Daily Brain Puzzlers Calendar

Yay!, a word problem I could do!

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10/21

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10/21

ascent
bleach
hockey
morose
starve
karate

alcove

The first word gave me a bit of trouble - even knowing the shaded letter.

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10/21

Summary

ASCENT
BLEACH
HOCKEY
MOROSE
STARVE
KARATE

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10/22/2021 - Pandemonium
Each clue is an anagram of its answer, though some clues may anagram into more than one word. Can you determine the correct anagrams to complete the crossword?
Across

  1. SOBBING
  2. TERMITE
  3. TIRADES
  4. NEAREST

Down

  1. DERANGE
  2. BRISTLE
  3. TEDIOUS
  4. REPENTS

We did this same type of puzzle on 2/22.

10/22

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10/22

gibbons
emitter
astride
earnest

grenade
blister
outside
serpent

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Correct!

10/23/2021
Form four common five-letter words reading across. Use ten letters exactly twice, including the eight different letters given plus two others that you must determine. Since B and H already appear twice, they can’t be used again. What are the words?

10/24/2021 - ALL IN THE FAMILY
Ulrich has three children. The oldest two are exactly three years apart in age, as are the youngest two. Ulrich notices that the sum of the ages of his three children totals his own age. How old is Ulrich if he is four times the age of his youngest child?

10/23

latch
erupt
peach
blurb

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10/24

36

10/23

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10/23

Summary

LATCH
ERUPT
PEACH
BLURB

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10/24

Ulrich is 36, the three kids are 9, 12, and 15.

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10/24

Summary

Ulrich is 36

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Correct on both puzzles!

10/25/2021 - CATEGORIES
For each category, write an answer that starts with the letter at the top of the column. Our answers may differ from yours.

We did this same type of puzzle on 3/12/2021. It was annoying then, and it’s annoying now.

Yeah, I"ve got 4 eye parts, 3 birds, 2 popes, and an Olympic site. in a pear tree.

Summary

cardinal lark peacock
cornea lid iris pupil
pius leo
lillehammer

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ah. four birds

ibis

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Go 'Canes!