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Puzzle 393
Below, 10 nine-letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters.
The chunks have been moved around, no chunk is used twice, and all of the chunks are used.
Can you determine what the 10 words are?
ely rec ant htn fer ort
ent cer por sin lig ian
lio row use rar lib ive
tfo sca ing ing far eth
som dif est dig imp mho
Puzzle 394
Can you find a word that begins with the letter R, and with the addition of the letter A …
… gives another word that sounds the same?
Puzzle 395
The river Pregel ran through the town of Konigsberg. In the river were two islands, connected to each other and the rest of the city by seven bridges.
The residents of Konigsberg challenged each other to walk through the city, and cross each of the seven bridges exactly once.
Can you find a path that they might have taken?
This is the 'Seven Bridges of Konigsberg' puzzle, tackled by Leonhard Euler in 1736.
Puzzle 396
Championships 2022all logic puzzles
At the recent BrainBashers Championships, the 100 metres heats were closely observed.
Each contestant had to run in two races so that the average place could be determined.
Only one runner finished in the same place in both races.
Alex was never last. Chris always beat Dale. Billie had at least one first place. Alex finished third in at least one of the races. Both Dale and Chris had a second place.
What were the two results?