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Puzzle 1 


Many years ago, a cruise liner sank in the middle of the ocean.

The castaways luckily landed on a remote desert island.

There was enough food for the 220 people to last three weeks.

Six days later a rescue ship appeared, unluckily this ship also sank, leaving an additional 55 people stranded on the island to now share the original rationed food.

The food obviously had to be re-rationed, but everyone was now on one-half of the original ration, so how many days in total would the food last for, from the day of the original sinking?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 2 


Place an arrow in each empty square.

Every arrow can either point left or right, but must point to a square with a number.

The numbers indicate the total number of arrows that point at them.

Puzzle Copyright © Johan de Ruiter

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Puzzle 3 


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, …

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


Below, you will find some eight-letter words, with only their endings remaining.

Can you find the words?
-----yee -----egy -----igm -----lse -----com -----bet -----lel -----dee

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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