4/8/25 – Maple Leaf

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4/8/25 – Maple Leaf

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

RAG CURVE ROOT WING

TEND LATE TARN MOON

MOLE NOT PINE BAR

CLAY AVON

Puzzle courtesy of Mensa member Peter Hooton

Show Answer

ALBERTA is a Province, the others are cities

RAG/CLAY – CALGARY; CURVE/AVON – VANCOUVER; WING/PINE – WINNIPEG; TEND/MOON – EDMONTON; TARN/MOLE – MONTREAL; NOT/ROOT – TORONTO; LATE/BAR = ALBERTA

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4/8/25 – Maple Leaf

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