Crossword Solving Grid Logic Puzzle

XAT 2010 · DM · Hard · Analytical Reasoning

Passage / data set

Five colleagues pooled their efforts during the office lunch-hour to solve the crossword in the daily paper.

  • Colleagues: Mr. Bineet, Mr. Easwar, Ms. Elsie, Ms. Sheela, Ms. Titli.
  • Answers: Burden, Barely, Baadshah, Rosebud, Silence.
  • Numbers: 4 down, 8 across, 15 across, 15 down, 21 across.
  • Order: First, second, third, fourth, fifth.
  1. Titli produced the answer to 8 across, which had the same number of letters as the previous answer to be inserted, and one more than the subsequent answer which was produced by one of the men.
  2. It was not Bineet who solved the clue to 'Burden', and Easwar did not solve 4 down.
  3. The answers to 15 across and 15 down did not have the same number of letters.
  4. 'Silence', which was not the third word to be inserted, was the answer to an across clue.
  5. 'Barely' was the first word to be entered in the grid, but 'Baadshah' was not the second answer to be found.
  6. Elsie's word was longer than Bineet's; Sheela was neither the first nor the last to come up with an answer.
  7. Fifth one to be worked out was an answer to an across clue.

Question 1 of 5

What was Sheela's word?

  1. A.

    Baadshah

  2. B.

    Silence

  3. C.

    Rosebud

  4. D.

    Barely

  5. E.

    Burden

Question 2 of 5

What could be Titli's answer?

  1. A.

    Baadshah

  2. B.

    Silence

  3. C.

    Rosebud

  4. D.

    Barely

  5. E.

    Burden

Question 3 of 5

What was Titli's order?

  1. A.

    First

  2. B.

    Second

  3. C.

    Third

  4. D.

    Fourth

  5. E.

    Fifth

Question 4 of 5

What was Easwar's number?

  1. A.

    4 down

  2. B.

    21 across

  3. C.

    8 across

  4. D.

    15 down

  5. E.

    15 across

Question 5 of 5

What was Bineet's word?

  1. A.

    Barely

  2. B.

    Burden

  3. C.

    Silence

  4. D.

    Rosebud

  5. E.

    Baadshah

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