Mindbender

A: "I'll pay a quarter of the bill, and also 25p," said Sam. "More than my share, but I'm rich today." "Lucky Sam. I'm broke," commented Andy. "But I'll pay a quarter of the balance, and also 25p."

Bert accepted the bill from the waitress. "Well, I ve got exactly 98p, and that will just cover the rest."

What was the total amount?

B: "What's John's new phone number?" Nancy asked her husband. "The 4-figure part, I know the exchange." Ben thought a moment. "I did figure out something on it," he replied. "It's one less than seven times what you get if you subtract the square of its first half from the square of its second."

Not exactly helpful! But what was the number?

You have 10 minutes to find as many words as possible using the letters in the wheel. Each word must use the hub letter and at least three others, and letters may be used only once. You cannot use plurals, foreign words or proper nouns. There is one nine-letter word in the wheel.

How you rate:

25 words, average; 35 words, good; 45 words, very good; 60 or more, excellent.