B H E F
C E F ?
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E
S
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5
53
PUZZLE
27
PUZZLE
28
What is missing from the last square? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
PUZZLE
30
Which number is the odd one out in each oval? Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
B
A
4
25
38
13
5
11
17
15
7
16
9
49
4
12
5
7
6
7
?
6
2
5 7 2 1 3 2
6 1 0 5 8 2
7 3 9 2 2 1
1 4 2 8 6 5
3 2 7 5 5 6
9 9 2 1 5 ?
5 8 11
4 9 10
7 6 ?
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E
S
T
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54
PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which number is missing? Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
D
A
E
I
X
I
M
C
Q
SN
U
Y
?H
C
5 6
5
2
?4
3
4
5 2
4
5
34
6
3 15 4
11
3
118
9
5
E L R C E X C
I I P H T L D
M X F T M H B
N R L X N F C
? O Y J T Q E
F O X
H Q
M V E
A J
T C ?
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E
S
T
6
55
PUZZLE
5
Which letter completes this chain?
PUZZLE
6
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
J
A
F ?
K
X
O
N
3 6 2 6
2 7 5 15
11 5 10 1
12 7 19 9
4 10 11 16
20 7 14 1
9 1 17 3
2 3 6 1
9 2 4 0
6 5 15 3
0 4 1 14
2 3 6 ?
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PUZZLE
7
Which letter replaces the question mark in the last star?
PUZZLE
8
PUZZLE
9
Which number completes the puzzle? Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
E
W
O
G
U
M
L
C
T
K
D
U
T
J
Z
P
?
D
PUZZLE
10
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Q T X C F J O
R V A D H M P T Y
B F K N R W Z D I L ?
6 1
L P D
2 4
5 1
J M C
2 3
3 2
O U F
5 ?
4 4
L T H
3 2
7
6
3
9 6
4
?
6
13 6
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S
T
6
57
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which letter replaces the question mark? Which number is missing from the puzzle?
PUZZLE
13
Which number do you need to add to complete the puzzle?
3 P 8
9 G 11
2 U 4
3 W 1
7 ? 18
3
3 17 15
4
7
2 25 ?
4
8
6 14 8
1
6
5 23 2
4
3 3
2 8 6
1 6 14 9
4 ? 8
7 7
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E
S
T
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58
PUZZLE
14
PUZZLE
15
Which letter is missing? Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
16
Which playing card replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
G
J Y
N F W
S ? G R
Q X
L G
A H
V Q
T C
M H
Y D
P ?
Z E
U L
?
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59
PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
Which letter completes this puzzle? Which number will complete the grid?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
What time should the bottom clock show? Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
D L
A C
M F
A E
L H
D K
Q I
B ?
?
CB AI
FE IA
DH BC
EB H?
13
26
25
35
1 0 0 2 5 6
1 2 1 2 8 9
1 4 4 3 2 4
1 6 9 3 6 1
1 9 6 4 0 0
2 2 5 4 4 ?
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60
N
ewtown has always had a thriving
amateur dramatics scene. This
year, the Piecrust Players were
putting on a production of Macbeth.
Othello, which was not performed by the
Coventry Amateur Dramatics, had the
cheapest tickets. Julius Caesar was the
production put on in March and, although
it had the best set yet seen in Newtown,
was not the most expensive to see. The
Real Shakespeare Company’s production
was put on later than the Piecrust Players’
one. From this information, can you work
out which group put on which play, the
cost of the tickets and the month in which
the plays could be seen?
PUZZLE
21
Which number is missing from this puzzle? Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the sequence?
9
6
11
2 4
1416
?
J V
BX
I
W
L
L
O
S
DKS
O?J
Play Opening
month
Ticket
price
Theatre
group
Julius Caesar
Othello
Macbeth
£3
£6
£10
March
June
October
CoventryAmateur
Dramatics
RealShakespeare
Co.
PiecrustPlayers
March
June
October
£3
£6
£10
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
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E
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T
6
61
PUZZLE
24
Which picture cube does this shape make?
PUZZLE
25
PUZZLE
26
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
6 7 2
22
13 4 ?
13 9
17 5
Penelope buys a small
bottle of her favourite
perfume for £10. If the
perfume is worth £9 more
than the cost of the ornate
bottle it comes in, how
much is the bottle worth?
A
B
C
D
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E
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T
6
62
PUZZLE
27
Which letter is missing from the last grid?
A
U Z E
C
F
J O T
H
K
Y D I
M
P
N ? X
R
PUZZLE
28
Which letter is missing from the puzzle?
H L
P
TX
B
F R
J N
V Z
D
?L
P
PUZZLE
29
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
A
J O T
U
X
D J P
Q
J
M T A
B
?
V D L
M
PUZZLE
30
What is required to complete the puzzle?
?
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63
PUZZLE
1
What is missing from the last grid?
PUZZLE
2
Which watch shown below fills the missing space?
A B C D E
9:05 8:53 8:29 7:53
7:05 7:33 6:59 6:56 7:08
A B C D E F
?
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E
S
T
7
64
PUZZLE
3
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
4
52
2 1
0873
11 12
?
3 1 4
2 1 5 1 1
3 1 2 0 4 2 0
6 1 2 3 2
8 4 ?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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E
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T
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65
PUZZLE
5
PUZZLE
6
What is missing from the last segment? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
6
8
12
20
36
?
2
3
3
7
6
2
51 ?
2
18
8
32
50
?
D
H
V
F
B
?
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E
S
T
7
66
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
5
8
10
11
14
?
7 3 2 6
3429
1 5 7 5
560 ?
EA
J
P
?E
N
X
Z
P
G
YR
L
G
C
B B E
B E
B H ?
F
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67
PUZZLE
13
PUZZLE
14
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Where should the hour hand point to on the
bottom clock?
4 2 8
7 17
3 4 ?
4
?
I
D
?E
E
AA E W
I M O
Q Y ?
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E
S
T
7
68
PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the chain?
3 7
3
3
62 6
9
9
1
1
6 1
3
5
?
5
3
?
45
29
13
9
75
19
A
F
D
B
?
B F J P ?
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E
S
T
7
69
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
What is missing from the last circle? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
24
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
6 2
1
37
4
1 9
3
24
5
7 11
4
511
9
5 7
2
?3
1
?
A
V
K
P
BGLQ
7 8
2 3
3 4
?
12 9 7
3
4 6 ?
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E
S
T
7
70
PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
GA
M
WP
D
JB
R
NE
?
E L B I
G D F M
J A F B
C H K ?
