BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 1

After a local bungled heist, five suspects were being interviewed by the police.

Eventually, the police managed to get a confession.

Below is a summary of their statements, and it turns out that exactly 5 of these statements were true.

Would you make a good detective? Try and work out who committed the crime.

   Alex said:
      It wasn't Brook
      It was Charlie

   Brook said:
      It wasn't Alex
      It was Dale

   Charlie said:
      It wasn't Dale
      It wasn't Brook

   Dale said:
      It wasn't Emery
      It was Alex

   Emery said:
      It wasn't Charlie
      It was Dale

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Puzzle 2

Complete the grid such that every row and column contains the digits 1 to 6.

All squares that are connected contain the same digit.

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Puzzle 3

Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. There are currently 2 different answers, can you find them both?
-ai-e s-ua- -e-el -o-ed -na-e fog-- c--mp b--jo -r-it -re-t -av-n mu--c mou--

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Puzzle 4

Chess Tournament – All Logic Puzzles

The results of a recent Chess tournament between five close rivals is described below:

Dale finished before Alex.
Emery finished after Bailey.
Alex finished before Chris.
Emery finished after Dale.
Bailey finished before Alex.
Dale finished after Bailey.
Chris finished before Emery.
Who finished where?

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