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10/11/25 – Indian Ink

Pair off the words below, then rearrange the letters to produce eight different names of places. Which pair is the odd one out, and why?

 

URBAN TALK ARIA SARI
VANS TRAM INCA HEADY
GLUE AJAR PAN HEN
BARD OAK RUG TUG

 

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

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GUJARAT is a State – the others are cities

BENGALURU = Urban Glue

KOLKATA = Oak Talk

HYDERABAD = Heady Bard

CHENNAI = Inca Hen

VARANASI = Aria Vans

AMRITSAR = Asti Tram

NAGPUR = Rug Pan

GUJARAT = Tug Ajar

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