Wayfarers v Bookworms (2)

Series 11, Episode 24

Jump To: Connections Sequences Connecting Wall Missing Vowels

Round 1: Connections

𓇌 Two Reeds

The music question is the twisted flax

By changing nothing, nothing changes. Right?

Clue 2

I hate to see the ev’nin’ sun go down

Clue 3

If music be the food of love, play on

Clue 4

These clues are all alike in metric feet

Iambic pentameter

Answer

𓃭 Lion

General Tom Thumb

“Sonny” Liston

Clue 2

Chuck Berry

Clue 3

Lewis Carroll

Clue 4

Born Charles

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Clue 2

Clue 3

Clue 4

Creative Commons licences

No derivatives works, Attribution, Share-alike, Non-commercial

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Band named after guitarist

Centerfold by J Geils Band, Keep on Runnin' by The Spencer Davis Group, Smooth by Santana, Jump by Van Halen

Answer

𓈗 Water

Pig

Deer

Clue 2

Adult sheep

Clue 3

Adult and young cow

Clue 4

Specific culinary name

Pork, Venison, Mutton, Beef and veal

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

Ind ia

S udan

Clue 2

Mal i

Clue 3

Austr ia

Clue 4

Fill the gap and make another country

Indonesia, South Sudan, Malawi, Australia

Answer

Round 2: Sequences

𓇌 Two Reeds

1 of 4: Wings (d. Wellman)

2 of 4: Grand Hotel (d. Goulding)

Clue 2

3 of 4: Driving Miss Daisy (d. Beresford)

Clue 3

4 of 4: Argo (d. Affleck)

Won Best Picture without Best Director nomination

Answer

𓃭 Lion

M13

M12

Clue 2

M10 (since 2009)

Clue 3

M7

Missing motorways

Answer

𓎛 Twisted Flax

Clue 2

Clue 3

Gifts

Beware Greeks bearing gifts

Answer

𓆑 Horned Viper

Corrachadh Mòr

Dunnet Head

Clue 2

Lowestoft Ness

Clue 3

Lizard Point

Extreme points of British mainland

Answer

𓈗 Water

(e.g.) Boogie Wonderland by Earth, Wind and Fire

Blame it on the Boogie. Walking on SUNSHINE by Katrina and the Waves, MOONLIGHT Sonata by Beethoven, GOOD TIMES by Chic, BOOGIE Wonderland by Earth, Wind and Fire.

Answer

𓂀 Eye of Horus

1: Field forces, wounded and sick

2: Sea forces, wounded, sick and shipwrecked

Clue 2

3: Prisoners of war

Clue 3

4: Wartime civilians

Geneva Conventions

Answer

Round 3: Connecting Walls

𓃭 Lion

Sad

Kiss

Blush

Smile

Emoticons

Answer

Thinker

Gates of Hell

Martyr

Walking Man

Rodin sculptures

Answer

Wink

Bomb

Squidger

Tiddlies

Tiddlywinks terminology

Answer

PerkStreet

First Direct

Cahoot

Ally

Internet banks

Answer

𓈗 Water

Pintail

Muscovy

Pochard

Mandarin

Types of duck

Answer

Kumquat

Tangelo

Minneola

Clementine

Citrus fruits

Answer

Satsuma

Sunny

Wonga

Uncle Buck

Pay-day loan companies

Answer

Note

Micra

Cube

Atlas

Nissan car marques

Answer

Round 4: Missing Vowels

Pre-fame game show appearances

M NDH LDNN BL N DDT

AMANDA HOLDEN ON BLIND DATE

KN NHQN BL CKB ST RS

KONNIE HUQ ON BLOCKBUSTERS

SMNC WLLN SLFT HC NT RY

SIMON COWELL ON SALE OF THE CENTURY

LL YMR SND LRN DL

OLLY MURS ON DEAL OR NO DEAL

Book titles increased by one

TWF LWVR THC CKSN ST

TWO FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST

FRM NN BT

FOUR MEN IN A BOAT

TLFT HRC TS

A TALE OF THREE CITIES

FF TYN SHDS FGRY

FIFTY-ONE SHADES OF GREY

Traditional nicknames with their associated surname

DS TYM LLR

"DUSTY" MILLER

NB BYCL RK

"NOBBY" CLARK

CHL KYW HT

"CHALKY" WHITE

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