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Puzzle 237 


Which fruit comes next in this sequence:

banana  pear  kiwi  tomato  {?}
Choose from:

peach, lemon, plum, guava

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Puzzle 238 


If a farmer buys chicken feed for £1.26 per tonne, pig feed for £2.74 per tonne and cattle feed for 78p per tonne. The feed can only be purchased by the tonne, and part tonnes aren't sold.

How much of each would he have if he had 100 tonnes for £100?

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Puzzle 239 


Below are ten everyday words, each of which has had some letters removed. The letters removed form either a boy's or a girl's name.

For example, if the word was PAN---IME, the answer might be PANTOMIME. Can you determine the original words?
demi----
---ple
absor---t
he---che
sc----r
----ionaire
break---ce
monog---
-----incense
s---ly

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Puzzle 240 


Can you find a five letter word which …

… when written in upper-case, reads the same when turned upside down?

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