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Puzzle 5 


I have a jar of sweets.

There are 234 red, 26 blue, 67 green and 63 yellow sweets.

What chance do I have of picking a blue one with my eyes shut?

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Puzzle 6 


In each of these 5 words, can you change the highlighted letter to produce a new word?

The new letters spell a fruit.
 Date nUt  Lime pEach  Pear

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Puzzle 7 


Chess Contest - Logic Puzzles

At the local games evening, four friends were competing in the chess and croquet competitions.

Frankie beat Glen in chess, Dale came third, and the 16-year-old won.
Frankie came second in croquet, the 15-year-old won, Dale beat the 18-year-old, and the 19-year-old came third.
Emery is 3 years younger than Glen.
The person who came last in chess came third in croquet, and only one person got the same position in both games.
Can you find the ages of the people and their positions in the two games?

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Puzzle 8 


Take a word from the first column, and a word from the second column.

You will now have 5 lots of eight letters, and each of these eight letters is an anagram of an animal.

What are the 5 animals?
soot         tent
most         then
much         tire
area         mare
leap         pink

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