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E
S
T
7
71
PUZZLE
27
PUZZLE
28
What is missing from the last square? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
PUZZLE
30
Which two numbers are the odd ones out
in each of these ovals?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
2
1
1
8 5
1
5
15
11
9
21
20
16
12
6
8
10
5
7
12
11
3
14
?
4 1 2 5 2 3
6 3 5 7 4 6
1 5 4 2 6 5
7 4 5 6 3 4
9 6 8 8 5 7
4 8 7 3 7 ?
2 14 22
3 9 35
4 6 ?
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E
S
T
8
72
PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
What is missing from the last segment? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
What object is needed to make
the scales balance?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
?
D H
C F
D B
E ?
A F
P ?
Q V
GL
6
?
1
104
7
3
5
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E
S
T
8
73
PUZZLE
5
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
A F D P R A C D
C R U C F U P F
P P A A D D R R
R C C U U F F P
F A P D A R D C
D U R F C P U ?
B F
H
JS
N
E R
I
WB
Q
V L
D
HX
A
F J
L
NW
R
A Q
I
C
F
K X
?
CH
W
M
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E
S
T
8
74
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
3 9 17 27 ?
2 3
46
8 12
?24
A E
A D C
E G
D ?
G
2 0 3
7
1 9 ?
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E
S
T
8
75
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
13
What is missing from the middle circle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
12
PUZZLE
14
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3 1 7
1157
12 10 ?
5
7
12
4
13
6
4
18
9
10
5
6
23
5
?
N T
J P V
H B
?
4 2
6
9 7
1
8 8
?
3 1
4
2 0
2
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PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
17
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3 12 7
4 15 9
6 11 ?
C F
I
LO
R
H L
P
TX
B
E J
O
Y
D
?
A G H
D L P
N F ?
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PUZZLE
18
PUZZLE
19
What is missing from the last oval? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
20
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
4 5
11 16
24 37
58 ?
3 4
6 8
B J
HL
E K
P F
C O
R
D M
IQ ?
12
31
69
145
297
?
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PUZZLE
21
Which of the letters below is missing from the bottom circle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
B
N
E
HK P
D H
T
L
F
Z
?
K
U
3 85
?3830231712
A
D H M
S V Z E K
N R W C F J O
U X B G M
P T Y
?
A B C D E F G H
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PUZZLE
24
PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last star?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
26
PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
7 9
14 3 5
3 2 ?6
4 36
342713
16 54 ?
B H N
T Z F L R X
D J P ?
3
54
7
68
9
117
4 7 ?
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PUZZLE
28
Which segment fills the gap?
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the sequence?
6 12
58
5 1
42
7 7
66
6 4
4
1 3
52 ?
1
4 5
3
2
A E I M Q
B F J N R
D H L P T
Y C K O
G K W
V H L
J N V Z
S W A E I
M Q U Y C
P T X B F
G
O S
Z D
R
R
T Z
K E
F
O
G R
Z D
S H
Y M
F N
S
F
H N
Y S
M
PUZZLE
30
?4 9 5 6 6 3 7
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PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the sequence?
Which single-digit number replaces the
question mark and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which letter is missing?
B
L
F
V
M
Y
W
?
Z
KO
V
E
RR
E
3 9
6
3
82
6
4
7 1
6
2
59
1
2 3 7
5
?
48
0
1
A DH M
F KN R
L PU X
S VZ E
X CF ?
3 7 4 2 3
1 2 5 8 9
4 3 5 3 8
6 5 2 7 1
2 1 2 6 ?
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PUZZLE
5
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the sequence?
PUZZLE
6
Which number completes the bottom grid?
5
8
2 7
9
?
1
3
3 5
7
3
35
4
6
3 5 4 8
1 11 7 3
2 6 1 12
1 2 4 5
4 3 2 8
7 1 3 1
4 7 8 13
5 14 9 11
9 7 4 13
2 3 0 3
3 8 5 5
5 5 2 ?
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PUZZLE
7
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
8
PUZZLE
9
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
K
I
Q
O
W
C
P
S
W
Z
D
L
I
C
?
K
Y
U
PUZZLE
10
Which number replaces the question mark on the third triangle?
31 1 5 2 3 0 39
6 11 14 8 10 5 16 ? 12
2 1 3 7 4 23 6 2 8 1 3
3 9
1 11 8
4 2
4 2
6 11 1
7 3
4 1
2 ? 3
6 2
2 6
8 2 4
3 5
17
7
6
3 2
11
9
?
8 3
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PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark to
complete the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
PUZZLE
13
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3 5 3
2 4 7
8 4 3
6 2 9
2 11 ?
O
Y X G
A
G
M D U
S
Y
W ? E
K
W
K R S
I
E
A P I
Q
23 17
12 11 6
3 9 2 4
6 7 2
1 ?
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PUZZLE
14
PUZZLE
15
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark to
finish this puzzle?
PUZZLE
16
Which playing card replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
4
6 2
9 3 1
19 10 7 ?
5 5
9 7
2 1
7 5
10 5
63 35
15 20
18 ?
3 4
2 2
?
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PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the grid?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Where should the missing
hour hand point to?
Which letter completes this puzzle?
A M
J U
R F
B S
E P
P H
I Z
Y ?
?
ON CH
TL NJ
FM BD
PE A?
18
8
13
18
B N Z
H T F
Q E S
X L Z
E U K
M C ?
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B
ob, Mike and Sandra are all keen
gardeners, and are proud of their
allotments. Bob never works on his
patch on a Friday, and without the knee
problems which affect some of his
friends, produces the best roses in the
village. Sandra, who suffers from tennis
elbow, only gets chance to work on
Mondays, and is not known for her
apples. The person who grows apples
always works on the allotments on a
Friday. There is enough information here
to work out which gardener produces
which crop, which day of the week they
can usually be found at the allotments,
and what kind of injury each one tended
to suffer from.
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
PUZZLE
23
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
O
E
F
S J
?B
I
U B
?M
FE
R
K
C C
SO
Injury Crop DayGardener
Housemaid’s
knee
Tennis elbow
Bad back
Roses
Potatoes
Apples
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Bob
Mike
Sandra
Monday
Wednesday
Friday
Roses
Potatoes
Apples
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24
PUZZLE
25
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Q X E
C
M ? U
J L
V L
For Christmas this year, the
Taylor family had a get
together. The following people
were present: one grandmother,
one grandfather, two mothers,
two fathers, one father-in-law,
one mother-in-law, one
daughter-in-law, four children,
three grandchildren, one brother,
two sisters, two sons and two
daughters. What is the fewest
number of individuals that
could have been there?
