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What links the word action to stocks and shares?

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When links the word sort with magic spells?

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What connects pillows to dust?

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What links this bird with spells and charms?

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What does slow music have to do with being at ease?

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What links a New World monkey, a type of cloak, an order of friars and a type of coffee?

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What links a type of pastry with lightning, flashes and sparkles?

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One word I learnt recently in Swahili is wali, which means rice, or more specifically, cooked rice.

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If someone is described as having come-hither eyes, it means their eyes are seducitve or alluring.

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When is a number not a number?

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Are the words ford, fjord and port related?

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Which is nearer, near or nigh?