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1 In a week of am-dram performances, Des and Jules fluffed their lines in a ratio of 5:2, and missed their cues in a ratio of 3:4. If Jules only missed eight cues, and Des made a total of 21 mistakes altogether, how many times did Jules fluff his lines?

2 What connects Brenda, Keith and Brian?

3 Which British mountain may be A HELLISH ICON?

4 Which is the odd one out: Sam and Dave, John and Mary, Peter and Gordon, Jan and Dean?

5 Rearrange the letter groups to make three semi-precious stones: ONE ZAN NEL TAN ITE NST IAN MOO CAR.