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CHALLENGE NO. 33 · CLOSED

Puzzles for
6 October 2026.

The six questions everyone saw that day, with answers and explanations.

5players finished
0:36median time for a perfect six
1 / MATHS

A little mental maths

Find the missing answer.

29 + 27= ?
  • 59
  • 62
  • 53
  • 56 (correct)

29 + 27 = 56.

2 / WORDS

Make it make sense

Unscramble the letters. Clue: a burrowing mammal with a striped face.

ERDGBA
  • UMBRELLA
  • TIGER
  • BADGER (correct)
  • VIOLIN

BADGER — a burrowing mammal with a striped face.

3 / PATTERNS

Find your rhythm

Which number comes next?

9172533?
  • 43
  • 39
  • 41 (correct)
  • 45

Add 8 each time. The next number is 41.

4 / MATHS

Keep the numbers moving

Find the missing number.

3 × ?= 24
  • 10
  • 8 (correct)
  • 9
  • 7

3 × 8 = 24.

5 / WORDS

On the same wavelength

Choose the closest meaning.

FURIOUS
  • Excited
  • Jealous
  • Anxious
  • Angry (correct)

furious means angry.

6 / PATTERNS

One last connection

Follow the pattern. What comes next?

5102040?
  • 83
  • 77
  • 86
  • 80 (correct)

Double each number. 40 × 2 = 80.

Correct answers rank first and elapsed time breaks ties, so a careful six beats a fast five. Read how the puzzles are made or report an unclear question with this date.