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My first is in kendo, but not in squash.
My second is in hurdles, and in hunting.
My third is in bowman, and in bowling.
My fourth is in cycling, and in golf.
My fifth is in flying, and not in swimming.
My last is in running, and not in dancing.
My whole is a sport.

What am I?

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A 'complete' word is a word in which every letter, in turn, can be replaced by another to form a new word.

For example, RUG is a complete word because:
   -ug = hug
   r-g = rig
   ru- = run

How many of the following words are not complete words? Proper nouns and names are not allowed.
hard port duck bugs bail mast thin lean fire read

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Can you find the three missing numbers, each of which is written as a word?

For example, one, two, etc.

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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Look at the following sentence once and once only, how many times can you find the letter F?
Furry foxes of far origin often come of age far before scientific study forecasts.

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