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Puzzle #234: What day of the week was Craig and Maria’s first kiss?

Can you solve this week’s arithmetical puzzle, Remember December? Plus the answer to puzzle #233

9 August 2023

#234 Remember December

Set by Brian Hobbs

“Happy anniversary, Craig,” said Maria. “Do you remember when we first started dating? You brought me hot chocolate every Monday in December that year.”

“Yes,” replied Craig, “and you brought me your homemade caramel corn every Thursday that December as well, because you just couldn’t let the month go by without there being an exactly equal exchange of gifts.”

“I’ve always needed the symmetry,” she said, smiling.

“Our first kiss was New Year’s Eve, which I believe was on… Tuesday? Wednesday? Well, I can’t remember what day of the week it was.”

Maria…

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