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Puzzle 81 



Below are thirteen 5-letter words, each of which has had two of its letters removed.

In total, these 26 letters are A to Z.

The remaining letters in each word are in the correct order.

There are no words that are spelled differently based on location (favour / favor, etc) and there are no plurals.

Can you find the original words?
--ust -ue-n o-o-e --and -a-er id-o- -uc-y e-i-t hea-- tou-- -rie- -ry-t h-m-n

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Puzzle 82 



Gymnastics Gala - Logic Puzzles

During a recent gymnastics gala, four athletes competed in three events, the vault, the beam, and the floor.

Chris came third on the floor.
The athlete who came second in the vault won the beam event.
The athlete who came second on the beam won the floor.
Emery beat Alex in every event.
The athlete who won the vault came second on the floor.
Billie came last in the vault.
Can you determine who finished where in each event?

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Puzzle 83 



Within the BrainBashers school, the science department has three disciplines.

In total, 280 students study chemistry, 254 students study physics, and 280 students study biology.

In total, 97 students study chemistry and physics, 138 students study physics and biology, and 152 students study chemistry and biology.

73 students study all three disciplines.

Can you determine how many students there are in the science department? The answer is not 814.

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Puzzle 84 



How many squares, of any size, are on a board divided up into 6 squares by 6 squares?

6x6 Grid

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