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Workings

Hint
The first missing letter is S.

Answer
A stitch in time saves nine.

Workings

Hints
The first letters of the words are: A, P, T, I, P, U, A, R, R, W, D, C, R, B, E.

Answers
----nst = against ----nip = parsnip ----fth = twelfth ----rno = inferno ----dox = paradox ----sil = utensil ----nac = almanac ----iem = requiem ----arb = rhubarb ----ior = warrior ----bey = disobey ----van = caravan ----ipt = receipt ----dth = breadth ----nox = equinox

Workings

Hint
There are 60 seconds in a minute, and 60 minutes in an hour.

Answer
Seconds in a week.

Reasoning
There are 60 x 60 x 24 x 7 = 604,800 seconds in a week.

There are 60 x 24 x 365 = 525,600 minutes in a (non-leap) year.

Workings

Hint
There are 13 loaves in a baker's dozen.

Answer
Loaves in a dozen baker's dozen.

Reasoning
A baker's dozen is 13, so a dozen baker's dozen is:

   12 x 13 = 156 loaves

There are 15 red balls in snooker, and each of these can be followed by the black ball, and then the colours in order gives:

   15 x (1 + 7) + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 7 = 147 points

This can rise to 155 if the break follows a foul.