Severns v Apres Skiers

Series 16, Episode 24

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

Annabella in a 17th century play

Aisha Morris in a 20th century song

Clue 2

Ayesha in a 19th century novel

Clue 3

Jessica Fletcher in a 20th century TV series

Clue 4

She of the "She" in titles

Tis Pity She's A Whore, Isn't She's Lovely, She: A History of Adventure, Murder She Wrote

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Wrestling holds

Sleeper, chicken wing, bear hug, half Nelson

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Taste in music

A Salty Dog by Procol Harum, Sour Times by Portishead, The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had To Swallow) by The Jam, Sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

naledi in South Africa

denisova in Siberia

Clue 2

luzonensis in The Philippines

Clue 3

floresiensis in Indonesia

Clue 4

Discoveries of human species

Homo ___

Answer

𓈗 Water

Emily Davison (April 2nd 1911)

Natasha Ryan (April 10th 2003)

Clue 2

Andi Peters and Edd the Duck

Clue 3

Harry Potter (Prior to being accepted at Hogwarts)

Clue 4

In cupboards

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

John McEnroe, Wimbledon Champion

Tigran Petrosian, World Chess Champion

Clue 2

Mikhail Gorbachev, Head of State for Russia

Clue 3

Theresa May, British Prime Minister

Clue 4

Succeeded by a Boris

Boris Becker, Boris Spassky, Boris Yeltsin, Boris Johnson

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

Clue 2

Clue 3

St Martin's College

Common People by Pulp. She came from Greece/She had a thirst for knowledge/She studied sculpture/At Saint Martin's College

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Stonewall Jackson (for 8 days)

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Clue 2

Zaphod Beeblebrox

Clue 3

e.g. The Proclaimers

1, 2, 3, 4 arms

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Duke of Wellington

RIP

Viscount Palmerston

RIP

Clue 2

William Gladstone

RIP

Clue 3

Sir Winston Churchill RIP

PMs receiving a state funeral

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Exist and permit to…

After midnight tonight at no time…

Clue 2

…in a different 24 hour period

Clue 3

Too busy to...

James Bond "Die" titles. Live and Let Die, Tomorrow Never Dies, Die Another Day, No Time to Die.

Answer

𓈗 Water

Baja California

Baja California Sur

Washington

Oregon

California

Clue 2

British Columbia

Clue 3

Alaska

Pacific coast of North America

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

25: Full House

30: Small Straight

Clue 2

40: Large Straight

Clue 3

50: Yahtzee

Lines on a Yahtzee scorecard

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Tiger

Farmhouse

Cob

Cottage

Loaves

Answer

Waste

Sewing

Dog

Laundry

___ basket

Answer

Bloomer

Summer

Flower

Number

Agent nouns in cryptic crosswords

Answer

Palfrey

Lipizzan

Appaloosa

Broomtail

Types of horses

Answer

𓈗 Water

Pillow

Food

Prize

Snowball

___ fight

Answer

Old Major

Minimus

Napoleon

Squealer

Animal Farm pigs

Answer

Whiskey

Easter

Mau Mau

Forty-Five

Rebellions and uprisings

Answer

Boxer

Portofino

America

GTO

Ferrari cars

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Secretive phrases

MYLP SRS LD

MY LIPS ARE SEALED

WH THP PN SNV GSS TY SNV GS

WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS STAYS IN VEGAS

TH TSF RM TKN WN DY TFN DT

THAT'S FOR ME TO KNOW AND YOU TO FIND OUT

FTL DY DH VTK LLY

IF I TOLD YOU I'D HAVE TO KILL YOU

Mark Rothko paintings

BLC KNM RN

BLACK ON MAROON

R DNMR N

RED ON MAROON

N TTL D

UNTITLED

LG HTRD VRBL CK

LIGHT RED OVER BLACK

They have surnames spelled differently but pronounced the same

MC HLC NND HRR YK N

MICHAEL CAINE AND HARRY KANE

TB YSTP HN SN DSH KNS TV NS

TOBY STEPHENS AND SHAKIN' STEVENS

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