Orwellians v Turophiles (2)

Series 15, Episode 24

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

Cities in Texas

El Paso by Marty Robbins, Galveston by Glen Campbell, (Is This The Way To) Amarillo by Tony Christie, Theme from Dallas by Jerrold Immel

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Richard Plantagenet & Cecily Neville

Hamlet & Gertrude

Clue 2

Henry IV & Mary de Bohun

Clue 3

Marcus Antonius Creticus & Julia Antonia and Ptolemy XII & (probably) Cleopatra V

Clue 4

Parents of Shakespearean title characters

Richard III, Hamlet, Henry V, Antony & Cleopatra

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Colman’s Mustard

Torino FC

Clue 2

Lamborghini

Clue 3

Merrill Lynch

Clue 4

Bulls in logos

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Surnames mean "white"

Serge BLANCO, Nell GWYN, Rachel WEISZ, Raymond BLANC

Answer

𓈗 Water

David Agnew (BBC TV writer)

George Spelvin (US theatre actor)

Clue 2

Walter Plinge (UK theatre actor)

Clue 3

Alan Smithee (film director)

Clue 4

Pseudonymous credits

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

AIA

O AEIA

Clue 2

OU AEIA

Clue 3

EUOE

Clue 4

Continents missing consonants (OIE II OOA)

Asia/Africa, North America, South America, Europe

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

2: mostly incarcerated

3: on the loose

Clue 2

4: mostly incarcerated (remake of 1)

Clue 3

5: origin story

Hannibal Lecter films. The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Red Dragon, Hannibal Rising.

Answer

𓃭 Lion

III/6: American War of Independence

IV/6: First Anglo-Burmese War

Clue 2

V/6: World War I

Clue 3

VI/6: (e.g.) World War II

Wars during the reign of kings named George

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Play School presenter

Division of a long poem

Clue 2

Swiss administrative division

Clue 3

King Eric

(Brian) Cant, Canto, Canton, (Eric) Cantona

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Clue 2

Clue 3

G with a blue line

Guitar strings

Answer

𓈗 Water

A parking space

Utilities

Clue 2

Chances

Clue 3

(e.g.) Railway stations

Monopoly squares. 1 parking space, 2 utilities, 3 chances, 4 stations.

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

HH…

…eL…

Clue 2

…iB…

Clue 3

...eB

Paired element symbols. Hydrogen, Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Boron.

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Dart

Armscye

Ruche

Gather

Sewing terms

Answer

Sloe

Doc

Amber

Yar

Anagrams of fish

Answer

Sid

Bar

Bourne

Grange

___mouth towns

Answer

Peaches

Crash

Scrat

Manny

Ice Age characters

Answer

𓈗 Water

Radar

Nail

Pop

Glue

___ gun

Answer

The Book of Eli

Daredevil

Tommy

Ray

Films with blind title characters

Answer

The Swan

Fossils

Aquarium

The Elephant

Sections of The Carnival of the Animals

Answer

Libre

Ariel

Leg

Cancel

Zodiac signs with last letter changes

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

UK army ranks and RAF equivalent

CRP RLN DCRP RL

CORPORAL AND CORPORAL

MJRN DSQ DRN LDR

MAJOR AND SQUADRON LEADER

BRGD RNDR CMM DR

BRIGADIER AND AIR COMMODORE

SRG NTNDS RGNT

SARGEANT AND SARGEANT

TV sitcoms with a gender change

ST PTN DD GHTR

STEPTOE AND DAUGHTER

SMF THR SDVM

SOME FATHERS DO 'AVE 'EM

MRB RWN SGRLS

MR BROWN'S GIRLS

WM NBH VNG BDLY

WOMEN BEHAVING BADLY

Words with four Ts

TTT ST

TATTOOIST

NT RMTT NT

INTERMITTENT

S TTTT

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