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Puzzle 281
Using all of the letters A to Z, each once only, complete these common words.
-e-er
--eue
--o
ma-
-p-a-e-
-erso-
---k-am-on
-ouse
-a-
-ur-
---igent
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Puzzle 282
If 5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes …
… how many cats do you need to catch 100 rats in 100 minutes?
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Puzzle 283
Starting with HATE, change one letter at a time until you have the word LOVE-
Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a proper word-
What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?
There are four different answers using common words, can you find all four?
hate
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love
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Puzzle 284
What number comes next in the sequence:
1 · 2 · 3 · 5 · 9 · 12 · ?