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Puzzle 673 


Using only horizontal and vertical lines, connect every number to its pair (1 goes to 1, 2 goes to 2, etc). The lines must not cross each other.



Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.

Puzzle Copyright © Johan de Ruiter

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Puzzle 674 


By changing the third letter of each of the words below, can you make another valid word?

You have to change each word such that the third letters will reveal a ten-letter word when read downwards.

Therefore, what now reads 'krzsaprokg' will be a real word.
bake cure maze pest neat rope port food poke bugs

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 675 


During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.

The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.

Can you find the ten girl's names?

....---.--.-.....- .---.-.-.....-...-. .---.........-.-..- ..-....--...--....-.... .....--.-..-.... --..-.-.......-...-... .---..-.-.....- --..-..--.-.. .--.--...-...- ------...-.-..-
Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:

A .-B -...C -.-.D -..E .F ..-.G --.H ....I ..J .---K -.-L .-..M --N -.O ---P .--.Q --.-R .-.S ...T -U ..-V ...-W .--X -..-Y -.--Z --..

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 676 


At a picnic recently, I noticed that:

Charles liked biscuits, but didn't like custard.
Mary liked quiche, but didn't like marshmallows.
Brian liked apples, but didn't like biscuits.
James liked chocolate, but didn't like jelly.
Did David like doughnuts?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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