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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: 1.Music note top left. 2. Helmet badge. 3. Shirt collar. 4. Antler center. 5. Lantern. 6. Bottom of lantern pole. 7. Reindeer’s leg left. 8. Concertina. 9. Santa’s bottom. 10. Reindeer’s nostril. 11. Reindeer’s hand right. 12. Reindeer’s tail.

WORD FIT: The word ‘PAY’ is left over.

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6TH SENSE: Sauce (Vegetables) Turnip, Parsnip, Cabbage, Potato, Onion. BINGO: 55 COMPARROT: 1. Tree on hillside is missing. 2. Lattice under porch is missing. 3. Siding under window has moved. 4. Bulb on light string is colored in. 5. Neckline on man’s vest is different. 6. Cat’s tail has moved. 7. Chimney on house has moved. 8. Bottom of cat’s paw is different. 9. Bulb on light string is reversed. 10. Curtain in window is wider. 11. Handsaw is shorter. 12. Coffee cup is empty.

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HONEYCOMB CLOCK: 1. Gander. 2. Region. 3. Noodle. 4. Diesel. 5. Escape. 6. Pantry. 7. Really. 8. Lawyer. 9. Refuse. 10. Summit. 11. Tissue. 12. Nausea. FIDDLESTICKS: Secretive

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