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1. Boris had an average time of 24 seconds on his first six laps skating around his frozen pond. What time would he have to get on his seventh lap to bring his average down to exactly 23 seconds? 2. What connects deck, farm and upper? 3. Which 2018 Bafta winner might GROAN MADLY? 4. Which is the odd one out: cupcake, marzipan, eclair, gingerbread? 5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: s---gh, nuc---, ---sure, vil---n?