Booksellers v Bowlers

Series 3, Episode 8

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𝝰 Alpha

Sir William Blair

Creator of Beavis and Butt-head

Clue 2

Joseph Dredd

Clue 3

Seventh book of the Bible

Clue 4

Judges

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Acronyms

Pakistan, ABBA, TARDIS, Radar

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

In a class reunion photo

In a newspaper advert

Clue 2

Next to Cary Grant on a bus

Clue 3

Through Janet Leigh’s window

Clue 4

Alfred Hitchcock cameo appearances

Dial M for Murder, Lifeboat, To Catch A Thief, Psycho

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Racehorse: 18

Internet domain: 63

Clue 2

Tweet: 140

Clue 3

SMS message: 160

Clue 4

Maximum number of characters

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Charles Conrad

Fielder behind the slips

Clue 2

Kim Philby

Clue 3

Harry Lime

Clue 4

The Third Man

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

Posthumous UK No.1 Singles

Voodoo Chile by Jimi Hendrix, Woman by John Lennon, Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson, Three Steps to Heaven by Eddie Cochran

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𝝰 Alpha

#1: Begbie

#2: Diane

Clue 2

#3: Sick Boy

Clue 3

#4: Spud

Characters in Trainspotting

Answer

𝝱 Beta

02:43:38

03:49:05

Clue 2

04:54:33

Clue 3

06:00:00

Times when clock hands form a straight line

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

Centre

Wing Defence

Clue 2

Goal Defence

Clue 3

Goal Keeper

Netball positions

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Clue 2

Clue 3

Red and Amber

Traffic light sequence. GREEN man, AMBER resin, RED Adair, RED and Amber

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Valet

Dame

Clue 2

Roi

Clue 3

As

French playing cards

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

RCN

GMB

Clue 2

UNISON

Clue 3

Unite

Trade unions by membership size

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𝝰 Alpha

St Paul's

Repton

Charterhouse

Merchant Taylors'

Public schools

Answer

Cathedral

Village

Abbey

Chimes

Westminster ___

Answer

Becketts

Brooklands

Copse

Stowe

Corners of Silverstone

Answer

Salters

Fishmongers

Vintners

Skinners

London livery companies

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Brick

Pudding

Chancery

Park

London lanes

Answer

Jack

Ditch

Wood

Rink

Terms used in bowls

Answer

Cowper

Newton

Wesley

Watts

English hymn writers

Answer

Murphy

Parkinson

Gresham

Sturgeon

Names of humorous laws

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Noel Coward plays

HYF VR

HAY FEVER

THSH PP YB RD

THIS HAPPY BREED

B LT HSP RT

BLITHE SPIRIT

PR VTL VS

PRIVATE LIVES

Women involved in political scandals

MN DYR CD VS

MANDY RICE-DAVIES

DMS HRL YPRT R

DAME SHIRLEY PORTER

MN CCG HLN

MONICA COUGHLIN

NT ND SNC H

ANTONIA DE SANCHA

African nations

TN S

TUNISIA

LGR

ALGERIA

T HP

ETHIOPIA

GN

GUINEA

Goon Show characters

ND DSGN

NEDDIE SEAGOON

CC LS

ECCLES

MN NBN NS TR

MINNIE BANNISTER

MJ RB LDNK

MAJOR BLOODNOK

Festivals around the world

BS TLLD Y

BASTILLE DAY

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