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Abbie Meehan

Can you solve this puzzle for kids created by spy experts?

Anybody who fancies themselves as quite the 007 would typically think that they have more brain power than the average child - but is that always the case?

As anticipation begins to build around the announcement of the next James Bond, many people across the UK will be saying, "I could definitely be a spy!". However, this festive puzzle set by the UK's spy agency GCHQ might have some scratching their heads in confusion.

The puzzle, which features on the Christmas card sent by the director of Cheltenham-based GCHQ Sir Jeremy Fleming to his contacts around the world, is aimed at testing the following:

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  • schoolchildren’s knowledge of key subjects
  • their ability to work as a team

A GCHQ spokesperson stated that the Christmas spy challenge was designed to test people's problem solving skills, as well as inspire their interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects.

The spokesperson said: "The puzzle, masterminded by a team of the agency’s in-house puzzlers, features on Director GCHQ’s Christmas card.

"The card is sent to partners in the UK and around the world who work with the intelligence, cyber and security agency to counter threats, including hostile state activity, terror groups and organised crime gangs.

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Could you solve this festive puzzle and be the next 007? Let us know in the comments below how you got on.

The puzzle is aimed at young James Bond wannabes. (PA Media)

"Secondary school classes across the country will need to work as a team to crack the Christmas challenge, featuring seven fiendish puzzles.

"The puzzles are based on the seven disciplines of: languages, engineering, codebreaking, analysis, maths, coding and cyber security – all key skills needed at GCHQ to help keep the country safe.

"But this year’s challenge comes with a twist, once they solve all seven puzzles, schoolchildren will need to think outside the box, using the design on the front of the card to assemble the answers, forming three separate What3Words locations."

Have you managed to solve the puzzle? Let us know in the comments below.

The challenge can be found in full here.

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