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Can you complete this grid of letters?

Each line is a valid 5-letter word with its first and last letters missing.

The missing letters form a word when read downwards, and the same word appears both at the start and at the end.

What is the missing word?

	I	N	E
	R	O	D
	Y	L	O
	O	A	S
	E	A	T

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.

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Elevator Mishap – Logic Puzzles

Six people were in a room together, when suddenly the lights went out. When the lights came back on, Fred Albert's wallet was missing!

Detectives have investigated, they have questioned the suspects, the witnesses, and people who know the suspects. They have collected physical evidence (hair samples, fibre samples, etc.) from the crime scene. They have collected these clues, but have not been able to solve the crime.

They have now asked for your help. Examine the clues, and see if you can solve the crime.

The suspect who owns a purple car was wearing tan shoes.
The suspect who weighs 180 pounds owns a green car.
The suspect who owns a black car was wearing blue shoes.
The suspect who weighs 150 pounds was wearing tan shoes.
Brian Martin owns a green car.
Marty Jones was carrying a purple umbrella.
John Fox has red hair.
Larry Smith weighs 210 pounds.
The suspect who weighs 190 pounds was wearing blue shoes.
The suspect who was carrying a red umbrella is not the one who was wearing black shoes.
The thief owns a black car.
The suspect who owns a white car is not the one who weighs 170 pounds.
Bill Edison was wearing brown shoes.
The suspect who weighs 190 pounds is not the one who has red hair.
No two suspects have the same weight, colour shoes, colour umbrella, colour car, or hair colour.

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Can you find at least 10 different colours hidden in the following paragraph? Can you find all 15?

Many injured animals are invited to live at the 'Toronto Range'. Stop in Kangaroo Corner and marvel at the lovely creatures within. Dig over the potato patch to find small furry caterpillars, but don't yell! Owls can be found swooping for edible nibbles, earwigs, or perhaps bluebottles in the undergrowth. The brown bear, Rob, lacks grace and can look like a sublime ogre, enter at your own risk! Peacocks can be found showing their colourful plumage, which looks fantastic when viewed with our ultraviolet torch.

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Which name comes next in this sequence:

Sarah  Helen  Diane  Joanne  ?
Choose from:

Julie, Rebecca, Sally, Sandra

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