New Zealand Listener – June 01, 2019

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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: Bruce is going to Peru for four weeks, Flo is going to Egypt for eight weeks, Jack is
going to France for two weeks, and Sue is going to Italy for six weeks. Scatterword: COCKFIGHT, gothic, chick,
chock, fitch, hoick, thick, chic, cock, coif, foci, hick, chit, itch, hock, coth, tick, otic. 18 words.
Permutate: GOING, AGING, ALGIN/ALIGN, AGILE, ALIVE, LEAVE Clueless crossword:
SWIMMER EVENT TIME
Barbara
Geoff
Hannah
Raj
LOGIC PUZZLE DIVE IN
Four swimmers compete in different races at different times in a
sports programme.

1. Geoff’s race is 30 minutes before Barbara’s race.


2. The relay takes place later than Geoff’s race.


3. Raj’s race occurs 30 minutes before the backstroke event.


4. Concerning Barbara and Hannah, one swims in the butterfly event
   and one will race at 11.45.

Using these clues and the grid below, can you work out which
swimmer will swim in which event and at what time?

You may

write your

answers in

this grid:

11 GOOD

16 VERY GOOD

20+ EXCELLENT

SWIMMER EVENT

E

V

E

N

T

T

IM

E

11.00

11.15

11.30

11.45

Backstroke

Butterfly

Freestyle

Relay

Ba

rb

ar

a

Ge

off

Ra

j

Ba

ck

st

ro

ke

Bu

tt

er

fly

Fr

ee

st

yl

e

Re

la

y

S W IFT

RELAY

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, 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 that uses

all the letters.

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