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Fantastic Book of Logic Puzzles 53

1) Robinson is a Yomi based on statement 1. 2) Jones cannot speak anything other than Martian so is not a Uti based on statements 2 and 3. 3) Smith must be the Uti interpreter based on statement 3.

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Fantastic Book of Logic Puzzles 53

1) Robinson is a Yomi based on statement 1. 2) Jones cannot speak anything other than Martian so is not a Uti based on statements 2 and 3. 3) Smith must be the Uti interpreter based on statement 3.

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7. Therefore, Wora must be a Uti. 3.

Since Robinson is a Yomi and Jones can't speak any-


thing other than Martian, it follows then that the Uti
Uti G rundi Yomi
who serves as interpreter must be Smith.
Rir N
Uti G rundi Yomi
Vel N N Y
Jones N N
Pyi N
Robinson N N Y
Teta N Y N
Smith Y N N
Wora Y N N
4. We also infer, from 4, that the biochemist's name can't
Xera N N Y
be Smith since Smith, the interpreter, admires the Mar-
tian with the same name as the biochemist. The bio-
8. Also from statement 8, we learn that Pyi admires Teta chemist's name must then be either Robinson or Jones.
and her teammate and therefore cannot be her team- 5. But we can learn from statement 5 that the biochemist's
mate nor be a Grundi. name is the same as the Grundi's. It is, therefore, Jones.
Uti G rundi Yomi
Jones Robinson Smith
Rir N
Engineer N
Vel N N Y
Biochemist Y N N
Pyi Y N N
Pilot N
Teta N Y N

Wora Y N N 6. In the last statement, we learn that Jan Robinson beat


the engineer at chess. Therefore, Jan Robinson is nei-
Xera N N Y ther the biochemist who is named Jones nor the engi-
neer whom she beat.
Then Pyi must be Wora's Uti teammate.
Jones Robinson Smith
Wora and Pyi are the winners.
Engineer N N
12. Spaceship Crew: Jan Robinson.
1. In statement 1, we are told that Robinson is a Yomi. Biochemist Y N N
2. From statement 2, which tells us that Jones doesn't
Pilot N
speak any language other than Martian, and 3, which
tells us that the Uti are linguists, we can infer that Jones
is not a Uti. Jan Robinson must be the pilot.

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