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Puzzle 445 



Using the letters AAEENNPPPPSS complete this grid. The grid reads the same across and down.

S---, -A--, --E-, ---T

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Puzzle 446 



Below is a grid which should contain girl's names. The missing letters for a particular column are listed at the top of that column. Can you 'drop' the missing letters in and complete the grid?

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Puzzle 447 



My local greengrocer is a would-be mathematician.

She likes to arrange the apples in nice rows.

When she lays the apples in rows of 3, she has one left over.

And, when she lays them in rows of 5, she also has one left over.

Remarkably, she also has one left over when she arranges them in rows of 7 and 9.

But 11 seems to be the magic number, because in rows of 11 there are no apples left over.

How many apples does she have?

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Puzzle 448 



The local River Trent is 4,100 inches wide, which happens to be a fantastic number.

There is a magnificent, perfectly straight, bridge that spans the river at right angles.

During a recent survey of the area, it was found that one-seventh of the overall length of the bridge was on one bank of the river, and one-eighth of the bridge was on the other bank.

What is the total length of the bridge that spans the River Trent?

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