Below are clues to well-known sayings which have been obfuscated. How many can you turn into normal speak? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Those who possess unusually little intellect often project themselves into situations where the winged, ethereal likenesses of men hesitate to perambulate.

2. Scintillate, scintillate, diminutive asteroid.

3. Freedom from incrustations of grime is contiguous to deification.

4. It is fruitless to attempt to indoctrinate a superannuated canine with innovative manoeuvres.

5. He who locks himself into the arms of Morpheus promptly at eventide and starts the day before it is officially announced by the rising sun, excels in physical fitness, increases in economic assets, and cerebrates with remarkable efficiency.

6. Eschew the implement of correction and vitiate the scion.

7. A feathered biped in a gilded cage is equivalent to double that number at large.

8. All articles, which coruscate with resplendence, are not truly auriferous.

9. Calculus concretions in rotary transition glean negligible bryophitic accretion.

10. The incontinently astirring rascorial vertebrae apprehends the lytta-like verminicular invertabrae.

Today I’m looking for the highest scoring Scrabble word you can make from the word UZBEKISTAN . No proper nouns or words that are always hyphenated. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

No need to PM me; just post your guess(es) – one guess per post. Good luck and remember the longest word wouldn’t necessarily be the highest scoring. As a reminder, here are the Scrabble scores

* (1 point)-A, E, I, O, U, L, N, S, T, R.
• (2 points)-D, G.
• (3 points)-B, C, M, P.
• (4 points)-F, H, V, W, Y.
• (5 points)-K.
• (8 points)- J, X.
• (10 points)-Q, Z.

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Below are stills from 4 films of the 2000s. Can you guess the name of the film? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.Oh and apologies if they come up rather small.

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Today, I’m looking for words which have 8 letters and which can be made from the word EMBARRASSMENT – this can include BOTH the singular and. plural of nouns or more than one tense of a verb. You can make as many guesses as you like but to score points you have to name as many as you can of the 21 (in my opinion) more common 8 letter words of which I have thought. No proper nouns or words that are always hyphenated. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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Today you have to identify the name of the US State that you get by (1) adding another letter to the word shown and then (2) rearranging them. How many can you guess? One answer per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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1. Seat

2. Name

3. Foliar

4. Hoi

5. Hut

6. Mowing

7. Goner

8. Chiming

9. Mentor

10. Nominate

11. Lanyard

12. Bankers

13. Sansara

14. Reknow

15. Leeward

16. Vaned

17. Sanka

18. Simious

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Below are 13 picture clues to things shot from unusual angles or close-up. I hope that you can see this well enough but if not you might like to copy/save it and then blow it up! How many can you guess? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Each of the clues below is to the name of a type or species of animal. How many can you guess? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Stoop suddenly

2. Sounds a bit like a strangler of Dutch/South African 17th century settlers

3. Suffering from laryngitis

4. Feline swimmer (there are multiple potential answers to this one - a point for each valid answer you can give)

5. Swindle a portal

6. Tablet vegetable

7. The behind

8. Popular Chevrolet model in the US late 1950s

9. The best angler

10. Sounds like South American capital

Below are stills from 4 films of the 1990s. Can you guess the name of the film? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.

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Your challenge today is to identify the oldest example of what is mentioned – I have added a clue to indicate the age. One guess per question. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Sitting U.S. president
79 years

2. Country with the oldest citizens
55.4 years

3. Country with the longest continuous monarchy -
since at least 539 AD

4. College in the United States
est. 1636

5. University in England
est. 1096

6. University in the world
est. 1088

7. Person in the Bible
969 years old

8. City with the oldest stock market
est. 1602

9. City with the oldest annual marathon
since 1897

10. Longest-lived mammal species (Type of mammal is all I need)
age up to 210

11. Oldest Golf course
est. 1552

12. Canadian company
est. 1670

13. Oldest tennis player to be ranked #1 in singles
36 years

14. In 1994, he became the oldest heavyweight boxing champ
45 years

15. The world's oldest (and deepest) lake
25–30 million years ago

16. Oldest person to win an Oscar for Best Director with "Million Dollar Baby"
74 years

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The clues below are each to a city (in the general sense of the word) whose name begins with the letter H. How many can you guess? You have to get the answer I had in mind should there be more than one possible valid answer. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Largest city in Vietnam by population

2. Location of home airport for Cathay Pacific

3. Gave its name to one of the most popular fast foods

4. Associated with having a problem

5. Yorkshire town also in Nova Scotia

6. Port city in Israel

7. Australian State Capital

8. Town signposted at Junction 4 on the M40

9. City that is Sweden's closest point to Denmark

10. Town just north of Epping Forest

Your challenge today is to list the following phases of the moon by their visibility (the amount of illumination), from the most visible (1) to the least (5). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Full moon

Waxing Crescent

New Moon

Waxing Gibbous

First Quarter

Today I’m looking for the titles of songs that do not appear (in that form or at all) in the song’s lyrics. You have as clues the name of the artist, the year of release (mainly 60s and 70s) and the number of words in the title. How many can you guess? One answer per clue. Some fairly easy, others probably/definitely not 😎. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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1. Queen 1976 (2)

