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1. Conor the cobbler had three times as many shoes to fix as his colleague Caitlin. After they had each fixed five shoes, Conor had eight times as many shoes still to fix as Caitlin. How many shoes did Conor initially have to fix?

2. What connects biz, home and trial?

3. Which member of Boris Johnson’s cabinet may be a BARMAID ICON?

4. Which is the odd one out: Betty, Bamm-Bamm, Wilma, Barney?

5. Which three-letter word completes the following longer words: b---, r---ing, h---d, ---ed? SOLUTION: PULLOUT BACK PAGE