The Puzzle Post no. 14 · week of 11 January 2027

1. Word ladder

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

HAND → ____ → ____ → ____ → ____ → FOOT

2. Number pyramid

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

3. Who has which pet?

Nell, Omar, Pip each have one pet: a mole, a quail, a trout.

Nell does not have the trout.
Omar has the quail.
Pip does not have the mole.

4. What comes next?

3, 5, 9, 17, 33, ____

5. Riddle

What belongs to you, but other people use it more than you do?

Cut out and keep

Puzzles I solved: 1 □ 2 □ 3 □ 4 □ 5 □ with help from: ______________

This week’s Patience Club deal is the same for everyone at sparkwhetstone.org/patience-club. Clear it and write your result code here: ______________________

Answers on page two when printed

HAND → BAND → BOND → FOND → FOOD → FOOT
From the bottom: 6, 3, 5, 2 · 9, 8, 7 · 17, 15 · 32
Nell: mole · Omar: quail · Pip: trout
65 (double the number, then take away one)
Your name.