1. The bad apples were inedible, but they were available and easily thrown. The girls merely threw the bad apples at the clusters of good apples and knocked plenty of good apples to the ground.
   
   
2. The man was given 5 2-cent stamps, 50 1-cent stamps and 8 5-cent stamps.
   
   
3. Nightmare, margin, commander
   
   
4. BACKGROUND
   
   
5. a.  Because one word leads to another
   b.  Time to have the clock repaired
   c.  The letter M
   
   

Secondary Level

1. Four-score
   
   
2. 184 926 - it makes no difference how many of the fish are male or female as 37 is one-third of 111!
   
   
3. GAGGLE of GEESE
   HUSK of HARES
   KNOT of TOADS
   MURDER of CROWS
   LABOUR of MOLES
   MUSTER of PEACOCKS
   
   
4. "I'm tired of the rattan furniture in this room, Oscar - let's try a new look," Rose said. "Perhaps a quaint country motif or a period look with fetching old accent pieces. Do you
   agree?" "No," Oscar replied. "I like what we've got."
     "Well, I'm extremely impressed by your open mind," Rose answered, her brow nastily arching. "I trust this means we can't even discuss it?"
     "Why should we?" he shrugged. "You always win every so-called discussion we have, anyway. And neither your intimidation nor anger is going to change my mind. Get my message?"
     Rose resorted to her oldest trick: flattery. "I should be
   nicer, I see that now. But I hate all these big decisions. And you do have excellent taste."
     "Well-l-l," Oscar capitulated. "Maybe I did overreact. Just do whatever you like. Your choice of decor always pleases me."
     "Why, Oscar, you're the most romantic fool I've ever known," Rose gushed, and immediately called her decorator.
   
   red, tan, scarlet, rose, aqua, gold, green, lime, brown, rust, wine, orange, sage, cerise, teal, dove, coral, olive
   
   
5. I understand you undertake to undermine my undertaking.
   
   

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