MURDER, HE WROTE
Logic Problem

Five authors have just sent their latest murder stories to the publishers - so we all look forward to reading them soon. In the meantime, however, we intend to completely spoil your enjoyment of the novels, by inviting you to solve the problem of who murdered whom, as well as the motive involved and the location of the story!

Neither the butler nor the plumber committed the murder (which took place in Brighton) for the sake of an inheritance.
The revenge killing didn't take place in Fishguard or Dunoon. The artist didn't murder the partner (who was neither the victim killed in revenge nor the one murdered as the result of a power struggle).
The dentist murdered a cousin (but not for revenge or love) in Halifax.
The sister wasn't murdered in Brighton or Fishguard; and the victim in Fishguard wasn't the one killed for the love of someone. The butler didn't murder his partner.
In the novel in which the solicitor murders someone, the motive is power, but didn't involve the killing of a friend.

The dentist murdered a cousin in Halifax where the motive wasn't revenge or love (clue 3), an inheritance (Brighton, clue 1) or power (solicitor, 5), so blackmail. The revenge killing wasn't in Fishguard or Dunoon (2) so Grantham. The love-motive murder wasn't (4) in Fishguard, so Dunoon, thus the motive in Fishguard was power. The artist's motive was an inheritance (1). The partner (2) was murdered for love by (4) the plumber. The butler killed for revenge. The sister (4) was murdered for revenge. The friend wasn't (5) the victim of a power struggle, so inheritance. The power motive involved the murder of the mother.

Thus:

Artist - friend - inheritance - Brighton;

Butler - sister - revenge - Grantham;

Dentist - cousin - blackmail - Halifax;

Plumber - partner - love - Dunoon;

Solicitor - mother - power - Fishguard.

WONDER WINGS

The Detroit Red Wings won their 8th Stanley Cup, the championship of the National Hockey League, in June 1997. During the off-season, the team changed due to trades and injuries. The Wings' locker room manager is a logic puzzle fan, and he decided to give 6 of the players their new locker assignments in the form of a logic problem. The players have different favorite away-from-home arenas around the league, and each has a different favorite drink which he uses to slake thirst during a game. After a game the players all have different favorite soaps with which they shower. Each likes to relax after a game watching a different genre of movie while eating a different favorite meal. For those who wonder which Wings have which favorites, use the clues and the table below to place each player in the correct locker and to determine his favorite arena, drink, soap, meal, and movie genre.

One player's favorite away-from-home arena is New Jersey's Byrne Meadowlands; one's favorite game drink is Jolt -- double the sugar, double the caffeine; one's favorite soap is Dial; one's favorite post-game meal is fried chicken; one player likes to watch classical movies best.
Kris Draper, who likes Chinese food after a game, uses a locker next to Slava Kozlov.
Goalie Chris Osgood's locker is next to that of the player who enjoys pizza with a western after a game.
The locker numbers of the Sprite drinker and the skater who is partial to adventure movies differ by 2.
The Coke drinker, whose favorite visiting rink is Colorado's McNichols Arena, and the player whose favorite visiting rink is Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, both have a locker next to the same player; this player does not like Sprite.
Steve Yzerman, whose favorite visiting rink is the Kiel Center in St. Louis, has a locker next to the Safeguard sudser.
The one who showers with Irish Spring does not like Calgary's Saddle Dome.
The player whose game drink is orange juice enjoys a western after a rough game. His locker is next to the player who relaxes with horror movies.
Kozlov lockers next to the player who is partial to Anaheim's Arrowhead Pond.
The player who lathers with Lifebuoy has a locker next to both Darren McCarty and the player who scrubs with Zest and guzzles Gatorade.
Osgood, the spaghetti eater, and the comedy movie fan (in some order) have 3 consecutive locker numbers.
The 2 players whose favorite visiting arenas are the Saddle Dome and the Kiel Center each have a locker next to the skater whose game drink is water.
The lockers of McCarty and the player who favors Arrowhead Pond are not adjacent, but there is only 1 locker between them.
Igor Larionov and the player who enjoys Coast cascades are locker neighbors.
Osgood, the Nachos muncher, has a higher numbered locker than the player who loves steak.
The Coke drinker and the mystery movie fan have adjacent lockers.
Igor lockers next to the horror movie fan.
Both Kris Draper and the Coast soaper locker next to the steak eater.

