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Puzzle 129 


What number comes next in this sequence:

914275  94275  9475  975  ?

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Puzzle 130 


In each of these sentences, can you replace the missing number.

The number is written as a word (e.g. five, twenty-four, thirty-three), and each sentence is correct after the replacement.

This sentence contains exactly ? E's and not one more.
However, this sentence contains exactly ? S's, with a single Z.
Finally, to finish, this sentence has exactly ? I's.

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Puzzle 131 


At the local sweet shop, three particularly nice sweets are on special offer.

A Nobbler is over three times the price of a Sparkle.
Six Sparkles are worth more than a Wibbler.
A Nobbler, plus two Sparkles costs less than a Wibbler.
A Sparkle, a Wibbler and a Nobbler together cost 40p.
Can you determine the price of each type of sweet?

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Puzzle 132 


Starting with a five-letter word, change one letter to create a new word.

This word is then changed by one letter to create another new word.

These words in turn mean:

a gaggle of geese a device for measuring time what you can do with a mouse a baby chicken a device to prevent wheels from moving a surprise a small house a pile of cards a small piece of wood unable to move

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