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New Scientist Enigma

Weekly maths puzzles from New Scientist, posted and solved here. 418 enigmas tracked, with the magazine’s answer appearing about six weeks after each question is set.

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418

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418 enigmas · Page 13 of 17

1480
Getting Older Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 7
1479
Factors In Progression Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 8
1478
Yours Squarely Adrian Somerfield Answered and confirmed
Answered 4
1477
In Transit Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 13
1476
Portuguese Squares Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 6
1475
Lines Of Thought Bob Walker Answered and confirmed
Answered 22
1474
Nativity Places Keith Austin Answered and confirmed
Answered 11
1473
Even Odds Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 17
1472
Wrong Calls Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 8
1471
Hidden Values Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 8
1470
Dicey Dice Peter Harrison Answered and confirmed
Answered 7
1469
Triangular Ring Adrian Somerfield Answered and confirmed
Answered 6
1468
Paving The Way Bob Walker Answered and confirmed
Answered 19
1467
Pairs Of Triangles Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 6
1466
Crossed Words Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 26
1465
To The Far Quarter Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 13
1464
Square Birthdays Adrian Somerfield Answered and confirmed
Answered 44
1463
D For Divisibility Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 20
1462
Coloured Cubes Albert Haddad Answered and confirmed
Answered 22
1461
Square Times Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 57
1460
Colour coded Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 34
1459
Twelve Elevenths Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 43
1458
Imagine... Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 35
1457
Anglo-Italian Sums Richard England Answered and confirmed
Answered 64
1456
Cutting Edge Susan Denham Answered and confirmed
Answered 55

418 enigmas · Page 13 of 17