Crossworders v Science Writers

Series 1, Episode 13

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𝝰 Alpha

Charles I

Elizabeth I

Clue 2

Louis XIV

Clue 3

William Penn

Clue 4

Have US states named after them

North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania

Answer

𝝱 Beta

L.A. Story

Up Close & Personal

Clue 2

Groundhog Day

Clue 3

To Die For

Clue 4

Films about weather forecasters

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

Songs involving whistling

Love Letters in the Sand by Pat Boone, Magic Moments by Perry Como, Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life from Monty Python

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Made a living from tricks

Omar Sharif, Paul Daniels, Tony Hawk, Jeremy Beadle

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Shells

Butterflies

Clue 2

Priest chokers

Clue 3

Little worms

Clue 4

Literal meanings of pasta shapes

Conchiglie, farfalle, strozzapreti, vermicelli

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

First Folio

373g of sterling silver

Clue 2

Barings Bank

Clue 3

Lotto ticket

Clue 4

Things bought for £1

Answer

Round 2

𝝰 Alpha

Antigua & Barbuda

St Kitts & Nevis

Clue 2

Brunei

Clue 3

?

Hong Kong

Independence from the UK

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Marlborough House

White Lodge, Richmond

Clue 2

York Cottage, Sandringham

Clue 3

?

Bruton Street, Mayfair

Birthplaces of British monarchs

Answer

𝝲 Gamma

4 = LPDE

3 = PVC

Clue 2

2 = HPDE

Clue 3

?

1 = PET

Categories of plastic

Answer

𝝳 Delta

Wheat

Turnips

Clue 2

Barley

Clue 3

?

Rye grass

Norfolk four-course rotation

Answer

𝝴 Epsilon

Eastern Europe

Aerial reconnaissance

Clue 2

Security Service

Clue 3

?

Secret Intelligence Service

MI3, MI4, MI5, MI6

Answer

𝝵 Zeta

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

Halfpenny

Withdrawn coin values. Half crown, threepence, sixpence

Answer

Round 3

𝝰 Alpha

Seal

Sting

Jewel

Pink

One-word pop stars

Answer

Goose

Dame

Baron

Prince

Pantomime characters

Answer

Bird

Count

Duke

King

Jazz musician nicknames

Answer

Soldier

Sauce

Biscuits

Buttons

Chocolate ___

Answer

𝝱 Beta

Suet

Flour

Sixpence

Peel

Items in a Christmas pudding

Answer

Drummle

Biddy

Estella

Pip

Characters in Great Expectations

Answer

Hannah

Naan

Level

Peep

Palindromes

Answer

Honey

Mason

Bumble

Mining

Varieties of bee

Answer

Round 4

Garden designers

LN CLTC PBLT YB RWN

LANCELOT "CAPABILITY" BROWN

VTSC KVL LWST

VITA SACKVILLE-WEST

NHML TNFN LY

IAN HAMILTON FINLAY

GF FR YJL LC

GEOFFREY JELLICOE

Religious texts

MH BHRT

MAHABHARATA

PR LFG RTP RC

PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

TL MD

TALMUD

DMN DST R

DIAMOND SUTRA

Photographic terms

PR TRP RRTY

APERTURE PRIORITY

LTN TMG

LATENT IMAGE

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