Which picture cube does this shape make?
A
B
C
D
T
E
S
T
9
88
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27
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
D
F H J
L
G
I N S
U
P
R U X
Z
J
M Q U
?
PUZZLE
28
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the wheel?
4 2
9
86
3
M I
S W
6 11
8
?1
2
PUZZLE
29
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
D
J O T
Y
L
N T Z
F
J
H O V
C
?
C K S
A
PUZZLE
30
What number should the last domino show on the top to complete this puzzle?
?
T
E
S
T
9
89
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PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
What is missing from this wheel? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which symbol is needed to balance the
bottom scale?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
? C X
L O
S H
J ?
3 7
?2
12 9
65F
I
L
DJ
E
I
?
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PUZZLE
5
What is missing from the bottom middle circle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
D I N S X C H M
O T Y D I N S R
J Q V A F K X W
E L E Z U P C B
Z G B W R M ? G
U P K F A V Q L
1 3
2
65
4
3 2
7
12
1
4 5
8
311
6
2 7
9
61
5
5 2
6
5
4
4 2
8
45
2
?
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PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
What is missing from the bottom right
hand circle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
26 22 18 12 ?
2 1
13
4 6
?6
3 3
9 9 2
2 0
1 ?
5
J P W
E
N X ?
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PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
13
What is missing from the last circle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
12
PUZZLE
14
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
4 3 7
246
9 ? 3
6
4
23
6
7
3
2
91
5
5
6
11
?5
7
7
47 29
3 4 7
76 11
?
2 1
3
8 2
2
9 6
3
4 6
14
11 ?
6
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PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
17
Which of the letters below complete the puzzle?
A E F
H I K
L M ?
N O P Q R
E K
H
OC
P
H N
K
RF
S
K Q
N
I
V
?
A Z E
F U J
K P ?
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PUZZLE
18
PUZZLE
19
What is missing from the bottom oval? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
20
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
1 5
2 4
3 0
3 ?
1 2
2 1
2 1
64
4 3
21
9 7
6
3 3
41 ?
C
E
H
K
P
?
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PUZZLE
21
Which of the lower letters replace the question mark to complete the puzzle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
6
10
3
92 2
8 4
8
2
1
?
6
8
3
11 1110
?98567
F
J O U
B J S C G
L R Y G P Z D
I O V D M
W A F
?
A D H L P S V Z
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PUZZLE
24
PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last star?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
26
PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
8 4
16 24 ?
8 9 129
2 49
1715711112
5 9 ?
O I M
A B Y R G R
L N Z ?
H
P
XF
N
O
X
GP
Y
D
?H
R N
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PUZZLE
28
Which segment completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
1 3
24
8 9
72
3 2
16
7 6
2
11 11
88 ?
1
4 5
3
2
B E H D G J
K N M P
Q T W S V Y
Z C B E
F I H K N
K N J M
T W P S
Z C F V Y B
I L E H
O R U K N Q
K N
M Y
V Y
H Q
L H
G Q
T P
F V
L H
Q G
PUZZLE
30
?3 6 5 7 8 11 15
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PUZZLE
1
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
2
Which watch shown below fills in the missing shape?
A B C D E
1:52 2:33 4:31 5:12
1:03 3:44 2:53 6:20 6:41
A B C D E F
?
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PUZZLE
3
Which of the lower circles replace the question mark to complete the puzzle?
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
4
26
6 5
1432
?
30 25
B F D
A E E B A
D D A B A C A
G C C C B
H F ?
A B C D E F G H
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PUZZLE
5
PUZZLE
6
Which letter is missing from the right-hand segment? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
36
39
44
51
60
?
B
X
U
S
G
M
?K B
K
O
B
F
Q
?
H
?
H
I
B
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PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
2
9
30
93
282
?
2 1 9 7
4472
3 3 7 5
904 ?
PB
L
B
?N
F
Z
G
V
Q
HA
T
K
J
9 3 7
2 1
7 2 ?
6
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PUZZLE
13
PUZZLE
14
What is missing from the last octogon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Where should the hour hand point to on the
bottom clock?
7 5 5
8 21
3 ? 6
7
?
F
I
?N
V
A3 2 6
5 2 1
9 5 ?
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PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the chain?
10 6
8
2
47 9
13
2
6
7
8 1
4
?
1
4
2
?
12
16
11
5
7
3
8
B
H
E
C
?
E J O T ?
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PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
What is missing from the last circle? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
24
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
4 6
9
57
3
12 2
6
84
7
5 9
15
711
3
21 1
9
?5
11
?
7
8
5
4
3
6
579
2 5
1 2
2 1
?
E K R
Z
I S ?
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107. T
E
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PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
EM
I
QO
P
DL
H
TJ
?
C F J O
G L R Y
B I Q Z
K T D ?
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E
S
T
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PUZZLE
27
PUZZLE
28
What is missing from the last square? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
PUZZLE
30
Which letter is the odd one
out in each oval?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
2
1
C
M
G
B
L
T
Q
V
P
D
S
W
8
3
7
6
2
3
5
3
?
A C F E G J
J S J N W N
B U O F Y S
D F I K M P
M V M T C T
E X R L E ?
2 3 7
6 4 5
8 8 ?
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E
S
T
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108
PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number completes this puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which letter will make this puzzle correct? Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
O
T
A
F
X
R
R
L
G
MP
V
L
FH
?
G
J I
A
R
B
N
D
?
CE
B
O
H
L
A M Q
J
T
RI
G
W
N 252 R
T 500 Y
Y 400 P
K 132 L
G 182 ?
10 9 6 12 3
7 14 11 7 21
3 8 2 1 4
1 6 4 2 9
13 9 11 16 ?
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PUZZLE
5
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the sequence?
PUZZLE
6
Which number needs to be added to the final grid?
K
U
A O
S
I
?
E
4 1 6 2
16 10 20 6
3 9 11 4
12 8 3 0
7 10 17 6
4 2 17 6
3 8 1 7
13 14 6 13
6 6 3 1
9 11 2 5
9 14 4 8
4 3 4 ?
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PUZZLE
7
Which number fills the centre of the last star to complete the puzzle?
PUZZLE
8
PUZZLE
9
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number needs to be added to
complete the puzzle?
1
9
3
4
6
5
2
3
11
2
8
4
11
7
4
?
5
9
9
2
6
PUZZLE
10
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the sequence?
