Pitchers v Worker Bees (2)

Series 21, Episode 26

Jump To: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

Round 1

𓇌 Two Reeds

A cappella

Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin, Without You Without Them by boygenius, Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap, Caravan of Love by The Housemartins

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Level of biodiversity along UK railway tracks

New antibiotics

Clue 2

Recent craters on Mars

Clue 3

Untaxed swimming pools in France

Clue 4

Discovered by AI

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Grotesque figure

Evil spirit of the dead

Clue 2

Tribe of hairy women

Clue 3

Man of the forest

Clue 4

Primate-onyms

Marmoset, lemur, gorilla, orangutan

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

In Kant’s essay on enlightenment (Letters)

Michelin mascot (Odes)

Clue 2

John Keating’s mantra in Dead Poets Society (Odes)

Clue 3

The old lie in Wilfred Owen poem (Odes)

Clue 4

Quotes from Horance

Sapere aude, Nunc est bibendum, Carpe diem, Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori

Answer

𓈗 Water

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Unfinished buildings

Cathedral of St John the Divine, Ryugyong Hotel, National Monument of Scotland, Sagrada Familia

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Catherine of Aragon marrying Henry VIII

Alejandra Oaziaza marrying Jermaine Jackson

Clue 2

Gertrude marrying Claudius

Clue 3

Sharon Watts marrying Phil Mitchell

Clue 4

Marriages to brother of previous husband

Henry VI, Randy Jackson, King Hamlet, Grant Mitchell

Answer

Round 2

𓇌 Two Reeds

Emily Kimberly, a hospital administrator (and her brother, Edward)

Dorothy Michaels, an unknown actress

Clue 2

Michael Dorsey, an unemployed actor

Clue 3

?

Dustin Hoffman, an actor

Tootsie roles

Answer

𓃭 Lion

?

(e.g.) Ol' Man River from Showboat

SATB voices. The Magic Flute by Mozart (soprano), Believe by Cher (alto), Nessun Dorma by Puccini (tenor), Ol' Man River from Showboat (Bass)

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

IN IN IN IN 11

AU IN AU IN 15

Clue 2

EN IN EN IN 19

Clue 3

?

AU IN IN IN 23

Cricket World Cup winners (Australia in India in 2023)

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

2/5

— —

3/5

— — ⋅-⋅

Clue 2

4/5

— — ⋅-⋅ ⋅⋅⋅

Clue 3

?

5/5 -- --- ⋅-⋅ ⋅⋅⋅ ⋅

MORSE in Morse code

Answer

𓈗 Water

Clue 2

Clue 3

?

(e.g) Oman to United Arab Emirates

Travelling through countries, by vowels. Afghanistan to Egypt to Iraq to Oman to United Arab Emirates

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

√(E/m)

C/π

Clue 2

(-1)^(1/(iπ))

Clue 3

?

ma

c, d, e F

Answer

Round 3

𓃭 Lion

Chalk

Malachite

Sienna

Umber

Earth pigments

Answer

Arrow

Heart

Promise

Record

Broken ___

Answer

Skat

Ardern

Ochre

Naming sets

To-list anagrams

Answer

English

Key

Clark

Luxon

PMs of New Zealand

Answer

𓈗 Water

Ahern

Harris

Kenny

Haughey

Taoisigh

Answer

Ambient

Soul

Chamber

Theme

___ music

Answer

Anneal

Quench

Forge

Weld

Metalworking terms

Answer

Varadkar

Roxy

Braze

Long pain

Anagrams of African mammals

Answer

Round 4

A film and its sequel

FND NGN MNDF NDN GDRY

FINDING NEMO AND FINDING DORY

LNN DL NS

ALIEN AND ALIENS

BF RSN RSN DBF RSNS T

BEFORE SUNRISE AND BEFORE SUNSET

BTL JCN DB T LJCB TLJC

BEETLEJUICE AND BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE

Animals native to Japan

SNWM NKY

SNOW MONKEY

RDCR WND CRN

RED CROWNED CRANE

GB L NSH RK

GOBLIN SHARK

RNT LWH TST RK

ORIENTAL WHITE STORK

An author merged with a household feature

HL RYM NTL PC

HILARY MANTELPIECE

JMSB LDW NDWS LL

JAMES BALDWINDOWSILL

LW SCR RLL RBL ND

LEWIS CARROLLERBLIND

LTL ST YB X

LEO TOLSTOYBOX

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