{"id":88735,"date":"2023-12-14T00:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=88735"},"modified":"2023-12-14T00:44:18","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:44:18","slug":"only-the-sharpest-minds-can-solve-this-christmas-puzzle-set-by-uk-spies-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/only-the-sharpest-minds-can-solve-this-christmas-puzzle-set-by-uk-spies-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Only the sharpest minds can solve this Christmas puzzle set by UK spies | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORGET the fancy James Bond gadgets, do you have what it takes to be a real spy?<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence agency GCHQ has launched its annual Christmas challenge to test the country\u2019s codebreaking skills.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/2019-us-warned-britain-risking-486312232.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The seven puzzles, pictured here, have been sent on Christmas cards to schools up and down the country. <\/p>\n<p>The answers each reveal a word which can follow the word \u2018Christmas\u2019. <\/p>\n<p>So crack out a pen and paper and put your skills to the test.<\/p>\n<p>If you get them right, tell GCHQ \u2013 you may just become their next secret agent.<\/p>\n<h2>READ MORE ON GCHQ<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/takes-solve-brainteaser-gchq-spy-762845405.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>You could be a spy if you can solve this tough GCHQ brainteaser<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/GCHQ.png\"><\/p>\n<h3>GCHQ sets hardest EVER quiz to celebrate Alan Turing \u00a350 note &#8211; can YOU crack it?<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tp-graphic-gchq-questions-one.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/tp-graphic-gchq-questions-two-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/25046563\/gchq-spies-quiz-puzzle-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORGET the fancy James Bond gadgets, do you have what it takes to be a real spy? 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