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Games, Puzzles
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BRAIN
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A
E
D
3
4
3
4
B
D
C
3
5
PINK
BLUE
BLACK
BROWN
YELLOW
GREEN
PURPLE
SCARLET
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8
The shape below can be folded to form a cube. When it is, just
one of the following can be produced. But which one?
3
9
10
10
11
3
11
12
3
12
13
is to
as
is to
3
13
14
Which two
teapots are
identical?
15
Without lifting
pencil from paper,
draw straight lines
to divide this heart
into five parts,
each containing
the letters
H, E, A, R and T.
A
H
A
T
E
H
R
T
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E
A
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15
17
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
CLUES
1 Boundary
2 Waylay
3 Annul
4 Japanese gown
5 Idle chatter
6 Respect
7 System
8 Movement
9 Bandit
10 Quantity
D
2
U
I
D
E
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P
O
N M
O O
7
O
L
M
10
U M R
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1
3
6
7
8
9
10
12
15
16
17
Moist (4)
Thief (6)
Alien (7)
Not any (4)
Precious metal (4)
Waterway (5)
Barely (4)
Land measure (4)
Opposed to (7)
Savor (6)
Gentle (4)
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
DOWN
1
2
3
4
5
8
10
11
13
14
Twelve (5)
Guard (7)
Coral formation (4)
Numbers game (5)
Spherical (5)
Spectacles (7)
Clown (5)
Little (5)
Precise (5)
Wealthy (4)
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17
19
Can you find these astronomical words in the grid? They may be
found across, down or diagonally in any direction, and may overlap.
Y
E W L
O M O
O O
O M
M O O
M O
CLUSTER
EARTH
JUPITER
MARS
MERCURY
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METEOR
MILKY WAY
MOON
PLANET
PLUTO
SATURN
SHOOTING STAR
SOLSTICE
SPACE
SUN
SUPERNOVA
TELESCOPE
URANUS
VENUS
ZODIAC
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9 LETTERS
ABANDONED
ADDRESSED
COMPLETES
DELIVERED
EXCESSIVE
EXISTENCE
INCREASED
SEVENTIES
19
21
Can you arrange these groups of tiles on the grid to create eight
different four-letter words running vertically and horizontally? One
letter has been left out. Can you identify it?
S H
E
S
S O
C
T A
3
20
L U
O
R
R E
22
HUGH
CANDY
SIGH
FIRTH
HISS
CODY
FUSE
PEAKY
TOUT
LOUD
23
LOCAN
KRTAC
PUGBI
FRACL
3
21
24
It is possible to
change Keep
to Hold in four
steps, each time
creating a new
fourletter word.
Can you do it?
KEEP
3
HOLD
25
WORM
3
CAST
22
26
CLUES
1 Damp (5)
5 Awful (8)
6 Depart (5)
7 Everlasting (7)
8 Marzipan nut (6)
9 Peril (6)
10 Rub out (5)
11 Story in parts (6)
12 Small (6)
13 Citrus fruit (5)
14 Required (6)
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The answers to the clues below are all five-letter words. When
placed correctly into the grid, they will form a magic word square
in which the same five words can be read both horizontally
and vertically.
CLUES
Entire amount
Last letter of the Greek alphabet
Moderately warm
Able to move quickly and easily
Loaded
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28
3
29
30
The dice blocks each have a six-letter word written on them, but
unfortunately you can see only three sides. When you have solved
the clues, the first column will reveal a 10-letter phrase.
CLUES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1 Wood
2 On fire
3 Water heater
4 Overjoyed
5 Obstruct
6 Giggle
7 Shopping trip
8 Dormant
9 Time unit
10 Annually
E
L
B
D
D N
R
7
26
10
R E
31
Unscramble the
letters in each
circle to produce
two words that
are synonyms of
each other.
32
Unscramble the
letters in each
circle to produce
two words that
are synonyms of
each other.
3
3
Q
S A
T U E
B
A R RR
K A C
3
R S
F
C N
F A L
I U
M
H
L
I
A
I
C
SW
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33
Can you find the listed breakfast items in the grid? They may read
across, down or diagonally in any direction, and may overlap.
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O W T
A W G
N W
A W R
BAGEL
BOWL
BUTTER
CEREAL
COFFEE
EGG CUP
GRAPEFRUIT
HONEY
JAM
JUG
JUICE
KNIFE
MARMALADE
MILK
MUG
ORANGE
PLATE
SPOON
TEA
TOAST
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Can you spot the listed US States in the grid? They may read
across, down or diagonally in any direction, and may overlap.
Circle the state that appears in the list but not in the grid.
