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Here are this week's puzzles. I tried to pick some harder ones Twisted Evil

The usual 24hour timelimit applies. Send your answers to me via Private Message. Because these are (I think) harder puzzles, I have only picked 5. Only users getting all 5 puzzles correct will get a chance to become this weeks Puzzle Master.

1.  Complete the sequence, and what is the secret?

  S   P   L   ?
 --- --- --- ---
  2   3   5   ?


2.  In which of the sentances below does the name of an animal not appear?  What animal names did you find in the others?

	A. I was suddenly confronted by a group of evil-doers and hardened criminals.
	B. Their leader appeared to be a swarthy, well-dressed Latin American wearing thick-rimmed, tinted spectacles.
	C. "Who is this?" said a small, squat individual.  "I don't trust him, he could be armed."
	D. The leader roared with laughter and gesticulated with his bejewelled arm.  "Believe me, he is quite harmless," he said.  "But escort him the from premises immediately."
	E. I walked out into the cold night air with a huge sigh of relief.  This time I had avoided the trap easily, but I knew I might not be so lucky next time.

3.  What number should replace the question mark and why?
       25
    ?  |  84
     \ | /
      \|/
51----------32
      /|\
     / | \
    88 |  96
       73


4.  Which number is the odd one out and why?
	3628, 2426, 4146, 1448

5.  What number should replace the question mark and why?  (these are supposed to look like pentagons)

     5  |  9       2  |  5       1  |  4
        |             |             |
   -----------   -----------   -----------
     8 / \ 2       7 / \ 6       5 / \ ?
      / 10\         / 4 \         / 6 \


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Re: Puzzle thread Jan. 13 Wed, 14 January 2004 23:55 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Embarassed Shocked 3 Sad Hmm, must have been too hard. No one sent in any answers!

Hmmm, if I post the answers now, I won't be able to use any of these puzzles later...



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Re: Puzzle thread Jan. 13 Thu, 15 January 2004 01:57 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Damn, should have entered my measly two solutions to the easy ones, 4 & 5.

Even had a dodgy solution to 2 and an uncompelling solution to 1 too.

Confused






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Re: Puzzle thread Jan. 13 Thu, 15 January 2004 04:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Good to know I wasn't the only one who had trouble with them...

I have a good answer for 1, and the rest I have an answer, but none seem 'right' to me.

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Re: Puzzle thread Jan. 13 Thu, 15 January 2004 07:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Ron wrote on Thu, 15 January 2004 04:55

Embarassed Shocked 3 Sad Hmm, must have been too hard. No one sent in any answers!

Hmmm, if I post the answers now, I won't be able to use any of these puzzles later...


I think it's because they are mostly questions that can't be worked out. They are pattern guessing.
The animal question is good. A different type of question than you've had before.

Go on ... tell us the answers !
We're curious.

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Re: Puzzle thread Jan. 13 Thu, 15 January 2004 12:08 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well, I wanted puzzles that couldn't simply be brute forced with a cptr program. Puzzles that actually make one think! Rolling Eyes

Ok, I'll post the answers tonight.



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Re: Puzzle thread Jan. 13 Thu, 15 January 2004 12:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yep... thinking is fine... but on ALL of them???

I found this one too time consuming to even enjoy Wink

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Edit: although I can't wait to see the answer for 2 Wink Nod


[Updated on: Thu, 15 January 2004 15:01]

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Here are the answers.

1.
G
---
8


 RQ ONM KJIH
S  P   L    G
+1, +2, +3


2. B.
A=doe (evil-doers)
C=bear (be armed)
D=ewe (bejewelled)
E=ape (trap easily)

3. 310
Looking around the circle clockwise:
(2)(5) and (3)(2) = 84
by adding 5 + 3 = 8
2 + 2 = 4

(3)(2) and (7)(3) = 96
by adding 2 + 7 = 9
3 + 3 = 6

(7)(3) and (5)(1) = 88
by adding 3 + 5 = 8
7 + 1 = 8

Therefore: (5)(1) and (2)(5) = 310
by adding 1 + 2 = 3
5 + 5 = 10

4. 4146 In all the others AC=B and B+C=D. For example:
3628
ABCD

5. 2
In each pentagon, A+D=E+B+C
     E  |  A
        |
   -----------
     D / \ B
      / C \



[Updated on: Thu, 15 January 2004 20:02]




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Well, didn't miss much this week Very Happy


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Re: Puzzle thread Jan. 13 Thu, 15 January 2004 23:24 Go to previous message
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Just a few thoughts for 1 and 2.

1.
G
7

Seems equally valid. I couldn't decide between the two.

2.
A has "was suddenly" in it.
B has "latin American" in it. Backwards admittedly, but still ...

Doe and ewe completely escaped me.



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