BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
ANALOG & SOLUTION
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Re-arrange the letters to solve these 7-letter anagrams.
DOWN
1. Streets
2. Evaders
3. Closets
4. Persist
Across:
1. Trances,
5. Saviour,
6. Earnest,
7. Sleuths.
ACROSS
1. Canters
5. Various
6. Eastern
7. Hustles
Down:
1. Testers,
2. Adverse,
3. Closest,
4. Sprites.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
MISSING LINK & SOLUTION
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Fill in each letter of the alphabet once only.
R
Q
M
U
AM A
I
S K
L U P
E L S
K
G E
S
J
E L N
M
Q
M
U
Y JAM
R
PG R A
S
E
Y
L
C K G
H
R
U D
M
B A
A S
K
D E
AW
Z
EN
S
U I
D
R A D
E
A
D E
A
A R
S
I
E
E
K
E
D
B
I
E
D
S
R
M
OM
Y
N
A
I
S
L
E
L
Q
J
N
E V
X
TO
P
K I
U
LM
O
U I
D
N
R E
F
E S
A
R B
I
I D
E
ED
K
E S
D
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
WORDYGIG & SOLUTION
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SOME words we use every day and some we may never hear.
Here are four obscure words - all from a dictionary or encyclopaedia - and their meanings.
Just to confuse you, we’ve added some false definitions of our own.
1. GOSSYPOL
3. PLATYRRHINE
(a) Romania’s
national railway
network
(a) Mineral extracted
(b) SE Asian bird
noted for its
ability to mimic
human speech
(c) A constituent of
cottonseed oil
discovered to
have medicinal
applications
2. CHASUBLE
from copper
ore, used in
automotive paint
(b) The decomposed
vegetation
found on the
bottom of
rainforest rivers
(c) Having an unusually
short wide nose
4. KLOOF
(a) Long sleeveless
outer vestment
worn by a priest
when celebrating
Mass
(b) Cossack hat
traditionally made
from bearskin
(c) Ornate style of
stone-carving
commonly found on
medieval cathedrals
(a) Siberian
log cabin
(b) A mountain
pass or gorge
in southern
Africa
(c) Command
to Inuit
sled-dogs
meaning
“Sit and stay”
1. (c), 2. (a), 3. (c), 4. (b).
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
WHEEL WORDS & SOLUTION
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Your target is to create as many words of 4 letters or more using the letters once only
but always including the letter in the centre of the wheel.
No proper names or plurals.
Can you find the 9-letter word?
R
K
F
W
R
O
S
9-Letter word
E
15 GOOD
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I
_____________________________
20 VERY GOOD
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20+ EXCELLENT
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Nine-letter word FIREWORKS.
SOLUTION:
Fire, Fore, Fork, Rife, Rise, Risk, Rose, Serf,
Sire, Sore, Weir, Wire, Wore, Work, Firer, Frisk,
Osier, Rifer, Riser, Serif, Skier, Skirr, Sorer,
Swore, Wirer, Wiser, Worse, Wrier, Rework,
Rosier, Worker, Frisker, Firework, Frowsier;
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
DO YOUR BLOCK
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Fit all the words into the grid using each word once only.
Hint: Start with the 3-letter words in the middle.
Age
Per
Tug
Ups
Abate
Alarm
Alive
Dense
Elect
Event
Gelds
Image
Liver
Moose
Omits
Pared
Polls
Qualm
Races
Rages
Rents
Stare
Taper
Unlit
Ampere
Cobalt
Desist
Diners
Eleven
Gaping
Ironic
Lessee
Marina
Marlin
Notice
Period
Recoil
Reside
Ripped
Rotors
Spores
Squads
Stress
Unripe
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
DO YOUR BLOCK SOLUTION
P
A
R
E
D
S
Q
U
A
D
S
ER
LA
EC
VE
ES
N
M
U A
NR
L I
I N
TA
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I
R
O
N
I
C
O D
RAG ES
M
CO B A LT
I L TA P ER
T NO T I CE
S T REN TS
U P S G
S
AG E
S R
LM
R I P P ED
I P E M OO SE
VE M A R L I N
ER S G E LD S
RE
LESSEE
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
CROSS OUT
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Fit all the words from the list into the grid. We’ve given you
one word to help you get started.
