Puzzle 1
What letter comes next in this sequence:
M · A · M · J · J · ?
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Hint
There are 12 items in the complete list.
Answer
A.
August.
The sequence is March, April, May, June, July, August.
Puzzle 2
What letter comes next in this sequence:
J · F · M · A · M · J · J · ?
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This is a very common sequence.
Answer
A.
August, from initial letters of the months of the year.
Puzzle 3
Can you find every occurrence of the word LOVE that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?
The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.
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The word LOVE appears 73 times.
Answer
The word LOVE appears 73 times.
Puzzle 4
Every year, just before my birthday, I open my money box to see how much money I have saved.
Imagine my surprise when I found exactly £49.58 made up of equal numbers of 2p, 5p, 10p and 20p.
How many of each coin did I find?
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Remember that you have the same number of each coin.
Answer
134 of each coin.
Reasoning
We have equal numbers of 2p, 5p, 10p, and 20p.
And 2p + 5p + 10p + 20p = 37p.
There are 134 lots of 37p in £49.58.
Double-Checking
134 x 37 = 4958.