New Zealand Listener – August 24, 2019

AUGUST 24 2019 LISTENER 63

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SCATTERWORD PERMUTATE
TEMPERATE
CLUELESS
CROSSWORD
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a different number
from 1 to 26. Use your knowledge of English to solve the
crossword. Some clue letters are given.
Your aim is to change
the top word one
letter at a time, each
time rearranging the
letters to create a new
word. Perform one
such permutation for
each blank line below
until you arrive at
the last word. There
is usually more than
one correct solution.
See how many you
can find in 15 mins.
Last week’s solutions. Logic Puzzle: St Anne’s will visit the lion enclosure in March, Bridge Primary will visit the elephants in April, the
Graham St school will visit the primates in May and Hills Primary will visit the reptiles in June. Scatterword: PITUITARY, parity, yttria,
pituri, purity, tapir, pitta, trait, party, patty, tuart, ratty, tarty, putty, rutty, tait, part, rapt, tarp, trap, tart, ruta, arty, tray, taut, tipi,
trip, pity, putt. 29 words. Permutate: TRUNK, TRUCK, COURT, SCOUT, SCOOT, SCOOP Clueless crossword:
NAME MEDIUM GRADE
Esther
Fiona
Oliver
Zane
LOGIC PUZZLE PENCIL IT IN
Four children from different grades enter an art competition, each using
different media:

1. Esther is in the grade immediately below Fiona’s.


2. Neither Fiona, nor the student from the third grade, used charcoal or
   ink.


3. Zane is one grade above the student who used pencil.


4. Oliver, the student from the third grade and the student who used
   charcoal are three different students.

Using these clues, and the grid below, can you work out which student is
from which grade and which medium they used?

You may

write your

answers in

this grid:

10 GOOD

12 VERY GOOD

14+ EXCELLENT

NAME MEDIUM

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One

Two

Three

Four

Charcoal

Crayon

Ink

Pencil

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BLUNT

SHARP

A B C D E F G H I J K L M

N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Your aim is to create words of

four letters or more using the

given letters once only but always

including the middle letter. Do

not use proper names or plural/

verb forms that add only “s”.

See if you can find the nine-letter

word using up all the letters.

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