BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 1

Starting in the bottom left corner and moving either up or right, adding up the numbers along the way, what is the largest sum that can be made?

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

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Puzzle 2

Which is larger, the number of seconds in a week …

… or the number of minutes in a year?

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Puzzle 3

Can you find a three-letter word that completes these words?
b---
d---
m---et
p---ing
sh---

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Puzzle 4

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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