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1. On Monday and Tuesday last week it took Jamie exactly the same time to cook dinner. Wednesday’s meal took 13 more minutes to prepare, which was three-fifths of the time that Thursday and Friday’s meals each took. If the average meal preparation time was 29 minutes, how long did it take Jamie to cook dinner on Wednesday? 2. What connects swan, panther and mass? 3. Which Labour-turned-Independent MP may show INCURABLE RAGE? 4. Which is the odd one out: henry, rad, gray, rem? 5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: ---ter, s---g, ---e, t---ge?