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Puzzle 441 


My local library decided to hand out some of its old books to the 1,400 people who lived in the town.

To each library member, they offered 6 books, and to each non-member, they offered 4 books.

If only half of the members, and three-quarters of the non-members, accepted the books, how many books were given away?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 442 


You can replace the dashes with the same four-letter word, and create two new words, one that starts with ARM, and one that ends in ING.

Can you find all possible four-letter words that work?
arm----
   ----ing

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Puzzle 443 


Elevator Mishap - Logic Puzzles

Six people were in a room together, when suddenly the lights went out. When the lights came back on, Fred Albert's wallet was missing!

Detectives have investigated, they have questioned the suspects, the witnesses, and people who know the suspects. They have collected physical evidence (hair samples, fibre samples, etc.) from the crime scene. They have collected these clues, but have not been able to solve the crime.

They have now asked for your help. Examine the clues, and see if you can solve the crime.

The suspect who owns a purple car was wearing tan shoes.
The suspect who weighs 180 pounds owns a green car.
The suspect who owns a black car was wearing blue shoes.
The suspect who weighs 150 pounds was wearing tan shoes.
Brian Martin owns a green car.
Marty Jones was carrying a purple umbrella.
John Fox has red hair.
Larry Smith weighs 210 pounds.
The suspect who weighs 190 pounds was wearing blue shoes.
The suspect who was carrying a red umbrella is not the one who was wearing black shoes.
The thief owns a black car.
The suspect who owns a white car is not the one who weighs 170 pounds.
Bill Edison was wearing brown shoes.
The suspect who weighs 190 pounds is not the one who has red hair.
No two suspects have the same weight, colour shoes, colour umbrella, colour car, or hair colour.

Puzzle Copyright © David Leithauser

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Puzzle 444 


Place the words below into pairs.

You will then have 5 lots of eight letters, each of which is an anagram of at least one other word.

Can you find the 5 pairings, and at least one anagram each?

peer time date wall june tone snob seat pale veil

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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