	LOCKER 1	LOCKER 2	LOCKER 3	LOCKER 4	LOCKER 5	LOCKER 6
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Player	Draper	Kozlov	McCarty	Larionov	Osgood	Yzerman
Arena	Arrowhead Pond	Byrne Meadows	McNichols Arena	Saddle Dome	Maple Leaf Gardens	Kiel Center
Drink	Gatorade	Sprite	Coke	Jolt	Water	Orange Juice
Soap	Zest	Lifebuoy	Coast	Dial	Safeguard	Irish Spring
Meal	Chinese	Steak	Chicken	Spaghetti	Nachos	Pizza
Movie	Classic	Mystery	Comedy	Adventure	Horror	Western

BACHELOR BINGE
Logic Problem

One week five bachelors agreed to go out together to eat the 5 evening meals on Monday through Friday. It was understood that Eric would miss Friday's meal because of an out-of-town wedding at which he fervently hoped to catch the bride's garter. Each bachelor served as the host at a restaurant of his choice on a different night. Use the clues below to determine which bachelor hosted the group each night and what food he selected.

Carl hosted the group on Wednesday.
The fellows ate at a Thai restaurant on Friday.
Bill, who detests fish, volunteered to be the first host.
Dave selected a steak house for the night before one of the fellows hosted everyone at a raucous pizza parlor.

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"FILL-IN TABLE" SOLVE CHART

NOTABLE NEIGHBORS
Logic Problem

There are five houses in a row, each of a different color, and inhabited by 5 people of different nationalities, with different pets, favorite drinks, and favorite sports. Use the clues below to determine who owns the monkey and who drinks water.

The Englishman lives in the red house.
The Spaniard owns the dog.
Coffee is drunk in the green house.
The Russian drinks tea.
The green house is immediately to the right of the white house.
The hockey player owns hamsters.
The football player lives in the yellow house.
Milk is drunk in the middle house.
The American lives in the first house on the left.
The table tennis player lives in the house next to the man with the fox.
The football player lives next to the house where the horse is kept.
The basketball player drinks orange juice.
The Japanese likes baseball.
The American lives next to the blue house.

	HOUSE 1	HOUSE 2	HOUSE 3	HOUSE 4	HOUSE 5
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EXAM LOGJAM

Ten students, sitting in 2 rows of 5 each, took their 500-point final exam in advanced calculus. The students' scores were all multiples of ten with no two of them receiving the same score. Use the following clues and the professor's seating chart below to determine which students sat in which seats and the test score each student earned.

Hugh sat next to both Ida and to the student making 82%, which was the lowest grade on the test.
George and the student scoring 470 sat in diagonally opposite corner seats.
Chuck sat somewhere between Bill and the student scoring 410, although these 3 students are not necessarily in the same row. Similarly, Ann sat somewhere between Eve and the student scoring 490.
The sum of the scores of the students sitting in the first column is 880.
Jerry's score was 10 points better than Dolly's but 50 points less than Frank's.
The average score of those in Column 2 is the same as that of those in Column 4, but is 5 points less than the average of those in Column 3.
The student with the lowest score of those in the first row sat directly in front of the student with the highest score of those in the second row.
The average test score of those in the first row is 46 points higher than the average of those in the second row.

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ROW 2	Name	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.
ROW 2	Score
ROW 1	Name	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
ROW 1	Score

PROFESSOR

OPENING DAY
Five girls, all big baseball fans, met on opening day at the ball park. Once there, each discovered that all the other girls had the same idea she did. All had brought a baseball card of their favorite player or players in hopes of getting autographs (two girls had two favorite players). In addition, each girl’s card(s) was of a different type (one was a "parallel" card). No two girls had the same favorite player. From the provided clues, determine each girl's favorite player or players by the position he plays, his uniform number (including #25) and the type of card brought to the game.

No girl brought cards of more than one position. No two girls brought cards of players who play the same position.
Sharon brought the "error/corrected" versions of cards which featured her two favorite players, who do not play first base.
Players #18 and #27 play the same position.
The girl whose favorite player is a third baseman brought a "rookie" card.
Lucy’s favorite player is an outfielder.
The catcher, #8, is not featured on the "error/corrected" card. He is not Rachel's favorite.
Sarah brought two "insert" cards to the game.
Tiffany did not bring the "best" card.
#29 and #47 are pitchers. #10 is not an outfielder.

