BrainBashers - Random Puzzles

Puzzle 17

Which are there more of:

… rolls in a dozen baker's dozen

or

… hours in a week?

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Puzzle 18

What word can prefix (go before) these letters to make a valid word in each case:
..ir
..ad
..lm
..ed
..lp

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Puzzle 19

Championships 2022 – Logic Puzzles

At the recent BrainBashers Championships, the 100 metres heats were closely observed.

Each contestant had to run in two races so that the average place could be determined.

Only one runner finished in the same place in both races.

Alex was never last. Chris always beat Dale. Billie had at least one first place. Alex finished third in at least one of the races. Both Dale and Chris had a second place.

What were the two results?

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Puzzle 20

Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:

We told Cliff to run, 'Run Cliff, run'. So Cliff ran, celebrating his recent victory in the inter-departmental relay race.

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