Word Games

[Courtenay]

Continuum also for UU and radii for II.

[Daisy]

I thought "withhold" and "skiing".

[Boatbuilder]

Waterskiing, Taxiing, Safariing

[Domino]

There are several different possible words that fit the bill. The answers (according to the magazine) were (1) bookkeeper; (2) withhold; (3) skiing; and (4) vacuum. You got them all between you, so well done. (The magazine also came up with pukka and duumvirate, though they are hardly common.)

Interestingly, Rob, Chambers only gives 'sh' for hush. I've certainly seen it written with any number of 'h's.

Now some more phrases for you to work out:

(1) DAYDAYOUT

(2) ENTURY

(3) PURITY PIETY

(4) TH TH

Dave

[Rob Houghton]

The magazine also came up with pukka and duumvirate, though they are hardly common.)

I did think about 'Pukka Pies'

[Courtenay]

3 above has got to be "Cleanliness is next to godliness".

[Domino]

And, of course,that is just what it is.

[Rob Houghton]

1 could be 'day in, day out'...

[Boatbuilder]

2 could be 'short of a century'.

[Domino]

You're right with (1), Rob. That's not right with (2), John (BB). My first thought was 'end of the century', but it's not that either. It's a bit less obvious.

[Daisy]

Looks as if we're all stumped!

[Domino]

Looks that way. So here are the answers:

ENTURY = LONG TIME, NO SEE

TH TH = THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Dave

[Anita Bensoussane]

Crumbs - I'd never have got the TH TH one!

[Courtenay]

Neither would I. Bit reminiscent of that cryptic crossword clue "RLD" that turned out to be THE END OF THE WORLD, but at least there we had the numbers of letters in each word of the answer as a hint!!

[Daisy]

Thanks for putting us out of our misery, Dave! I'd never have thought of those answers.