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The first letters of the words are: T, C, C, G, T, B, S, B, D, G.

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----rem = theorem ----oct = concoct ----pso = calypso ----dma = grandma ----edo = torpedo ----rre = bizarre ----sfy = satisfy ----ott = boycott ----hma = drachma ----dpa = grandpa

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taper = p… (10 letters) heals = s… (9 letters) brows = b… (7 letters) often = f… (8 letters) farce = c… (8 letters) yowls = s… (6 letters) satin = a… (10 letters) awful = l… (6 letters) iotas = t… (10 letters) quiet = e… (9 letters) foils = f… (7 letters) score = s… (11 letters)

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taper = perpetrate (10 letters) heals = seashells (9 letters) brows = borrows (7 letters) often = footnote (8 letters) farce = carefree (8 letters) yowls = slowly (6 letters) satin = assistants (10 letters) awful = lawful (6 letters) iotas = tattooists (10 letters) quiet = etiquette (9 letters) foils = fossils (7 letters) score = sorceresses (11 letters)

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Try to rotate them around in your head, but watch out for mirror images.

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A, D, and E.

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The country spans more than one word.

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Peru.

A popular newspaper printed part of a page that pointed out that port officials use a pencil, not a pen, when they prepare paPER Updates to their port reports.