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Friday 27 October 1995 20:02 EDT

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Brainbusters:

1. What is the next number in this series:

4, 2, 3, 4, 6, 2, 4, ... ?

2. What is the next letter in this sequence:

F T T F S T F ... ?

3. Which is the odd word out:

almost, begin, chintz, dirty, eight, first, ghost?

4. Which is the odd word out:

access, comedic, magic, mosque, sausage, squeaky?

5. What is the next number:

1, 4, 8, 13, 21, 30, 36 ... ?

A copy of Chambers Encyclopaedic Dictionary awaits the first set of correct answers opened on 9 Nov. Entries to: Saturday Pastimes, the Independent, 1 Canada Sq, Canary Wharf, London E14 5DL.

14 October answer:

Michael Portillo ("The answer is an anagram of Oil Tall Heroic MP"). Winner: Chris Francombe (Wimborne).

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