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16 August 2026

Puzzle sentence and answer

The sentence

Volunteers, not the council, reopened the railway line that collapsed in March.

Show the five-word answer
volunteersreopenedcollapsedrailwayline

Kept 'council'? They are the ones who did not do it. 'March' dates the collapse, and the line running again is the news.

Every word, accounted for

Volunteerswho did it. stays
notglue. never in the answer
theglue. never in the answer
councilwho did not do it
reopenedwhat happened. stays
theglue. never in the answer
railwaysays what the line carries. stays
linethe thing that came back. stays
thatglue. never in the answer
collapsedwhy a reopening is news. stays
inglue. never in the answer
Marchwhen it broke. it runs again now
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