P A C E D
5 LETTERS
Amass
Cafes
Datum
Demos
Duets
Grief
Meant
Metre
Miaow
Nests
Paced
Walks
7 LETTERS
9 LETTERS
Audited
Earache
Focused
Measles
Opposed
Orifice
Rituals
Sunroom
Consulate
Domineers
Dreariest
Excessive
Groomsman
Nectarine
Overlooks
Penalised
Repulsion
Statistic
Suspected
Unskilful
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
CROSS OUT SOLUTION
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CONSUL
A E N
FOCUSE
E T K
STAT I S
R L
GR I EF
R N U
OVERLO
O
M I AOW
A
S M
M EASLE
A S K
NESTS
A T E D EM
U A A E
D R I TUA
I A U N
T I C M ET
E H
DREAR I E
E X
OKS PAC
P U U E
PENAL I S
O R S S
S OR I F I
E O O V
D OM I N E E
OS
U
LS
P
RE
C
ST
E
ED
ED
U
CE
T
RS
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
ALPHABET SOUP & SOLUTION
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Use up all the letters of the alphabet
except for the letter “Q” to fill in the
spaces and find ten occupations.
Each letter must be used once only.
_ A R D E _ E R
P L U _ _ E R
_ E W E _ L _ R
_ L O R I _ T
_ O O _ E E _ E R
A C _ O _ N T _ N _
L A _ _ E R
_ O C T _ R
T E A C _ E _
T A _ I D R _ _ E R
Gardener, Jeweller, Florist,
Zoo Keeper, Accountant,
Lawyer, Doctor, Plumber,
Teacher, Taxi Driver.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
SPOT THE DIFFERENECE & SOLUTION
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Can you spot the eight differences between these two pictures?
Puppy
Day out
doggy
Day out
1. Boy’s hair different
2. Girl’s tooth missing
3. Boy’s shorts colour different
4. Dog collar studs different colour
5. Medical kit missing
6. Words on sign different
7. 1st prize ribbon missing
8. Woman’s earring missing
SOLUTION:
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
MAGIC SQUARES & SOLUTION
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The answer to each clue reads the same across and down.
2. Play area, ... room
3. In the centre of
4. Make current
5. Round up livestock
6. Rearward (nautical)
1
3
4
5
6
2
3
4
5
6
2
3
4
5
6
1
1. Tropical sun hat
2
2. Comes up
3. Periods of darkness
4. On dry land
5. Metric length units
3
4
5
6
6. Weigh up
SOLUTION 1:
2
2
1. Trauma, 2. Rumpus, 3. Amidst,
4. Update, 5. Muster, 6. Astern.
1
1. Deep shock
1. Panama, 2. Arises, 3. Nights,
4. Ashore, 5. Metres, 6. Assess.
SOLUTION 2 :
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
STEPS & SOLUTION
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Altering one letter at each stage to form a new word every time,
change the word on the top line to the word on the bottom.
LANE
MIST
FARE
Lane, line, lint, list, mist,
mast, mart, mare, fare.
SOLUTION:
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
RAINBOW WORDS & SOLUTION
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Solution: The Bourne Supremacy
The Bourne Supremacy
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
WHAT’S WHAT & SOLUTION
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Complete the 3-letter words and the middle row down will reveal the mystery answer.
1
O
B
2
3
S
W
4
5
7
Y
R
2. Yacht’s
forward sail
3. Ceylon,
... Lanka
4. Church bench
5. Cancelled
O
6
1. Frequently
(poetic)
6. Wood
thickness
7. Canadian
whiskey
Firefly
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
PRISM & SOLUTION
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TRACK down the six forms of transport hidden in our prism.
