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Puzzle 17 


At the local mid-summers fayre, four ladies are planning to delight the visitors with their speciality cakes.

Mrs Archer will make a chocolate cake.

Neither Mrs Bowness, Louise nor Kay Cook propose to make a vanilla cake.

Julie, who is not Mrs Dancer, will make coffee.

Mary will not make a plain one.

You need to find their full names and who plans to make which cake.

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Puzzle 18 


Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:

As a keen photographer, I find the best way to capture the portrait of a gazelle is to stand well downwind. I also try to wear clothes that blend in with the background to reduce the chances of scaring the animal.

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Puzzle 19 


In 1978,

   what happened on the 5th of June,

      at 34 minutes past 12?

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Puzzle 20 


Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
ba-g- d--ed dia-- -uo-a i-de- -o-el -um-s py--y g-ou- --nal tra-- -umb- d--ty

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