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Puzzle 1 



Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 7 different answers, can you find them all?
-e--a -ui-ar --ick -a- bo- -owe- -on-ey -el ra- ---kage --ll mo-- -eap -eep -un

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Puzzle 2 



In the following sum, the digits 0 to 9 have all been used, and the top row's digits add to 9.

Knowing that O = Odd, and E = Even (zero is even), can you determine each digit?

EEO + EOO = OEOE

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Puzzle 3 



Using the new BrainBashers programming language, BrainBasic, the following words have their equivalents next to them, what should FOX be?
CLICK = 100501100K MILK  = 1000150K LOG   = 50OG LIFE  = 501FE ALIVE = A5015E FOX   = {?}

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Puzzle 4 



Can you find the book titles hidden in these phrases?
ROME OR OSLO? ANDREW, JULIE, TO VISIT.
WARM TOO FEW, THE SUBWORLD SNEEZES
AN I MALL? SHOPS, FAR MALLS?
GO NEXT, GO! WITHOUT OTHER I DWINDLE. GO!
WATER. SHIP, BOAT. STORM! DOWN RAIN!
BRAVERY IN A NEW AGE, WORLD'S HOPE.

For each word in the title, new letters are added of the same length, and then the spacing is changed, and punctuation is added.

For example:
   BOOK TITLE
   BOOK 1234 TITLE 12345
   BOOK NIGH TITLE APTUP
   BOOKNIGHTITLEAPTUP
   BOO, KNIGHT. IT LEAPT UP!

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