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Puzzle 309 


As I was going to St Ives,
I met a man with seven wives.
Each wife had seven sacks,
Each sack had seven cats,
Each cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks and wives,
How many were going to St. Ives?

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Puzzle 310 


During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.

The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.

Can you find the ten names for pet cats?

..-..-....-..-...-.-.-- -..--...-. .--.........-.-..-.... ....--.---- ..-...-....-..- ------ -.--...-...-.-- -..-..-...-...... ...----.-.-.-... --..--.-....
Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:

A .-B -...C -.-.D -..E .F ..-.G --.H ....I ..J .---K -.-L .-..M --N -.O ---P .--.Q --.-R .-.S ...T -U ..-V ...-W .--X -..-Y -.--Z --..

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 311 


Which name is missing from this sequence:

Richard  ?  Keith  Graham  Kevin  James  Matthew
Choose from:

Simon, Steve, Bob, Frank, Gavin

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 312 


Astrology begins with the letter A, biology with B.

Can you find an 'ology' that begins with a P and another that begins with an L?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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