A N A T N O M E A R S H O T
R O L L N E C K B R A I N S
B E A R D U S E R S H I
F
I B U L A E F L O R I D A
A D A M L A N C E D Y A W N
A D M A M V I
I T H W Y K
O R A L L A A M O O N T E A
K I N V O X I C L A W V S N
L
I T H E T I N G L E A R S
A I
S T U N O G E R O D E A
H A T U M O U R M I N D J
O W A D D L E O U T L A W S
M A R Y L A N D O S A G E S
A H E A R T K N E E B O N E
ALABAMA
ALASKA
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
IOWA
KANSAS
MAINE
MARYLAND
MONTANA
NEVADA
NEW JERSEY
NEW YORK
OHIO
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
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SEAT RIFT
WAIT
RUFF WAFT
WOOF
RAVE
T
F
F
O
U
O
R
T
HAVE
CUFF L
H
EFT
EFT
WAVE RAFT
SAVE FORT WATT
HATE WART
NEAT
T RIFF
A
E
F
T
MEAT
WAF SIFT
SOFT
SORT
SAFE
3
30
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Solve the clues, then transfer the letters into the grid to reveal a
quotation and, on the final line, the authors name.
A Generous in providing
aid to others
14
25
51
19
16
46
54
33
47
30
45
21
13
24
44
38
20
48
15
32
26
41
17
18
36
22
27
23
34
31
29
53
39
52
50
28
11
35
43
49
10
12
40
37
42
7I
8E
9D
10G
18D
19A
20C
21A
22E
29F
30C
31F
32C
33B
43G
44F
45C
B A self-indulgent,
gluttonous person
E Examples include
bowline and half-hitch
F Manage badly or
incompetently
I Stolen diamonds
J A male cat or turkey
1J
2D
3F
4I
5H
6H
11G
12H
13A
14A
15C
16A
23E
24A
25A
26D
27E
28F
34E
35G
36D
37J
38A
39F
40I
41D
46A
47B
48C
51A
52F
53F
49G
50F
17D
42J
54B
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T R E M O L O G N A D N A F
E L E P H A N T S C O B R A
L
P S H A N T Y N A T I
I T T E R O V E R H I
S S
A P E S O P O L L Y A M Z E
B U N N Y T U P D U M B O T
A D D E R X S H E E P R B T
B O A A N T H E M R O E S O
O W L L E O P A R D A Z E N
E N Z Y M E C O Y P U V I A
A B A T T U R F
I N A L E R
T E N O N B E A S T R O O P
P A N D A C H I C U C K O O
A T T E R E P O C T O P U S
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A PORE
ALL BET
BEAD TOWN
DYE ELM
ETON
FAN LIE
GO AND FAN
LAY TIN
LET ROOM
MET RIB
NO ROD
OAT PETER
ON TEN
POTS
SHY NAT
SOON RAP
SO PERT
STOLE FAT
THE MAN
TO CAVE
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39
ALE
OAK
PEA
TEA
5 LETTERS
AEGLE
ANISE
ANODA
ARANA
ASTER
CAPER
DAISY
GUACO
GUAVA
HEATH
HUESO
LLIMA
OCHNA
OLIVE
URENA
YERBA
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7 LETTERS
AGATHIS
ANEMONE
CATALPA
DOGTAIL
EYEBANE
LUETKEA
MACLURA
MOONPOD
9 LETTERS
ANISOCOMA
ANOPTERIS
CLIBADIUM
DIMERESIA
LEHUA PAPA
OMPHALINA
REUTEALIS
UTAH AGAVE
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The answers to these clues are all five-letter words. When placed
correctly in the grid, they will form a magic word square in which
the same five words can be read both horizontally and vertically.
The clues are in no particular order.
Notions in the mind
Implied but not expressed
Concise
Drink made from apples
Endure; put up with
35
41
B
C
D
B
E
A
36
42
C
CLUES
1 Timepiece (5)
2 Possibility (6)
3 Wine store (6)
4 New member (7)
5 Speed (5)
6 In demand (7)
7 Bend (4)
8 Brave (6)
9 Shipping hazard (7)
10 Clutch (5)
11 Husband or wife (6)
12 Colonize (6)
13 Surplus (5)
14 Scallywag (6)
15 Every time (6)
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43
15
13
11
8
7
12
16 5
38
3 10
9
6
14
1
44
3
5
4
4
2
39
45
46
= Observe
= Buy
= Fire
= Cog
= Owls cry
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V B O I O N A H L W B
F R W G E E A E E C E
H U A T A V M L N A L
A S R C A I
L S O R G
M S S N C I T I T A R
I
E A R N R Y N T C A
L L W G Y M A K A A D
T S T F L B N I W S E
O O N M U O T R A H K
N S K O P
E G N T D
B U C H A R E S T F L
BELGIUM
BERMUDA
CANADA
CHILE
CUBA
FINLAND
GHANA
MACEDONIA
NEW ZEALAND
POLAND
ROMANIA
SERBIA AND
MONTENEGRO
SUDAN
VENEZUELA
VIETNAM
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42
49
M A U
E H S
R O F
TARGET
30 words
38 words
50 words
43
50
Can you work your way to the center of the grid? Words overlap,
with the last one or two letters of each answer starting the next
word. A few letters have been placed on the grid to keep you on
the right track.
