Workers with the surnames Baker, Teacher, Carpenter, and Plumber are currently attending an annual convention.
No-one is currently, nor has ever been, in the same occupation as their name, and no-one has had the same occupation twice. Charlie has never been a carpenter, and Mr Teacher is now a plumber. Davie used to be a teacher, but Mr Billie Baker never has. Mr Plumber is not called Eddie, and Mr Carpenter wasn't previously a teacher. The previous occupations were all different, and the current occupations are all different.
Can you determine the full names of each of the attendees, along with their current and previous occupation?
The previous occupation is followed by the current.
Reasoning
The four forenames are: Billie, Charlie, Davie, Eddie.
The four surnames are: Baker, Teacher, Carpenter, Plumber
The four occupations are: baker, teacher, carpenter, plumber.
By (3), we have Billie Baker:
Billie Baker – ? + ?
Teacher – ? + ?
Carpenter – ? + ?
Plumber – ? + ?
By (2), Mr Teacher is currently a plumber:
Billie Baker – ? + ?
Teacher – ? + plumber
Carpenter – ? + ?
Plumber – ? + ?
By (3) Mr Baker was not previously a teacher. By (4), neither was Mr Carpenter. And by (1) Mr Teacher can't have been either. Therefore, Mr Plumber used to be a teacher, and is called Davie:
Billie Baker – ? + ?
Teacher – ? + plumber
Carpenter – ? + ?
Davie Plumber – teacher + ?
By (3), Mr Baker has never been a teacher, and by (1), Mr Plumber can't currently be a teacher either. Also, by (1), neither can Mr Teacher. Therefore, Mr Carpenter must currently be a teacher:
Billie Baker – ? + ?
Teacher – ? + plumber
Carpenter – ? + teacher
Davie Plumber – teacher + ?
By (1), Mr Baker can't be a baker, so only Mr Plumber can currently be a baker. Leaving Mr Baker as a carpenter currently:
Billie Baker – ? + carpenter
Teacher – ? + plumber
Carpenter – ? + teacher
Davie Plumber – teacher + baker
By (1), only Mr Teacher could have previously been a carpenter:
Billie Baker – ? + carpenter
Teacher – carpenter + plumber
Carpenter – ? + teacher
Davie Plumber – teacher + baker
By (2), Charlie has never been a carpenter, and since Mr Teacher has, Charlie must be Mr Carpenter.
Billie Baker – ? + carpenter
Teacher – carpenter + plumber
Charlie Carpenter – ? + teacher
Davie Plumber – teacher + baker
By (1), we now know all of the occupations, and Eddie must be Mr Teacher:
Billie Baker – plumber + carpenter
Eddie Teacher – carpenter + plumber
Charlie Carpenter – baker + teacher
Davie Plumber – teacher + baker
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Puzzle 131
Can you fill the thermometers with mercury, such that the numbers outside the grid indicate how many cells in each row and column contain mercury?
Mercury always starts filling from the bottom of a thermometer and not every thermometer has to contain mercury.
Alex is a keen dog admirer and over the years has had a number of dogs.
Alex has had an Alsatian, a Dalmatian, a Poodle, and a Great Dane, but not necessarily in that order.
Alex had Jamie first.The Dalmatian was an adored pet before the Great Dane.Sammy, the Alsatian, was the second dog Alex loved.Whitney was owned before the Poodle.Jimmy was not a Great Dane.
Can you match the dogs to their names and find the order in which Alex had them?