N J Q X E L H
H X T G N S Z D P
B R L F Z Z R V N F ?
E B
9 3 6
A H
D A
9 4 3
B C
A G
6 1 2
C ?
B E
9 7 5
C I
2
37
2
1 5
5
92
?
3 8
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11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which letter is missing from the bottom
of the grid?
PUZZLE
13
Which number is missing from the bottom shape?
7 12 8
1 4 6
3 11 11
9 11 5
12 13 ?
6
4 19 11
2
3
8 23 6
?
1
8 21 2
4
2
5 15 7
5
X F
N R V
L F L F
R Z Z
H T
L
?
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14
PUZZLE
15
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
PUZZLE
16
Which playing card replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
9
3 4
1 5 16
? 14 7 23
9 3
13 7
16 13
9 10
7 9
3 ?
21 6
8 9
?
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17
PUZZLE
18
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the sequence?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Where should the missing hour
hand point to?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
B G
K F
L Q
A V
P U
? T
Z E
O J
?
G P
K E
T ?
X B
4
11
16
1
0 6 4 1 2 1
1 2 5 1 4 4
2 1 6 1 6 9
3 4 3 1 9 6
5 1 2 2 2 5
7 2 9 2 5 ?
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A
ndrew, Daisy and Lily were all
excited about their school’s fancy
dress competition, and their
mothers had spent a good deal of time
getting their costumes ready. Jane’s child
was the youngest of the group, and had
gone dressed up as a T.V set. Mary was
so proud of her child, who was 9 years
old. Andrew, whose mum was Paula, did
not go as a Martian. Daisy loved Andrew’s
costume but, being younger than him,
thought she looked sweeter in hers.
From all this information, can you tell
which child had which mum, how old they
were, and which costume they wore to the
fancy dress competition.
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
PUZZLE
23
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
D
H
O
J K
?Q
M
A W
BB
E
N
X
Y
U
K
?MG
EJP
Mother Costume AgeChild
Jane
Mother
Child
Mary
Paula
7
8
9
Martian
Carrot
T.V
Andrew
Daisy
Lily
Martian
Carrot
T.V
7
8
9
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PUZZLE
24
Which picture cube does this shape make?
PUZZLE
25
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
S B K
A
C V ?
J T
J H
If five men can dig 100
holes over four days, how
many men would be needed
to dig 150 holes in one day?
A
B
C
D
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PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3
12 18 14
5
4
11 5 7
9
8
16 13 10
5
4
9 16 13
?
PUZZLE
28
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
E Z
W
QL
H
D I
R O
V S
N
?G
A
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
4
5 6 1
5
5
8 11 3
24
4
2 8 6
12
3
7 11 ?
28
PUZZLE
30
What spot total should be shown where the question mark is?
?
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1
What is missing from the last grid?
PUZZLE
2
Which watch completes the puzzle?
A B C D E
1:51 2:40 4:18 7:45
10:50 11:41 9:36 10:44 11:01
A B C D E F
?
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PUZZLE
3
Which of the lower circles is the missing one from the puzzle?
PUZZLE
4
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
M
?I
A P
EHCJ
5 3 2
6 4 2 5 3
8 2 7 4 1 5 1
3 2 4 6 1
2 ? 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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5
PUZZLE
6
What is missing from the last segment? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
12
17
24
33
44
?
3
7
5
12
11
10
?4 10
J
U
Q
B
F
?
144
169
225
256
121
?
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9
PUZZLE
10
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
7
9
13
21
37
?
7 4 3 1
7322
6 5 8 5
473 ?
PB
M
?
QI
O
A
K
E
S
RD
G
F
C
B G I
U P
W B ?
N
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13
PUZZLE
14
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Where should the minute hand point to on
the bottom clock?
6 13 11
28 26
21 23 ?
18
?
Q
V
?I
Q
MA G F
J Y O
E H ?
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17
PUZZLE
18
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the chain?
A O
C
Z
UM X
S
D
Y
S
G B
W
E
?
5
4
92
58
37
16
11
86
?
B
G
D
C
?
1 2 4 6 ?
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21
PUZZLE
22
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
24
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
9 4
3
14
3
5 6
3
05
8
7 2
5
13
6
6 2
3
?8
2
T
H
L
N
H
?
D
BCP
G P
L R
C G
?
N S T
G
M L ?
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PUZZLE
25
Which letter replaces the question mark?
PUZZLE
26
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
64
6
33
5
39
9
68
?
E J O T
Z S ? Y
U N I D
P K F A
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27
PUZZLE
28
What is missing from the last square? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
PUZZLE
30
Which number is the odd one
out in each oval?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
B
A
6
36
30
48
12
36
42
24
52
12
18
9
3
6
4
2
1
11
7
?
L R X
T Z D
N D F
X J J
H R L
B V ?
1 2 1
1 4 4
1 6 ?
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1
PUZZLE
2
Which number completes this wheel? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Where should the missing hour hand point to
on the bottom clockface?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
?
Q T
L O
E H
?
3 3 16
9 22
18 7 ?
3
6
16
76
?
1
36
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PUZZLE
5
What is missing from the lower middle circle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
TF
M
DN
V
YG
P
WC
?
1 6
8
112
4
9 2
3
114
7
10 8
11
1216
11
3 2
12
14
4
7 2
?
3
2
10 4
7
21
6
1
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PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
R T K N
QTVX
M R C G
OWB ?
KG
P
V
YC
H
D
I
F
Z
?Q
N
R
M
6
7
9
13
21
?
D
U
L
E
P
?
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PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
13
What is missing from the last circle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
12
PUZZLE
14
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
A Q G
J Z P
H X N
C S I
O E U
V L ?
3
8
14
2
10
2
6
107
5
6
11
4
32
9
?
Q
4
13
16
9
7
S
J
?
I O
C
F H
M
B R
G
D K
L
P A
?
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PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which letter replaces the question mark to complete
the puzzle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
17
Which of the lower patterns completes the puzzle?
A B C D E F
?
6 14 11
24 16
21 29 ?
19
?
G
ID
O
M
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PUZZLE
18
PUZZLE
19
What is missing from the last oval? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
20
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
F K
B
G
ED A
I
T
C
D
H B
L
C
?
5 7 10 3 ?
BGK
OFA
HIG
OCH
FQE
MI?
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PUZZLE
21
Which letter is missing from the puzzle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
B
F
T
NH W
N O
I
F
G
?
I
W
U
8 12
2106534
9 3 ?
