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Puzzle 413 


Start in square 'S' and end in square 'E' moving either horizontally or vertically in each move. Start by moving 2 squares in each of your moves, but when you land on a '*' square, change the number of squares you move from 2 to 3, or vice versa. You can not step on or pass through the black squares, and you have only 8 moves in which to complete this task.

Puzzle Copyright © Cihan Altay

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Puzzle 414 


What is the smallest positive integer, which …

… when multiplied by 7 gives a number consisting of only 6's?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 415 


Triathlon - Round 2all logic puzzles

The final of the BrainBashers triathlon was a close run thing.

The whole tournament was decided on the last two sections, cycling and the road race.

Alex didn't win either section.
The person who won the cycling came third in the road race.
Alex beat Charlie in cycling, but was beaten by Charlie in the road race.
Charlie was last in neither section.
Drew won the road race, but was beaten by Billie in the cycling.
Can you work out who came where in each section?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 416 


Which is larger:

millimetres in a mile sixteenths of an inch in 2 kilometres

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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