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1. Terry had £47 in his wallet, borrowed £10 from his family, and emptied his bank account, but was still £9 short for the cash he owed Maurice. Instead, he used the money he had collected to spend £3 on lemonade before paying 90 per cent of his debt to Maurice. How much money was in Terry’s bank account before he emptied it?

2. What connects bird, wildcat and hunger?

3. Which female poet might WIELD THISTLE?

4. Which is the odd one out: rear end, bottom turn, floater, pop up?

5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: ro---t, a---ive, re---, ---tle?