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Puzzle 1 


These five words are connected somehow, which word is missing?

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Choose from:

albatross, approved, bingo, furtive, pedalled, zebra

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Puzzle 2 


Complete this grid of 4 four-letter words written horizontally.

Once complete, the first column of the grid forms a word, and the last column forms a word that is related to the first.

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

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Puzzle 3 


Frankie the Squirrel can find one acorn in 15 minutes and Glenn the Squirrel can find one acorn in 12 minutes. As autumn approaches, they both work all day and all night.

However, Alex the Squirrel is eating their collection! It takes Alex 20 minutes to eat an acorn, and Alex eats all day and all night long (and starts on yesterday's acorns).

How many extra acorns will there be at the end of a 24-hour day?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 4 


If you are running in a marathon, and you overtake the person in last place …

… what position are you now in?

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