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Puzzle 501 


Below are ten everyday words, each of which has had some letters removed. The letters removed form either a boy's or a girl's name.

For example, if the word was PAN---IME, the answer might be PANTOMIME. Can you determine the original words?
demi----
---ple
absor---t
he---che
sc----r
----ionaire
break---ce
monog---
-----incense
s---ly

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Puzzle 502 


Which is larger:

seconds in a week feet in 100 miles

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Puzzle 503 


Can you find a five-letter word which …

… when written in upper-case, reads the same when turned upside down?

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Puzzle 504 


Which word comes next in this sequence:

India · Victor · X-Ray · Lima · Charlie · ?

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