PUZZLES

1 What is unusual about SPONGE but not LOOFAH, WOOD but not TREES, WIFE but not HUSBAND, VOLGA but not BOATMAN, YULE but not TIDE, SODA but not WATER, JEDDA but not CHEESE and ZOO but not GARDEN?

2 Cryptic Arcane form of ice store (8)

3 Same Difference Identify two words that differ in the letters shown: ******* (relative) *******STER (major player on the board?)

4 Jumblies

Rearrange PASTURERS to make another word.

5 Oozat?

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(6, 6)