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Puzzle 189 



Training Stars #2 - Logic Puzzles

The second group of trainee astronauts are all sitting around the table, waiting to start their first day of training.

From the clues given below, can work out where everyone sits?

Note: Seat 1 is next to Seat 2 and Seat 8, etc. Seat 5 is across from Seat 1, and Seat 7 is across from Seat 3, etc. Seat 2 is a higher seat number that Seat 1, etc.



Harvey has a higher seat number than Jennie.
Peter is across from Harvey.
Neither Joyce nor Lia is in seat 8.
Rick is across from Kenny, and Rick is also next to Joyce.
Lia is next to Kenny.
Jennie is at Seat 4 and next to Harvey.
Peter is next to Lia.
Mark has the remaining seat.

Puzzle Copyright © Randall Fine

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Puzzle 190 



Below are five book titles.

For each word in the title, new letters are added of the same length, and then the spacing is changed, and puncuation added.

For example:
   BOOK TITLE
   BOOK 1234 TITLE 12345
   BOOK NIGH TITLE APTUP
   BOOKNIGHTITLEAPTUP
   BOO, KNIGHT. IT LEAPT UP!

Can you find the titles?
ROME OR OSLO? ANDREW, JULIE, TO VISIT.
WARM TOO FEW, THE SUBWORLD SNEEZES
AN I MALL? SHOPS, FAR MALLS?
GO NEXT, GO! WITHOUT OTHER I DWINDLE. GO!
WATER. SHIP, BOAT. STORM! DOWN RAIN!
BRAVERY IN A NEW AGE, WORLD'S HOPE.

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 191 



Place an arrow in each empty square.

Every arrow can either point left or right, but must point to a square with a number.

The numbers indicate the total number of arrows that point at them.

Puzzle Copyright © Johan de Ruiter
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Puzzle 192 



A large fresh water reservoir has two types of drainage system: small pipes and large pipes.

6 large pipes, on their own, can drain the reservoir in 12 hours.

3 large pipes and 9 small pipes, at the same time, can drain the reservoir in 8 hours.

How long will 5 small pipes, on their own, take to drain the reservoir?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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