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1. How many minutes before 7am is it if 12 minutes ago it was eight times as many minutes past 5am? 2. What connects assault, golf and refresher? 3. Which honorary knight may BE SEVERING PELTS? 4. Which is the odd one out: Mario Monti, Enrico Letta, Gianluigi Buffon, Matteo Renzi? 5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: e---le, i---ility, a---olic, cin---ar? Answers on opposite page