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  • Prisoners’ Escape

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    A couple of weeks ago, I set you a puzzle based on prisoners escaping their captivity. Read it here if you haven’t seen it. If you’ve given it some thought and are struggling with it, here’s a hint for you. Clearly they’re not going to just open lockers at random. Think about, as a prisoner…

  • Prisoners’ Escape

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    Here’s an interesting puzzle for you. One hundred prisoners are kept in a prison (obviously!). One day the prison warder comes by and tells them that they have a chance to escape. The downside is, that if they fail to escape, they will all be executed. In order to facilitate this escape, they are given…

  • Anagram Dictionary – some answers

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    Answer time! Have you done better in any of the questions? Please comment below to tell me! Or just let me know whether you enjoyed them or not.

  • Anagram Dictionary – hints

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    A couple of weeks ago, I set you the challenge of working with an anagram dictionary. I promised you a few hints. Here they are: Answers in a couple of weeks. Good luck!

  • Anagram Dictionary

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    This puzzle is taken from a Martin Gardner book I read years ago. It’s a favourite of mine. I want you to imagine a dictionary. Not an ordinary one, but one geared for anagrams. Each entry is an alphabetical list of letters, with any words using those letters listed afterwards. Some entries are straightforward. ANV,…