BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 1

My first is in bridge, but not in ridge.

My second is in awake, and in mistake.

My third is in danger, but not in ranger.

My fourth is in strange, and in orange.

My fifth is in spline, and in nine.

My last is in river, and in diver.

My whole likes the darkness.

What am I?

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Puzzle 2

What is missing from this sequence:

Greenland · New Guinea · Borneo · Madagascar · ? · Sumatra · Honshu

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Puzzle 3

Can you find every occurrence of the word SEPTEMBER that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?

The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.

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Puzzle 4

Place letters into the grid such that every row, column, and 2 x 2 block has letters (in any order) that form a common word. Each letter is only used once, and no letter is repeated in the rows / cols / blocks.

Letters allowed: S C H O O L

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.

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