The legendary BrainBashers calendar had a recent bug. Here is a listing showing the number of days in each month:
January 107
February 68
March 135
April 15
May 133
June 104
July 104
August 16
September ?
Take the first letter of the month, and find its position in the alphabet: S = 19.
Then take the number of letters in the month: September = 9.
January 10 7
February 6 8
March 13 5
April 1 5
May 13 3
June 10 4
July 10 4
August 1 6
September 19 9
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Puzzle 198
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words. ba-g-d--eddia---uo-ai-de--o-el-um-spy--yg-ou---naltra---umb-d--ty
Hint
Think about the items required to play each sport.
Answer
Badminton is the only sport which does not use a ball (it uses a shuttlecock).
Alternative Answers
Polo involves animals as well as humans.
Golf has no standard defined playing area.
Billiards is not played outdoors.
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Puzzle 200
Can you complete this paragraph using two words that are anagrams of each other?
While driving their car at a reckless speed, the driver was distracted by their dog ?. Luckily, they managed to complete the ? manoeuvre without crashing.
Hint
There are currently two answers. One answer contains 7 letters, and starts with the letter B. The other contains 4 letters, and starts with the letter S.
Answer
While driving their car at a reckless speed, the driver was distracted by their dog barking. Luckily, they managed to complete the braking manoeuvre without crashing.
Alternative Answer
While driving their car at a reckless speed, the driver was distracted by their dog Spot. Luckily, they managed to complete the stop manoeuvre without crashing.
