Puzzle 197
Alex's Dogs all logic puzzles
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?
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Hint
Which dog was first, and which was second?
Answer
# Name Breed
1 Jamie Dalmatian
2 Sammy Alsatian
3 Whitney Great Dane
4 Jimmy Poodle
Reasoning
(Clue 1) Jamie was first, and (Clue 3) Sammy the Alsatian was second:
# Name Breed
1 Jamie
2 Sammy Alsatian
3
4
(Clue 4) Whitney was owned before the poodle, leaving Jimmy last:
# Name Breed
1 Jamie
2 Sammy Alsatian
3 Whitney
4 Jimmy Poodle
(Clue 2) the Dalmatian was before the Great Dane:
# Name Breed
1 Jamie Dalmatian
2 Sammy Alsatian
3 Whitney Great Dane
4 Jimmy Poodle
Puzzle 198
Can you find a word which can go in front of each of these words to make a new word?
colour
cress
fall
proof
shed
way
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The word begins with the letter W.
Answer
Water.
Watercolour, watercress, waterfall, waterproof, watershed, waterway.
Puzzle 199
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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The words are linked by their letters.
Answer
Approved.
The initial letters spell ORANGE and the last letters spell INDIGO.
Puzzle 200
Can you find the country hidden in the following sentence:
After falling off the roof at work, Dale's pain was relieved by an ice compress.
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The country spans more than one word.
Answer
Spain.
After falling off the roof at work, Dale'S PAIN was relived by an ice compress.
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