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Puzzle 197 


Starting with SOFT, change one letter at a time until you have the word LENS.

Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word.

What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?
SOFT
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LENS

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Puzzle 198 


Here is a set of five clues for five words that only differ by one vowel (vowels are AEIOU, but not necessarily in that order). What are the words?

small robot small part on the contrary nocturnal mammal wager
Here's another set of clues for five new words:

struck heated (archaic British) straw dwelling a head warmer not cold

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Puzzle 199 


Astrology begins with the letter A, biology with B.

Can you find an 'ology' that begins with a P and another that begins with an L?

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Puzzle 200 


Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:

The local habitat around a railway track can be very interesting. For example, supporting the track is a sleeper, under which you can find the lesser-spotted great weevil.

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