The Puzzle Post no. 17 · week of 1 February 2027

1. Word ladder

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

PINE → ____ → ____ → CONE

2. Number pyramid

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

810

3. Who has which pet?

Will, Xan, Yara each have one pet: a hare, a jay, a pike.

Will's pet cannot fly.
Xan does not have the hare.
Yara does not have the pike.
The jay's owner is not Xan.

4. What comes next?

1, 6, 15, 28, 45, ____

5. Riddle

What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

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

PINE → LINE → LONE → CONE
From the bottom: 3, 5, 8, 2 · 8, 13, 10 · 21, 23 · 44
Will: hare · Xan: pike · Yara: jay
66 (add 5, then 9, then 13: four more each time)
The letter M.