2. Georgie Fame 1967 (5)

3. Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich 1968 (4)

4. Beatles 1969 (5)

5. Beatles 1967 (5)

6. David Bowie 1969 (2)

7. The Toys 1965 (3)

8. John Denver 1974 (2)

9. Bob Dylan 1966 (7)

10. Cream 1969 (1)

11. Supertramp 1979 (3)

12. Mamas and Papas 1967 (2)

13. Keith West 1967 (5)

14. Roxy Music 1973 (1)

15. The Royal Guardsmen 1967 (5)

16. The Carpenters 1971 (1)

17. The Andrews Sisters 1946 (3)

18. Hot Chocolate 1975 (3)

19. Black Sabbath 1970 (1)

20. Bob Dylan 1965 (3)

Below are clues to well-known sayings which have been obfuscated. How many can you turn into normal speak? One guess per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Pulchritude has solely cutaneous profundity.

2. Compounds of hydrogen and oxygen in the proportion of two to one that are without visible movement invariably tend to flow with profundity.

3. Members of an avian species or identical plumage congregate.

4. It is fruitless to become lachrymose over precipitately departed lacteal fluid.

5. Where there is sufficient positive volition a successful conclusion may usually be anticipated.

6. Cast a stroke at the propitious moment when the silver-white metallic substance is of excessive temperature.

7. A tremendous disturbance of the atmosphere that is generally preceded by a corresponding period of absolute tranquility.

8. A plethora of individuals with expertise in culinary techniques vitiate the potable concoction produced by steeping certain compatibles.

9. Neophyte's serendipity.

10. Each mass of vaporous collection suspended in the firmament has an interior decoration of metallic hue.

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Below are stills from 4 films of the 1980s. Can you guess the name of the film? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.

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Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with HA. The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. LSD for example (14)

2. Old keyboard instrument (11)

3. Major English built-in bedroom furniture company (8)

4. Once is ??????, twice is coincidence and three times is enemy action (12)

5. Something by which you might be said to win a race (12)

6. Characterised by small and overfine distinctions (13)

7. Sometimes used to describe a moustache (9)

8. Town which became known as 'The English Spa' in the Georgian era (9)

9. Old-fashioned term for a personal maid or female servant (10)

10. Smallest African stork with Afrikaans name (9)

11. A strict, bossy, or belligerent old woman (8)

12. Certain types of chihuahua for example (8)

13. Generally the largest type of lepidoptera (8)

14. Former greyhound racing stadium which closed in 1987 (9)

15. Ken Dodd hit from 1964 (9)

16. Widespread destruction (5)

17. Large flatfish (7)

18. Someone who sells goods informally in public places (6)

19. The part of a ship's bows through which the anchor cables pass (5)

20. Accessing online data without permission (7)

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The following list gives clues to the names of 10 famous people whose first name begins with F. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for 2 points. One point for getting only one or the other. You have to get the person I was thinking of although most have only one possible answer. One guess per question allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.
Rock star born in Zanzibar

2.
19th century German philosopher

3.
Yoda puppeteer

4.
Conquered the Incas

5.
Regarded as the Best Defensive Boxer in History

6.
Son of "Ol' Blue Eyes"

7.
Foremost Jersey Boy

8.
Architect who designed the Guggenheim in N.Y.C.

9.
Jesuit missionary who ventured into Asia

10.
Singer and guitarist for The Mothers of Invention

Below are stills from 4 films of the 1970s. Can you guess the name of the film? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.

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The questions below all relate to movies from the 1970s. How many answers can you get? One answer per clue. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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1. What orange-coloured creatures worked in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory?

2. What movie featured the song "Beauty School Dropout"?

3. What island was the ancestral home of the Corleone family?

4. Who was the voice of Darth Vader?

5. Who died of mysterious causes in Hong Kong in 1973?

6. In what country did the movie "Mad Max" take place?

7. What musical group recorded six of the songs on the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack?

8. What heavyweight champion did Rocky fight against?

9. What 13-year old actress received a Best Supporting Actress nomination for
her role in the movie "Taxi Driver"?

10. Who was Harold's much much older girlfriend?

Below are 12 picture clues to the names of a hit recording and the artist. Artists are in the top line and songs in the bottom two. I hope that you can see this well enough but if not you might like to copy/save it and then blow it up! How many can you guess? Two guesses per clue for getting song and artist or one point for either only. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Below are stills from 4 British films of the 1960s. Can you guess the name of the film? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.

