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Brain Games: Try These Puzzles

BRAIN GAMES

Puzzles

BY STANLEY NEWMAN

Illustration of a martini glass, with the letters D, K, and R, stacked inside

WORDPLAY

SOUND THINKING

The consonant sounds in the word DECOR are “D,” “K” and “R.” What eight-letter word for something served in a glass is pronounced with the same consonant sounds in the same order?

Illustration of a pencil with the inscription, 10 underscore, 8 underscore, 6 underscore, 4, underscore, 2, equals 10

number fun

SIGNS HERE

Place one of each of the math­ematical signs +, –, × and ÷ in the four spaces to get a result of 10, when calculated from left to right.

Illustration of a movie scene slate with a question mark next to it

think!

STAR SEARCH

Rearrange the letters in COSTUMIER (a person who makes film costumes) to get the full name of a big movie star since the ’80s.

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS

SOUND THINKING: DAIQUIRI

SIGNS HERE: 10 + 8 ÷ 6 x 4 - 2 = 10

STAR SEARCH: TOM CRUISE

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