Brain Teasers and Puzzles 

Last week my wife and I found ourselves stranded on an island, oops!

Unfortunately, we were also stranded with our two sons, with no clear means of rescue.

Luckily, I came across an old rickety boat which I knew could carry either one adult or two children.

How did I rescue my family?

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Can you find every occurrence of the word AUGUST that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?

The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?



Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Starting with HATE, change one letter at a time until you have the word LOVE-

Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word-

What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?

There are four different answers using common words, can you find all four?
hate
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love

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You are running in a marathon and you overtake the person in second place.

What position are you now in?

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