W E P H
Q K V B
I S ? T
C Y J N
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PUZZLE
24
PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last star?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
26
PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
4 3
4 7 ?
6 4 13
4 47
623423
2 5 ?
G Q A
I N S X C H
A K U ?
2
5
58
11
1
4
35
6
3
?7
10 4
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PUZZLE
28
What time would the blank watch show?
PUZZLE
29
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
M S Y
G A G M E
A U Q W C S K
O K E Y Q
I C ?
G L R T U W Y Z
A B C D E
4:32 6:35 5:19 7:22
8:06 7:54 4:19 6:06 5:32
PUZZLE
30
?A F I L N V X
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PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the grid?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the wheel?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the sequence?
E
6
9
D
A
3
5
E
7
FE
8
4
HB
?
J Q
X
E
LS
Z
G
K D
W
P
?B
U
N
6 FKM 24
12 LUC 24
20 IRB 9
4 DGQ 24
34 PJH ?
3 5 2 8 7
2 9 1 4 3
1 4 3 9 1
4 6 3 5 2
J X I Z ?
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PUZZLE
5
What is missing from this puzzle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the final grid?
6
3
7 4
2
?
8
5
9 7
11
20
557
5
29
D C H G
I X M B
N S R W
J S Z I
Q L G B
X E N U
R V B F
X P H Z
D J N T
O C K Y
W U ? Q
E M A I
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PUZZLE
7
Which number replaces the question mark in the third star?
PUZZLE
8
PUZZLE
9
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the sequence?
Which number replaces the question mark on
the head of the second figure?
16
2
6
0
7
3
10
3
1
3
9
4
2
4
2
?
7
6
PUZZLE
10
Which number goes on top of the third triangle?
90 2 4 5 8 12 ?
56 35 22 48 30 19 27 17 11
3 4 6 9 14 77 1 3 3 5 7
J N
E P E
A W
B F
W H W
S O
S W
N Y N
J ?
Z D
U F U
Q M
1
16
7
5 3
8
?
4
2 5
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PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number completes this puzzle?
PUZZLE
13
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
1 2 1
4 4 1
9 6 1
6 9 1
5 2 ?
17
15 13
15
6
9 4
0
2
3 6
?
2
1 3
8
3
4 2
1
11 12
6 13 4
9 4 5 5
19 1 3
17 ?
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PUZZLE
14
PUZZLE
15
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the grid?
Which number replaces the question mark in
the middle box?
PUZZLE
16
Which playing card replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
D
N Y
K X L
A Q H ?
4 12
12 ?
3 1
2 7
9 5
6 1
5 2
0 3
0 1
6 6
?
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PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which letter replaces the question mark in this grid?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
What should the missing hand point to on the
bottom clock?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the grid?
V C
O D
J Q
F X
H H
A Z
? E
S L
53 49
82 37
36 15
14 98
J
X
L
?
N T J
S Y O
R X D
W C I
L B H
Q G ?
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arc, Jane and Sue were the
three finalists in this year’s
Mastercook competition. The
2nd prize was awarded to the
woman who did the Italian dish. The
3rd prize was the kitchen clock, but
this didn’t go to the person who
prepared a grand Chinese meal. Sue
won the hamper for her lovely meal,
but thought that the Italian dish would
probably beat her to the 1st prize.
From this information, can you work
out which contestant won which
prize, and what style of cooking they
chose?
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
PUZZLE
23
Which letter replaces the question mark at the
bottom of the grid?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the grid?
F
A
C
Q L
NV
?
H
B E
KQ
G?
M
C
Position Style PrizeContestant
1st
2nd
3rd
Pots + pans
Hamper
Clock
French
Italian
Chinese
Marc
Jane
Sue
French
Italian
Chinese
Pots+pans
Hamper
Clock
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PUZZLE
24
PUZZLE
25
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
J P W
R
M U ?
E K
Z F
Maria has a large climbing
vine outside her house, which
doubles in height every year.
Since planting the vine six
years ago, it has grown to
26 feet. How many years
did it take to grow to half
this height?
Which picture cube does this shape make?
A
B
C
D
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27
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the sequence?
B
B D G
F
M
K P V
S
G
C K T
O
J
D ? A
T
PUZZLE
28
Which number replaces the question mark in the last circle?
2 9
6
17
3
L P
M J
10 5
1
?0
3
PUZZLE
29
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the pattern?
X
J Q O
N
E
V T A
U
C
Y F D
S
?
K I P
Z
PUZZLE
30
Which domino replaces the question mark to complete the puzzle?
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PUZZLE
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What is missing from this wheel? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which symbol is needed to make the scales
balance?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
? 1 9
2 6
2 1
1 ?
P G
QM
E J
O
GC
O
G
B U B ?
P
?
N
S
NJ
G
W
F
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PUZZLE
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What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
A G C J B H E I
C B D C G A B D
F B A A C D G E
D E G D C B A C
B D E C F G A D
D A B B C C J ?
1 3
2
10
5
2 1
4
07
4
2 7
0
14
1
1 7
0
93
1
4 6
3
8
1
5 8
3
?6
4
2
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7
PUZZLE
8
What is missing from the middle circle? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
5 12 26 54 ?
2 6
156
13
4 5
?5
6 14
3 13 1
2 7
1 ?
3
D I N
?
X C H
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11
PUZZLE
13
What is missing from the last circle?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
12
PUZZLE
14
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
6 1 5
1093
4 3 ?
D
I
NS
X
A
G
MS
Y
K
R
?F
M
1 4
2 3 9
9 7
?
5 2
6
7 2
10
8 1
14
6 7
2
10 4
?
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15
PUZZLE
16
What is missing from the last circle? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
17
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
48 30 20
24 15 10
72 45 ?
25 28 30 35 39
8 7
5
116
10
3 1
7
26
4
15 13
12
16
11
?
C D K
G I F
J M ?
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18
PUZZLE
19
What is missing from the last oval? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
20
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
11 5
22 10
32 12
44 ?
3 8
16 6
D G
PS
A J
MX
Y J
V
B E
PS ?
211
621
041
451
861
?
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21
Which of the bottom row of numbers replaces the question mark?
Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
5
3
12
614 5
4 2
4
5
6
1
?
8
12
E MI
WSOKGC
Q U ?
5 10 7
2 1 10 6 3
3 4 5 ? 9 2 1
7 2 15 4 4
6 7 3
10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
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24
PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last star?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
26
PUZZLE
27
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
2 6
11 10 15
3 4 ?6
N QJ
?NQCRJ
D G C
G C O
D K V K D A
B P T ?
