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29 August 2026

Puzzle sentence and answer

The sentence

Rex, a wobbly four-month-old kitten who never could walk, gets in the wheelchair Michael Hawley built him from Lego.

Show the five-word answer
wobblykittengetsLegowheelchair

Kept 'Rex'? His name, but on its own Rex sounds like somebody's dog, and there was no room left to say kitten too. Same problem Pancake the turtle had. This is real. Rex is four months old, in Wilmington, North Carolina, born with a wobble that means he had never walked a step. A proper cat wheelchair costs about 1,800 dollars and he would outgrow it in six weeks, so Michael Hawley, who works at the local Lego shop, built him one out of bricks. It took a few tries to fit. Then Rex took his first steps in it.

Every word, accounted for

Rexhis name. 'kitten Rex' fits the way 'turtle Pancake' did, but it costs 'wobbly', and wobbly is why he needed wheels at all. the name waits in the note
aglue. never in the answer
wobblywhy he needed wheels, and it says which kitten. stays
four-month-oldhis age, not what he got
kittenthe one in the chair. without it Rex is a dog
whoglue. never in the answer
nevergoes with walk. the before, not the news
couldglue. never in the answer
walkthe thing he could never do. the wheels are the news
getswhat happened to him. stays
inglue. never in the answer
theglue. never in the answer
wheelchairthe thing itself. stays
Michaelthe builder's first name. two slots the kitten cannot spare
Hawleythe other half. the chair is his credit, not the news
builtwhat Michael did. the headline belongs to the kitten
himglue. never in the answer
fromglue. never in the answer
Legosays which wheelchair, and you can picture it. stays
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