Puzzle 13
Can you find common anagrams of the following words:
BINARY
ABROAD
RASCAL
ALTARS
BADGER
BARKED
MARBLE
UNABLE
TABLET
CALLER
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zdvn
share
Hint
The first letters of the words are: B, A, S, A, B, B, R, N, B, C.
Answer
BINARY = BRAINY
ABROAD = ABOARD
RASCAL = SCALAR
ALTARS = ASTRAL
BADGER = BARGED
BARKED = BRAKED
MARBLE = RAMBLE
UNABLE = NEBULA
TABLET = BATTLE
CALLER = CELLAR or RECALL
There are some less common anagrams such as:
RASCAL = SACRAL
ALTARS = TARSAL
ALTARS = RATALS
ALTARS = TALARS
BADGER = GARBED
BARKED = DEBARK
MARBLE = BLAMER
MARBLE = AMBLER
MARBLE = LAMBER
UNABLE = UNBALE
TABLET = BATTEL
So you can have an extra half point if you found one of these! There are some even rarer anagrams, but I don't think I'll allow those!
Puzzle 14
What is the next number in this sequence:
100 · 365 · 24 · 60 · ?
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zxrq
share
Hint
The answers are related to time.
Answer
60.
The numbers represent 100 years in a century, 365 days in a year, 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in an minute.
Puzzle 15
A local school teacher wanted to share 703 sweets equally between the pupils.
If there were more than 20, but fewer than 50 pupils, how many sweets did each receive?
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zyus
share
Hint
What numbers divide into 703?
Answer
The 37 pupils each received 19 sweets.
Reasoning
703 can only be broken down into 19 x 37, it has no other factors.
Puzzle 16
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
ban-
-a-i-et
-aiz-
s--th
na-e-
-eco-
-ocu-
-la-e
--nk
f-x
be--re
e-ui-
ot-er
wis-
-oast
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answers
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zvzh
share
Hint
The 2nd word begins with the letter C.
Answers
ban- = bank (K)
-a-i-et = cabinet (CBN)
-aiz- = maize (ME)
s--th = sixth (IX)
na-e- = navel (VL)
-eco- = decoy (DY)
-ocu- = focus (FS)
-la-e = glaze (GZ)
--nk = junk (JU)
f-x = fox (O)
be--re = beware (WA)
e-ui- = equip (QP)
ot-er = otter (T)
wis- = wish (H)
-oast = roast (R)
This puzzle isn't guaranteed to have a unique answer, can you find another?
next >