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| Puzzle Ring - 6 ring | 6/5/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Any help on re-assembling a puzzle ring? I got it for my girlfriend in Kuwait recently and thought ...
A: Sorry, I can't really help you. If I had it physically in my hands I'd give it a shot, but I can't ...
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| NEED HELP | 5/17/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: THIS IS THE BRAIN TEASER I CN'T SOLVE; MORE MORE ...
A: Had another look and had a flash of inspiration! One more step. Best wishes, Bernard. ...
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| lateral thinking | 5/15/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: see if you can help: 1668 I of E by W of O 8 B in a M 12 V in the T S 7 S on the C of the S of L 16 ...
A: Me again 12 Vowels in the Tamil Script And how about 16 the Age of Sexual Consent (requires you to ...
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| Riddle | 5/11/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I asked you a riddle about a week ago and recieved no reply. I am going to repeat it now. ...
A: I did answer, though not very helpfully. I can only assume the AllExpert servers failed to pass it ...
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| What am I | 5/10/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I am something on a stick found in a drugstore or behind the counter at a convience store. I can be ...
A: I showed your question to a friend who spent a year in the USA a while back and she suggested ...
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| plz solve this puzzle | 4/21/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: which would comes, once a year, twice a month, four times a week, ...
A: Not a clue, and I strong suspect there isn't an answer. Try Google with this:- "once a year" "twice ...
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| yoyo puzzle | 4/19/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: how many yoyo's are in this puzzle y o y o o y o y o y o o y o y y o y o y o o y o o y y o y o
A: It depends on what you're allowed to count. Horizontally there are 3. Down there are 3. ...
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| riddle | 4/5/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I turn polar bears white and I will make you cry. I make guys have to pee and girls comb their ...
A: This one's been around for quite some time. It's not clear whether there is an answer or not, though ...
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| Help-I need an answer by 5pm today and I am clueless! | 4/4/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: An author can publish a book every six months from the date writing begins on that particular book. ...
A: Glad I was in fact in time - you must be some considerable distance west of me! 27727 / 2000 = ...
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| Knight and Knave problem | 3/23/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I need help with this one. You're on an island w/ 2 kinds of inhabitants. Knights tell the truth and ...
A: This puzzle normally has two inhabitants, one of each (but you don't know which). However, I think ...
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| puzzle or cryptograph? | 3/21/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I have a puzzle I'm working on. No one I've asked for help has any idea where to begin with this! ...
A: Well, I've had a first look at it and not got very far! Browsing the site I found this page:- ...
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| cutted finger | 2/27/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: what if you enter a room and you saw a table and a cutted finger on it. How would you know if it ...
A: A little morbid and not a puzzle (as I define them). However, a few minutes with Google suggests ...
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| Help me | 2/22/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Which would be worth more, a pound of $10 pure gold coins or a half a pound of $20 pure gold coins; ...
A: The way to think about this one is like this. On the one hand you have a pound (by weight) of gold ...
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| Valentines riddle | 2/16/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: 1 Tina and the girl making taffy and bobbys girlfriend all live on the same street 2 Seths ...
A: Yes, a bit of a tricky one. I think the following is consistent with all the information supplied:- ...
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| word scramble | 2/14/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: My son was presented with this question-Which horses have six legs? These are the letters he has to ...
A: Just had an afterthought..... How about horses that are RIDDEN? (Nearly matches the letters you've ...
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| brainteaser | 2/6/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: okay I have a square box, divided in half long ways, then the top is divided in half and the bottom ...
A: Now, I bet that you've divided the bottom into three EQUAL parts, even though the puzzle doesn't say ...
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| words to letters | 1/19/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: As it happens I do know about GeoCaching, though I've only just started, having got a GPS for Xmas. ...
A: OK, got it after a bit of a struggle. Full of a cold at the moment - it's obviously affecting my ...
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| urgent | 1/5/2007 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: TWENTY - SIX + 15 X 2 ADD SEVENTY - TWO =???
A: I would love to help, but this sounds very much like a puzzle from a TV quiz show (I've been getting ...
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| math | 12/16/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: A major fast-food chain held a contest to promote sales. With each purchase, a customer was given a ...
A: It is not possible to make 100 using the numbers Jamie has. The proof is simple (once you've seen ...
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| word scramble | 12/9/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: These letters when arranged properly spell out some sort of question. What could the question ...
A: Sorry, this one's too hard for me. I tried Google and found this:- ...
