Antiphons v Thrifters

Series 19, Episode 14

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Etymological apples

APFELsine, POMOdoro, POMME de terre, pineAPPLE

Answer

𓃭 Lion

4: Greek and Roman deities

2: Latin words (one associated with purification and one with opening)

Clue 2

2: Roman leaders

Clue 3

4: Prefixes for seven to ten

Clue 4

Namesakes of months

January/March/May/June, February/April, July/August, September/October/November/December

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Mee’s theatre company

Extinction Rebellion’s drill

Clue 2

Public Image Limited’s love song

Clue 3

Magritte’s pipe

Clue 4

This is not the answer

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Brass instruments

Come Blow Your HORN by Frank Sinatra, CORNET Man from Funny Girl, TRUMPET Voluntary (Prince of Denmark's March) by Jeremiah Clarke, 76 TROMBONES from The Music Man

Answer

𓈗 Water

1914-1918

1851

Clue 2

1929-1939ish

Clue 3

1666

Clue 4

"Great" events

Great War, Great Exhibition, Great Depression, Great Fire of London

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

“Derek”, TV comedy drama written by Ricky Gervais

Charlton Athletic 1995-96, football season managed by Alan Curbishley

Clue 2

“Careless Whisper”, UK single performed by George Michael

Clue 3

“The Tragedy of Macbeth”, film directed by Joel Coen

Clue 4

Not part of "double act"

Missing Stephen Merchant, missing Steve Grit, missing Andrew Ridgeley, missing Ethan Coen

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

(e.g.) Gallium

(Tana) Umaga, MAGA hat, AGA, Ga

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Tug of War

Marbles

Clue 2

Glass Bridge

Clue 3

Squid Game

Games in "Squid Game"

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

5th: Inverness

6th: Stirling

Clue 2

7th: Perth

Clue 3

8th: Dunfermline

Most recent Scottish cities

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Barnaby Rudge and Mariana

Matilda and Madame Badobedah

Clue 2

Lucky Jim and London Fields

Clue 3

(e.g.) Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights

Literary generations. Charles Dickens and great-granddaughter Monica Dickens, Roald Dahl and granddaughter Sophie Dahl, Kingsley Amis and son Martin Amis, Charlotte Bronte and sister Emily Bronte

Answer

𓈗 Water

(e.g.) Respect by Aretha Franklin

Spelled out titles, getting longer. L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole, D.I.S.C.O. by Ottawan, Gloria by Van Morrison, Respect by Aretha Franklin

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

All Bishops of Rome are Catholic

All national flags are four-sided

Clue 2

All US states border other states

Clue 3

(e.g) All UK Prime Ministers are men

0, 1, 2, 3 exceptions

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Soul

Folk

Rap

Jazz

Musical genres

Answer

Wind up

Annul

Terminate

Conclude

To end

Answer

Finish

Vanish

Duck

Fairy

Cleaning brands

Answer

End

Late

Ying

Rock

Def___

Answer

𓈗 Water

Elect

Hire

Employ

Install

To appoint

Answer

Jormungandr

Kraken

Leviathan

Umibozu

Mythical sea monsters

Answer

Appoint

Crete

Guise

Dis___

Answer

Hydra

Meganisi

Rhodes

Naxos

Greek islands

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Hoppers

GR SSH PPR

(A) GRASSHOPPER

DN NSH PPR

DENNIS HOPPER

PT RR BBT

PETER RABBIT

CH LDP LYNGH PSC TCH

(A) CHILD PLAYING HOPSCOTCH

Skippers

HR RYKN

HARRY KANE

CPT NPG WSH

CAPTAIN PUGWASH

SKP PRR BRTS

SKIPPER ROBERTS

CH LDSK PPN GSC HL

(A) CHILD SKIPPING SCHOOL

Jumpers

GRGR THRF RD

GREG RUTHERFORD

PL LVR

(A) PULLOVER

TMS TPP RDP LY

TOM STOPPARD PLAY

CH LDN TRM PLN

(A) CHILD ON (A) TRAMPOLINE

Phrases involving insects

FL YNT HNT MNT

(A) FLY IN THE OINTMENT

NT SNYRP NTS

ANTS IN YOUR PANTS

BNY RBN NT

(A) BEE IN YOUR BONNET