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Special question for baseball fans:
On which major league baseball team is this puzzle based? What are the names of the seven players? The answers to these questions are on the answer page for this logic puzzle.

An understanding of the meaning of the various types of baseball cards mentioned in this puzzle is not necessary in order to solve the puzzle.

CHESS TOURNAMENT

During the final round of

Georgia

's All-State Chess Tournament, the eventual top 4 finishers in the tournament played their final game against 4 different opponents. The tournament boards were numbered from 1 to 50 to facilitate location and identification of games. Each of the top 4 finishers played a different opening in this last game. Use the clues below to determine the first and last names of the first through fourth place winners of the tournament, the chess opening each used in his last game, and the number of the chess board on which he played his final game.

Mr. Hart played the King's Indian Defence.
Steve placed ahead of the one who used the Ruy Lopez opening.
The top 4 players were Larry, Mr. Korn, the contestant who opened with Queen's Gambit, and a player who played on an even-numbered board.
Mr. Rose finished exactly 2 places ahead of the player on board 31.
The number of the 3rd place winner's board is at least 10 higher or at least 10 lower than that of Mr. Baird.
The number of the board of the contestant who placed immediately after Bert is exactly 15 higher than the number of the board played by the one who placed immediately before Tom.
The lowest board number of the top 4 finishers was exactly half the number of the board played by the one who placed immediately after the one who played the Giuoco Piano opening.
The highest board number was exactly 8 higher than the board number of the man who finished exactly two places after Bert.

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL

Losstown High School faced numerous challenges in moving to their new semester schedule this year. Just as academic coordinator Robert Purr thought he had solved all the scheduling glitches, several teachers (including Gary O'Brent and Nancy Dale) pointed out that the number of desks in their room did not correlate with the number of students in their largest class. The overworked Mr. Purr assigned the 2 humanities teachers involved (English & History) to gather the information and the 2 analytical teachers (Algebra & Chemistry) to work out a solution. No teacher had more than 30 or less than 20 in their largest class; each largest class was a different size. The algebra teacher pointed out that the original number of desks in the four rooms were four consecutive numbers. Use the following clues to determine the subject taught, the largest class and the original number of desks in the rooms of the four teachers.

The number of students in each teacher's largest class has at least 6 whole number divisors. (Example: the whole number divisors of 18 are 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18 for a total of 6.)
Luke Furrier contributed or received exactly 2 desks.
The teacher who originally had 25 desks contributed at least one.
A female teacher had the largest class.
Both humanities teachers needed desks; neither analytical teacher needed desks.
The English teacher contributed or received exactly 4 desks.
A humanities teacher originally had exactly 24 desks.
Kris Schenkl contributed the most desks.
There were originally more desks in the chemistry room than in the algebra room.

TEACHER	SUBJECT	# of DESKS	CLASS SIZE

FOOTBALL FANS
Logic Problem

William T. Pelletier

Joseph and his 3 brothers are big fans of the Detroit Lions football team, so they were thrilled to win tickets to watch the Lions play for the NFL championship in the 1998 Superbowl. The boys wore their favorite jerseys, each a different color, to the game and sat together in 4 seats in a row. Each boy visited the concession stand during a different quarter of the game and bought a different snack from that of his brothers. Use the clues and table below to determine the order in which the boys sat, the colors of their shirts, the quarter in which each boy bought his snack, and what snack each boy bought.

The 4 boys are Noah, the red-shirted one, the one who got a snack during the first quarter, and the one who bought a hot dog.
The fan who bought a snack during the 2nd quarter sat between the fans who bought popcorn and nachos.
Daniel sat next to both the fan who bought a hot dog and the one who visited the concession stand in the first quarter.
The green-shirted fan sat to the left of Stephen, who did not sit next to the popcorn muncher.
The blue-shirted fan sat next to both the red-shirted and yellow-shirted fans.
One boy got pizza in the 4th quarter.

	SEAT 1	SEAT 2	SEAT 3	SEAT 4
Name
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Snack

The Problem

One week five bachelors agreed to go out together to eat the 5 evening meals on Monday through Friday. It was understood that Eric would miss Friday's meal because of an out-of-town wedding at which he fervently hoped to catch the bride's garter. Each bachelor served as the host at a restaurant of his choice on a different night. Use the clues below to determine which bachelor hosted the group each night and what food he selected.

