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Puzzle 717 



At a picnic recently, I noticed that James liked chocolate but didn't like jelly.

Charles liked biscuits but didn't like custard.

Brian liked apples but didn't like biscuits.

Did David like doughnuts?

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Puzzle 718 



Starting with COLD, change one letter at a time until you have the word WARM.

Each change leaves the other letters in their original places and must result in a common word.

What is the minimum number of steps required to achieve this change?

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Puzzle 719 



Horses is to equine...

...as cattle is to bovine...

...as sheep is to ovine...

...as deer is to {?}.

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Puzzle 720 



Are there more loaves in a dozen baker's dozen...

...or points in the highest snooker break?

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