Puzzle 1
Using the letters EEIIIISSSTTT complete this grid. The grid reads the same across as down.
Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zimz
share
Hint
The last letter of the last word is T.
Answer
| S |
T |
I |
R |
| T |
I |
R |
E |
| I |
R |
I |
S |
| R |
E |
S |
T |
Puzzle 2
I was quite bored yesterday, so I visited my local animal sanctuary.
To pass the time, I counted 612 legs.
This came from an equal number of beetles, spiders, and mice.
Can you work out the total number of animals I counted?
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zpeq
share
Hint
A beetle has six legs, a spider has eight legs, and a mouse has four legs.
Answer
102 animals, 34 of each.
Reasoning
As there are the same number of each animal, for every beetle, spider, and mouse counted, there are a total of 18 legs.
612 ÷ 18 = 34 of each animal.
Which gives a total of 34 x 3 = 102 animals.
Puzzle 3
At the recent BrainBashers code-breaking convention, Billie Brisk won the speed contest.
The following sentence was deciphered in a record time of 123 seconds.
What was the well-known saying, and how has it been encrypted?
MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zbei
share
Hint
The first word begins with T.
Answer
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Reasoning
The saying has been broken down into blocks of 4, the last block has been filled with dummy letters. Each block has then been reversed.
Double-Checking
Start with:
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH
Group together:
TOOMANYCOOKSSPOILTHEBROTH
Split into groups of 4 letters:
TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT H
Add 3 random characters:
TOOM ANYC OOKS SPOI LTHE BROT HBCY
Reverse each group of 4 letters:
MOOT CYNA SKOO IOPS EHTL TORB YCBH
Puzzle 4
These words have had their vowels (AEIOU) removed, can you replace them to find some girl's names:
gl
rs
dth
ptsy
mxn
dwn
gth
dry
Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone
workings
hint
answer
print
www.brainbashers.com
/puzzle/zrlo
share
Hint
The first letters of the names are: G, R, E, P, M, E, A, A.
Answer
gl = Gail
rs = Rose or Iris
dth = Edith
ptsy = Patsy
mxn = Maxine
dwn = Edwina or Dawn
gth = Agatha
dry = Audrey
