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What common four-letter man’s first name has the same property as each of the two- and three-letter combinations below?

ga sli smo wi bo la fea

2#

What do the following words have in common?

tamper, spied, decal, ashtray, uniformed, sneaky, refined

3#

As far as I know, there are five countries whose names, when spelt out in capital letters, have no enclosed spaces within the letters. Can you supply them?

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3 CHILE is the only one that springs to mind immediately. (Is FIJI a country?)

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Certainly is, Sir. That’s two down.

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3 The other three are LIECHTENSTEIN, SEYCHELLES, YEMEN

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[hem] [hem]

Puzzle Pedant calling Rob

In #2 the third word in the puzzle is miSsing miSter…but I wouldn’t want to cause MICHIEF would I?

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ooh ooh Sir, ooh Sir

I have just noticed something else:

Take out one letter and you get new words (had it been MISCHIEF)

taper,
sped,
deal,
astray,
unformed,
snaky,
reined.

Sir, Sir, do I get a prize, Sir Do I?

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You are eagle-eyed today, PP.

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Clue for 1#, if wanted. (Eric).

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Would Eric be the Red one

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