P
V
BD
J
V
C
JH
O
R
HB
J ?
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PUZZLE
28
Which segment completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
6 4
35
1 7
15
3 1
42
2 3
10
2 2
08 ?
1
4 5
3
2
A B C D E E J O T Y
F G H I J D I N S X
K L M N O C H M R W
P Q R S G L Q V
U V W K P U
U P K W V U
V Q L G S R Q P
W R M H C O N M L K
X S N I D J I H G F
Y T O J E E D C B A
A B
B Y T X
X Y A B
T Y
T B
X Y A F
F A Y X
B T
B T
F A Y X
X Y A F
T B T B
X A Y F
F Y A X
B T
T B
F A Y X
X Y A F
B T
PUZZLE
30
?A H F K K N P
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PUZZLE
1
Which grid continues the sequence?
PUZZLE
2
Which of the bottom watches fills in the missing gap?
A B C D E
1:20 3:12 2:34 4:53
4:31 6:45 5:43 6:50 6:32
A B C D E F
?
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PUZZLE
3
Which of the lower letters replaces the question mark to complete the puzzle?
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
13
?9
7 11
715312
17
6 11
3 L 9
7 1 T 6 6
2 2 6 X 4 9 1
9 3 Y 5 8
8 ? 7
L M N O P Q R S
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PUZZLE
5
PUZZLE
6
What is missing from the last segment? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
BG
CF
DE
ED
FC
G?
H
M
W
G
R
B
?L Q
7
11
8
15
22
?
74
85
115
122
64
?
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PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
F
H
K
M
P
?
1 3 4 1
8402
2 7 5 5
643 ?
DH
X
P
IC
U
N
I
A
T
NF
?
S
K
6 12 15
2 4
5 10 ?
7
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PUZZLE
13
PUZZLE
14
What is missing from the last octogan? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Where should the minute hand point to on
the bottom clock?
5 6 7
3 12
2 12 ?
9
?
M
K
?J
J
G3 5 1
7 9 5
13 15 ?
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PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the chain?
A K
S
P
ND I
F
K
L
P
G Q
U
Z
?
12
3
?
60
40
20
14
138
27
26
12
18
22
?
12 8 14 18 ?
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PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
24
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
3 9
4
61
2
7 1
6
25
3
10 8
2
46
5
4 10
10
?4
1
?
16
6
17
7
1
10
642
M F
I O
G A
?
3 7 2
2
4 14 ?
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PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
KC
I
VM
J
SH
L
TO
?
4 0 9 6
4 9 1 3
5 8 3 2
6 8 5 ?
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PUZZLE
27
PUZZLE
28
What is missing from the last square? Which number completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
PUZZLE
30
Which two numbers are the odd ones out in
these ovals?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
B
A
35
72
56
56
32
72
9618
8428
8
6
7
2
9
1
?
5
5
1 7 0 5 2 1
2 5 1 0 2 4
3 2 1 1 3 0
3 7 1 3 3 3
4 7 1 7 3 9
5 8 2 5 5 ?
A M Q
C U E
G E ?
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PUZZLE
1
PUZZLE
2
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the grid?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the wheel?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
4
7
6
2
1
5
3
5
9
18
9
6
?1
2
5
2 6
1
3
7
4
2
3
?2
2
9
2
4
3 25 5
19
13
117
22
9
3 GNQ 8
3 RBS 9
4 TUA 2
2 FPC 5
3 OLH ?
3 2 13 7 1
6 1 12 5 0
5 7 24 6 6
0 3 14 2 9
4 5 18 8 ?
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PUZZLE
5
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the chain?
PUZZLE
6
Which number replaces the question mark in the bottom grid?
F
N
V H
L
?
R
X
0 6 4 2
1 7 5 6
2 9 7 1
2 4 6 0
3 5 7 4
4 7 8 9
1 9 5 5
3 0 6 9
4 2 8 4
0 8 4 4
1 9 5 8
3 1 7 ?
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PUZZLE
7
What is missing from the right hand star?
PUZZLE
8
PUZZLE
9
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark in the
second figure?
4
5
1
2
6
9
3
7
8
8
1
5
3
6
6
?
9
2
7
1
4
PUZZLE
10
Which letter replaces the question mark in the third triangle?
F K P U Z E J
C X S N I D Y T O
H M R W B G L Q V A ?
D H
K M X
G P
M J
R B P
E F
N U
O ? W
A B
L C
S G L
G I
3
5
3
7 4
5
?
0
6 8
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PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which letter replaces the question mark
in this formation?
PUZZLE
13
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
9 L 6
3 S 5
11 G 9
4 J 13
3 ? 8
18
27 5 14
4
3
9 5 2
2
3
6 4 5
?
9
12 6 9
4
6
3 1 7
2
Y E
S U K
M O A Q
G I W
A ?
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PUZZLE
14
PUZZLE
15
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the last grid?
PUZZLE
16
Which playing card replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
9
4 3
1 8 1
2 1 7 ?
I V
F H
A J
L R
S D
G A
Z V
? E
Q C
V M
?
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PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the pattern?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Where should the minute hand point to
on the bottom clock?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
4 2
6 11
7 8
2 3
10 9
7 13
4 7
5 ?
?
HI AB
QL EH
SW OC
TK GD
N
P
X
?
3 23 6 7
41 28
7 8 2 13
4 19 14 3
45 47
17 5 11 ?
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A
nne, Beryl and Frank are keen
readers, and like nothing more
than settling down with their
favourite books. Beryl likes thrillers the
best, but never reads anything which is
longer than 300 pages. Anne’s book,
which is only 120 pages long, features
Max Morris as its hero. Frank’s book was
a good read, but didn’t feature Lucy Carr.
The romantic novel did not feature Pete
Shear. From this information, can you
deduce which reader likes which kind of
book, who was the central hero of the
book they chose, and how many pages
long the books were?
PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
PUZZLE
23
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the sequence?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the grid?
J
A
R
I S
BT
?
4 8
?5
2
3
3
5
7
4
6 1 4
8 3 2
Book
type
Hero
Book
lengthReader
Thriller
Biography
Romance
120 pgs
250 pgs
400 pgs
Pete Shear
Max Morris
Lucy Carr
Anne
Beryl
Frank
PeteShear
MaxMorris
LucyCarr
120pgs
250pgs
400pgs
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PUZZLE
24
PUZZLE
25
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the blank and
completes the sequence?
C H E
T
F E ?
