My mother has entered a WI quiz, revolving around games. Thought I'd post the questions on here:
1 - All bent involved usually with young ladies (7)
2 - One with property is likely to be the winner (8)
3 - Crocus can make this game if a turn is replaced by a point (6)
4 - Twentyone in Paris (5,2,2)
5 - Mixture of rings and votes (7,3,7)
6 - Public School (brick) boundary sport (4,4,4)
7 - Two starters each from a shed inside Tyrone (6)
8 - Push an obsolete coin in the pub (5,9)
9 - Going over the rope, omitting the boring bits (8)
10 - Seek protection for a finger (4,3,7)
11 - Blue so beloved by the French and now here too (6)
12 - The result of certain actions (12)
13 - A single sparkler played alone (9)
14 - Youngsters Plaguey memorial (4,1,4,1,5)
15 - Drab rill is played at a possible 34 murder scene (9)
16 - 5/- and a safety device with Naval Associations (5,3,6)
17 - A pain in the neck and French for gentlemen and players (7)
18 - Jump before a celtic tipple (9)
19 - Classy porcelain declared wrong if hit by a racquet (9)
20 - A scottish injunction to be quiet in the card room (5)
21 - Last one standing in silence loses out (7,6)
22 - Mixed in moods with the end enjoyed in pubs (8)
23 - Joint of bacon at the rear (10)
24 - Oriental wall game (7)
25 - Tar with endless glaziers' cement - version of 49 (5,3,4)
26 - The French annoyed the end of me began in Canada (8)
27 - Dear Chas is a guessing game (8)
28 - Weapons some reverse straddle (5)
29 - Type of cycle race of little importance (7,7)
30 - True racquet game (4,6)
31 - Like some Jamaican liquor at the table (5)
32 - Pearl frog up and over (4,4)
33 - A game for the entomologist (6)
34 - Company encompasses duel mystery challenge (6)
35 - Alone at the card table (4)
36 - A loud arrangement with board and dice (4)
37 - Quiz bee played about with depleted packs (7)
38 - Pelt and inquire in other words (4,3,4)
39 - A modern pool artist loses an end (6)
40 - A foul on the football pitch (8)
41 - A virtuous game (8)
42 - IX fixing implements (8)
43 - 3rd February before this game would be a drunken state (5)
44 - Play this to make children stand still at a party (7)
45 - Guess you could examine his python to see it (1-3)
46 - Unseeing gent's polish (5,4,4)
47 - An interpol observation displays equestrian sport (4)
48 - Old card game at Portuguese landing site (4)
49 - You can't take this vehicle on the course (4)
50 - Goes with brandy dragon crackle and pop (4)
Games for all ages
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Re: Games for all ages
Down to six. I can't get 7, 24, 28, 32, 40, 48.
I must say that if I produced a list of clues like this for a puzzle you'd probably all get pretty cross with me though...
I must say that if I produced a list of clues like this for a puzzle you'd probably all get pretty cross with me though...
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
All of my puzzles are simple and obvious. For certain values of "simple" and "obvious".
All of my puzzles are simple and obvious. For certain values of "simple" and "obvious".
Re: Games for all ages
I'm very surprised that you haven't got 28 Scurra as that's one of the easy ones 
But I see you were doing it in the wee small hours
But I see you were doing it in the wee small hours
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I've got them all and sent my answers in a PM (also pointing out an error).
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Re: Games for all ages
As I always say, what one person finds easy, another can find annoyingly hard.kathlyn wrote:I'm very surprised that you haven't got 28 Scurra as that's one of the easy ones
I have got them all now (I also assume there is a typo in one of them...)
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.
All of my puzzles are simple and obvious. For certain values of "simple" and "obvious".
All of my puzzles are simple and obvious. For certain values of "simple" and "obvious".
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I copied out the questions exactly as they appeared on the sheet, but yes it does appear that there is a typo. I shall get the WI high command on it!
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You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
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