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Puzzle 397
Below are ten everyday words, each of which has had some letters removed. The letters removed form either a boy's or a girl's name.
For example, if the word was PAN---IME, the answer might be PANTOMIME. Can you determine the original words?
demi----
---ple
absor---t
he---che
sc----r
----ionaire
break---ce
monog---
-----incense
s---ly
Puzzle 398
Developer's Bowling Matchall logic puzzles
At a recent bowling match, two games were played.
Kelly beat Sam in both games, and Reed beat Jamie in both games.
The winner in game 1 came second in game 2.
Reed won game 2, and Jamie beat Sam in game 1.
No player got the same placing twice.
Can you determine who finished where in each game?
Puzzle 399
Can you find the number that best completes this puzzle?
Puzzle 400
What well known saying has had its consonants removed:
-a-- -a--- -a-e -i--- -o--