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Puzzle 1 


In each of these sentences, can you replace the missing number.

The number is written as a word (e.g. five, twenty-four, thirty-three), and each sentence is correct after the replacement.

This sentence contains exactly ? E's and not one more.
However, this sentence contains exactly ? S's, with a single Z.
Finally, to finish, this sentence has exactly ? I's.

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Puzzle 2 


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 animals?

..-.----..- ....---.-..... .--.-..-..---.--.. -.....-..-...-..-.-..--- -.-..---..-.. .-....-.-.....-. .--..--.-......-. -.----.-.-...- --...-....-..- -....--..--...-.
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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Puzzle 3 


Starting with any C, using the move of a chess knight, can you find the letters of Christmas in the correct order?



The moves of a knight are:

Knight's Move

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Puzzle 4 


These five words are connected somehow, which word is missing?

origami reptilian ? nuclei gliding echo
Choose from:

albatross, approved, bingo, furtive, pedalled, zebra

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