October Mindbenders

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Bookmarks

A three-volume encyclopedia stands on a bookshelf, the books in order from left to right.  Each book is six centimetres thick, including the covers, which are half a centimetre thick.

A bookmark is placed at the first page of volume one, and another is placed at the last page of volume three.  How far apart are the bookmarks?

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Word Puzzles

What do these two words have in common?

READ TEAR

It's not as simple as you might think.  The word WOUND does not have the same property.

Answer

Which five-letter word can be placed after these five words to make new words?

BOAT
CLUB
COOK
FARM
WORK
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