Brain Busters! Mind-Stretching Puzzles in Math and Logic

Author and puzzle columnist Barry Clarke challenges conundrum lovers at varying levels of expertise to solve problems posed in 51 different puzzles. Included are word puzzles, complex crosswords, math and logic puzzles, progressing in the level of challenge from moderate to most difficult. A moderate amount of effort and imagination will solve riddles in "Popular Puzzles," while "Teaser Tales" take the form of entertaining stories in which all clues must be solved in order to arrive at a single solution. "Advanced Puzzles" are designed to stretch the mind of puzzle geniuses who enjoy a real mental test. Many problems have hints and solutions, and the most difficult require no greater knowledge than high school algebra. Dover Original.

Introduction
Tutorial
Popular Puzzles
  Spot the Dice
  The Missing Rum
  The Wizard's Spell
  Packing Boxes
  Cons and Conjurors
  Mumble Meadow
  Complex Crossword I
  Duck to Cat
  Cannibals
  Paw Poem
  Library Logic
  Tiny Tum's Homework
  Colored Kits
  Complex Crossword 2
  The Two Jacks
  Fair Game
  Doors to Freedom
  Deleting Sheep
  Fantasy Island
  Bye Bye Alibi
  Complex Crossword 3
  The Stolen Sweets
  Round the Table
  Cups and Balls
  The Torn Message
  Cubic Hexagon
  Untying the Knot
  Complex Crossword 4
  Square Words
  Truth and Treasure
  Parking Space
Teaser Tales
  The Torque Wrench
  Seven Secrets
  The Missing Sandwiches
  Autumn Acres
  The Codfish Kung fuer
Advanced Puzzles
  Breaking the Circuit
  The Logic Cards
  Synchronizing Watches
  The Six Digits
  Old Automobiles
  The Wizard's Sum
  Glasses and Lasses
  Seeing Red
  Alf and Bert
  Matching Switches
  Hail Clip
  The Giant's Castle
  The Postman Puzzle
  Leonardo's Bathtime Puzzle
  Carts of Coal
Hints
Solutions