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Puzzle 221 


My 12, 8, and 9 is a sheep.
My 3, 5, and 6 is not high.
My 1, 8, and 9 is a starchy vegetable.
My 7, 8, 4, and 5 is a glow around the head.
My 12, 11, 2, and 3 is used in fishing.
My 7, 2, and 10 can be found at the bottom of a skirt.
My whole is a type of bird, what am I?

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Puzzle 222 


Can you find every occurrence of the word AUGUST that appears in this grid (horizontally, vertically, or diagonally)?

The hint will reveal the number of times it occurs, but where are they?



Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the letters cannot be selected.

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Puzzle 223 


You are running in a marathon and you overtake the person in second place.

What position are you now in?

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Puzzle 224 


My BrainBashers electronic world atlas has developed a fault, I did a listing of miles from Scotland to particular countries, and here is the result:
England      12,000 miles
Peru          6,000 miles
Egypt         9,000 miles
Iceland      11,000 miles

How far away did it list Ethiopia?

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