In Reply to: Re: christmas logic puzzle - AFTER THIS I NEED A (LONG) REST! posted by SwtPaulaPenny (Gold Member) on December 23, 2011 at 06:25:36:
: I ONLY tackled this one because Bunny has no internet - usually I leave these for her - but this is what i came up with - right or wrong:
: Comet - Teddy Bear - Jerry - 1:00 AM
: Rudolph - Doll - Craig- 1:30
: Donner - Blocks - Ryan - 2:00
: Blitzen - Drums - Diana - 2:30
: Prancer - Trains - Sadie - 4:00
: Maybe Sadie and Craig should exchange gifts? Just asking...)
: : Whilst delivering Christmas presents, Santa became stuck in different chimneys and became very behind schedule. At what time was Santa rescued from each chimney, which child was he delivering what present to and which reindeer hauled him out?
: : Santa was not delivering the Train Set to Craig.
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: : Rudolph hauled Santa out of one chimney exactly 1 hour before Santa was rescued from Diana's chimney.
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: : Building Blocks were delivered to Ryan after 1:30a.m. but before 4:00a.m.
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: : Blitzen hauled Santa out of one chimney exactly half an hour after Donner hauled him out of another.
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: : Comet helped Santa when he was stuck in Jerry's chimney: this was not the last chimney that he was stuck in that morning.
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: : The Teddy Bear was delivered directly before the Doll, but not to Diana and wasn't with Santa when Rudolph pulled him out.
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: : Prancer did not help Santa when he was stuck in the chimney with Drums.
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: : No reindeer helped Santa out of a chimney with a toy having the same initial as the reindeer's name.
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: : Times: 1:00a.m, 1:30a.m, 2:00a.m, 2:30a.m, 4:00a.m.
: : Reindeer: Blitzen, Comet, Donner, Prancer, Rudolph
: : Child: Craig, Diana, Jerry, Ryan, Sadie
: : Toy: Building Blocks, Doll, Drums, Teddy Bear, Train Set