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At a picnic recently, I noticed that:

Charles liked biscuits, but didn't like custard.
Mary liked quiche, but didn't like marshmallows.
Brian liked apples, but didn't like biscuits.
James liked chocolate, but didn't like jelly.
Did David like doughnuts?

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Starting with COLD, change one letter at a time until you have the word WARM.

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

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

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Horses is to equine …

… as cattle is to bovine …

… as sheep is to ovine …

… as deer is to ?.

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Are there more loaves in a dozen baker's dozen …

… or points in the highest snooker break?

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