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40 Thursday <strong>March</strong> <strong>22</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
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Each number represents a<br />
different letter of the alphabet.<br />
Write the given letters into<br />
all squares with matching<br />
numbers. Now work out which<br />
letters are represented by the<br />
other numbers. As you get the<br />
letters, write them into the main<br />
grid and the reference grid.<br />
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the alphabet.<br />
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