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Puzzle 285 


What belongs to you but other people use it more than you?

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Puzzle 286 


Can you find a word that begins with the letter I …

… and by the addition of the letter A becomes another word that is pronounced the same?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 287 


My local library decided to hand out some of its old books to the 1,400 people who lived in the town.

To each library member, they offered 6 books, and to each non-member, they offered 4 books.

If only half of the members, and three-quarters of the non-members, accepted the books, how many books were given away?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 288 


Below is a very special grid, around each shaded number are 8 white squares.

However, each white square should have a number from 1 to 7.

Once filled in, these 8 numbers will sum to the shaded number.

In addition, once completed correctly, no row nor column will contain a duplicate number within a white square.

For example, the top row may be 5 6 4 2 3 1 7, etc.

This is a very difficult puzzle, and many people resort to using a computer to help them, which is a challenge in itself.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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