Software Engineers v Erstwhile Athletes

Series 9, Episode 6

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

Vidkun Quisling

Naseem Hamed

Clue 2

Lester Piggott

Clue 3

Fred Goodwin

Clue 4

Stripped of honours

Answer

𓃭 Lion

Midnight

Round Midnight by Thelonious Monk, Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur, In The Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett, Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight and the Pips

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

US: Citizen

Australian: Rolex

Clue 2

French: Longines

Clue 3

Wimbledon: Rolex

Clue 4

Tennis Grand Slam timekeepers

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Marquez the Explorer

Fireman Peyton-Jones

Clue 2

Mouseling Ballerina

Clue 3

Postman Clifton

Clue 4

Surnames of children's characters

Answer

𓈗 Water

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Fisherman's ___

Knot, Bastion, Ring, Friend

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Elvis

Valyria

Clue 2

Lapin

Clue 3

Klingo

Clue 4

Constructed languages missing a letter

Elvish, Valyrian, Lapine, Klingon

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

i

0

Clue 2

1

Clue 3

√2

Square roots of numbers from -1 to 2

Answer

𓃭 Lion

The – Prince

II – Lord

Clue 2

The Third – Esquire

Clue 3

Goes Forth - Captain

Blackadder's status

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

(e.g.) delta

Mad Cows author

Clue 2

Native of Latvia

Clue 3

Tennis service

LETTER - LETTE - LETT - LET

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Use Your Eyes and Ears!

Wait Until It’s Safe to Cross!

Clue 2

Look and Listen!

Clue 3

Arrive Alive!

Green Cross Code

Answer

𓈗 Water

Edward VIII (77)

George III (81)

Clue 2

Victoria (81)

Clue 3

Elizabeth II (87)

British monarchs in order of longevity

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Clue 2

Clue 3

(e.g) a stick of rock

Picnic At Hanging Rock

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Fed

Hopman

Davis

Kremlin

Tennis cups

Answer

Canon

Priest

Pope

Deacon

Christian clergy

Answer

Child

Knight

Neighbour

Sister

___hood

Answer

Lawford

Bishop

Sinatra

Martin

The Rat Pack

Answer

𓈗 Water

Whine

Beef

Gripe

Grouse

Complaints

Answer

Cache

Stock

Hoard

Reserve

Stores of things

Answer

Rain

Moan

Pure

Mail

Anagrams of countries

Answer

Gang

Store

Smoke

Letter

Chain ___

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Reasons you may hear a bell

FR DR LL

FIRE DRILL

TM TWK P

TIME TO WAKE UP

PRL MNTR YDV SN

PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION

LSTR DRS

LAST ORDERS

Words that contain all five vowels only once

DCTN

EDUCATION

TH RS

AUTHORISE

SQ

SEQUOIA

BST MS

ABSTEMIOUS

Feminist works

THS CN DSX

THE SECOND SEX

RM FN SWN

A ROOM OF ONE'S OWN

THF M LNCH

THE FEMALE EUNUCH

THB TYMY TH

THE BEAUTY MYTH

National Lottery game shows

W HDR SWN S

WHO DARES WINS

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