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Brain Games: Try These 3 Puzzles

BRAIN GAMES

Puzzles

BY STANLEY NEWMAN

Illustration of hands holding an open book with the words BRAND, FERVENT and THERMOS on the right page

WORD PLAY

COMMON SENSE

Look up these three words (see illustration above) in the most popular English dictionaries, and their definitions each include the same three-letter adjective. What is it?

THINK!

Illustrated graphic of blue and yellow circled letters that spell B, E, G, H, H, I, I, L, U and Y

THREE AT A RHYME

Using each letter just once, group the above letters to form three common one-syllable words that rhyme with each other:

BRAIN FUN

Illustration of a colorful map of the United States with face, hands and feet

NEIGHBORLY NAMES

What is the only U.S. state that borders two other states that start with the same letter as that state?

BRAIN TIP

Small spot illustration of an angry-looking brain

Lighten Up! Ruminating on grudges, resentments and negative thoughts not only can put you in a foul mood but also has been linked to a decline in cognition and memory in people 55 and over, according to a study published by the Alzheimer’s Association.

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PUZZLE SOLUTIONS

COMMON SENSE HOT

THREE AT A RHYME LIE, BUY, HIGH

NEIGHBORLY NAMES ILLINOIS (bordering Iowa and Indiana)

Illustrations by Sam Island

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