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sNeeR.1. MOses, OFTeN, sTARe, eeRIe, MOFOT seeNs seTe ARR Iee sNe eR 2. countries Budapest.of whichThe europeanthese are the capitalsAustria, Belgium,begin with CzechA, B, Republic,C… Denmark, estonia, Finland, Greece... Hungary. 3. (a) KAYAK (b) MINIM (c) NOON (d) eVe (e) eWe These are all palindromes, as are AHA and ReFeR! 4. Cormorant. This is hidden in the double letters: raCCOOn paRRot, leMMing, kOOkabuRRa, AArdvark, liNNet, oTTer 5. (a) 2020 (b) 20/20 (c) Twenty20 6. (a) league. This can precede Table; all the others can precede Chair (b) Rose. This can precede Garden; all the others can precede House (c) Glass. This can precede Ceiling; all the others can precede Floor 7. Tea, or any drink beginning with T. The initial letters spell MeRlOT. 8. (a) Bread (b) Brown (c) Mint (d) Tomato (e) Worcestershire These are all sauces. 9. Terry. These are the first names of the Monty Python Team. Terry is missing, but as there is another Terry, it is also not missing. 10. (a) ultra VIOleT (b) Mood INDIGO (c) Blue (d) GReeNsleeves (e) YellOWstone (f) ORANGes and lemons (g) ReD rum You might find Gold at the end of this rainbow. 11. Gary is in hunGARY. His friends are in argenTINA, denMARK, Russia, suDAN and uniTeD states. 12. They are British rivers: Dee, exe, Forth, Wye. 13. The pairs are: 1. Terry 9. Kerry 2. Matalan 11. Catalan 3. Panama 7. Manama 4. Jersey 5. Mersey 6. Mork 10. York 8. Beckham 12. Peckham We hope you weren’t put off by any of: (John) Terry/Kerry, (County) Cork/York, Nottingham/ Mottingham or lune/June! 14. HOOP. The set are Christopher Robin’s animal friends with their letters in alphabetical order: Kanga, Rabbit, eeyore, Tigger, Piglet, Owl, Roo. Missing is Pooh, who becomes HOOP. 15. FIRM. each word contains a three-letter tree: FIRm, helM, sOAK, wAsH, but only in FIRM is the tree at the beginning. 16. sOMe. The other words can precede or follow it to become words: AWesOMe, FeARsOMe, HANDsOMe, lONesOMe, TIResOMe, WHOlesOMe, WINsOMe sOMeBODY, sOMeDAY, sOMeHOW, sOMeTHING, sOMeWHAT, sOMeWHeRe 17. 1029. 3:55 = FIVe TO FOuR = 524; 1235 = TWeNTY FIVe TO ONe = 2521; 850 = TeN TO NINe = 1029. 18. 10. The numbers can be found inside the words. lONely, neTWOrk, threaTeNing. 19. A. The pairs are Premier league clubs and their grounds: Chelsea = stamford Bridge Crystal Palace=selhurst Park everton = Goodison Park Manchester united=Old Trafford Tottenham Hotspur=White Hart lane and liverpool = Anfield 20. They precede things you might find in an orchestra: ear DRuM, champagne FluTe, shoe HORN, Bermuda TRIANGle, ear TRuMPeT, super CONDuCTOR.