Maslanka’s answers 1

A string of n digits contains (n + 1)/2 instances of p if n is odd, and n/2 if even; the answer for q is (n - 1)/2 for n odd and n/2 for n even. In general the numbers of instances of p is ½[(n

+ ½) + ½(-1)( n + 1)] and of q is ½[(n - ½) + ½(-1)( n)] ; 2 Wordpool d; 3Jumblies INTEGRATION; 4Dropouts PRODUCT;

5 Same Difference TINKLING,

INKLING; 6Cryptic CONCERTINA; 7Missing Links a) bird/seed/potato b) air/force/field c) comic/opera/singer d) drum/beat/poet e) fire/wall/paper f) smoking/gun/dog.