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No. 1683: Quiz

1. 'Roast mule' and 'roast mules' are both anagrams of single words. Supply them. 2. 'Facetious' is a word which contains all the vowels, once, in the correct order. What word has them in reverse order? 3. What English place-name has six consecutive consonants? 4. Provide a fresh answer to Lewis Carroll's riddle, 'Why is a raven like a writing-desk?' Entries to 'Competition No. 1683' by 28 June.