Cluesmiths v Mixologists

Series 11, Episode 17

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Peter and the Wolf

Grandfather: bassoon, bird: flute, cat: clarinet, wolf: French horn

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Hapu -> Amenhotep

Sam -> David Berkowitz

Clue 2

perdition -> Judas

Clue 3

a preacher man -> Dusty’s boyfriend

Clue 4

Son of...

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

216 Evil

376 Education of women

Clue 2

308 Polygraphy

Clue 3

134 Mesmerism & Clairvoyance

Clue 4

Depreciated Dewey classifications

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Bond girls

I Wish It Could Be Christmas (Jones) Everyday by Wizzard, Solitaire by The Carpenters, Domino by Jessie J, Strawberry Fields Forever by Candy Flip

Answer

𓈗 Water

99 & 44/100 %

.ci

Clue 2

Epithet for Mary

Clue 3

Tickled en masse by Liberace

Clue 4

Ivory

Purity of Ivory soap, TLD for Ivory Coast, Ivory Tower, ivories (piano keys)

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Matthew Bannister’s show, BBC World Service

An entry in a dictionary

Clue 2

Your flexible friend

Clue 3

Venue for London 2012 boxing

Clue 4

Microsoft Office software

Outlook, Word, Access, ExCel

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

Bottom:

-17.777…

Bottom:

Clue 2

Top:

35.555…

Clue 3

Top: 100, 212

Celsius to Fahrenheit

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid

UK Christmas No 1 single from 1981 to 1984. Don't You Want Me by The Human League, Save Your Love by Renee and Renato, Only You by The Flying Pickets, Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Sant’Antioco

Elba

Clue 2

Sardinia

Clue 3

Sicily

Largest Italian islands

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

Some people having fun

Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. RED wine, The SKY AT NIGHT, Two Cybill SHEPHERDS, a DELIGHT.

Answer

𓈗 Water

Lucy the Valiant

Edmund the Just

Clue 2

Susan the Gentle

Clue 3

Peter the Magnificent

Pevensie children's titles in Narnia

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

General Grievous (Revenge of the Sith)

Captain America (Easy Rider)

Clue 2

Del Boy (Only Fools and Horses)

Clue 3

(e.g.) Mr Toad (The Wind in the Willows)

1, 2, 3, 4 wheels

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Enter

Function

Control

Caps Lock

Computer keys

Answer

Gatsby

Chakalaka

Bunny chow

Biltong

South African cuisine

Answer

Portrait

Serving

Defence

Esteem

Self ___

Answer

Waldo Pepper

Dictator

Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Escape

"The Great ___" film titles

Answer

𓈗 Water

Pointless

The Chase

15 to 1

Perfection

Daytime quiz shows

Answer

Opium

J'Adore

Shalimar

No 5

Perfume brands

Answer

Frontier

Score

Countdown

Fantasy

Final ___

Answer

Lady Godiva

Tanner

Bob

Bag of sand

Slang for money

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Tablets

KN DL

KINDLE

NX S

NEXUS

VGR

VIAGRA

THT NCMMN DM NTS

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

Film titles decreased by one

TWMN NDB BY

TWO MEN AND A BABY

SN WWH TNDT HSXD WRFS

SNOW WHITE AND THE SIX DWARFS

NN HNDRD NDNN TYNN THSN DNNHNDRD NDNN TYNN DL LRBBY

NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE THOUSAND, NINE HUNDRED AND NINETY-NINE DOLLAR BABY

THS XYRT CH

THE SIX YEAR ITCH

Top 20 of The Nation's Favourite Poems

DTN GHT NGL

ODE TO A NIGHTINGALE

DL CTD CR MST

DULCE ET DECORUM EST