Carl hosted the group on Wednesday.
The fellows ate at a Thai restaurant on Friday.
Bill, who detests fish, volunteered to be the first host.
Dave selected a steak house for the night before one of the fellows hosted everyone at a raucous pizza parlor.

Solution 1

The first step is to carefully read the entire problem statement. This usually consists of an Introduction followed by a series of numbered Clues. The Introduction frequently contains significant information that is not mentioned in the Clues. For example, from the above Introduction one can conclude that Eric was NOT Friday's host. The end of the Introduction usually clearly specifies the objective of the problem. For example, in the above problem the solver is asked to match each night of the week, Mon through Fri, with one of the 5 men and with the food he selected.

Use the provided solve charts to organize the given information and to deduce conclusions. The goal is to isolate the solution by elimination of all other possibilities. This solution demonstrates the use of a "Criss-Cross Grid" solve chart. An "X" is used to indicate that a possibility has been ruled out, and an "O" is used to indicate that a possibility has been deduced to be true.

"CRISS-CROSS GRID"
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According to the Introduction, Eric was NOT Friday's host. Put an "X" in the box at the intersection of the "Fri" row and the "ERIC" column to show that this possibility has been eliminated.
Enter an "O" in the box in the "Wed" row and the "CARL" column to show that Carl is Wednesday's host (Clue 1). Enter an "X" in the other 4 host boxes in the "Wed" row (only 1 host per day and Carl is the one for Wed), and an "X" in the other 4 day boxes in the "CARL" column (since Carl only hosts 1 day).
Similarly based on Clue 2, enter an "O" in the "Fri-THAI" box and an "X" in each of the 4 remaining boxes in the "Fri" food row and the "THAI" column.
Put an "X" in the "Fish-BILL" box (Clue 3).
Put an "O" in the "Mon-BILL" box (Clue 3) and an "X" in the remaining host boxes in that row and column.
Put an "O" in the "Steak-DAVE" box (Clue 4) and an "X" in the remaining food boxes in that row and column.

At this point we will continue with a fresh copy of the criss-cross grid below in order to facilitate the reader's following the addition of more information to the chart.

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By Clue 4, Dave hosted the night before pizza. The last possible night for pizza according to the chart is Thu, and the only prior night Dave could host according to the chart is Tue. Therefore Dave hosts steak on Tue. Enter an "O" in the "Tue-DAVE" and "Tue-STEAK" boxes and "X" out the remaining boxes in those rows and columns.
(Entered in Red.)
By Clue 4, pizza followed steak which is on Tue. Therefore, enter an "O" in the "Wed-PIZZA" box and an "X" in the remaining boxes in that row and column.
(Entered in Blue.)
From the chart one sees that Eric must host on Thu and Friday's host must be Andy.
(Entered in Blue.)
By the chart, Mon's dinner was fish or tacos. Since it was hosted by Bill, it cannot be fish (Clue 3 or chart). Therefore Mon was tacos. The only possibility left for Thu is fish.
(Entered in Yellow.)

DAY	HOST	FOOD
Mon	Bill	Tacos
Tue	Dave	Steak
Wed	Carl	Pizza
Thu	Eric	Fish
Fri	Andy	Thai

The solution to the problem can now be read off of the chart. It is displayed in table form at the left.

Solution 2

This second solution demonstrates the use of a "Fill-In Table" solve chart.

"FILL-IN TABLE" SOLVE CHART
DAY	HOST	FOOD
Mon	Bill	Tacos
Tue	Dave	Steak
Wed	Carl	Pizza
Thu	Eric	Fish
Fri	Andy	Thai

Enter the 5 weekdays, Carl as Wed's host (Clue 1), Thai food on Fri (Clue 2), and Bill as Mon's host (Clue 3). (Black Entries)
Pizza must be Thu night or earlier. The only available row for Dave-Steak which precedes pizza (Clue 4) is Tue. Thus Pizza is Wed. (Red Entries)
Fish must be Thu (Clue 3) and therefore Tacos are Mon. (Blue Entries)
Eric cannot be Fri (Intro) and so must be Thu. Andy alone remains for Fri. (Yellow Entries)

It is evident that Solution 2 is much simpler than Solution 1. It is frequently the case that one of the solve charts is a better aid in solving a given problem than the other. In fact, sometimes one of the charts is of no help in solving. This also varies with the solver

ANSWER
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Notable Neighbors Logic Problem

