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Puzzle 17 


Using the letters AAEENNPPPPSS complete this grid. The grid reads the same across and down.

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

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 18 


Two fine fellows were working very hard all day at the local coal mine.

One of the fellows managed to get a really dirty face, but the other fellow managed to stay clean.

When they reached the end of their day and re-joined the surface in the lift, the fellow with the dirty face simply went home, however, the fellow with the clean face rushed off to wash.

Why?

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Puzzle 19 


Using the clues below, can you find 8 four-letter words?

Once you have placed the words into the correct order, you will find that each word is different from the previous word by only one letter.

For example, FARE may be followed by FIRE, etc.

Additional items
Insufficiently heated
A female equine
Insufficiently cooled
Pottery
A bump on a toad?
The middle of an apple
Insulated electrical wire

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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Puzzle 20 


Alex and Billie have to empty all of the bookshelves in the library, and move the books into storage.

Alex, on her own, can empty the bookshelves in 18 hours.

Billie, on her own, can also empty the bookshelves in 18 hours.

Unfortunately, Drew likes to move the books from storage back onto the bookshelves, and she can refill the bookshelves in 36 hours.

How long will it take the three of them, working at the same time, to empty the bookshelves?

Puzzle Copyright © Kevin Stone

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