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Puzzle 57 


Three teachers were discussing how long they had been teaching.

Alex and Billie had been teaching for a total of 36 years.
Charlie and Billie had been teaching for a total of 22 years.
Charlie and Alex had been teaching for a total of 28 years.
How long had each been teaching?

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Puzzle 58 


Focus on this conundrum, do it quickly, or do it slowly. What is so wrong with it? Or so right? It is a most odd conundrum. A quick brown fox jumps, hops, and vaults past a lazy dog! Can you work out what it is? Don't skip any words, and you'll soon spot it. It isn't too hard!

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Puzzle 59 


Can you find every occurrence of the word MARCH 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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Puzzle 60 


Can you find three consecutive prime numbers …

… which total 190,747 when multiplied together?

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