Puzzle Sum 8
What animal does this sum spell?
SOLUTION
HORNET – NET + SEAL + ARM + CLOCK – ALARM CLOCK = HORSE
Category: Casual Puzzles
A collection of Riddles, Mazes, Rebuses, and Hidden Objects, appropriate for younger children, carefully curated by Puzzle Prime.
Samuel Loyd (1841 – 1911), born in Philadelphia and raised in New York City, was an American chess player, chess composer, puzzle author, and recreational mathematician. As a chess composer, he authored a number of chess problems, often with interesting themes. At his peak, Loyd was one of the best chess players in the US and was ranked 15th in the world, according to chessmetrics.com.
Gollum’s Riddle
This thing all things devours,
Birds, beasts, trees, flowers,
Gnaws iron, bites steel,
Grinds hard stones to meal,
Slays king, ruins town,
And beats mountain down.
SOLUTION
The answer is TIME.
Puzzle Sum 7
What birds do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
WRENCH + ARM – CHARM = WREN
MAGNET – NET + PIE = MAGPIE
Penrose Railway Maze 1
Get from START to FINISH, moving only over smooth lines, without reversing and making sharp turns.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
Puzzle Sum 6
What state does this sum spell?
SOLUTION
KENNEL + INK – LINK + STONE – NEST – ONE + TUCK + YEAR – EAR = KENTUCKY
Puzzle Sum 5
What two animals do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
SCOWL – OWL + RABBIT – BIT = SCRAB
CROW + HEEL – WHEEL + COD + BEE + FILE – BEEF = CROCODILE
Puzzle Sum 4
What two birds do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
LACE – ACE + ARK = LARK
SPEAR – EAR + BARROW – B = SPARROW
Illusion Maze
Find a path between the two squares in this Illusion Maze, created by Dave Phillips.
SOLUTION
The solution is shown below.
Puzzle Sum 3
What two Italian cities do these sums spell?
SOLUTION
OVEN – O + ICE = VENICE
REEL – EEL + DOME – D = ROME
Never Walks
What can run but never walks,
Has a mouth but never talks,
Has a head but never weeps,
Has a bed but never sleeps?
SOLUTION
The answer is RIVER.
