He got out his ---- box and looked through his valuables. There were two photos of his sister, one named ---, the other ------. He gazed at them affectionately. One was married to an official in the land where ----- have ruled for centuries: the other to a man of high ----- rank. Just at that moment he heard someone calling him by name'---' they cried. He rushed out of the window and looked towards the ----- crossing. There, lying bound to the tracks was a man with a --- in his mouth.'
Answers (there are probably others) Ada, Deed, Shahs, civic, Hannah, Bob, gag, level
Another thornier problem - "A certain sum of money when written down in pounds, shillings and pence, uses exactly the same figures in the same oder as when written in farthings...
Answer £12 12s 8d which equals 12128 farthings. Simples.