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There are 11 post code areas in the UK which begin with M or N. I have set them out below (with the London ones indicated) - your challenge is to guess the cities/towns or regions from which the 9 other post code letters are derived. No use of reference material or the internet to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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M

ME

MK

ML

N - North London

NE

NG

NN

NP

NR

NW - North West London

Each of the clues below is to the name of a type or species of animal. How many can you guess? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Herb is on to provide the meaty creature

2. Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel

3. Rotate

4. Someone who sings in a high, trilling voice

5. Scary tack

6. Sounds like a music genre

7. Sounds like this creature is good at maths

8. Nitrogen follows sour tasting

9. Squashed person from the largest continent

10. Half a man usually dressed all in green

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The following list gives clues to the names of 11 famous people whose first name begins with F. How many can you identify – both first names and surnames required for 2 points. One point for getting only one or the other. You have to get the person I was thinking of although most have only one possible answer. One guess per question allowed. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1.
Born Frederick Austerlitz

2.
17th-century scientist and Lord Chancellor of England

3.
Cuban dictator

4.
"Crime and Punishment"author

5.
Marx's partner

6.
Assassinated June 28, 1914

7.
Architect who designed the Guggenheim in Bilbao

8.
Author of "Dune"

9.
Sprinter known as "Flo-Jo"

10.
Had hit with “On the rebound”

11.
Former West Ham and England full back with famous footballing relatives

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Below are images of 4 images from TV programmes. Can you guess the name of the programme? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.

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Today, I’m looking for words which have 7 or 8 letters and which can be made from the word CONSCRIPTION – this can include BOTH the singular and plural of nouns or more than one tense of a verb. You can make as many guesses as you like but to score points you have to name as many as you can of the 21 (in my opinion) more common words which I have thought of – with the number of letters as indicated below. No proper nouns or words that are always hyphenated. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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8 letters (5)

7 letters (14)

Below are 12 picture clues to the names of food or drink items. How many can you guess? One guess per clue as usual. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Your challenge today is to list the following statements, as they apply to the countries of the world, from the highest number (1) to the lowest (5). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Are members of the Commonwealth

Have no indigenous land snakes

Are over 500,000 sq miles in size (to give some idea, the smallest country that
qualifies is Mongolia)

Have green on their flag

Have Arabic as an official language

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Below are images of 4 more posters for Carry On movies with the movie's title removed. Can you guess the name of the movie? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck.

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Below are 12 picture clues to the names of rock or pop artists. How many can you guess. One guess per clue as usual. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Each of the below is a clue to a single word which begins with GA. The word I am looking for has the number of letters shown in brackets. How many can you guess? One guess per clue and you have to get the word I was looking for. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. Procedure for examination of the inside of the stomach (11)

2. The art of winning e.g. matches by using various ploys and tactics to gain a psychological advantage (12)

3. Mellors for example (10)

4. Coat (iron or steel) with a protective layer of zinc (9)

5. Denying or contradicting (a fact or statement) (10)

7. Irish bay featured in well-known song (6)

8. Run or jump about playfully (6)

9. Condition where a loss of blood supply causes body tissue to die (8)

10. Smooth, durable twill-woven worsted or cotton cloth (9)

11. Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters (9)

12. Steeleye Span 1976 hit (7)

13. Order of birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quails etc (11)

14. Region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon (7)

15. Brave; heroic (7)

16. Waterproof overshoes (8)

17. First name of former top Argentinian women’s tennis player (9)

18. Surname of character created by Johnny Speight (7)

19. Of or characteristic of France or the French (6)

20. Bush Baby (6)

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The clues below are each to a city (in the general sense of the word) whose name begins with the letter G. How many can you guess? You have to get the answer I had in mind should there be more than one possible valid answer. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. City that is part of Greater Los Angeles

2. Wisconsin city whose American Football team is called the Packers

3. Town on the South side of the River Tyne

4. Capital of Guyana

5. Belgian city known for its canals

6. City where Partick Thistle FC is located

7. Home to the Alhambra Palace

8. City in France known as a base for winter sports

9. The fifth most populous city by urban resident population in China

10. The first British City on the River Severn upstream from the M4 bridge

Me and mine

cliick on

Your challenge today is to list the following things by the average number of them, from highest number (1) to lowest number (5). No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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Dogs and cats normally housed at Battersea Dogs and Cats Home

Hairs in a pair of eyebrows

Different languages in the world

Words read per minute by the average reader

M & Ms in a 10 oz bag

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Below are 10 former UK PMs. How many can you recognise/guess. Starts easy and gets less so as you progress through the years. One guess per clue as usual. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck

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Today, I’m looking for words which have 7 or 8 letters and which can be made from the word DEUTERONOMY – this can include BOTH the singular and. plural of nouns or more than one tense of a verb. You can make as many guesses as you like but to score points you have to name as many as you can of the 12 (in my opinion) more common words which I have thought of – with the number of letters as indicated below. No proper nouns or words that are always hyphenated. No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.

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8 letters (2 )

7 letters (10)

Below are images from 4 TV series. Can you guess the name of the programme? One guess for each image. Label your answers 1 to 4 left to right, top line first. PM me with your guesses by 5am tomorrow. No use of the internet of course to ensure a fair result. Good luck

Each of the clues below is to the name of a type of animal. How many can you guess? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.


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1. All right Greek letter

2. Quieten a biblical vessel

3. Sounds like the railway terminus shock absorber is depressed

4. Raise up a donkey

5. Record sound in this place

6. Something beneficial to British Airways

7. Perfume that’s expensive

8. Someone who makes insignias

9. Rouse a cat

10. Roast a rabbit hole

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