Puzzle 17
Trade Convention #2 – Logic Puzzles
Workers with the surnames Butcher, Baker, Carpenter and Plumber are currently attending an annual convention.
No-one is currently, nor ever has been in the same profession as their name and no-one has had the same profession twice.
Alan is now a butcher, whereas Mr Brian Butcher used to be a baker.
The person who is now a carpenter used to be a butcher.
Charles has never been a baker, Mr Darren Carpenter has never been a butcher and Mr Baker is not now a carpenter.
Can you determine their full names, along with their current and previous professions?
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Puzzle 18
What four-letter word can be placed between the two following words to make two new words:
table[----]house
In the following example, the word 'book' creates the words 'cookbook' and 'bookcase'.
cook[book]case
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Puzzle 19
Can you complete these common 5-letter words?
-s-g-
--r-f
-zu--
e--x-
-p--c
--ln-
-w--m
---jo
q---a
-v-k-
i--h-
-b-y-
--dt-
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