Puzzle 29
Below you will find 15 well-known seven-letter words, with only their endings remaining.
Can you find the words?
----nst
----nip
----fth
----rno
----dox
----sil
----nac
----iem
----arb
----ior
----bey
----van
----ipt
----dth
----nox
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Hints
The first letters of the words are: A, P, T, I, P, U, A, R, R, W, D, C, R, B, E.
Answers
----nst = against
----nip = parsnip
----fth = twelfth
----rno = inferno
----dox = paradox
----sil = utensil
----nac = almanac
----iem = requiem
----arb = rhubarb
----ior = warrior
----bey = disobey
----van = caravan
----ipt = receipt
----dth = breadth
----nox = equinox
Puzzle 30
At the recent BrainBashers code-breaking convention, Billie Brisk won the speed contest.
The following sentence was deciphered in a record time of 123 seconds.
What was the well-known saying, and how has it been encrypted?
MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH
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Hint
The first word begins with T.
Answer
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Reasoning
The saying has been broken down into blocks of 4, the last block has been filled with dummy letters. Each block has then been reversed.
Double-Checking
Start with:
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH
Group together:
TOOMANYCOOKSSPOILTHEBROTH
Split into groups of 4 letters:
TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT H
Add 3 random characters:
TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT HBCY
Reverse each group of 4 letters:
MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH
Puzzle 31
What 5-digit number am I thinking of?
It has two prime digits.
Digit 3 is the highest digit.
Digit 2 is the lowest digit.
Digit 1 is higher than the sum of digits 4 and 5.
Digit 5 is half of digit 4.
Digit 1 is one smaller than digit 3.
Digit 5 is between digit 2 and digit 1
The digit 0 doesn't appear, and there are no duplicates. Don't forget that 1 isn't prime, as the prime numbers start with 2, 3, 5, …
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What can digits 4 and 5 be?
Answer
71842.
Reasoning
The number can be represented as:
- - - - -
By (5), Digit 5 is half of Digit 4, so we have four possibilities:
- - - 2 1
- - - 4 2
- - - 6 3
- - - 8 4
By (4), Digit 1 is higher than the sum of Digit 4 and Digit 5, so we can eliminate two possibilities, leaving:
- - - 2 1
- - - 4 2
By (7), Digit 5 is between Digit 2 and Digit 1, so we can eliminate - - - 2 1, leaving:
- - - 4 2
By (4), Digit 1 must be higher than the sum of Digit 4 and Digit 5, so we have three possibilities:
7 - - 4 2
8 - - 4 2
9 - - 4 2
By (6), Digit 1 is 1 smaller than Digit 3 we can eliminate 9 - - 4 2, and fill in Digit 3, leaving:
7 - 8 4 2
8 - 9 4 2
By (3), Digit 2 is the lowest digit, and must be 1:
7 1 8 4 2
8 1 9 4 2
By (1), the only possibility is:
7 1 8 4 2
Puzzle 32
Volleyball Bonanza all logic puzzles
At the end of the last volleyball season, the main results table had been destroyed.
Luckily, a number of people could remember the following snippets:
Arlington Wonderers finished above The Mad Hatters and Derby Surefires.
Eagle Wings finished above Arlington Wonderers, The Mad Hatters, and Derby Surefires.
Happy Hippo finished above Bright Moon and Eagle Wings.
Eagle Wings finished above Foxtrot Foxes and Chippy Flippers.
The Mad Hatters finished below Chippy Flippers and Eagle Wings.
Foxtrot Foxes finished before Bright Moon, Derby Surefires, and The Mad Hatters.
Derby Surefires finished below Foxtrot Foxes, Chippy Flippers, and Bright Moon.
Arlington Wonderers finished below Chippy Flippers and Eagle Wings.
Bright Moon finished below Eagle Wings, Foxtrot Foxes, and The Mad Hatters.
Derby Surefires finished below The Mad Hatters and Eagle Wings.
Foxtrot Foxes finished below Arlington Wonderers and Eagle Wings.
Can you restore the correct league positions?
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Answer
Happy Hippo
Eagle Wings
Chippy Flippers
Arlington Wonderers
Foxtrot Foxes
The Mad Hatters
Bright Moon
Derby Surefires
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