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Puzzle 1 


Below are ten everyday words, each of which has had some letters removed. The letters removed form either a boy's or a girl's name.

For example, if the word was PAN---IME, the answer might be PANTOMIME. Can you determine the original words?
demi----
---ple
absor---t
he---che
sc----r
----ionaire
break---ce
monog---
-----incense
s---ly

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Puzzle 2 


From each of these words, remove one letter, and then rearrange the remaining letters to find a new word. The resulting ten new words are related to each other.

energy oregano clearest weight outlive embark calmer solemn voiding archery

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Puzzle 3 


Traffic was bad going to work this morning. I only managed to average 30 mph.

How fast must I go home tonight, along the same route, to average 60 mph for the entire round trip?

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Puzzle 4 


Gib is to llams …

… as nepo is to desolc …

… as pu is to ?.

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