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Tea break

Tea break

Isn’t it time you took a tea break?

We know how hard you work. That’s why we started Medical Supermarket: to take the time and hassle out of buying supplies, so you can spend more of your day with your patients and your team.

So between the CQC paperwork and the practice meetings, put your feet up, make a cuppa and have a go at our riddles, sudoku and word puzzles.

14 riddlesA sudokuWord puzzles
A cup of tea and a biscuit
Riddles

How many can you get?

Have a think, then tap to check your answer. No peeking.

Riddle 1

What is broken when it is spoken?

Reveal the answer
Silence.
Riddle 2

What relation would your father’s sister’s sister-in-law be to you?

Reveal the answer
Your mother (or another aunt, if your dad has brothers).
Riddle 3

I am as big as an elephant but as light as a feather. What am I?

Reveal the answer
An elephant’s shadow.
Riddle 4

Joe’s mum has 4 kids. The first is named April, the second May, the third June. What is the fourth child called?

Reveal the answer
Joe.
Riddle 5

I have 4 legs in the morning, 2 in the afternoon and 3 in the evening. What am I?

Reveal the answer
A person: we crawl as a baby, walk as an adult and use a walking stick in old age.
Riddle 6

For some people I am fast, for others I am slow. To most I am an obsession. What am I?

Reveal the answer
A clock.
Riddle 7

This word has seven letters. It is greater than God, more evil than the devil, poor people have it, rich people want it, and if you eat it you die. What is it?

Reveal the answer
Nothing.
Riddle 8

What can you catch but not throw?

Reveal the answer
A cold.
Riddle 9

What has a mouth but can’t chew?

Reveal the answer
A river.
Riddle 10

What gets whiter the dirtier it gets?

Reveal the answer
A blackboard.
Riddle 11

What can go up a chimney down, but not down a chimney up?

Reveal the answer
An umbrella.
Riddle 12

What begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?

Reveal the answer
A teapot.
Riddle 13

What cannot be used until it is broken?

Reveal the answer
An egg.
Riddle 14

A cowboy rode into town on Friday, stayed for 3 days and left on Friday. How?

Reveal the answer
His horse was called Friday.
Sudoku

Fill the grid

8412918635561836192178567144136

How to play

Fill every empty square so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box contains the numbers 1 to 9 once. Tap a square to type a number.

Medium difficulty: about one cup of tea, or two if you’re interrupted.

Show the solution
683541927912786435475923186721854693398267541564319278136498752859672314247135869
Wuzzles

Our favourite: word puzzles

A wuzzle is a well-known saying, person, place or thing, shown as a clever arrangement of words. Work out what each square means. Good luck!

Wuzzle puzzles, set 1
Wuzzle puzzles, set 2
Wuzzle puzzles, set 3
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Want the answers? Ha! You’re not getting off that easily. Give us a call on 020 3301 6500 and we’ll help you out.

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Running low on tea?

We supply the staff room too, on the same order as your clinical supplies.

While the kettle boils

See how much your practice could save with a free, no-obligation account review, or call us on 020 3301 6500.

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