Puzzle 73
Customer services at BrainBashers headquarters received the following letter recently.
Luckily, our top puzzle solvers were able to determine the meaning and help Sam South.
Can you work out what the problem was?
D-a- K-v-n,
- ---ld l-k- -- c-m-la-n ab--- -h- --- --- -f m- ----------.
-h-s- l-----s d- n-- a---a- -- b- ---k-ng c----c-l-.
As --- can s--, -h-- a-- m-ss-ng f--m -h-s d-c-m-n-.
- ---ld b- v--- g-a--f-l -f --- c--ld c----c- -h-s ---bl-m -mm-d-a--l-.
K-nd --ga-ds.
Sam S---h.
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Hint
What letters are missing?
Answer
The letter was written on a typewriter that has a problem with the top row of letters – they did not print correctly. The letter should have read:
Dear Kevin,
I would like to complain about the top row of my typewriter.
These letters do not appear to be working correctly.
As you can see, they are missing from this document.
I would be very grateful if you could correct this problem immediately.
Kind regards.
Sam South.
Puzzle 74
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 2 different answers, can you find them both?
-e-el
b-d
s-i-l
swa--
fo-
-er-y
a-ur-
-u-dy
-uo-e
-e-a-e
ed--
sc-r-y
l-p
--lls
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The 9th word begins with the letter Q.
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-e-el = jewel (JW)
b-d = bad (A)
s-i-l = skill (KL)
swa-- = swaps (PS)
fo- = fox (X)
-er-y = ferry (FR)
a-ur- = azure (ZE)
-u-dy = buddy (BD)
-uo-e = quote (QT)
-e-a-e = menace (MNC)
ed-- = edgy (GY)
sc-r-y = scurvy (UV)
l-p = lop (O)
--lls = hills (HI)
Alternative Answers
Newel, bad, shill, swaps, fox, jerky, azure, ruddy, quote, became, edgy, scurvy, lop, fills.
Can you find another?
Puzzle 75
This statement is false.
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This puzzle is a classic paradox. You can wrangle with the logic for hours and never reach an absolute conclusion.
Puzzle 76
What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?
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