N D
L J
Patrick, Mark and Peter had
spent the week decorating
their elderly neighbour’s house,
for which they had earned
£500 between them. When it
came to dividing up the money,
Patrick claimed he had worked
3 times harder than Mark, and
Peter had worked twice as
hard as Patrick. If the money
was to be divided fairly, how
much did each worker receive?
Which picture cube does this shape make?
A
B
C
D
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PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
1
3 12 2
4
1
6 18 2
5
5
3 17 2
1
7
5 ? 3
6
PUZZLE
28
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
3 6
1
89
2
2 9
2 ?
4 4
3
27
1
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
12
3 6 2
18
5
4 5 1
20
20
6 4 5
24
?
3 7 8
21
PUZZLE
30
What should go on the top of the last domino?
?
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PUZZLE
1
What is missing in the last grid?
PUZZLE
2
What time should the missing watch show?
A B C D E
2:25 4:34 1:51 6:16
3:36 2:19 7:56 8:09 3:20
A B C D E F
?
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PUZZLE
3
Which of the letters shown below replace the question mark to complete the puzzle?
PUZZLE
4
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
K
?L
B A
VPFG
C I P
X D K S Y
F N T A I O V
D J Q Y E
L T ?
B F I M P S W Z
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PUZZLE
5
PUZZLE
6
What is missing from the last segment? Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
44
69
96
25
56
?
G
J
N
S
?
W
NY F
76
34
68
26
13
?
5
4
6
5
4
?
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PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
11
PUZZLE
12
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
8
12
17
23
30
?
3 1 2 4
7627
3 5 2 8
244 ?
TH
F
R
?P
B
N
Z
L
X
JV
H
T
N
7 11 2
6 14
5 19 ?
4
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PUZZLE
13
PUZZLE
14
What is missing from the last octogan? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Where should the missing hand point to?
4 4 5
7 15
6 2 ?
6
?
?
J
FZ
R
H17 8 6
3 8 12
1 5 ?
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PUZZLE
17
PUZZLE
18
What is missing from the last hexagon? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
19
PUZZLE
20
Which letter replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the chain?
F N
P
Z
SA B
J
O
J
U
C C
M
A
?
8
7
?
262
134
38
22
14
10
70
A
I
E
D
?
8 16 11 22 ?
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PUZZLE
21
PUZZLE
22
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
24
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
4 8
8
615
10
5 9
6
78
7
4 1
2
63
5
1 8
4
?5
2
?
6
7
7
4
4
3
128
A A
D B
G ?
G
D J M
S
V B ?
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PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
26
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
LD
F
PJ
K
YE
M
NT
?
A B C D
F I L O
K P U Z
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PUZZLE
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What is missing from the last square? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
PUZZLE
30
Which numbers are the odd ones out in these
two ovals?
Which letter replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
B
A
232
124
610
319
342
144
171
621
424511
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G
J
L
K
O
I
N
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F M J P
H H
A T B V
T X Q V
J K
F B F ?
7 2 6
3 9 3
5 4 ?
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PUZZLE
2
Which letter is missing from this puzzle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
3
PUZZLE
4
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and
completes the puzzle?
71
79
67
80
68
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6 3
6 1
5 2
9 ?
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J
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PUZZLE
5
What is missing from the last circle?
PUZZLE
6
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
H R B L
M W G Q
J V H T
P B N Z
G U I W
N B P ?
6 2
1
39
4
5 1
6
42
2
11 3
7
711
6
9 1
4
24
9
12 14
6
6
14
3 13
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PUZZLE
7
PUZZLE
8
What is missing from the middle circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
9
PUZZLE
10
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
5 6 9 16 ?
5
6
7
5
1
2
5? 7
W F
D M V
N E
G ?
O
10 9 15
?
7 6 2
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PUZZLE
13
Which number is missing from the last circle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
12
PUZZLE
14
Which number replaces the question mark
and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
5 2 7
624
3 2 ?
5
1
411
3
16
14
8
99
6
18
12
7
123
6
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J I X
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PUZZLE
15
PUZZLE
16
What is missing from the last circle? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
17
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
6 2 17
1 4 11
3 7 ?
9 11 13 17 21
X F
P
TD
G
B J
T
XH
K
S A
K
Y
B
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2 6 8
3 7 3
6 4 ?
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PUZZLE
19
Which letters are missing from the last oval? Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
20
Which numbers replace the question mark
and complete the puzzle?
14 10
30 21
46 32
? ?
8 11
19 16
Z H
NS
E K
PW
W D
R
W B
IQ ?
AJM
HOT
MVY
TAF
YHK
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Which of the lower letters replace the question mark to complete this puzzle?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
23
PUZZLE
22
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
I
L
U
GS G
F O
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7 81
624653
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J M B
G V Y N Q
P S H K Z C R
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F I X
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PUZZLE
25
What is missing from the last star?
Which letter completes the puzzle?
PUZZLE
26
PUZZLE
27
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which letter replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
V G
35 154 60
P N ?G
7 51
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19 33 23
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F P X J T B
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Which segment fills the missing gap to complete the puzzle?
PUZZLE
29
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
Which number replaces the question mark and completes the puzzle?
4 1
48
12 12
219
8 7
1010
6 3
9
2 4
71 ?
1
4 5
3
2
PUZZLE
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1 - D
The number of black dots in each grid
increases by 1 each time, starting with
the top left grid and working to the right,
top row then bottom row.
2 - A
Starting with the watch on the left, add
42 minutes to the time shown to give
the time on the next watch to the right.
3 - 6
Looking at the diagram in rows, the
central circle equals half the sum of the
numbers in the other circles to the left
and right of the centre.
4 - 9
The number at the centre of each
triangle equals the sum of the lower two
numbers minus the top number.
5 - E
Starting with Y and moving clockwise,
letters move backwards through the
alphabet in steps of 2 letters, then 3
then 4 etc.
6 - 19
As you move diagonally down, numbers
follow the sequence of Prime Numbers.
7 - V
As you move down the diagram, letters
move through the alphabet in steps of 4.
8 - 16
Starting bottom left and moving clock-
wise around the triangle, numbers follow
the sequence of Square Numbers.
9 - M
Working in rows, add together the
numerical values of the left and right
hand letters to give the numerical value
of the central letter.
10 - O
In each segment of the diagram are a
pair of letters, one of which is the same
distance from the start of the alphabet
as the other is from the end.
11 - 39
Working from top to bottom, double
each number and subtract 1, then 2,
then 3 etc.
12 - 4
Working in columns, the sum of the
numbers in each column is always 14.
