The document contains 3 puzzles with their answers. Puzzle 1 asks how to arrange 3 sticks to lift a muddy ball without using hands. The answer is to form a triangle around the ball and pinch the sticks tighter to lift it. Puzzle 2 asks which phrase from group B belongs with the words in group A. The answer is "News event" as it is the only option with numbers like the words in group A. Puzzle 3 gives a clue using measurements and asks for the word. The answer is "Defeat" by interpreting the measurements as feet.

1. Puzzles
By Amy O’Toole

2. Puzzle 1
O My friend and I have a ball, but it is very
muddy, so we do not want to pick it up
with our hands.
O I look around to find something that could
help us and found 3 sticks.
How do we arrange the sticks to help us
carry the ball home?

3. Answer 1
O Arrange them in a triangle around the ball
then pinch them in tighter to lift the ball.

4. Puzzle 2
Which phrase from group B belongs with the words
in group A?
O Group A
O Lonely
O Patent
O Canines
O Freighter
O Artwork
O Group B
O Local election
O News event
O Tax return
O Brain teaser
O Play date

5. Answer 2
O The Answer is: “News event”
Because all the words in group A have
numbers in them and so does News event
O Lonely
O Patent
O Canines
O Freighter
O Artwork

6. Puzzle 3
O What is the word?
O D 12” 12” 12” 12”

7. Answer 3
O The word is:
Defeat
Solution: 12”= 1 foot the plural of foot is feet
so D 12” 12” 12” = D feat