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  Puzzle 1
During a recent research project, again with the BB Feline Federation, leading experts determined that three-legged cats eat less food than four-legged cats? They managed to determine that the body weight of the cat could largely be ignored and did not contribute to the findings. What were their findings?
 
[Ref: ZJNU]
The research found that there were more four-legged cats in existence and therefore, combined, they ate more food than the few three-legged cats!
 Puzzle 2
The beginning of a well known book has been encrypted below. Each letter of the alphabet has been replaced by another using a simple substitution technique. For example, A may always be represented by G, etc. Can you name the book?
F tqd relw fw czs jsql 1632, fw czs xfcj eu Jelk, eu q neey uqmfpj, czebnz wec eu czqc xebwclj, mj uqczsl rsfwn q uelsfnwsl eu Rlsmsw, tze dsccpsy ufldc qc Zbpp. Zs nec q neey sdcqcs rj mslxzqwyfds, qwy psqofwn euu zfd clqys, pfosy qucsltqlyd qc Jelk, ulem tzswxs zs zqy mqllfsy mj meczsl, tzeds lspqcfewd tsls wqmsy Lerfwdew, q oslj neey uqmfpj fw czqc xebwclj, qwy ulem tzem F tqd xqppsy Lerfwdew Klsbcvwqsl; rbc, rj czs bdbqp xellbhcfew eu telyd fw Swnpqwy, ts qls wet xqppsy - wqj ts xqpp ebldsposd qwy tlfcs ebl wqms - Xlbdes; qwy de mj xemhqwfewd qptqjd xqppsy ms.
[Ref: ZBCP] © Kevin Stone [Protected Puzzle]
The piece of text is from the original Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe and should read:
I was born in the year 1632, in the city of York, of a good family, though not of that country, my father being a foreigner of Bremen, who settled first at Hull. He got a good estate by merchandise, and leaving off his trade, lived afterwards at York, from whence he had married my mother, whose relations were named Robinson, a very good family in that country, and from whom I was called Robinson Kreutznaer; but, by the usual corruption of words in England, we are now called - nay we call ourselves and write our name - Crusoe; and so my companions always called me.
a has been represented by q.
b has been represented by r.
c has been represented by x.
d has been represented by y.
e has been represented by s.
f has been represented by u.
g has been represented by n.
h has been represented by z.
i has been represented by f.
j has been represented by a.
k has been represented by k.
l has been represented by p.
m has been represented by m.
n has been represented by w.
o has been represented by e.
p has been represented by h.
q has been represented by g.
r has been represented by l.
s has been represented by d.
t has been represented by c.
u has been represented by b.
v has been represented by o.
w has been represented by t.
x has been represented by i.
y has been represented by j.
z has been represented by v.
Puzzle 3
What is represented by this BrainBat?
Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins
Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins
Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins
Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins
Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins Vitamins
[Ref: ZUXQ]
 Puzzle 4
Using all of the letters of the alphabet, once only, complete these words:
*e**a
*ui*ar
**ick
*a*
bo*
*owe*
*on*ey
*el
ra*
***kage
**ll
mo**
*eap
*eep
*un
[Ref: ZKWM] © Kevin Stone [Protected Puzzle]
Zebra, guitar, quick, way, box, vowel, monkey, eel, raj, package, sill, moon, heap, deep, fun.
Zebra, guitar, quick, say, box, vowed, monkey, eel, raj, package, hill, moon, leap, weep, fun.
Zebra, guitar, quick, sad, box, vowel, monkey, eel, ray, package, will, moon, heap, jeep, fun.
Zebra, guitar, quick, jam, box, vowel, donkey, eel, ray, package, will, moon, heap, seep, fun.
Zebra, guitar, quick, jaw, box, vowel, monkey, eel, ray, package, fill, moon, heap, deep, sun.
Puzzle 5
Here is snippet of section B of the curious multiple-choice entrance exam into the exclusive BrainBashers puzzle club.
1. The answer to Question 2 is:
A. B
B. A
C. D
D. C
2. The answer to Question 3 is:
A. C
B. D
C. B
D. A
3. The answer to Question 4 is:
A. D
B. A
C. C
D. B
4. The answer to Question 1 is:
A. D
B. C
C. A
D. B
[Ref: ZVGV] © Kevin Stone [Protected Puzzle]
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