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Puzzle 1 


Below, 10 nine-letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters.

These chunks have been mixed up, no chunk is used twice, and all of the chunks are used.

Can you determine the 10 original words?
rbr tim sag tel lig ent
hea dli ble whi htn fer
car age esc ing ind wat
til hai ush dif eta new
rlw all erf ope ent ght

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Puzzle 2 


Jake has some unusual likes and dislikes.

He likes balloons, but does not like parties!

He likes books, but does not like reading!

He likes weeds, but does not like flowers!

He likes swimming, but does not like water!

Does he like towns or villages?

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Puzzle 3 


Complete this grid with the digits 1 to 6 to make the sum correct.

Perform each mathematical operation in the order shown, from left to right, so 1 + 2 x 3 is treated as (1 + 2) x 3 = 9.

Consecutive numbers are not next to each other, there is no ÷ 1, and at no point is a decimal or a fraction used.

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Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.

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Puzzle 4 


During the recent BrainBashers cipher convention, a Morse code contest took place.

The contest consisted of a Morse code transmission where the spaces between the letters and words were missing.

Can you find the ten colours?

-..-.-.--.-..----...... ..-.-....--.--- -......--.. ---.-.......-. ...-.-..-.-..-...- .---.-..-.---.-.-...-.. .-...------. .-..-.. -.-.........--...-- .-...-...-.-.-....-.
Luckily, BrainBashers has provided you with a list of the Morse code characters:

A .-B -...C -.-.D -..E .F ..-.G --.H ....I ..J .---K -.-L .-..M --N -.O ---P .--.Q --.-R .-.S ...T -U ..-V ...-W .--X -..-Y -.--Z --..

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