Gchq Christmas Puzzle

[toalisi]

I'm not trying to increase the circulation of The Daily Telegraph
but puzzlers may want to check out the brain teaser set by a
GCHQ chief.

The grid is on page 7 of today's paper.

[bibblebub]

same as this http://metro.co.uk/2015/12/10/can-you-solve-gchqs-christmas-card-puzzle-5556166/ ?

here's a larger picture of the grid https://metrouk2.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/grid-shading-puzzle.jpg?quality=80&strip=all&strip=all

[toalisi]

Thanks bibblebub.

[ladyalex]

Have I gone horribly wrong, or is there a mistake on column 2 of this grid?

Or is it all part of the puzzle?

[mungomouse]

No mistake ladyalex. Try again. It took me two goes too.

[mungomouse]

Part 2 Q2
What colour fills the gap?
Green, red, brown, red, blue, ........, yellow, pink
Any ideas?

[issy]

Mungomouse

I do not think that you are supposed to fill the gap. I believe this to be a sequence of snooker shots with the hyphen representing a foul shot after which yellow is a free ball. This would mean the "What comes after" refers to after the shot after the pink which would mean that the answer is probably red.
If all the reds had gone, then the answer would be yellow.
Rather convoluted but if have got Q1 right then you are getting into the man's/woman's mind.

[KeepItSharp]

The gap is there as there isn't a suitable colour ...

[mungomouse]

Thank you issy and KeepItSharp, now I've got a theme for this question I'll really be able to work on it. Q1 was easy but I'm sure they'll get even more difficult as the section continues.

[ladyalex]

Thanks mungomouse....on to try 3 now.....

[issy]

The gap is there as it was a miss, leaving a snooker which means that the yellow was a free shot which counts as a red.

[issy]

I have been barking up the wrong tree with this. If you ascribe the value of the ball in snooker you get pi. The blank is there because the number 9 cannot be represented this way.

[KeepItSharp]

There is a part 3 to the quiz with 4 more questions ...

[mungomouse]

Issy, you were right about the colours and pi.
I'm now on Q6 but can't persuade the website to accept the letter I am sure is right. It says try again so I've tried each letter in turn. It won't accept any letter. Has anyone else had this problem?

[ladyalex]

I think you have to get all the answers right, mungomouse....you may have one of the other answers wong. :-(

[Mavise]

I'm stuck q5 part 2, any ideas?

[Mavise]

Q6 is e, think reindeer