Cryptics v Strigiformes

Series 18, Episode 4

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

Duel

Thelma & Louise

Clue 2

Quadrophenia

Clue 3

The Italian Job (nearly)

Clue 4

End with a vehicle going off a cliff

Answer

𓃭 Lion

On the phone

911 by Wyclef Jean, Pennsylvania 6-5000 by Glenn Miller, Hotline Bling by Drake, Hanging on the Telephone by Blondie

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Rhyming numbers

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Drooping of the upper eyelid

Small species of grouse

Clue 2

Egyptian mathematician, writer of The Almagest

Clue 3

Ancient flying reptiles

Clue 4

Pt___

Ptosis, ptarmigan, Ptolemy, pterosaur

Answer

𓈗 Water

The Duchy of Lorraine

Eleanor of Castile

Clue 2

George VI

Clue 3

Malta

Clue 4

Crosses

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Alf Ventress

Niles Crane

Clue 2

Arthur Daley

Clue 3

Captain Mainwaring

Clue 4

Off-screen wives

Heartbeat, Frasier, Minder, Dad's Army

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

20, in Italian

Starbucks sizes. Clare SHORT, Mr TALL, Ariana GRANDE, VENTI.

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Declarer in bridge

Mrs White in original version of Cluedo

Clue 2

Black in chess

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) whoever draws the letter closest to A in Scrabble

Going fourth, going third, going second, going first.

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Russian ruling family

Long red pepper

Clue 2

Logan Roy’s third child

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) relating to the Romani people

Romanov, Romano, Roman, Roma

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Two Inns of Court

Five red snooker balls

Clue 2

One member of ABBA

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) Two (or 1.8) Mahler symphonies

Decreasing fractions. 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5.

Answer

𓈗 Water

Japan = 3rd

Brazil = 13th

Clue 2

UK = 3rd

Clue 3

?

China = 1st

Olympics host placing in medal table

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

iNingizimu Afrika

uMzantsi Afrika

Clue 2

Suid-Afrika

Clue 3

?

South Africa

South Africa and its most spoken languages

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Poud

Penn

Crow

Farting

British coins missing a letter

Answer

Oswald

Tyler

Khan

Noble

Doctor Who companions

Answer

Connery

Astin

Pertwee

Hayes

Acting Seans

Answer

Bean

Hand

Wind

Scum

___bag

Answer

𓈗 Water

Victoria

M

Old Deuteronomy

Titania

Judi Dench film roles

Answer

Zech

Atari

Iberian

Hai

Nationalities missing the first letter

Answer

Panserbjørn

Dæmon

Gyptian

Witch

Types of character in "His Dark Materials"

Answer

Sutherland

Angel

Livingstone

Iguazu

___ Falls

Answer

Round 4

Former Building Societies

BB YNT NL

ABBEY NATIONAL

BR DF RDN DBN GLY

BRADFORD AND BINGLY

NR TH RNR CK

NORTHERN ROCK

CHLT NHMN DGL CS TR

CHELTENHAM AND GLOUCESTER

Bears and their voices

PDD DNGT NNDB NWHS HW

PADDINGTON AND BEN WHISHAW

PNDJ CKBLC K

PO AND JACK BLACK

BLN DPH LHR RS

BALOO AND PHIL HARRIS

SPR TDNDD RKGRF FT HS

SUPERTED AND DEREK GRIFFITHS

Invented by dentists

CN DYF LSS

CANDY FLOSS

LCT RCC HR

ELECTRIC CHAIR

WD NG LFT

WOODEN GOLF TEE

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