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250. When are politicians particularly sweet?
251. Why is my inkstand like the leaning tower of Pisa?
252. When does a temperance lecturer say a grammar lesson?
(Fill the blanks with the same word reversed.)
253. By a machine many —— can be made from one ——.
254. Marks of an —— are often found in ——.
255. My first is an abbreviated name for a young lady; my second comes from the large end of a dog, runs up a tree, and floats on the sea; my whole is required of all persons in time of war, before they leave for a foreign land.