Owlet puzzle #25
Released Thursday, July 30, 2026 UTC
42
the answer for puzzle #25
The five clues
- A two-digit number.
- Product of the first three primes plus one? No — but a specific well-loved answer.
- 42 = 6 · 7 = 2 · 3 · 7.
- Famously the 'Answer to the Ultimate Question' in a 1979 novel.
- Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Backstory
42 = 6×7. Adams said he chose it because '42 is a nice, quiet number.'
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