QUIZZLE 25 (2025)

eg	7D in a W	= 7 days in a week
	1 FO the CN	1 Flew over the cuckoo’s nest.
	2 G of V	2 Gentlemen of Verona.
	3 S on a T	3 sides on a triangle.
	3 M in a B	3 men in a boat.
	2 W in a F	2 weeks in a fortnight.
	3 C in the F	3 coins in the fountain.
	SW and the 7D	Snow White and the 7 dwarfs.
	8 P in a G	8 pints in a gallon.
	AC has 9L	A cat has 9 lives.
*	10 Y in a D	10 years in a decade.
	4 GW	4 Gospel writers.
&*	12 I in a F	12 inches in a foot.
	13 is the SR of 169	13 is the square root of 169.
	1W on a U	1 wheel on a unicycle.
	ACP 66 DN	Agatha Christie published 66 detective novels.
	S16 and NBK	Sweet 16 and never been kissed.
	The CS has O 7000 I	The Caribbean Sea has over 7000 islands.
	640 A in a SM	640 acres in a square mile.
	11,12 D and D	11,12 dig and delve.
	DT in B were FI 90 YA	Driving Tests in Britain were first introduced 90 years ago.
	21 S in a G	21 shillings in a guinea.
	86400 S in a D	86400 seconds in a day.
	K (R as the OC in E) was A 3000 YA	Knossos (regarded as the oldest city in Europe) was abandoned 3000 years ago.
	MS in E was OO 100 YA	Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh was officially opened 100 years ago.
	PA was B75 YA	Princess Anne was born 75 years ago.
	1801 the FC	1801 the first Census.
	W 95 and MO are 30 YO	Windows 95 and Microsoft Office are 30 years old.
	7S on a TPP	7 sides on a twenty pence piece.
	12 E on a C	12 edges on a cube.
	C has 6 TZ	Canada has 6 time zones.
	TA a T of 168 PNB 1-1000	There are a total of 168 prime numbers between 1-1000.
	75YA the L of R GAJ the R to I to I	75 years ago the Law of Return gave all Jews the right to immigrate to Israel.
	RSC he was S by L7T	Roy Sullivan claimed he was struck by lightning 7 times.
	The T is the 3^rd LR in the UK	The Trent is the 3^rd longest river in the UK.
	80 pc of NO was F by HK	80 per cent of New Orleans was flooded by hurricane Katrina.
	36 is the HN on a RW	36 is the highest number on a roulette wheel.
	2 Q in a C	2 quavers in a crotchet.
	PN 2688 KFL	Point Nemo is 2688 Kilometres from land.
	90 YA 145,000 PD in the YRF	90 years ago 145,000 people died in the Yangtze River Flood.
	14 is the MN of GC in an IGC	14 is the maximum number of golf clubs in an international golf competition.
	AM (the SG, B in B) was 236 CT	Angus Macaskill (the Scottish giant, born in Berneray) was 236 Centimetres tall.
	The WFCP was T in S in 1861 by JCM	The world’s first colour photograph was taken in Scotland in 1861 by James Clerk Maxwell.
	HA/T 251 H to G	Hamas abducted/took 251 hostages to Gaza.
	LJGRE for 9 D	Lady Jane Grey ruled England for 9 days.
	BW 9 S	Beethoven wrote 9 symphonies.
	1 F in the G	1 foot in the grave,
	2 in a B	2 in a brace.
	IS3SCSB on CD	I saw 3 ships come sailing by on Christmas Day.
	6 COT the UK U the P as their C	6 countries other than the UK use the pound as their currency.
	6 CBO	6 Counties border Oxfordshire.
	H has AN2	Helium has atomic number 2.
	8C in S	8 cities in Scotland.

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“HUNT THE BEAST” Clues to creatures eg bird of peace	dove
Arrived then left	Camel (came + L)
Of “mud, mud” fame	Hippopotamus (F&S song)
A rhyme for a laugh!	Giraffe
It’s spoken about when hurt	Cow (c ow)
Asian or African?	Elephant
When is a bear not a bear!	Koala
Close	Seal
The Biblical tempter	Serpent/snake
From a spiky one once used for writing	Porcupine (quill)
An affectionate one	Deer (dear)
I heard the 14^th Dalai was mistaken	Llama (Dalai lama )
Not quiet when exhaling	Ant (pant -p)
First listed in a dictionary	Aardvark
Give a tool a gender!	Mandrill monkey (man + drill)
Shy tail-less dog	Coypu (coy+ pug-g)
You sound like you’ve got a sore throat	Horse (hoarse)

Anagram clues to countries eg rain	Iran
e l a d i r n	Ireland
l a a s k n r i	Sri Lanka
t a e i m v n	Vietnam
m a n r i u s	Surinam
e e e l n v a z u	Venezuela
m q o m a u e z b i	Mozambique
a a i o t c r	Croatia
a w a I m i	Malawi
s t i i a n u	Tunisia
r r i a e t e	Eritrea
h n a a r c o d t o e m I n	North Macedonia
n n b l a e o	Lebanon
y g a r u u u	Uruguay
a a s s g b e u u n i i	Guinea-Bissau

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	What is the connection?
e.g.	132, 8, 212, 32 and 386	They are all even numbers
	Pearl, asparagus, olive, jet, capri and cornflower	They are all shades of colours
	Larry Grayson, Leonardo de Vinci, Marylin Monroe & William the Conqueror	They were all illegitimate
	43, 19, 5, 23 and 47	They are prime numbers
	Barrow, Christmas, Victoria, Sable and Fire	They are all Islands around the world
	Eagle, Abyssinian long eared, Andean pigmy, crested and great grey	They are all types of owl
	Boggle, Cranium, Othello, Risk & Stack	They are all board games

Clues to FRUITS eg. Queen could be a variety	Plum (Victoria)
This made Mr Noah E Paget spin and lose a little height	Pomegranate (anagram-h)
Porcelain ware, a must as brought back from Japan?	Satsuma (hidden backwards)
Sounds like a standard measure after emerald	Greengage (colour + gauge (alt sp))
Dutch house	Orange House of Orange
Found where the first of rockets in space comes to earth briefly	Grape (g r ap +E)
Once a Chinese gooseberry	Kiwi fruit

Clues to ENGLISH PORTS eg body of a ship	Hull
It’s under a halo	Holyhead
Organ next to pond?	Liverpool
Sheep’s entrance	Ramsgate
Harbour’s Entrance	Portsmouth
Quick sticks	Fleetwood
At the bottom frequently	Lowestoft

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