Puzzle 101
Can you circle exactly three numbers to make a total of 19?
[Ref: ZLBV] © Kevin Stone
Hint: There is a little trick to this puzzle.
Answer: 12 + 6 + 1 = 19.
Note that the puzzle didn't ask for three digits to be circled!
Puzzle 102
Can you complete the following four 5-letter words. The missing letters, in order, spell an living creature.
_ _ U T E
[Ref: ZFDK] © Kevin Stone
Hint: The creature begins with the letter F.
Answer: Flamingo.
F L U T EA M E LI N GG O
Puzzle 103
2147
[Ref: ZTDT] © Kevin Stone
Hint: The top number begins with 4.
Answer:
Puzzle 104
What is represented by this BrainBat?
GLAZING GLAZING
[Ref: ZOMZ] © Kevin Stone
Puzzle 105
Using the BrainTracker grid below, how many words can you find? Each word must contain the central N and no letter can be used twice, however, the letters do not have to be connected. Proper nouns are not allowed, however, plurals are. There is at least one nine letter word. Excellent: 28 words. Good: 22 words. Average: 19 words.
[Ref: ZPGB] © Kevin Stone
Hint: Every word must contain the central letter.
Answer: NEWSPAPER , pan, pane, pawn, pen, prawn, preen, ran, renew, sane, saner, sawn, seen, sewn, snap, snapper, snare, sneer, span, spawn, swan, wan, wane, warn, wean, wren.NEWSPAPER , pan, pane, panes, pans, pawn, pawnee, pawnees, pawner, pawners, pawns, pean, peans, peasen, peen, peens, pen, penes, pens, prawn, prawns, preen, preens, ran, ranee, ranees, rappen, renew, renews, resawn, resewn, rewan, sane, saner, sawn, seen, sen, sene, sewan, sewn, snap, snapper, snare, snaw, sneap, sneer, span, spawn, spawner, spean, swan, wan, wane, wanes, wans, warn, warns, wean, weaner, weaners, weans, ween, weens, wen, wens, wren, wrens.
Puzzle 101
The BrainBashers calculator is low on batteries again. The following multiplication is wrong.