CLUES
1 Short (5)
2 Scare (8)
3 Savor (5)
4 Seafood (6)
5 Explosion (8)
6 Pleasant (4)
7 Sure (7)
8 Storyteller (8)
9 Hurry (4)
10 Hair cleaner (7)
11 Arrangement (5)
12 Lift up (5)
13 Rarely (6)
14 Army rank (5)
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1 Exhibit (4)
3 Dictator (6)
6 Form of
7
8
9
10
12
15
16
17
mathematics (7)
Brass
instrument (4)
Equipment (4)
Courageous (5)
Friend (4)
Require (4)
Disorderly (7)
Downpour (6)
Simple (4)
8
9
10
11
12
14
15
16
17
DOWN
1 Brief (5)
4 Astonish (5)
11 Nearby (5)
2 Australian
5 Instructor (5)
13 Rot (5)
marsupial (7)
3 Cake layer (4)
8 Authentic (7)
14 Cipher (4)
3
46
10 In front (5)
13
53
The answers to the clues are all five-letter words which, when
placed correctly into the grid will form a magic word square in
which the same five words can be read both horizontally and
vertically. The clues below are in no particular order.
Awaken
Molars
Got up
Measure of weight of precious stones
Anything valuable or useful
47
ANSWERS
Answer page 3:
1
D. Each line contains two red
dice and one blue die. Each
line contains a two, a three
and a five. The missing image
is of a red die, number three.
4
A and E.
Answer page 6:
Answer page 4:
2
B and E.
Answers page 5:
3
An octagon. Each shape has
the same number of sides as
the sum of the sides of the
two shapes below it. If the
number is over 10, then the
last digit is used instead. For
example, 9 + 8 = 17 so the
brick above is 7-sided. The top
shape is an 8-sided octagon
because there are two 4-sided
shapes below it.
48
Answer page 7:
Answers page 8:
7
RED or TAN. The number of
letters in each tile is one less
than those in the following
row. Hence, there must be only
three letters in the empty tile.
10
8
C. Think of this shape as a
clock where the circle
represents an hour number on
the facethe hour moves
back two places every time.
Answer page 9:
9
E.
11
B, D and I.
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ANSWERS
12
B.
14
C and G.
15
E
A
H
A
T
13
C. Circles move as follows: top
left to bottom right, top right to
bottom left, bottom left to
middle right, bottom middle to
top, bottom right to middle left.
R
T
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50
E
A
17
18
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
B
A
C
K
G
A
M
M
O
N
O
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D
E
O
U
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B
N
M
S
M
T
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T
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B
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N
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D
N
W
R
D A M P
R O B B E R
F O R E
G N
N O N E
G O L D
C A N A L
J
U S T
A G A
N S T
R E L
A C R E
S H
S O F T
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ANSWERS
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20
O M O
O O
M O O
E W L
O M
M O
T E
E X P O S
N
E D
M A S
V E
E D
E A T E N
N C R
S H A R
N G
L U C K
M E M B
A D D R
E D
E X
D E
B
G R A S
L
S
E
E N D S
E
E
E
S
L
E
E A S
E D
E
E
V
E
L O C K
T E N C E
E
U N C L
N
O
S A D D L
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S U L
M
T
21
The missing letter is N.
22
The code is phonetic. It reads:
You can decipher this code if
you speak it out loudwhich
is also the method by which
you can solve it!
L
O
S
S
U
N
T
O
S
C
A
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H
E
R
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23
KRTAC=track.
Answers page 22:
24
KEEP
KELP
HELP
HELD
HOLD
25
WORM
WARM
WART
CART
CAST
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ANSWERS
26
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N
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O M
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Main answer:
TREASURE ISLAND.
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L
S
R
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29
LETTUCE and SPINACH.
31
BARRACKS and QUARTERS.
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FANCIFUL and WHIMSICAL.
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7
8
9
10
M
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C
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Z
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D
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N
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N
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D
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P
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ANSWERS
33
34
GEORGIA does
not appear in the
grid.
