BRAINTEASERS

Can you bend your brain around this set of mathematical, lexical and logistical teasers?

1 It’s a four-way tie for the second time in a row. ‘I voted for the person Jade voted for last time, and Emma voted for the person who voted for me last time,’ said Enzo. ‘The person who voted for Jules last time voted for me this time,’ said Emma. No one voted for themselves or the same person twice. Who did each person vote for initially?

2 Which two words meaning ‘append’ and ‘shown’ combine into one meaning ‘confused’? 3 Find the pirate words in these anagrams: a) Erase Rut, b) Cube Crane, c) Brave Door.

4 Judd is powering through a new series on Fleckwix. He looks at his watch and sees the time is 7:20pm. He calculates that this means he can fit in another twelve episodes before midnight, factoring in a 25-minute break for food. How long can the episodes be at most, to the nearest minute?