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CHALLENGE NO. 40 · CLOSED

Puzzles for
13 October 2026.

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

1player finished
0:34median time for a perfect six
1 / MATHS

A little mental maths

Find the missing answer.

21 + 24= ?
  • 45 (correct)
  • 49
  • 41
  • 53

21 + 24 = 45.

2 / WORDS

Make it make sense

Unscramble the letters. Clue: a visible mass of water droplets in the sky.

DCLOU
  • CLOUD (correct)
  • JEWEL
  • IGLOO
  • BEACH

CLOUD — a visible mass of water droplets in the sky.

3 / PATTERNS

Find your rhythm

Which number comes next?

8152229?
  • 40
  • 36 (correct)
  • 38
  • 34

Add 7 each time. The next number is 36.

4 / MATHS

Keep the numbers moving

Find the missing number.

8 × ?= 24
  • 2
  • 5
  • 3 (correct)
  • 4

8 × 3 = 24.

5 / WORDS

On the same wavelength

Choose the closest meaning.

BEGIN
  • Finish
  • Start (correct)
  • Follow
  • Pause

begin means start.

6 / PATTERNS

One last connection

Follow the pattern. What comes next?

5102040?
  • 76
  • 84
  • 88
  • 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.