The words appear either clockwise or anti-clockwise and are on alternate letter spaces.
H
S
A
H
I G
W
R G
A
O
E
C
S R T
A B
P
E
G R
P B
R J A
A
N
O C T E
K
I
E
I
C K
U
Jeep, cart, toboggan,
carriage, pushbike, rickshaw.
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
CHAIN LETTERS & SOLUTION
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CAN you find the 13-letter word hiding in the chain?
You must use all 13 letters once only and can move from circle to circle
only where they are connected by lines.
E
N
M
I
T
H
S
L
E
S
B
T
A
Establishment
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
MOVIE WATCH & SOLUTION
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Johnny Depp has starred in all the movies below. See if you can unscramble them.
1. COOL CHAT
2. CHEW ON TIRED HAM
3. WHOLLY ELOPES
4. THIN TEETH NAG
Answer ___________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
1.Chocolat 2.The Man Who Cried
3.Sleepy Hollow 4.The Ninth Gate
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
BRICK IN THE WALL & SOLUTION
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How many five letter words can you find reading down the face of our wall?
The letters of each word can only read downwards on neighbouring bricks, taking one only from each line.
G
L
B
R
A
Z
L
O
V
E
F
I
E
O
M
N
D
Answer ___________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
Blend, blood, bloom, brave, braze,
brood, broom, fiend, flood, glaze,
grave, graze, groom, grove.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
FIGURES OF FUN & SOLUTION
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EACH letter has a different numerical value between one and nine.
Find out what each letter represents to reach the added totals by reading across and down.
Two values have been filled in for you.
U 1
S
T 4
Z
22
V
Z
R
X
26
W
Y
U 1
T 4
10
R
X
W
S
25
15
26
14
28
R=6; S=9; T=4;
U=1; V=5; W=3;
X=7; Y=2; Z=8.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
MATCH BOXES & SOLUTION
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TAKE A word from one box and match it with one from another to make up a new word of EIGHT letters.
Repeat this process using all boxes once only.
LOVE
LOR
N
LONG
CARS
KEEL
RANT
TACK
YEAR
HAUL WAYS
E EDGE
WAG
RAI
QUAD
L
RING
LING
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
Lovelorn, keelhaul, wagering, railcars,
quadrant, edgeways, tackling, yearlong.
SOLUTION:
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
MIXED SIGNALS & SOLUTION
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Fill in the ten 5-letter words from the outside towards the centre letter provided.
When you’ve finished you will find the name of a TV show written clockwise around the outside.
N
1. Extra-terrestrial
2. Watery fruit
3. Crave (for)
4. Tokyo is there
5. Of the city
6. Group of twelve
7. Grass colour
8. Pakistan’s ... Khan
9. Fishing-line fibre
10. Sand particle
JUDGING AMY is the TV show.
1. Alien, 2. Melon, 3. Yearn, 4. Japan,
5. Urban, 6. Dozen, 7. Green, 8. Imran,
9. Nylon, 10. Grain.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
SPIROGRAM & SOLUTION
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You can solve this puzzle from the inside out or the outside in...
either way the answer is the same.
75
74
73
72
47
46
71
76
48
77
78
49
45
70
69
100
25
44
68
42
99
67
66
65
14
6
20
15
19
37
61
59
60
93
84
85
86
58
62
94
56
57
35
36
83
55
34
63
82
54
32
33
17
18
81
53
16
38
64
52
31
4
5
80
30
3
7
39
95
13
1
21
96
29
12
2
8
40
97
11
9
22
51
28
10
23
41
98
27
24
43
79
50
26
87
88
INSIDE-OUT
1- 5 Monarch’s rule
6-12 Poison
13-18 Gambol
19-23 Sorceress
24-30 Exploded (of volcano)
31-36 From one side
to the other
37-42 School compositions
43-50 Without lyrics
51-57 Elusive
58-60 Hair-styling product
61-66 Lads and ...
