Part-Time Poets v Oscar Men

Series 12, Episode 11

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

Feather (West Yorkshire)

Silver (Northamptonshire)

Clue 2

Maid (Kent)

Clue 3

Ingate (Essex)

Clue 4

___stone towns

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Queen Beatrix, Aruba

Benazir Bhutto, Islamabad

Clue 2

Sabiha Gökçen, Istanbul

Clue 3

Indira Gandhi, New Delhi

Clue 4

Airports named after women

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Sequels

Monsters' Holiday by Bobby "Boris" Pickett (sequel to Monster Mash), Ashes to Ashes by David Bowie (sequel to Space Oddity), Peggy Sue Got Married by Buddy Holly (sequel to Peggy Sue), Let's Twist Again by Chubby Checker (sequel to The Twist)

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

The Nabateans

Makka Pakka

Clue 2

Alley Oop

Clue 3

Old Mother Shipton

Clue 4

Troglodytes

Answer

𓈗 Water

David Aaronovitch (Victoria University of Manchester) 1975

Miriam Margolyes (Newnham College Cambridge) 1963

Clue 2

John Sessions (UCNW Bangor, reserve) 1973

Clue 3

Stephen Fry (Queen’s College Cambridge) 1980

Clue 4

University Challenge contestants

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Rhyming slang for parts of the body

North and South (mouth), Plates of meat (feet), Mince pies (eyes), Boat race (face)

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

Counter-intelligence

Terrorism

Clue 2

Revenge

Clue 3

?

Extortion

SPECTRE in James Bond

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Rhodes

Lesbos

Clue 2

Euboea

Clue 3

?

Crete

Greek islands by size

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

(e.g.) Harper Lee

Romanian LEU, LEO the Lion, a LEI, Harper LEE

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Beyoncé = XLVII

Bruno Mars = XLVIII

Clue 2

Katy Perry = XLIX

Clue 3

?

Coldplay = 50

Super Bowl half-time headliners

Answer

𓈗 Water

?

(e.g.) Manic Monday by the Bangles

She Left Me on FRIDAY by Shed Seven, SATURDAY Night's Alright for Fighting by Elton John, Everyday is Like SUNDAY by Morrissey, Manic MONDAY by the Bangles

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Poor rates

County rates

Clue 2

Community Charge

Clue 3

?

Council Tax

Local taxation in England and Wales

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Cobra

Saracen

Hunter

Nightshade

Gladiators

Answer

Power

Jet

Six

Expansion

Expansion

Answer

Wild

Election

Walk The Line

Mud

Reese Witherspoon films

Answer

Mountain

Cow Face

Lotus

Crescent Moon

Yoga positions

Answer

𓈗 Water

Chisel

Adze

Bradawl

Plane

Woodworking tools

Answer

Rambutan

Guava

Avocado

Durian

Tropical fruit

Answer

Tangram

Tentaizu

KenKen

Crossword

Types of puzzle

Answer

Jigsaw

Monsoon

Oasis

Mango

Fashion stores

Answer

Round 4

Adjectives involving animals

S NKHP PD

SNAKE-HIPPED

D GTD G

DOG-EAT-DOG

NH RS

ONE-HORSE

H NPC KD

HEN-PECKED

Estate-agent patter

NND FMD RNSTN

IN NEED OF MODERNISATION

FL LFC HRC TR

FULL OF CHARACTER

TRM ND SS CPF RMP RVM NT

TREMENDOUS SCOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT

DC PTVL YS PCS

DECEPTIVELY SPACIOUS

People who share surnames with birds

JM SM RTN

JAMES MARTIN

C HR STPH RWRN

CHRISTOPHER WREN

N GLGL

ANGELA EAGLE

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