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Puzzle 5 

Can you scramble each of these 6-letter words, and then split them into two common 3-letter words?

For example: notify = fin toy.
helium latest almond eldest placed radium desert wealth tricky funnel

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Puzzle 6 

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?

Two islands, one bridge joining. One also has two N, two S. The other also has one N, one S.

This is the 'Seven Bridges of Konigsberg' puzzle – tackled by Leonhard Euler in 1736.

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Puzzle 7 

Mixed Hurdle Trials - Logic Puzzles

At the recent BrainBashers Mixed National Hurdle trials, ten contestants competed for the coveted BB Shield.

There were numerous judges who made sure that the results were accurate, from their notes can you determine who finished where?

Crystal Ball finished before May Eye and Mike Stup, while Leigh Vamessage was victorious over May Eye and Laura DeLand.
Jack Pott was beaten by Holly Day, Mike Stup, and Justin Time.
Laura DeLand was beaten by Mike Stup, May Eye, and Crystal Ball, whereas Joe King beat Holly Day and Jack Pott, but lost to Laura DeLand and Inga Hootz.
Leigh Vamessage was beaten by Crystal Ball and Inga Hootz.
Inga Hootz was beaten by Justin Time, who, in turn, lost to Crystal Ball, but beat Holly Day and Jack Pott.
May Eye finished ahead of Mike Stup and Holly Day (who lost to Leigh Vamessage and Inga Hootz).

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Puzzle 8 

The BrainBashers Dictionary of Proverbs is running out of memory.

Below are four proverbs with their vowels missing and the remaining letters are grouped in fours.
dntb tthh ndth tfds y
trth wllt
bslw nchs ngbt slwr nchn gng
thnk frst ndth nspk

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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