Scribes v Ciphers

Series 6, Episode 7

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

Actors

Clint Eastwood by Gorillaz, Marilyn Monroe by Blood Brothers, Barbara Streisand by Duck Sauce, Grace Kelly by MIKA

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Sounds like country citizens

Poll (Pole), Check (Czech), Fin (Finn), Tie (Thai)

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Curtains in “The Raven”

Pretentious prose

Clue 2

Heliotrope

Clue 3

Iraqi voters’ index finders, Jan 2005

Clue 4

Purple

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Appointment of the Poet Laureate

Photocard driving licence renewal

Clue 2

Oberammergau Passion Play

Clue 3

UK census

Clue 4

Occur every 10 years

Answer

𓈗 Water

Holly Golightly’s flatmate

Avian resident of Hundred Acre Wood

Clue 2

Columbo’s basset hound

Clue 3

Knitted sidekick of Johnny Vegas

Clue 4

Known by the animal's name

Cat, Owl, Dog, Monkey

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Olympic boxing: +1 minute

Gymnastic vault: +10cm

Clue 2

Shot put: +3.26kg

Clue 3

Lacrosse: -2 players

Clue 4

Differences between Men's/Women's sports

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

Margaret Thatcher

Female Prime Ministers. Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Elisabeth Domitien

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Horst Kohler

Rodrigo Rato

Clue 2

Dominique Strauss-Kahn

Clue 3

?

Christine Lagarde

President of the IMF

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Skiddaw

Helvellyn

Clue 2

Sca Fell

Clue 3

?

Scafell Pike

Highest mountains of England

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Devil’s Night

Hallowe’en

Clue 2

All Saints’ Day

Clue 3

?

All Souls' Day

30th October to 2nd November

Answer

𓈗 Water

Maastricht

Amsterdam

Clue 2

Nice

Clue 3

?

Lisbon

Major EU treaties

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Beehive

Game of chess

Clue 2

Monarchs of the UK

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) Pack of cards

1, 2, 3, 4 Queens

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Narrative

Free

Nonsense

Blank

Types of verse

Answer

Rot

Cobblers

Bunk

Bilge

Mean 'rubbish'

Answer

Chitterlings

Brawn

Tripe

Lights

Offal

Answer

Liver

Welsh

Black

Ponty

British places called ___pool

Answer

𓈗 Water

Skelton

Funnell

Maher

Whitaker

British show jumpers

Answer

Slap

Broom

Chop

Drum

___stick

Answer

Rump

Convention

Barebones

Long

17th century parliaments

Answer

Chuck

Clod

Thin flank

Sirloin

Cuts of beef

Answer

Round 4

Bread products

N GLS HMF FN

ENGLISH MUFFIN

FCCC

FOCCACIA

MTZ

MATZO

RS HS DB RD

IRISH SODA BREAD

Family relations

GR TG RTG RN DFT HR

GREAT GREAT GRANDFATHER

FR STC SNTW CRM VD

FIRST COUSIN TWICE REMOVED

HL FSS TR

HALF SISTER

DGH T RNLW

DAUGHTER IN LAW

Legends of baseball

J DMG G

JOE DIMAGGIO

H NKR N

HANK AARON

MR KMC GWR

MARK MCGWIRE

Y GB RR

YOGI BERRA

Famous flower paintings

WT RLL S

WATER LILIES

RSS

IRISES

THH BSC STR

THE HIBISCUS TREE

CR NTN LL YLLYR S

CARNATION, LILY, LILY, ROSE

Angry Young Men

KN GSL YMS

KINGSLEY AMIS

LNS LLT

ALAN SILLITOE

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