	HOUSE 1	HOUSE 2	HOUSE 3	HOUSE 4	HOUSE 5
Color	Yellow	Blue	Red	White	Green
Country	America	Russia	England	Spain	Japan
Sport	Football	Table Tennis	Hockey	Basketball	Baseball
Drink	Water	Tea	Milk	Orange Juice	Coffe
Pet	Fox	Horse	Hamster	Dog	Monkey

ANSWER
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Exam Logjam Logic Problem

		Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
ROW 2	Name	6. Dolly	7. Hugh	8. Ida	9. Jerry	10. George
ROW 2	Score	410	460	440	420	430
ROW 1	Name	1. Frank	2. Eve	3. Ann	4. Chuck	5. Bill
ROW 1	Score	470	450	480	490	500

PROFESSOR

SOLUTION
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Exam Logjam Logic Problem

The 10 test scores are 410, 420, 430, 440, 450, 460, 470, 480, 490, & 500 by Intro and Clue 1.
By Clue 8, the total of the scores on Row 1 is 230 = 5 * 46 points higher than the total of Row 2's scores. If the 1st 5 scores of the above list were on Row 2 and the last 5 on Row 1, then the difference would be 250. The only way to reduce the difference by 20 is to exchange one score for another 10 points higher, namely exchange 450 for 460. Therefore the scores of
Row 2 must be 410, 420, 430, 440, & 460,
and the scores of
Row 1 must be 450, 470, 480, 490, & 500,
in some order.
By Clue 7, 460 & 450 are in the same column.
By Clue 4 the scores in Col 1 add to 880. The only possibility remaining is 470, 410. Then by Clue 2, George sits in seat 10.
By Clue 1, Hugh sat in seat 7 and Ida in seat 8. The seating chart now looks as follows:

		Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
ROW 2	Name	6.	7. Hugh	8. Ida	9.	10. George
ROW 2	Score	410
ROW 1	Name	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
ROW 1	Score	470

From argument 3 above, 460 & 450 are in the same column. If this column is #5, then
Sum of scores of Cols 2, 3, 4 = Sum of all scores - 880 - 910 = 2760 = 3x + 10 where x = Sum of scores of Col 2 = Sum of scores of Col 4 = (Sum of scores of Col 3) - 10 by Clue 6. The equation 2760 = 3x + 10 has no solution which is an integer. Therefore, 460 & 450 are not in Col 5.
If 460 & 450 are in Col 3, then columns 2 & 4 must both sum to 900 by Clue 6. It is impossible to do this with the scores remaining. Therefore, 460 & 450 are in Col 2 or Col 4, both of which must sum to 910, and Col 3 must sum to 920.
By Clue 5, Dolly's score is 410, 420, 430, or 440, while Jerry's score is 420, 430, 440, or 450 respectively, and Frank's score is 470, 480, 490, or 500 respectively. If Dolly is 420 or 430, then Jerry is 430 or 440 respectively and both are in Row 2. But there is not room in Row 2 for Dolly and Jerry with these scores, so Dolly is neither 420 nor 430.
If Dolly is 440, then she is in Seat 9, and Jerry is 450 and must be in Seat 2 by arguments 7 & 2. Then Hugh is 460 by argument 3. But then Seat 4 must be 470 in order to have the same average score for columns 2 & 4 (Clue 6). This contradicts 470 being the score for Seat 1, so Dolly is not 440. Therefore, Dolly is 410 in Seat 6, Jerry is 420 in Seat 9, and Frank is 470 in Seat 1.
From argument 7, Seat 7 must be 460 and Seat 2 must be 450. Since Col 4 sums to 910, Seat 4 must be 490. Col 3 sums to 920, so Seat 8 is 440 and Seat 3 is 480. This leaves 430 for Seat 10 and 500 for Seat 5. The seating chart now looks as follows:

		Column 1	Column 2	Column 3	Column 4	Column 5
ROW 2	Name	6. Dolly	7. Hugh	8. Ida	9. Jerry	10. George
ROW 2	Score	410	460	440	420	430
ROW 1	Name	1. Frank	2.	3.	4.	5.
ROW 1	Score	470	450	480	490	500

By Clue 3, Eve must be in Seat 2, Ann in Seat 3, Chuck in Seat 4, and Bill in Seat 5.

