Maths puzzles....one for the weekend

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OK, now I'm feeling like the big dunce in Devon.
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jtaylor wrote:
englishangel wrote:surely h, I, j ...etc

Husband got it, he likes x-words.

He had seen it as abcdefg pqrstuvwxyz 10 letters.
Got the 5 letters hijklmno, but 10 letters??

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What we have this year, according to the powers that be, could be the answer - but only 7 letters!
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Take away the 5 letters.
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Anyone solved mine?
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E, N, T
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You weren't supposed to give the answer, Mary, just to say 'Yes'!!
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Katharine wrote:Anyone solved mine?
YES - an easy one!!
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oops :oops:
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I think I'kk stick to SADuko !!
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