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I have written down a three-by-three magic square containing the digits 1 to 9. I have then substituted letters for digits so that two of the rows of the square look like ROW and SUM. Furthermore, taking six digits from the square to form a six-figure perfect square, and then using the same letter substitution, I get SQUARE.
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Answer to 1611 Three sisters: their ages are 59, 61 and 67
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The winner Sethmi Pathirana of Nugegoda, Colombo, Sri Lanka