13 - V
Starting at the top left, and moving
clockwise in a spiral towards the centre,
letters move through the alphabet in
steps of 5.
14 - K
The numerical values of the letters in
opposite segments of the circle always
add up to 17.
15 - 6
The numbers in each row and column
add up to 15.
16 - Hand pointing to 5
Starting with the top clock and moving
anti-clockwise around the others, the
hour hand moves back 1 hour, then 2,
then 3 etc, while the minute hand moves
forward 10 minutes each time.
17 - 40
Moving from left to right, numbers
increase by 2,3,4 and 5.
18 - K
As you move down, the numerical value
of the letters follows the sequence of
Prime Numbers.
19 - 9
In each square of the diagram, the sum
of the numbers is always 22.
20 - 16
Moving clockwise, around alternate
segments in the chain, one sequence
decreases by 1, 2, 3 and 4 each time,
while the other increases by 2, 3, 4
and 5.
21 - 7
Starting with the numbers in the top row,
and following straight lines through the
centre of the diagram, subtract the
middle number from the top number to
give the corresponding value on the
bottom row.
22 - A
Writing each letter as its numerical value
and working in rows, add the top 2 digit
number to the bottom 2 digit number to
give the 3 digit result in the centre.
23 - 13
In each circle, starting at the top left
segment, numbers increase, as you
move clockwise, by 2 for the upper left
circle, 3 for the upper right, 4 for the
lower right and 5 for the lower left.
24 - G
The numerical values of the letters in
each row add up to 26 each time.
25 - W
Starting at the top left and moving down,
then right one column and up etc in a
snakes and ladders pattern, letters
move through the alphabet 4 letters at a
time.
26 - 3
In each group of 3 numbers, the lower
number equals the average of the top
two numbers.
27 - 1
Reading each row as a 3 digit number,
the rows follow the sequence of square
numbers, from 17 to 19.
28 - 8,1
Reading each row as 3 separate 2-digit
numbers, the central number equals the
average of the left and right hand
numbers.
29 - A:58 B:86
In the first oval, all numbers are
multiples of 8, and in the second, they
are all multiples of 7.
30 - B
In each row, add the numerical value of
the left and right hand letters together
and write the letter with the reverse
alphabetical value in the centre.
TEST 1
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1 - T
Starting at F and moving anti-clockwise,
letters move through the alphabet in
steps of 2, 3, 4, 5 etc.
2 - Q
Adding the three numbers in each
square together gives the numerical
value of the letter at the centre of each
square.
3 - Hammer
The Hammer = 1, the File = 3 and the
Axe = 5
4 - 1
Reading each pair of numbers as a
2 digit number, they follow the sequence
of square numbers from 6 to 9.
5 - 7
Taking the top row of circles, numbers in
the central circle equal the sum of the
numbers in corresponding segments of
the left and right hand circles. In the
bottom row, numbers in the central
circle equal the difference between
numbers in corresponding segments of
the left and right hand circles.
6 - P
Starting at the top left circle, and moving
right, then down one row and moving
left, in a snakes and ladders pattern,
letters move through the alphabet in
steps of 2, 3 and 4, repeating this
pattern all the way down.
7 - 253
Starting at the top left, and moving
through the diagram in a Z shape,
double each number and add 3 to give
the next number along.
8 - U
Multiply the numerical values of the
letters in each pair to give the 3 digit
result in the spaces above.
9 - 51
Moving to the right, double each number
and subtract 3 to give the next number
along.
10 - 2
Starting with the 10 at the top, one set
of numbers increases by 3 each time,
written in alternate boxes as you move
down the diagram, and the other set of
numbers decreases by 2, written in the
boxes remaining.
11 - I
Working from left to right, letters in
corresponding segments of the circles
move through the alphabet in steps of 2,
3 and 4, with their relative positions
moving one place clockwise at each
step.
12 - 6
On each row, add the values of the left
hand and central boxes to give the
value in the right hand box.
13 - V
Starting at the top left, and moving anti-
clockwise around the figure, letters
advance through the alphabet 5 letters
at a time.
14 - 10
In each star diagram, the number in the
centre equals the sum of the top three
numbers, subtracting the sum of the
bottom two numbers.
15 - 23
Starting top left, and moving down in
columns from left to right, the numbers
follow the sequence of Prime Numbers
from 2 to 23.
16 - 10
Numbers in the segments of the left
hand circle equal the difference between
numbers in corresponding segments of
the two right hand circles.
17 - E
Using the numerical value of each letter,
in each column, the value of the central
letter equals the sum of the values of
the top and bottom letters.
18 - 1,143
Starting with the top 3 digit number, the
first digit increases by 2 as you
descend, from 1 to 11. The middle digit
decreases by 1 each time, and the right
hand digit alternates between 5 and 3.
19 - 6
Numbers in the lower left circle equal
the sum of the numbers in
corresponding segments of the top two
circles, and numbers in the lower right
circle equal the difference of the
numbers in corresponding segments of
the top two circles.
20 - N
The alphabetical value of the letters in
the left hand column follows through the
sequence of Prime Numbers, with the
letters in the right hand column
representing the corresponding reverse
alphabetical values.
21 - I
Starting on the left, and moving
downwards in columns from left to right,
letters are written in alphabetical
sequence, in steps of 4 letters at a time.
22 - 4
In each triangle, the central number
equals the sum of the three outer
numbers divided by two.
23 - B
In each diagram, letters are written in
sequence, starting in the top left circle
and moving clockwise around the other
3 outer circles, in steps given by the
numerical value of the central letter
each time.
24 - 5
In each star, the central number equals
the difference between the sum of the
even numbers and the sum of the odd
numbers from the points of the star.
25 - U
Starting on the left, and moving along
the line to the right, letters follow the
alphabetic sequence, in steps of 1,2,3
and then 4, before repeating the
sequence.
26 - 5
In each triangle, the number at the apex
of the triangle equals the average of the
two numbers at the bottom.
27 - 22
In each circle, the lower number equals
the product of the top two numbers,
subtracting 3 for the left hand circle, 4
for the middle, and 5 for the right hand
circle.
28 - 2
Splitting the large square into quarters,
each quarter features the same pattern
of letters.
29 - Y
Starting in the top left circle, and
following a W pattern through the
others, letters in corresponding
segments of the circles follow the
alphabetical sequence in steps of 4
letters.
30 - W
Working from left to right, letters move
forwards 7 places, then back 2. Repeat
this sequence until the end.
TEST 2
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