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1. A restaurant chain voted on what to do on a retreat. Three-fifths voted for paintballing and one ninth for a cocktail night. If there were 45 fewer votes for a holistic-healing retreat than for paintballing, and 12 more votes for the cocktail night than for a make-a-mug course, how many work at the chain?

2. What connects watch, king and gem?

3. Which Welsh singer may HAVE SENT SINKS?

4. Which is the odd one out: Titty Walker, Annie Walker, Susan Walker, Bridget Walker?

5. Rearrange the letter groups to make three New Testament characters: NYS NIC HAR MUS ODE IUS IAH DIO ZEC.