The Puzzle Post no. 13 · week of 4 January 2027

1. Word ladder

Change one letter at a time to turn LOST into FIND. Every step must be a real word. It takes 4 steps in between.

LOST → ____ → ____ → ____ → ____ → FIND

2. Number pyramid

Each block is the sum of the two blocks underneath it. Fill in the blanks.

105

3. Who has which pet?

Kai, Lia, Max each have one pet: a llama, an otter, a finch.

Kai's pet does not swim.
Lia does not have the llama.
Max does not have the finch.
The finch's owner is not Kai.

4. What comes next?

1, 5, 12, 22, 35, ____

5. Riddle

What has words but never speaks?

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

LOST → LIST → LINT → LINE → FINE → FIND
From the bottom: 2, 8, 1, 4 · 10, 9, 5 · 19, 14 · 33
Kai: llama · Lia: finch · Max: otter
51 (add 4, then 7, then 10: three more each time)
A book.