67-73 Female voice
74-78 Family car
79-86 Egg dish
87-92 Portable computer
93-100 Tranquilliser
91
90
89
OUTSIDE-IN
100-96 Musical set in Argentina
95-90 Tyrant
89-83 Artist’s mixing board
82-75 Clear soft drink
74-70 Submarine detector
69-63 Own
62-57 Claim
56-53 Passport stamp
52-47 Vein, blood ...
46-41 Sleepy
40-33 Insurance valuer
32-28 Trainee journalist
27-22 Simply
21-16 Cafe
15- 8 Inoculation fluids
7- 1 Lankier
INSIDE-OUT:
Reign, arsenic, cavort, sibyl, erupted, across, essays,
wordless, evasive, gel, lasses, soprano, sedan,
omelette, laptop, sedative.
92
OUTSIDE-IN:
Evita, despot, palette, lemonade, sonar, possess,
allege, visa, vessel, drowsy, assessor, cadet, purely,
bistro, vaccines, rangier.
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
RETROFLEX & SOLUTION
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Tackle this puzzle from the inside out or the outside in.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
48
91
47
93
87
43
86
42
85
41
84
60
64
68
73
78
83
87
92
97
83
40
82
39
81
98
99
14
61
100
15
100 to 1
100 - 96
95 - 91
90 - 86
85 - 82
81 - 77
76 - 72
71 - 67
80
35
Dazed
Fallen trees
Little bell sound
Lack of colour
Thin candle
Man-eating giants
Retail
Existence
Shape again
Bowl
Detonate
(explosion)
- 63 Castrate
- 67 First light
- 72 Boot-shaped
country
- 77 Breaks sharply
- 82 Spades and rakes
- 86 Yanks
- 91 Ties up (vessel)
- 96 Lament
-100 Animal doctors
79
34
78
33
77
32
66
60
56
51
46
42
36
-
61
57
52
47
43
37
31
30 - 27
26 - 21
20 - 16
15 - 11
10 - 5
4- 1
Actor, ... McQueen
Grilles
Chambers
Courage
Pillages
Velvety flower
Ancient Roman
language
Walk like duck
Golfer, ... Norman
Waist
Move crabwise
Rounded roof
Top up again
Film, Children Of
A ... God
Pierce with tusk
Scouting party
Coat collar fold
Makes jumper
Silence is ...
Kernels
76
75
74
31
30
29
73
28
16
63
64
17
65
18
66
19
67
20
68
21
69
22
70
72
23
71
27
24
26
100 - 1:
1 - 100:
36
97
12
13
60
Steve, grids, rooms, guts,
loots, pansy, Latin, waddle,
Greg, girth, sidle, dome, refill,
lesser, gore, patrol, lapel,
knits, golden, nuts.
38
96
1 to 100
88
44
95
1- 7
8 - 11
12 - 17
18 - 23
24 - 28
29 - 33
34 - 37
38 - 41
42 - 48
49 - 52
53 - 59
89
45
94
59
11
62
90
46
37
92
10
Stunned, logs, tinkle, pallor,
taper, ogres, sell, life, remodel,
dish, trigger, geld, dawn, Italy,
snaps, tools, tugs, moors,
dirge, vets.
49
1
25
SOLUTION:
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
WHO AM I? & SOLUTION
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ANSWER the following clues and place the initials to the answers
into the appropriately numbered squares to find the mystery celebrity.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
10 & 2
12
7 & 11
5 & 9
3
6 & 4
1 & 8
11
12
Film version of a children’s classic,
... Wonderland
Fictional Baker Street detective,
... Holmes
Monty Python comic who starred in
Nuns On The Run
2009 film about Prince Albert’s marriage
to an English princess, The ...
Movie and Dickens tale, A ... Carol
Hollywood beauty who wed
Prince Rainier
Actor who played the Kid in Butch
Cassidy And The Sundance Kid
RICKY GERVAIS.
