Puzzle 429
Jam Making Contest – Logic Puzzles
At the recent interdepartmental jam making contest, four lucky candidates took part to make the juiciest strawberry jam.
As it happens, the person who came last was the oldest.
Glen was three years older than the person who came second.
Drew was neither the oldest nor the youngest.
Emery finished ahead of the 27-year-old, but didn't win.
Alex was also unlucky this time, and didn't win either.
The ages of the contestants were 24, 27, 30 and 32.
Can you work out who finished where, and how old they were?
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Puzzle 430
I was travelling from Chesterton to Newcastle recently when I came across a sign which had fallen off its post at the crossroads.
It was marked to Newcastle, Chesterton, Knutton and Silverdale.
Unfortunately I didn't know which road to take to Newcastle and had hoped the sign would help.
Luckily I had a brainwave which helped me put the sign back pointing correctly to Newcastle.
What was my idea?
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Puzzle 431
Hidden in the grid below are eight, 7-letter words. Each word begins with the central V 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?
| R | E | T | N | R | E | N |
| I | P | M | A | G | I | Y |
| I | L | A | A | A | C | C |
| L | N | A | V | A | C | N |
| A | R | A | A | A | C | A |
| H | N | U | R | I | O | U |
| S | I | L | T | E | D | S |
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be clicked.
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Puzzle 432
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.
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