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Puzzle 5 


Place letters into the grid such that every row, column, and 2 x 2 block has letters (in any order) that form a common word. Each letter is only used once, and no letter is repeated in the rows / cols / blocks.

Letters allowed: S H O W E R S

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

Puzzle Copyright © Alan Stillson and Frank Longo

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Puzzle 6 


Marathon Resultsall logic puzzles

The recent BrainBashers annual marathon has just taken place.

The judges have given up keeping track of who won, as the results go missing every year.

Using the following spectators' notes, can you determine who finished where?

Terry Tipton finished after Lake Linkerton and Alex Adams but before Mason Miller.
Pat Peterson finished before Dale Dartford and Lake Linkerton.
Ryan Richards finished after Pat Peterson and before Jesse Jacks and Harper Hall.
Kelly Kirkpatrick finished after Pat Peterson, Mason Miller, and Terry Tipton.
Lake Linkerton finished after Alex Adams and Dale Dartford but before Jesse Jacks and Mason Miller.
Mason Miller finished after Ryan Richards and Alex Adams.
Alex Adams finished before Jesse Jacks, Mason Miller, and Pat Peterson.
Dale Dartford finished before Kelly Kirkpatrick and Terry Tipton but after Ryan Richards.
Jesse Jacks finished before Kelly Kirkpatrick, Terry Tipton, and Mason Miller, but after Pat Peterson and Dale Dartford.
Harper Hall finished before Mason Miller but after Lake Linkerton, Jesse Jacks, and Terry Tipton.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 7 


Can you find three consecutive odd numbers that …

… total 7,644,585 when multiplied together?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 8 


Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:

After falling off the roof at work, Dale's pain was relieved by an ice compress.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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