Today Puzzle #709
Puzzle No. 709 – Thursday 2 April
Tomorrow is National Tweed Day and there are lots of varieties of fabric. If we number the letters in “TWEED” according to their order in the alphabet and sum them, which firm are we reminded of in terms of varieties?
Today’s #PuzleForToday has been set by Dr Shaun Fitzgerald, Fellow of Girton College
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T=20, W=23, E=5, D=4. Sum is 57, so firm is Heinz!
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