Alice In, Sherlock, Eric Idle,
Young Victoria, Christmas,
Grace Kelly, Robert Redford:
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
MIX ‘N’ MATCH & SOLUTION
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Place the left and right letters with the middle letters to form eight new words.
E
O
T
E
A
G
I
E
N
P
I
L
R
N
G
F
G
H
C
L
D
O
A
T
AIN, ENT,
IAN, ING,
ONE, SIS,
TED, THS
CHI, DIE,
IRR, PRO,
REP, REW,
STR, XYL
Strengths, xylophone,
dietician, repellent,
rewarding, prognosis,
irrigated, chieftain.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
POINT TO POINT & SOLUTION
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Answer all these clues to find the theme word in the shaded squares running from point to point.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
D
L
D
E
C
A
E
I
N
H
J
N C
A V
C K
JO
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A N
FR
W
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O
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1. Nutcracker
piece, ... Of
The Sugar
Plum Fairy
2. The prickly
bits of holly
3. Author of A
Christmas
Carol
4. Having a great
time, ... oneself
5. Small red
stone fruits
6. New Year month
7. Song, ... The
Snowman
8. Bing Crosby
was dreaming
of this colour
Christmas
G
S
Y
Y
E
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
BLOCKBUSTER & SOLUTION
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Fit all the blocks into the grid spaces to make nine five-letter words reading across.
Each word is a different colour. The mystery keyword will read down the middle.
U
N
R E
R
N
P A K
N
I
R I E
E
O V R
O A S
A D L
L R A
R
L
A
W
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B
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E S S
E U N
N L K
Y
W A
S
R
C
Y
B
D
R
N
S
K
Y
S
K
N
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
TRIOS & SOLUTION
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Fit all the three-letter words into the grid to find the missing seven-letter word.
N
E
O
I
AGE
AGO
AHA
BOB
DIP
EGO
FEW
FIB
GAG
HAG
ODD
OPT
TOP
WEB
F E W
A H A
O P T
I
E N G A G E D
O
B O B
E G O
D I P
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
BROKEN HEARTED & SOLUTION
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Mend these broken hearts to form the names of ten couples who
carved their names on a tree, only to find it chopped down and split in half.
There’s only one way to get all ten couples together correctly.
My lph
Ju tty
Ba ers
Ky gda
ith
Ni
Tr ive
Da ant
Li
len
Ra ron
Be lie
Ke rcy
Ol
zzy
Is gel
Gr udy
Gr rry
He lie
Pi dul
Ma ral
Ab
Co
aac
ace
Solutions:
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
Myron & Julie, Barry & Kylie,
Ralph & Betty, Nigel & Trudy,
Keith & Olive, Piers & Magda,
Darcy & Lizzy, Isaac & Grace,
Grant & Helen, Abdul & Coral.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
LEFT OR RIGHT & SOLUTION
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Break the code by choosing the letter in the alphabet either just before or just after the given letter
(A could be Z or B). Shaded squares indicate the beginnings of words.
The solution is some comical words of wisdom by Jim Carrey.
~ ~
A
F
I
H
M
E
D
W
F
Q
Z
F
S
D
Z
S
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B
O
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Q
F
Z
D
T
~ ~
ABCDEFGHI
JKLMNOPQR
STUVWXYZ
Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes. ~ Jim Carrey
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
TOP WORDS & SOLUTION
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Fit all the words listed into the grid. Words may run across, backwards, up or down.
One of the words in each completed grid is NOT in the list. Can you discover the mystery top word?
3 LETTERS
Dye
Her
Sir
Sun
5 LETTERS
Hares
Purer
Reach
7 LETTERS
Handles
Nuttier
Rattled
Science
9 LETTERS
Birthdays
Furthered
Scrap
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
TRANSFORMERS & SOLUTION
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1
HOT
Take a letter from the centre word and, without changing the order of the letters,
fit it into a three-letter word to make a new word.
Repeat the process, using all the letters of the centre word.
