The Puzzle Post no. 16 · week of 25 January 2027

1. Word ladder

Change one letter at a time to turn CAT into DOG. Every step must be a real word. It takes 2 steps in between.

CAT → ____ → ____ → DOG

2. Number pyramid

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

107

3. Who has which pet?

Tam, Una, Vik each have one pet: an ox, a wren, a shrimp.

Tam does not have the wren.
Una has the ox.
Vik does not have the shrimp.

4. What comes next?

1, 5, 13, 25, 41, ____

5. Riddle

What is full of holes but still holds water?

Cut out and keep

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Answers on page two when printed

CAT → COT → DOT → DOG
From the bottom: 4, 4, 6, 1 · 8, 10, 7 · 18, 17 · 35
Tam: shrimp · Una: ox · Vik: wren
61 (add 4, then 8, then 12: four more each time)
A sponge.