Newsletter Teasers and Answers
9 May 2024 Teaser – “Alarmingly Alliterative”
Can you identify the book (or series) where the following alliterative characters can be found?
- Luna Lovegood
- Humbert Humbert
- Milo Minderbinder
- Meg March
- Willy Wonka
- Mustapha Mond
- Piscine Patel
- Bilbo Baggins
- Wade Watts
- Clara Copperfield
- Sansa Stark
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How did you go with the character’s books? Here are the answers:
- Luna Lovegood Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
- Humbert Humbert Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
- Milo Minderbinder Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
- Meg March Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
- Willy Wonka Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
- Mustapha Mond Brave New World by Alduous Huxley
- Piscine Patel Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- Bilbo Baggins The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
- Wade Watts Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- Clara Copperfield David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
- Sansa Stark A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin
2 May 2024 Teaser – “Come what MAY”
It’s MAY! So can you identify these words that all contain “MAY” in them?
- Sandwich condiment. (10)
- Unhappiness or disappointment. (6)
- Head of a town. (5)
- Absolute chaos. (6)
- Yes or no. Not really sure. (5)
- Ship that sailed to America in 1620. (9)
- What a pilot tries to avoid saying. (6)
- Folk festival standard with ribbons and dancing. (7)
- It famously lives for just five minutes. (6)
- West Ireland county. (4)
- Most expensive UK Monopoly property. (7)
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How did you go? Here are the answers:
- Sandwich condiment. (10) MAYONNAISE
- Unhappiness or disappointment. (6) DISMAY
- Head of a town. (5) MAYOR
- Absolute chaos. (6) MAYHEM
- Yes or no. Not really sure. (5) MAYBE
- Ship that sailed to America in 1620. (9) MAYFLOWER
- What a pilot tries to avoid saying. (6) MAYDAY
- Folk festival standard with ribbons and dancing. (7) MAYPOLE
- It famously lives for just five minutes. (6) MAYFLY
- West Ireland county. (4) MAYO
- Most expensive UK Monopoly property. (7) MAYFAIR
25 April 2024 Teaser – “Missing pieces”
Can you work out what same three letters are missing for each set of words?
- ___TURE / HAR___ / ___IAL
- REAL___ / ___POR / SUI___
- ___EST / STR___ / WRIT___
- ___ISM / MAN___ / ENR___
- TUR___ / ___ISH / ___GLE
- CHA___ / ___ADY / ___NCH
- PRO___ / ___DER / UNE___
- ___ACT / STA___ / HAT___
- COS___ / ___ROBE / ATO___
- QUI___ / ___ESE / PSY___
- ___LER / SAV___ / PEAS___
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How did you go? They’re fun to nut out! Here are the answers:
- DENTURE / HARDEN / DENIAL
- REALTOR / TORPOR / SUITOR
- INGEST / STRING / WRITING
- AGEISM / MANAGE / ENRAGE
- TURBAN / BANISH / BANGLE
- CHASTE / STEADY / STENCH
- PROVEN / VENDER / UNEVEN
- REDACT / STARED / HATRED
- COSMIC / MICROBE / ATOMIC
- QUICHE / CHEESE / PSYCHE
- ANTLER / SAVANT / PEASANT
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