Genealogists v Surrealists

Series 12, Episode 12

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

A violin’s extraneous discordant notes

Lotharios

Clue 2

Molineux team

Clue 3

Canis lupus

Clue 4

Wolves

Answer

𓃭 Lion

.ie & .is

10^5 & 10^9

Clue 2

β & ζ

Clue 3

Ce & Cm

Clue 4

One-letter difference

Ireland and Iceland, million and billion, beta and zeta, cerium and curium

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Mother: Glenn Close

Half-brother: Danny DeVito

Clue 2

Sisters-in-law: Julie Kavner

Clue 3

Father: Dan Castellaneta

Clue 4

Actors playing Homer Simpson's relatives

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Homophones for Roman numerals

An aye-aye (II), ivy (IV), Dalziel (DL), Microsoft Excel (XL)

Answer

𓈗 Water

American currency

About a QUARTER to Nine by Al Jolson, PENNY Lover by Lionel Richie, Brother Can You Spare A DIME? by Bing Crosby, I Need A DOLLAR by Aloe Blacc

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Nuclear chain reaction

Hologram

Clue 2

Ballpoint pen

Clue 3

Rubik Cube

Clue 4

Invented by Hungarians

Leo Szilard, Dennis Gabor, László Bíró, Ernő Rubik

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

Tyr

Etymologies of days of the week (Saturn's day, Sun's day, Moon's day, Tyr's day)

Answer

𓃭 Lion

?

Unchained Melody by Gareth Gates

The 4 versions of Unchained Melody to reach UK No. 1. Jimmy Young, The Righteous Brothers, Robson and Jerome, Gareth Gates.

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

reD

miE

Clue 2

faF

Clue 3

?

soG

Do-re-mi in C scale

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Helena

Sacramento

Clue 2

Austin

Clue 3

?

Juneau

Capitals of largest US states. Montana, California, Texas, Alaska.

Answer

𓈗 Water

Santer

Prodi

Clue 2

Barroso

Clue 3

?

Juncker

Presidents of the European Commission. Jacques Santer, Romano Prodi, Jose Manuel Barroso, Jean-Claude Juncker

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

³= consumed

²= in favour of

Clue 2

¹= also

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) 0 = was victorious

Homophones of the powers of two

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Sousa

Cage

Ives

Glass

20th century composers

Answer

Work

Photo

Barber

Sweat

___shop

Answer

Louis

Lucia

Albans

Kilda

Saint placenames

Answer

Mapple

Granger

Tuck

Cadfael

Fictional clergy

Answer

𓈗 Water

Arête

Corrie

Erratic

Roche moutonnée

Features of glacial erosion

Answer

Kittle

Fickle

Mercurial

Capricious

Unpredictable

Answer

Riley

Treweek

Weisz

Hunter

Rachels

Answer

Gwyn

De Witt

Wight

LeBlanc

White surnames

Answer

Round 4

Adjectives involving colours

YL LWB LLD

YELLOW-BELLIED

B LC KHR TD

BLACK-HEARTED

R DFC D

RED-FACED

W HTK NC KL

WHITE-KNUCKLE

Similes

SCKS PR RT

SICK AS A PARROT

SM RT SWHP

SMART AS A WHIP

CL N SW HSTL

CLEAN AS A WHISTLE

B LND SBT

BLIND AS A BAT

Lacking in justice

S HWT RL

SHOW TRIAL

STRCH MBR

STAR CHAMBER

KN GRC RT

KANGAROO COURT

V GLN TSM

VIGILANTISM

Comedy duos

HPN DCR SBY

HOPE AND CROSBY

CKN DMR

COOK AND MOORE

LCSN DW LLMS

LUCAS AND WALLIAMS

BRKRN DCRB TT

BARKER AND CORBETT

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