Puzzle 177
A 'complete' word is a word in which every letter, in turn, can be replaced by another to form a new word.
For example, RUG is a complete word because:
-ug = hug
r-g = rig
ru- = run
How many of the following words are not complete words? Proper nouns and names are not allowed.
team
cost
flew
ward
fail
rook
soft
most
lamp
load
Puzzle 178
Elevator Mishapall 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
Puzzle 179
This BrainBashers safe has a rather unusual control panel.
In order to open the safe, you have to press every single square once only, in the correct sequence, ending on the square marked E.
Each square indicates which square to press next, for example, 2U means move up 2 squares and 3R means move right 3 squares.
Can you determine which square you must start with?
| 3R | 4R | 2R | 2D | 2R | 4D | 2D |
| 2R | 1U | 1U | 3D | 2D | 1R | 2L |
| 3D | 1D | 3R | 1R | 2L | 4L | 1D |
| 1U | 4R | 2L | 3D | 2D | 2L | 4L |
| 4U | 1L | 2D | E | 2R | 1D | 4L |
| 1R | 1D | 1R | 4U | 2R | 3L | 1D |
| 5U | 5U | 2L | 2R | 2U | 5U | 2L |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the safe buttons cannot be clicked.