ANSWER
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Opening Day Logic Problem

GIRLS	CARD TYPE	POSITION	NUMBER	NAME
Lucy	Best	Outfield	25	Andruw Jones
Rachel	Rookie	3rd Base	10	Chipper Jones
Sarah	Insert	1st Base	18 & 27	Ryan Klesko & Fred McGriff
Sharon	Error/Corrected	Pitcher	29 & 47	John Smoltz & Tom Glavine
Tiffany	Parallel	Catcher	8	Javy Lopez

Baseball fans may have recognized this puzzle as being based on one of the most popular major league baseball teams of the 90's, the Atlanta Braves. The Braves played in the World Series in 1991 (lost to the Minnesota Twins in 7 games), in 1992 (lost to the Toronto Blue Jays in 6 games), in 1995 (beat the Cleveland Indians in 6 games), and in 1996 (lost to the New York Yankees in 6 games). The real names of the 7 players, which were not part of the logic puzzle, are given in the last column of the table above.

Explanatory Background Note from L. Puzzle:
All the cards referred to in the Opening Day Logic Problem are in my collection. The John Smoltz/Tom Glavine cards are from 1990. Donruss (a baseball card manufacturer) had the name John Smoltz on the card, but the picture was of Glavine (an Error card). Later they made a Corrected version with Smoltz' picture on it. I took these 2 cards to Braves games (remember, this was before the Braves were any good) and got Smoltz and Glavine to each sign the card with their own photo. Although not monetarily worth all that much, it is my favorite piece in my collection (the two are framed together).

A Parallel card is aptly named. Most of the card manufacturers now make a regular set and a parallel set, which is scarcer. The parallel set may have gold foil on it, be stamped "first day issue", bear a stamped silver or gold signature, or whatever, but it is identical in all other respects to the regular card. Insert cards are not part of the regular set. They are produced in much smaller numbers and so are highly sought by collectors. Odds vary from getting some sort of insert in each pack (as in Fleer brands) to an insert only being in 1 of every 200 or 300 packs. A Rookie card is the first card made of an individual player (even if he is not yet in the major leagues). Since there are upwards of 20 brands of cards now, there can also be more than 20 different rookie cards of a player. This led to the development, at least in collectors' minds, of a player's Best card. It is usually the scarcest or the most desirable of his rookie cards, but it could be a second year card if no premium set of rookie cards were issued of him. Baseball card brands are now referred to as basic sets ($1/pack), premium sets ($2-$4/pack), and super premium sets (up to $4/card!).

ANSWER
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Chess Tournament Logic Problem

PLACE	1ST NAME	SURNAME	OPENING	NUMBER
First	Steve	Rose	Queen's Gambit	#40
Second	Bert	Baird	Ruy Lopez	#16
Third	Tom	Korn	Giuoco Piano	#31
Fourth	Larry	Hart	King's Indian	#32

ANSWER
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Back-to-School
Logic Problem

L. Puzzle

TEACHER	SUBJECT	# of DESKS	CLASS SIZE
Gary O'Brent	English	24	28
Kris Schenkl	Algebra	25	20
Luke Furrier	Chemistry	26	24
Nancy Dale	History	27	30

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Football Fans
Logic Problem

William T. Pelletier

	SEAT 1	SEAT 2	SEAT 3	SEAT 4
Name	Joseph	Daniel	Stephen	Noah
Shirt	Green	Red	Blue	Yellow
Quarter	1	4	2	3
Snack	Popcorn	Pizza	Hot Dog	Nachos

ANSWER to

WONDER WINGS

	LOCKER 1	LOCKER 2	LOCKER 3	LOCKER 4	LOCKER 5	LOCKER 6
Player	Draper	Kozlov	McCarty	Larionov	Osgood	Yzerman
Arena	Arrowhead Pond	Byrne Meadows	McNichols Arena	Saddle Dome	Maple Leaf Gardens	Kiel Center
Drink	Gatorade	Sprite	Coke	Jolt	Water	Orange Juice
Soap	Zest	Lifebuoy	Coast	Dial	Safeguard	Irish Spring
Meal	Chinese	Steak	Chicken	Spaghetti	Nachos	Pizza
Movie	Classic	Mystery	Comedy	Adventure	Horror	Western

EduCAT

Jun 7, 2012

LR Advance Puzzles Series 1

WONDER WINGS

ANSWER to

WONDER WINGS

ANSWER to Murder, He Wrote Logic Problem Teri Nutton

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