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Puzzle ZINF 


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Below you will find well-known eight-letter words, with only their endings remaining.

Can you find the words?
-----rue -----jar -----dil -----any -----pox -----gth -----elf -----oia -----ige -----hog -----too -----dix -----fin -----upt

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-----rue = construe -----jar = nightjar -----dil = daffodil -----any = mahogany or epiphany -----pox = smallpox -----gth = strength -----elf = yourself -----oia = paranoia -----ige = prestige -----hog = hedgehog -----too = cockatoo -----dix = appendix -----fin = paraffin -----upt = bankrupt

 

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