Word Square is a 5 × 5 grid into which the letters of the word ROPE have been written so that each

letter occurs once in each row and column

of the square. The letters may or may not be scrambled in a row or column, and a blank cell appears somewhere in each row and column to
fill the grid. An example of a Word Square with the word HELP is as shown:

C1 C2 C3 C4 C5
A
Clues about the blank cell and letter location for the word ROPE are given below. B
(Note: letter locations are given without counting the blank cell;
for example, the 3rd letter down column 1 would mean the letter is in either the
3rd or 4th row, depending on where the blank cell is.)
C
E is the 2nd letter across first row.
The 4th letter in column 1 is R. D
O is the 2nd letter in column 2.
In column 4, E is immediately followed by P in the next cell. E
The blank cell in second row is not in column 3.
The 4th letter in column 3 is E.
P is the 4th letter across first row.
R is the 4th letter across fourth row.
The letter in third row, column 3 is P.
In column 1, O is somewhere above the blank cell.
In the third row, the blank cell is not in column 5 .
Which letter from the following appears in the cell c-3,
where c indicates the 3rd row and 3 indicates the 3rd column?
R
O
P
E

Which of the following cell is blank?

a-2
d-1
a-4
b-4

The letter E appears in how many of the instances

above alphabet P in all the columns put together?

Ignoring the space in between, which rows contains a

proper English word?