SIT
OAR
2
PAN
GAS
FROG
BEE
CHEF
LID
PAT
Pact, gash, lied, beef.
SOLUTION 2
Hoot, sift, pang, roar.
SOLUTION 1
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
BITS AND PIECES & SOLUTION
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Piece the bits together to make five words – we’ve given you clues to help.
IONS
STI
ANA
NNUA
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
HES
ULAT
ERA
GHT
TION
WEI
PRO
RAT
CRA
LIF
CONG
NATE
TING
EST
SUP
IA
Induced unconsciousness, general ... (11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Put off action till later (13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Regular payment towards pension (14) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Barbells sport (13) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Well done! (15) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Anaesthesia, Procrastinate, Superannuation, Weightlifting, Congratulations.
SOLUTION
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
FILL-INS & SOLUTION
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Place all the words listed below into the grid. Each word can be used once only.
We have given you the first word to help you fill it in.
Score
Stall
Story
Tasks
Tepid
Terse
Timer
Warts
Endless
Lechery
Neatest
Richest
B R A V O
D
E
B
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S
OL
L
RA
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CA
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TO
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L TER
ATEST
Y DES
S M
CHE
O D
R A
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P
Y
L
O
N
Lends
Lever
Llama
Mated
Medal
Moped
Mowed
Obese
Orate
Piano
Pylon
Scare
T
A
S
K
S
Abase
Aside
Atone
Bravo
Dales
Debts
Deems
Delay
Desks
Dolls
Doses
Idler
ED
O
ES
NE
DS
L
ED
SE
SE
M
KS
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
INSIDERS & SOLUTION
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EACH word you are looking for contains the word ANT.
Fill in the answers and use the letters in the boxes to discover the keywords.
1. Shrub
2. Intended
3. Ghost
4. Tusked animal
5. Was inclined
6. Leaseholder
7. Insect feeler
8. Shout: ... and rave
9. National song
P L
ME A
P H A N T OM
E L E PH
L E
T EN
AN T ENNA
RA
AN T HEM
N T
AN T
AN T
AN T
AN T
N T
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
THE KRYPTON
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You don’t have to be a superhero to beat the Krypton.
You just need some logical thinking and a plan of attack.
The object is to complete the crossword by filling in both the words and the black squares on the grid.
The design is fully symmetrical, not only top to bottom but also side to side.
We’ve filled in some words to get you up and battling!
W H IS T L E
S
O
F
T
E
S
T
3 LETTERS
Axe
Err
Gun
Ink
Inn
Ion
Lag
Men
Nil
Old
Rat
Tot
INK
5 LETTERS
Fever
Metes
Myths
Reels
Sweat
Thaws
Verse
Vista
7 LETTERS
Advisor
Ailment
Demands
Dimmest
Doubter
Dredges
Eastern
Erectly
Evident
Example
Harmony
Heroine
Hissing
Inmates
Ladders
Nastily
Pinches
Punched
Rightly
Rummage
Skaters
Softest
Spanned
Thrusts
Tightly
Untying
Whistle
Workman
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
THE KRYPTON SOLUTION
W
O
R
K
M
A
N
S
O
F
T
E
S
T
H I
N
UM
A
E T
X E
A S
M
P A
LD
E V
I
A S
O
H R
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S T LE
H A RM
M A G E
W
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L
T I LY
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N N E D
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M E
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T E R N
LA D D
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V I S
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S
RO I
S
N
E D G
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
LETTER DROP & SOLUTION
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Here’s a crossword with some blank spaces.
Help us by filling in the missing letters to complete all the words.
KCB
JIR
WHD
TN
EOA
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
MOVIE LINE-UP
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Work out the missing words and place them in the boxes provided, to complete the movie titles.
The downward coloured sqares will then reveal a movie.
Creepers
Conspiracy
Punch-Drunk
In The Dark
Kinky
The Golden
13
Nights
Reality
At First
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
PYRAMID POWER & SOLUTION
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EACH of the colours in our pyramid represents a letter.
