Cluesmiths v Operational Researchers

Series 11, Episode 1

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

Iago

Francesco e Caterina

Clue 2

Dewi

Clue 3

Pádraig

Clue 4

Patron saints of countries in that language

St James (Spain), St Francis of Assisi and St Catherine of Siena (Italy), St David (Wales), St Patrick (Ireland)

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Derbyshire = Nottingham

Northamptonshire = Wantage

Clue 2

Worcestershire = New

Clue 3

Leicestershire = Grace

Clue 4

Add Road for cricket stadium location

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Types of tea

English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Redbush, Green

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Quintuple troth

Distress signal

Clue 2

1963 Lincoln Memorial speech

Clue 3

1815 Belgian battle

Clue 4

ABBA songs

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, SOS, I Have A Dream, Waterloo

Answer

𓈗 Water

Stars

E lucevan le stelle from Tosca by Puccini, Stars from Les Miserables, Kelly Watch The Stars by Air, Stars by Simply Red

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

(e.g.) Dairy Milk (chocolate)

Pringles (potato crisps)

Clue 2

Ketchup (vegetable)

Clue 3

Jaffa Cakes (cakes)

Clue 4

Food disputes

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

4: Abu Dhabi

3: Bilbao

Clue 2

2: Venice

Clue 3

?

1: New York

Guggenheim Museums

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

A red lion

Most popular pub names. The White Horse, The White Hart, The Royal Oak, The Red Lion.

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Versus

Kiss

Clue 2

Litre

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) Carbon

Roman numerals in ascending order

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Madonna

Chris Cornell

Clue 2

Jack White and Alicia Keys

Clue 3

?

Adele

Performers of Bond title songs (from Die Another Day to Skyfall)

Answer

𓈗 Water

~~Teeth~~

~~Eyes~~

Clue 2

~~Taste~~

Clue 3

?

Everything, crossed out

All the World's a Stage

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

excel

el

Clue 2

em

Clue 3

?

ess

Clothes sizes. XL, L, M, S

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Tito

Dover

Goosen

Crown

Birds, plus a letter

Answer

Pschent

Diadem

Tiara

Coronet

Royal headwear

Answer

Pie

Sniper

Hustle

Beauty

American ___

Answer

Player

Frost

Sabbatini

Locke

South African golfers

Answer

𓈗 Water

Sham

East

Haircut

Shed

Bands missing numbers

Answer

Thiamine

Riboflavin

Ascorbic acid

Retinol

Vitamins

Answer

MDMA

Spain

Tocopherol

Earth

E

Answer

Shanzhai

Ersatz

Mock

Faux

Counterfeit

Answer

Round 4

Excuses given by train companies

PN TSF LR

POINTS FAILURE

LV SNT HLN

LEAVES ON THE LINE

VRR NN NGNG NR NGW RKS

OVERRUNNING ENGINEERING WORKS

WRN GKN DFS NW

WRONG KIND OF SNOW

Nicknames for newspapers

THTR YGR PH

THE TORYGRAPH

THCR RN TBN

THE CURRENT BUN

THG RND

THE GRAUNIAD

THTH NDRR

THE THUNDERER

Known by the initials AA

THT MBL SSCTN

THE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION

MR CNR LNS

AMERICAN AIRLINES

NT RC RFT

ANTI-AIRCRAFT

LCH LC SNN YMS

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS

Works of Handel

MS CFR THRY LF RWR KS

MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL FIREWORKS

THH RMN SBL CKS MTH

THE HARMONIOUS BLACKSMITH

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