Newsletter Teasers and Answers

21 November 2024 Teaser – “Triple treats”

The following words each contain THREE of a particular letter (e.g. AArdvArk). Can you identify the words from the clues?

  1. Swimmers and pilots use them. (7)
  2. Gives you the thumbs up as you drive. (10)
  3. Famous chocolate, watch and knife. (5)
  4. Just before the deadline is at this hour. (8)
  5. Twisted metal that keeps it all together. (9)
  6. Nuclear-proof bug. (9)
  7. Found in dryers and belly buttons. (5)
  8. Describes how blonde Reese was in 2001. (7)
  9. Two days after yesterday. (8)
  10. This is formed from soap or gum. (6)
  11. Artwork for the epidermis. (6)

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How’d you go? Did you work them all out? Here are the solutions:

  1. Swimmers and pilots use them. (7) GOGGLES
  2. Gives you the thumbs up as you drive. (10) HITCHHIKER
  3. Famous chocolate, watch and knife. (5) SWISS
  4. Just before the deadline is at this hour. (8) ELEVENTH
  5. Twisted metal that keeps it all together. (9) PAPERCLIP
  6. Nuclear-proof bug. (9) COCKROACH
  7. Found in dryers and belly buttons. (5) FLUFF
  8. Describes how blonde Reese was in 2001. (7) LEGALLY
  9. Two days after yesterday. (8) TOMORROW
  10. This is formed from soap or gum. (6) BUBBLE
  11. Artwork for the epidermis. (6) TATTOO

14 November 2024 Teaser – “Common words”

All of the following words share something in common. Can you work out what it is AND suggest what choppy word you might add to the list to join them?

  1. OCTOPUS
  2. APRICOT
  3. DECADENCE
  4. SEPARATE
  5. MAYOR
  6. JANGLE
  7. AUGMENT
  8. FEBRILITY
  9. NOVELTY
  10. MARGINAL
  11. JUNCTION

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Did you spot it? Yep – each of the words have their first three letters the same as a different month of the year. The one that was missing was “JUL” – so a choppy word would be JULIENNE!

7 November 2024 Teaser – “Swinging States”

Can you identify the following US state names from the cryptic clues? (Hint: it helps if you say the state names out loud!)

  1. Just add Fried Chicken. (8)
  2. What you might hear if someone needs to check with their mum. (6)
  3. The most important state? (5) 
  4. I haven’t seen that woollen garment before! (3,6)
  5. Sounds like the Stephen King book with the crazed fan. (8)
  6. Sick and disturbing? (8)
  7. 1000kgs of laundry! (10)
  8. The view at Wimbledon? (9)
  9. Isn’t that usually just called a causeway? (5,6)
  10. Saying thanks to a female sheep. (4)
  11. Sounds like a lead-based vampire. (12)

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How did you go? Some of these were tricky!

  1. Just add Fried Chicken. (8) KENTUCKY
  2. What you might hear if someone needs to check with their mum. (6) ALASKA
  3. The most important state? (5) MAINE
  4. I haven’t seen that woollen garment before! (3,6) NEW JERSEY
  5. Sounds like the Stephen King book with the crazed fan. (8) MISSOURI
  6. Sick and disturbing? (8) ILLINOIS
  7. 1000kgs of laundry! (10) WASHINGTON
  8. The view at Wimbledon? (9) TENNESSEE
  9. Isn’t that usually just called a causeway? (5,6) RHODE ISLAND
  10. Saying thanks to a female sheep. (4) UTAH
  11. Sounds like a lead-based vampire. (12) PENNSYLVANIA

 

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