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Puzzle 1 


Here is a set of five clues for five words that only differ by one vowel (vowels are AEIOU, but not necessarily in that order). What are the words?
small robot small part on the contrary nocturnal mammal wager
Here's another set of clues for five new words:
struck heated (archaic British) straw dwelling a head warmer not cold

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Puzzle 2 


I was quite bored yesterday, so I visited my local animal sanctuary.

To pass the time, I counted 612 legs.

This came from an equal number of beetles, spiders, and mice.

Can you work out the total number of animals I counted?

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Puzzle 3 


Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:

At school, most of my friends learnt French. I learnt Chinese, mainly because I planned to visit the area when I grew up.

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Puzzle 4 


What is the only number not found in the Roman numerals system?

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