Psmiths v Verbivores

Series 12, Episode 3

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

John Bruton (Taoiseach)

Urban VII (Pope)

Clue 2

George Canning (PM)

Clue 3

Paul McGann (Doctor Who)

Clue 4

Shortest serving occupants

Answer

𓃭 Lion

UK road safety

Multinational sweetened and flavoured milk

Clue 2

American soft-porn empire

Clue 3

Durable-cell batteries

Clue 4

Lapine mascots

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

William Lilly (1644-1681)

Information Please/TIME (1947-2013)

Clue 2

Francis Moore (1697-)

Clue 3

Whitaker (1868-)

Clue 4

Almanac(k)s

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Georgia: Canada

Sunda: Indonesia

Clue 2

Bass: Australia

Clue 3

Cook: New Zealand

Clue 4

Straits

Answer

𓈗 Water

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Born in Hawaii

Nicole Kidman, Bette Midler, Bruno Mars, Barack Obama

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

National newspapers

INDEPENDENT Woman, Pt. 1 by Destiny's Child, Man in THE MIRROR by Michael Jackson, THE TIMES They Are A-Changin' by Bob Dylan, NEWS OF THE WORLD by The Jam

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

Nick & Peter

Nicola

Clue 2

Ed

Clue 3

David

First names of party leaders in 2015 General Election results

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Once: (e.g.) Ian Rush

Twice: (e.g.) Thierry Henry

Clue 2

Thrice: Lionel Messi

Clue 3

Four times: Cristiano Ronaldo

Soulier d'Or

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

1921-22: Secretary of State for the Colonies

1924-29: Chancellor of the Exchequer

Clue 2

1939-40: First Lord of the Admiralty

Clue 3

1940-45: Prime Minister

Winston Churchill cabinet positions

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Elder daughter improvises music

Mother and younger daughter visit supermarket

Clue 2

Father leaves power plant

Clue 3

Son writes lines at school

The Simpsons opening sequence

Answer

𓈗 Water

Emmy

Grammy

Clue 2

Oscar

Clue 3

Tony

Components of EGOT acronym

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Clue 2

Clue 3

(e.g.) a postscript

MS, NS, OS, PS. Microsoft, Nova Scotia, Ordnance Survey, Postscript

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Decree

Junta

Janitor

Octopus

Words with abbreviated month at start

Answer

Carson

Jennings

Lurch

Hudson

Fictional butlers

Answer

False

Bantry

Ha Long

Guantanamo

Noted bays

Answer

Attica

Rikers

San Quentin

Marion

US prisons

Answer

𓈗 Water

Major

Hammond

Cook

Straw

UK Foreign Secretaries

Answer

Carrington

Cobham

Chadwell Heath

Melwood

Premier League training grounds

Answer

Malta

Motorway

Mach

1,000

M

Answer

Post

Hurrah

Minute

Word

Last ___

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Things that are good

G DF RDY

GOOD FRIDAY

G DVB RT NS

GOOD VIBRATIONS

GDH SKP NG

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

THG DS MRT N

THE GOOD SAMARITAN

Things that are great

GR TYR M TH

GREAT YARMOUTH

GR TX PC TTN S

GREAT EXPECTATIONS

GR TB RRRR F

GREAT BARRIER REEF

THG RT BR T SHB KFF

THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF

Boxes

B XJ NCT N

BOX JUNCTION

P ND RSB X

PANDORA'S BOX

B LC KB XFL G HTR CR DR

BLACK BOX FLIGHT RECORDER

SXY RD BX

SIX-YARD BOX

Countries with five syllables

LT HN

LITHUANIA

BR KNF S

BURKINA FASO

SR RL N

SIERRA LEONE

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