Today Puzzle #744
Puzzle No. 744鈥� Thursday 22 May
A question for Mum and Dad
What connects the following?
A flightless bird, a bloodsucking fly, a softly spoken utterance, a French novella, steamed semolina and some exceptionally able people.
Today's #PuzzleForToday has been set by Colin, Cryptography for GCHQ
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Each is an example of a word consisting of two repeated sections: dodo, tsetse, murmur, Gigi, couscous and hotshots. The title mentions Mum and Dad. Mama and Papa also have this property.
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