<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[justpuzzles]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Teun Spaans]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/author/teunspaans/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[18 matchsticks aka 18 nails aka 18&nbsp;toothpicks]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a while ago we had matchstick puzzles, so here&#8217;s one again. And yes, you are perfectly right, matches are on the way out with electric cooking and all such. Luckily, you can use nails or toothpick sticks instead. I mentioned it in a previous post and I&#8217;m now also mentioning it in the title of the post.</p>
<p>In the image below you see 18 matchsticks aka nails aka toothpicks making up six squares. Now re-arrange the 18 matchsticks to make twenty.</p>
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<p>New puzzles are published at least twice a month on Fridays. You can check your solution <a href="https://justpuzzles.wordpress.com/Solutions%20to%20puzzles%20501-750/#508">here</a>.</p>
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