You can decipher the six words reading across from left to right with the help of the given letters.
The orange highlighted pyramids form the keyword.
KEYWORD SOLUTION:
Clever
SOLUTION:
Arc, Talc, Elect, Larvae, Elevate, Lacerate.
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
RED HERRINGS & SOLUTION
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Fill in the gaps with letters to find the names of eight flowers.
Only eight? Yes, two of the examples are red herrings and won’t produce anything but fustration.
All the answers have six letters.
VI__ET
MY__LE
BR__DY
SA__IA
CR__US
MI__SA
ZI__IA
OR__ID
DA__IA
SC__CH
SOLUTION:
Violet, Myrtle, RED HERRING, Salvia, Crocus, Mimosa, Zinnia, Orchid, Dahlia, RED HERRING.
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
SCRAMBLED WORDS & SOLUTION
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TO SPELL the names of nine European cities
fit the letters into the boxes outlined in the same colours.
The red boxes will give you another keyword.
A
S H I I
O D R
R UN
VN I
S I ERB
M A
G L
E L L
M PE P
A I ON
NE
SR A
A O
R
N D M
T A E
KEYWORD:
Mountains
SOLUTION:
Madrid, Rome, Prague, Vienna, Athens, Paris, Berlin, Milan, Oslo
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
SQUARE SHUFFLE & SOLUTION
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Take one letter from each colour to make up 4 six-letter words associated with restaurants.
We have given you the first letter to get you started.
Every letter must be used once only.
1. W
3.
B
2.
E R U T E B T
N E F B A F
I S S R E I
A W T L D T
4. D
SOLUTION:
Waiter, tables, buffet, diners.
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
TRIPLETS & SOLUTION
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The words from the crossword have been taken out and broken down into groups of three letters.
Replace the triplets into the grid with the help of the starter letters.
W
Y
U
AGE
ASS
ATI
BLO
BYP
COO
COY
CUT
DDI
DET
EGO
ERR
EST
GYR
ICE
ING
LEI
MAP
MED POT
MEN RDS
NOR SHO
ONA SSO
ONE SWO
ONS TES
ORE URN
PIE
Y P A S S I N G
E I
W
CO Y
N E
O
E R R
R
A
H O D D I E S T
S
I
M
CO O
A P
G O
E
U R N
E TO N A T E S
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B
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O
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
VEXAGON & SOLUTION
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NINE words can be found in our vexing hexagon,
but four letters have been replaced by four colours.
Find out what letters are hidden behind those colours.
They are the same for each of the words reading across.
Then you’ll have solved the vexagon.
I
E
I
E
E
B A
E P O
E
I A
H
O
I
O C E
I
W
E
E
O
E
U
SOLUTION:
Liner, intent, netball, reporter, triathlon, innocent, written, terror, ruler.
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
ZIG ZAG & SOLUTION
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Weave down & back to find the answer.
Use each letter only once.
H
C
I
E
S
T
T
S
S
T
H
Y
O
N
L
O
P
Y
I
E
B
E
Solution:
Honesty is the best policy
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BRAINTEASER SAMPLE
STAR WORDS & SOLUTION
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IDENTIFY these celebrities and put together the star letters to discover the name of this week’s celebrity.
1. Mas
terC
judge: hef
..
Presto .
n
2. Aussie-born
super model:
Megan ...
3. Socc
eroo
captain s
:
... Neill
4. Angels &
Demons star:
Tom ...
5. Singer:
... Streisand
6. Celebrity
heiress:
... Hilton
7. Cham
pion
golfer:
Tiger ...
8. TV quiz host:
... Micallef
9. SeaChan
ge
actress: ...
Thornton
10. Sex And
The City star: ...
Jessica Parker
KEYWORDS SOLUTION:
ALAN BROUGH
STAR WORDS SOLUTION:
Matt, Gale, Lucas, Hanks, Barbra, Paris, Woods, Shaun, Sigrid, Sarah
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