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Solutions to Brainteasers April 12, 2009 1. The third. Lions that haven't eaten in three years are dead. 2. The woman was a photographer. She shot a picture of her husband, developed it, and hung it up to dry. 3. Freeze them first. Take them out of the jugs and put the ice in the barrel. You will be able to tell which water came from which jug. 4. The answer is Charcoal. In Homer Simpson's words: hmmmm... Barbecue. 5. Sure you can: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow! 6. The letter "e", which is the most common letter in the English language, does not appear once in the long paragraph |
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Solutions to Puzzle April 10, 2009 The puzzle works by forcing you into the wrong arithmetic! Correct arithmetic: $300 (original payment) - $30 (returned to guests) - $20 (pocketed by clerk) = $250 (what the tourists should have paid) |
Solutions to Cryptic Crossword #2 April 26, 2009 Questions? Email backfire@ofthisandthat.org |

| Scrabble Score Solution The answer is Twelve 1+4+1+1+4+1 = 12 |
| Yarborough's Wager Answer No, you shouldn't accept. Surprisingly, the odds of receiving such a hand are 1,827 to 1, overwhelmingly favoring the earl. It's said that Charles Anderson Worsley (1809-1897), the second Earl of Yarborough, made a considerable amount of money offering this challenge to whist players. Even today such a hand in bridge is known as a Yarborough. |
Solutions to Cryptic Crossword #3 May 9, 2009 Questions? Email backfire@ofthisandthat.org |
Solutions to Cryptic Crossword #4 May 23, 2009 Questions? Email backfire@ofthisandthat.org |


Solutions to Puzzle May 31, 2009 Solution to the 13-Matches game: To win, one has to leave behind (a multiple-of-three + 1) matches. Thus, for example, a player leaving 4 matches for his opponent wins. |











