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Hint
The country spans more than one word.

Answer
England.

Alex's aches and pains felt worse because of swollEN GLANDs that had flared up during the night, perhaps a tonic would help?

Workings

Hint
What must the number of tonnes of cattle feed be a multiple of?

Answer
I bought 8 tonnes of chicken feed, 12 tonnes of pig feed, and 80 tonnes of cattle feed.

Reasoning
The number of tonnes of cattle feed must be a multiple of 5, because we need to have a whole number of pounds (5 x 0.40).

If all 100 tonnes was cattle feed, the cost would have been £40, which isn't enough.

If 95 tonnes was cattle feed the cost would have been £38, and the remaining 5 tonnes of (the most expensive) chicken feed at £20, gives a total of £58, which isn't enough.

If 90 tonnes was cattle feed the cost would have been £36, and the remaining 10 tonnes of (the most expensive) chicken feed at £40, gives a total of £76, which isn't enough.

If 85 tonnes was cattle feed the cost would have been £34, and the remaining 15 tonnes of (the most expensive) chicken feed at £60, gives a total of £94, which isn't enough.

If 80 tonnes was cattle feed the cost would have been £32, and the remaining 20 tonnes of (the most expensive) chicken feed at £80, gives a total of £112. So, this might be a possible answer …

We need 20 tonnes of chicken feed and pig feed to equal £68, so let's reduce the chicken feed until it works.

20 chicken + 0 pig = 80 + 0 = £80
19 chicken + 1 pig = 76 + 3 = £79
18 chicken + 2 pig = 72 + 6 = £78 …

We can see it's coming down 1 at a time, so we need to come down to a total of £68, which is 10 fewer tonnes of chicken feed:

8 chicken + 12 pig = 32 + 36 = £68. As required.

Double-Checking
  8 x 4.00 =   £32.00
 12 x 3.00 =   £36.00
 80 x 0.40 =   £32.00
---            ------
100 tonnes =  £100.00

Workings

Hint
The country spans more than one word.

Answer
Peru.

The local habitat around a railway track can be very interesting. For example, supporting the track is a sleePER, Under which you can find the lesser-spotted great weevil.

Workings

Hint
Start on any square, and see how far you get.

Answer
Start from the 2U in the bottom right-hand corner.