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Puzzle 85 


What word most logically goes in the brackets:
safe [fast] malt
oust [----] flaw

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Puzzle 86 


Can you find the country hidden in the following paragraph:

As managers, we deny all involvement in the unscrupulous dealings that have come to light in the recent interdepartmental investigation.

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Puzzle 87 


A local school teacher wanted to share 703 sweets equally between the pupils.

If there were more than 20, but fewer than 50 pupils, how many sweets did each receive?

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Puzzle 88 


Find two words, which are anagrams of each other, that complete this sentence:

While captive in the ?, James ? an entire book.

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