O W T
A W G
N W
A W R
A N A T N O M E A R S H O T
R O L L N E C K B R A I N S
B E A R D U S E R S H I
F
I B U L A E F L O R I D A
A D A M L A N C E D Y A W N
A D M A M V I
I T H W Y K
O R A L L A A M O O N T E A
K I N V O X I C L A W V S N
L
I T H E T I N G L E A R S
A I
S T U N O G E R O D E A
H A T U M O U R M I N D J
O W A D D L E O U T L A W S
M A R Y L A N D O S A G E S
A H E A R T K N E E B O N E
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35
WAFT.
Answer page 31:
36
T
M
H
A Benevolent
B Hog
C Skidoo
D Heroine
E Knots
F Mishandle
G Thief
H WHO
I Ice
J Tom
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ANSWERS
T R E M O L O G N A D N A F
37
E L E P H A N T S C O B R A
L
P S H A N T Y N A T I
A PORE (OPERA)
L I T T E R O
ALL BET (BALLET)
BEAD TOWN (DOWN A P E S O P O
BEAT)
B U N N Y T U
DYE ELM (MEDLEY)
A D D E R X S
ETON (NOTE)
B O A A N T H
FAN LIE (FINALE)
O W L L E O P
GO AND FAN
E N Z Y M E C
(FANDANGO)
LAY TIN (LITANY)
A B A T T U R
LET ROOM
T E N O N B E
(TREMOLO)
P A N D A C H
MET RIB (TIMBER)
A T T E R E P
NO ROD (RONDO)
OAT PETER
SOON RAP
(OPERETTA)
(SOPRANO)
ON TEN (NONET)
SO PERT (PRESTO)
POTS (STOP)
STOLE FAT
SHY NAT (SHANTY)
(FALSETTO)
38
K
J
A M A
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N
G
S
T
O
N
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C A
V E R H I
S S
L L Y A M Z E
P D U M B O T
H E E P R B T
E M R O E S O
A R D A Z E N
O Y P U V I A
F
I N A L E R
A S T R O O P
I C U C K O O
O C T O P U S
THE MAN (ANTHEM)
TO CAVE (OCTAVE)
39
M A C L U R A
C A T A L
O L
V E
E A
D A
S Y
M E R E
O M P H A L
N A
A S T E R
E
R E U T E A L
I
S
O C H N A
G U A V A
A R A N A
A L
A N
S O C O M A
A
G U A C O
L
E Y E B A N E
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Notions in the mind=ideas
Implied but not
expressed=tacit
Concise=terse
Drink made from apples=cider
Endure; put up with=abide
A
B
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D
E
H E A T H
U
L U E T K E A
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A
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P A
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T
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B C
B C
B C
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ANSWERS
42
H
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Each section totals 34.
E
E
16 5
2 11
3 10 13 8
9
7 14
6 15 12 1
60
O
S
44
5 4 3
5 2 3 4
3 4
46
Take the initial letter of each
shape to complete the
crossword: S for square,
T for triangle, etc. The
picture running down the
middle is therefore PHOTO.
5 2
4 3 2 5
Answers page 40:
45
A model.
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ANSWERS
47
V B O I O N A H L W B
F R W G E E A E E C E
H U A T A V M L N A L
A S R C A I
L S O R G
M S S N C I T I T A R
I
E A R N R Y N T C A
L L W G Y M A K A A D
T S T F L B N I W S E
O O N M U O T R A H K
N S K O P
E G N T D
B U C H A R E S T F L
ACCRA (GHANA)
HELSINKI (FINLAND)
OTTAWA (CANADA)
BUCHAREST (ROMANIA)
SANTIAGO (CHILE)
CARACAS (VENEZUELA)
SKOPJE (MACEDONIA)
HAMILTON (BERMUDA)
WARSAW (POLAND)
HANOI (VIETNAM)
HAVANA (CUBA)
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Possible words include:
AFRESH
HERA
HOSE
RHEA
AHEM
HERO
HOUR
RHEAS
ASHORE
HERS
HOURS
RHEUM
FARMHOUSE
HOAR
HOUSE
RUSH
FRESH
HOARSE
HUES
SHAM
HAMS HARE
HOER
HUMS
SHAME
HAREM
HOERS
MARSH
SHARE
HAREMS
HOES
MASH
SHEAF
HARES
HOME
MASHER
SHEAR
HARM
HOMER
MESH
SHOE
HARMS
HOMERS
MUSH
SHORE
HEAR
HOMES
MUSHER
USHER
HEARS
HORSE
OHMS
HEMS
HORUS
RASH
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ANSWERS
51
O
C A T E R P
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The actor is
RUSSELL
CROWE.
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B R A
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C
D
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E
C