New Zealand Listener - October 13, 2018

OCTOBER 13 2018 LISTENER 63

ALL PUZZLES COPYRIGHT C. WALTERS, REUBENSPUZZLES.COM.AU

SCATTERWORD PERMUTATE

Your aim is to create words of TEMPERATE

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.

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 may

be more than one

correct solution.

Last week’s solutions. Logic Puzzle: Brian is 46 years old and plays the violin, Edward is 32 and plays the banjo, Jerry is 39 and plays the

saxophone and Patricia is 25 and plays the guitar. Scatterword: FOREIGNER, foreign, ignorer, forger, ignore, region, gorier, ironer,

forge, gofer, freon, goner, roger, groin, rigor, ogee, fore, gone, ergo, goer, gore, ogre, rego, frog, info, iron. 26 words. Permutate:

MUSIC, SCRUM, CURSE, CRUEL/ULCER, UREAL, RELAX Clueless crossword:

STORE STONE VALUE

Gems Galore

Hidden Treasure

Jesse’s Jewels

Sid’s Stones

LOGIC PUZZLE WHAT A GEM

Four jewellery stores present their best gem for valuation:

1. Gems Galore presents a ruby.


2. The ruby is worth $500 less than the stone Hidden Treasure presents.


3. Regarding the ruby and the sapphire, one was presented

by Hidden Treasure and one was worth $500.

4. The jewel presented by Sid’s Stones is worth more than the diamond.

Using these clues and the grid below can you work out the

worth of each jewel and which jewellery store presented it?

You may

write your

answers in

this grid:

18 GOOD

22 VERY GOOD

26+ EXCELLENT

JEWELRY STORE GEMSTONE

GEMSTONE

VALUE

$500

$1000

$1500

$2000

Diamond

Emerald

Ruby

Sapphire

Gems GaloreHidden

TreasureJesse’s

JewelsSid’s StonesDiamondEmeraldRuby Sapphire

SHINY

JEW EL

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