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Puzzle 1 


What are the next five letters in this sequence:
HDSOAW
HDHAGF
ATKHAATKM

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Puzzle 2 


What is the smallest positive integer, which …

… when multiplied by 7 gives a number consisting of only 6's?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 3 


Below are 8 Academy Award winners.

The letters of their names have been mixed up and put into alphabetical order.

The brackets contain clues to their names, the first letter and the length of each part of their name. For example, EEIKNNOSTV [K5 S5] = KEVIN STONE.
DEEFIJOORST      [J5 F6]
EEELMPRRSTY      [M5 S6]
ABEIJLORRSTU     [J5 R7]
AABEEHHIKNNPRRTU [K9 H7]
CEEEGGLNOOORY    [G6 C7]
ACCHIJKLNNOOS    [J4 N9]
BDEEINOORRRT     [R6 D2 N4]
AACCEEHIILMN     [M7 C5]

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


Three teachers were discussing how long they had each been teaching.

Alex and Billie had been teaching for a combined total of 36 years.
Charlie and Billie had been teaching for a combined total of 22 years.
Charlie and Alex had been teaching for a combined total of 28 years.
How long had each been teaching?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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