Puzzle 177
Hidden in the grid below are eight, 7-letter words. Each word begins with the central S and you can move one letter in any direction to the next letter. All of the letters are used exactly once each. What are the words?
| G | N | L | K | R | T | E |
| E | I | E | O | X | A | E |
| K | R | N | I | H | M | N |
| E | A | Y | S | E | A | P |
| R | E | P | P | A | W | O |
| N | E | A | G | U | E | O |
| R | N | E | S | A | D | E |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be clicked.
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Puzzle 178
The BrainBashers Speed Skating championship was recently completed, however, the computer storing the results suffered from a power cut!
Using the following snippets of information, can you work out who finished where, their ages (18, 21, 24, and 28), and the colour they wore?
The youngest, who didn't wear blue, won the championship.
Jesse was three years younger than the person who wore red.
Kelly performed well to finish in second place.
Logan wore green, and Max was the oldest competitor.
The person who wore yellow was younger than Kelly.
The person who came last was 21.
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Puzzle 179
Marathon Results – 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.
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