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Maths puzzles from Computer Weekly's regular maths puzzle column.
Think you're a mathematical genius? Take on the Puzzler!
14 July 2009: Flesh out the skeleton with the number seven
7 July 2009: Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme alphametic
30 June 2009: Place the values to unlock the secret of the pyramid
23 June 2009: 34 holds the key to the magic square
16 June 2009: Never the twain sums' digits' values shall meet
9 June 2009: Conundrums pay tribute to a singular digit – number 7
2 June 2009: Leave the calculator alone to deduce the missing digit
26 April 2009: Join all the dots without lifting pen from paper
19 April 2009: Score a century with an improper fraction
12 April 2009: Put digits on the heptagon and keep all sides constant
5 April 2009: Find the value of the letters to solve the double sum
28 April 2009: Reconfigure the digits to find another progression
21 April 2009: Find out how the hidden alphametic sum adds up
14 April 2009: Separate the triplet digits by their numerical value
31 March 2009: Deduce the location of the remaining domino tiles
24 March 2009: Break the product down into factors summing to 100
17 March 2009: Fashion a square to house all nine prime numbers
10 March 2009: Number 4 leads the way in decyphering cryptarithm
24 February 2009: Square consecutive primes to sum line-total primes
17 February 2009: In search of the Holy Grail of magic squares
10 February 2009: Complete the Latin square without repitition
27 January 2009: Use all digits 1 to 9 to make six primes summing 207
13 January 2009: Get through a couple of beers to get drunk
16 December 2008: A mind reading trick to amaze at your Xmas party
9 December 2008: Solve the alphametic to help a penniless student
2 December 2008: Extrapolate the values to flesh out the long division
25 November: Take away the values to add the trilateral digits
18 November: Make a constant of 21 to hex the conundrum
4 November: Find the colour-values to deduce the third row
28 October: Unswop the pairs of numbers to bring back the magic
21 October: Find the permutable prime and two spoiling factors
7 October: Turn the numbers inside out to make a magic square
30 September 2008: Find out the side lengths of a Pythagorean triangle
23 September 2008: Square the alphametic pie to reveal the correct digits
16 September 2008: Change the digits around to deduce the correct sum
9 September 2008: Keep the digits different to solve the equation
2 September 2008: Use all the numbers to reconstruct the sum
26 August 2008: Go around in circles to complete a square wheel
12 August 2008: Unlock the secrets of the numerical pyramid
5 August 2008: Rewrite the equation to find the missing numbers
29 July 2008: Read the writing on the wall to solve the sum
22 July 2008: Lay out the pentacle numbers to find the constant
15 July 2008: Get up to date with the missing numbers
8 July 2008: Add or take one to make the sum work
1 July 2008: Keep a poker face with a dealing conundrum
24 June 2008: Place the squares to form a 13x13 figure
17 June 2008: Doubly truncatable primes
6 May 2008: Six in the bed and the little one said...
29 April 2008: Triangles - can you make 11 from seven?
22 April 2008: A game of avoiding the neighbours
15 April 2008: Go round in circles to find the constant
8 April 2008: Place seven discs so they are inequidistant
1 April 2008: Find squares made of two-digit primes
Post all Puzzler enquiries and contributions to: Jim Howson, 5 Hilltop Gardens, Dartford, Kent DA1 5JF