Archived challenge

Sunday, 16 August 2026

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Find the five five-letter words matching each clue.

1
The grassy field on which football or cricket is played.
2
A small bar or lever that fastens a door or gate shut.
3
A small piece of cloth sewn over a hole or a tear.
4
A short stick tipped with chemicals that flares up when struck.
5
What a chick does when it breaks its way out of the egg.

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