The Puzzle Post no. 12 · week of 28 December 2026
1. Word ladder
Change one letter at a time to turn SNOW into SLED. Every step must be a real word. It takes 2 steps in between.
SNOW → ____ → ____ → SLED
2. Number pyramid
Each block is the sum of the two blocks underneath it. Fill in the blanks.
17
87
35
3. Who has which pet?
Hal, Iris, Jun each have one pet: a pig, a heron, a minnow.
- Hal does not have the minnow.
- Iris does not have the pig.
- Jun has the heron.
4. What comes next?
1, 4, 10, 20, 35, ____
5. Riddle
What can fill a room but takes up no space?
Cut out and keep
Puzzles I solved: 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 5 □ with help from: ______________
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Answers on page two when printed
- SNOW → SLOW → SLEW → SLED
- From the bottom: 3, 6, 2, 5 · 9, 8, 7 · 17, 15 · 32
- Hal: pig · Iris: minnow · Jun: heron
- 56 (add the triangle numbers: add 3, then 6, then 10 …)
- Light.