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| Need help with a brain teaser | 12/8/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I need to know the next two lines in this puzzle 1 11 21 1211 111221 312211
A: Very tricky, but I've finally got it! Each line is derived from the previous line. In fact each ...
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| word wheel | 11/19/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: can you make a 9 letter word from these letters CIINTRODE
A: I can actually make two! Direction & Cretinoid. The second is a perfectly good word that can be ...
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| ADD THE NUMBERS | 11/18/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: EIGHTY - SIX PLUS 34 + FIVE - 14 105 x TWO THE ANSWER IS 3967, BUT I CANT SEEM TO WORK OUT HOW YOU ...
A: I would love to help, but this sounds very much like a puzzle from a TV quiz show (I've been getting ...
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| Rebus Help | 11/13/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I have three I can not figure out can you help me. 1.Ecabt? 2. JOANB? 3. GINKOOL Thanks
A: Just had another look at this and this time the answer to no. 2 jumped out at me! An inside job. ...
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| puzzle problem | 11/10/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: It's like the nine dots connected with four lines, but I've been told to connect them with only 3 ...
A: Apologies for the delay in replying. Go to:- ...
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| REBUS PUZZLES | 11/6/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: I need help on the following puzzles i have had no luck with NEA$R N$EAR NE$AR This one i have ...
A: Lo Chris Been thinking some more about your puzzles. The third is definitely 'One step forward, ...
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| help with solving puzzle | 11/1/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: here is the puzzle our office director gave us and so far none of us can figure it out --- cloud th ...
A: Inspiration struck! Thundercloud. (th under cloud) Best wishes, Bernard. ...
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| word puzzle | 10/22/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: how many red words can you make out of these letters redredredredredredredredredeeer
A: Hayley Another posible answer is 'none' - because all the letters are coloured black. Just a ...
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| can you help me plzz | 10/21/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: can you help me i have a sudoku puzzle am playing since year 2005 i cant solve it...will you help me ...
A: Well, you've not actually told me what the puzzle is.... However, try this:- ...
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| add the numbers | 10/18/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: please help me solve this puzzle.... add the numbers the numbers of: wheels on eight taxis even ...
A: I would love to help, but this sounds very much like a puzzle from a TV quiz show (I've been getting ...
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| more co-ordinate finding | 10/7/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Hm..I need some help on this puzzle, I've got no leads. Any help or hints would be appreciated. ...
A: Alex Very sorry, but I'm completely baffled! You can divide the text into two very similar halves, ...
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| puzzle | 9/21/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: 19 minus 5=4+3x2=6-5=
A: Well, the obvious answers are:- 14 10 1 However, I suspect you've got this from the Sky quiz ...
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| word scramble | 9/14/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: the letters are tokusat(hint-camera) ASAP
A: Don't think I'm going to be able to help you. The letters can be rearranged to make 'kotatsu' (see ...
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| knights and knaves | 9/12/2006 | Vc |
Q: Need immediately! 1) M-If im a knight, then so is roberto R- I could say that i m a knave a ...
A: Bec, The question cannot be answered! This is apparent from considering the second statement. ...
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| knights and knaves | 9/12/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: Need immediately! 1) M-If im a knight, then so is roberto R- I could say that i m a knave a ...
A: The question cannot be answered! This is apparent from considering the second statement. Suppose ...
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| phil | 9/7/2006 | Vc |
Q: we have three people: A,B,C A and B makes the following statement: A: all of us are knaves B: ...
A: Phil, its an incomplete question but here are the facts : Fact list Knights always tell the truth. ...
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| like to know | 9/4/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: nineteen minus five= 4+3x2= 6-5=
A: Well, the obvious answers are:- 14 10 1 However, I suspect you've got this from the Sky quiz ...
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| Knights and Knaves | 9/3/2006 | Vc |
Q: I need to pose one "simple" yes or no question to an arbitrary member of the island of knights and ...
A: Leslie , is this the question ? if not let me know :) knights always tell the truth knaves always ...
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| HELP WITH REBUSES | 8/30/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: 1) DRIVING (ITS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BOX WITH THE LETTER D ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT AND ENDING ...
A: Me again. OK, one last thought:- 2) "Wild oats". Best wishes, Bernard. ...
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| maths | 8/23/2006 | Bernard Hawkes |
Q: 19-5=4+3x2=6-5= could u pls tell me what the answer is.thank u
A: Your question arrived scrambled, like this:- 19-5=4+3x2=6-5= However, I'm guessing it should be:- ...
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