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 Puzzle 1
Can you find the anagrams of the following words?
COAGULATE
CAVITATES
BACTERIAL
BALANCERS
HEADLAMPS
MILESTONE
TELEPHONY
DIGNIFIES
UNNOTICED

[Ref: ZKRV] © Kevin Stone [Protected Puzzle]

CATALOGUE
ACTIVATES
CALIBRATE
BARNACLES
LAMPSHADE
LIMESTONE
POLYTHENE
SIGNIFIED
CONTINUED

 Puzzle 2
A long train, half a kilometre long, is about to enter a long tunnel. The tunnel is 10k long. If the speed of the train is 35kph, how long will it take for the entire train to pass through the tunnel - from the front of the train entering to the end of the train leaving the tunnel?

[Ref: ZRWF]

The train takes 18 minutes. The front of the train has to initially travel 10k to leave the tunnel, and then a further 0.5k until the rear of the train has left the tunnel - a total of 10.5k. Which takes 60 * (10.5 / 35) = 18 minutes.

 Puzzle 3
Messrs Butcher, Baker, Carpenter and Plumber are currently attending another convention. No-one is currently, nor ever has been in the same profession as their name and no-one has had the same profession twice. Alan is now a butcher, whereas Mr Brian Butcher used to be a baker. The person who is now a carpenter used to be a butcher. Charlie has never been a baker, Mr Darren Carpenter has never been a butcher and Mr Baker is not now a carpenter. Can you determine their full names, along with their current and previous professions?

[Ref: ZFDI] © Kevin Stone [Protected Puzzle]

Current Previous
Alan Baker Butcher Carpenter
Brian Butcher Plumber Baker
Charlie Plumber Carpenter Butcher
Darren Carpenter Baker Plumber

 Puzzle 4
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these words:
ban*
*a*i*et
*aiz*
s**th
na*e*
*eco*
*ocu*
*la*e
**nk
f*x
be**re
e*ui*
ot*er
wis*
*oast

[Ref: ZVZH] © Kevin Stone [Protected Puzzle]

Bank, cabinet, maize ,sixth, navel, decoy, focus, glaze, junk, fox, beware, equip, otter, wish, roast.

 Puzzle 5
What does this equation simplify to?
(x - a) * (x - b) * (x - c) * ... * (x - z) = ?

[Ref: ZTDR]

0: since one of the terms is (x - x).



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