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Puzzle 57 


Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:

As managers, we deny all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings that have come to light in the recent interdepartmental investigation.

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Puzzle 58 


What proverb is hidden below?
Llamas often overlook khaki bagels. Every furry orangutan relishes eating yummy orange umbrellas. Leopards enjoy aquamarine parsnips.

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Puzzle 59 


Assign every letter of the alphabet its numerical value: A=1, B=2, C=3, and so on, up to Z=26.

Can you find any common 6-letter words that have a total over 115?

For example, WIZARD = 23 + 9 + 26 + 1 + 18 + 4 = 81.

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Puzzle 60 


Below, 10 nine-letter words have been broken into chunks of three letters.

The chunks have been moved around, no chunk is used twice, and all of the chunks are used.

Can you determine what the 10 words are?
ent sen oom ush ile cro
cla rbr ise lis ssr lig
hai mar htn age ess new
sag clo gar ion ing oth
enc ine col our erw cod

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