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Puzzle 269 


Only using the letters A I O S T, what is the longest word you can find?

You may use each letter more than once.

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Puzzle 270 


Which one of these sentences is the odd one out? The answer is nothing to do with food or animals.
Jackals are mean, eager scavengers.
Koalas eat in the heat.
Sheep invariably munch old newspapers.
Seals are rare and hungry.
Foxes rich appetite never kicks.

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Puzzle 271 


What letter completes this square in the most logical manner?

Note: this puzzle is not interactive, and the squares cannot be clicked.

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Puzzle 272 


At a recent school fayre, 500 people attended and £500 was raised. The prices were as follows:
Fathers  £2.00
Mothers  £3.00
Children £0.48

More mothers than fathers turned up. How many children were there?

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