1. a, b and c are sets of letters with no letter in more than one set. Using ALL of the letters in the sets indicated (possibly with repetition), and no other letters, words or names can be made with the following definitions. Identify all of the answers.
(a) Russian pancake (b) Before (c) Failure
(a+b) Capital city (a+c) Capital city (b+c) Steering device
(a+b+c) Not restrained
2. What makes 700?
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3 → 8, 25 → 972, 61 → 192, 123 → 2250, ? → 700
3. Put in Mindset order:
BARNUM, FORSTER, LAWRENCE, LEWIS, SALINGER, WARSHAWSKI, WILSON
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1. a is {BILN}, b is {ER}, c is {DU}. Answers are (a) BLINI, (b) ERE, (c) DUD, (a+b) BERLIN, (a+c) DUBLIN, (b+c) RUDDER, (a+b+c) UNBRIDLED.
2. 2021 = 22 × 30 × 52 × 71. The numbers before the arrow are the indices of the prime factors of the number after the arrow.
3. Order by their second initial: EM FORSTER, VI WARSHAWSKI, AN WILSON, JD SALINGER, CS LEWIS, TE LAWRENCE, PT BARNUM.