29-12-2022 08:35 - edited 29-12-2022 08:49
29-12-2022 08:35 - edited 29-12-2022 08:49
Welcome all, to a slightly less eye-crossing chance for the Forum’s 2022 Festive Frivolities to continue!
Come join the fun!
You have the jumbled-up titles of 67 UK TV Series - which could be from the usual channels or any of the streaming channels, eg. Netflix, Amazon, HBO, BritBox, etc. You have how many words, and letters per word, for each, in brackets (similar to any standard crossword puzzle). Each show or series, current or past, has been selected from the top 250 shows titles ranked by popularity.
The rules are simple:
I'll update progress at intervals during the day, and will compile a leader-board at completion.
Tagging in the usual suspects: @Cleoriff @jonsie @Mi-Amigo @J9el @BobM @Bambino @MI5 @Spenny @RafaC @Breanna @Comben
Go for it! And I hope the naughty word checker leaves the jumbles alone 😁
1 | A BOOT | (5) |
2 | AN AKIN | (6) |
3 | ANTHER | (6) |
4 | BARMEN | (6) |
5 | BIT HELL | (3,4) |
6 | BOP TOY | (3,3) |
7 | BRR MOCK RAIL | (5,6) |
8 | CHUB ORCHARD | (11) |
9 | COPTERS | (7) |
10 | DEO THRUST | (3,6) |
11 | DIM MUG REAPERS | (6,7) |
12 | DIRELY | (6) |
13 | DR POLKA | (7) |
14 | DRAW FRED | (3,5) |
15 | DRY UNITS | (8) |
16 | END HID | (6) |
17 | ER CRACK | (7) |
18 | FIG WIG ODORANT | (7,3,3) |
19 | FIT MISS | (7) |
20 | FN GONDOLA SNOG | (5,2,6) |
21 | FRESH MOO AGENT | (4,2,7) |
22 | FRY CASHEWS IDIOT COVE | (1,9,2,7) |
23 | GI LIV | (5) |
24 | GO TAPER | (3,4) |
25 | HALT TED SMOKING | (3,4,7) |
26 | HARK INLETS | (3,7) |
27 | HASTEN DIAPER AID | (5,2,8) |
28 | HER LOCKS | (8) |
29 | HIT COFFEE | (3,6) |
30 | HOTROD COW | (6,3) |
31 | I REPAIR KEN | (5,5) |
32 | INK | (3) |
33 | K CREW | (5) |
34 | LAD SLEIGH | (9) |
35 | LED FUNNY PADRE | (5,8) |
36 | ME ASHLESS | (9) |
37 | MERRIEST MUSHY COD | (7,9) |
38 | MET CHILLED WAIF | (4,3,7) |
39 | MOOSE DONG | (4,5) |
40 | MR PALE | (6) |
41 | NAH SUM | (6) |
42 | NO ODDBALLS | (10) |
43 | NO SLINK DOLL | (6,5) |
44 | NOW FART HERB | (6,5) |
45 | NUDES EXOTICA | (3,9) |
46 | PO FORTRESS | (9,1) |
47 | PUCE THREAT | (3,7) |
48 | RECALL MA | (8) |
49 | REDO THROW FLAWS | (3,2,3,6) |
50 | RIP OOT | (6) |
51 | SAD TINKERS HAHA | (3,11) |
52 | SECRET U C | (3,5) |
53 | SECTS UP | (7) |
54 | SEX RAT | (6) |
55 | SH TOGS | (6) |
56 | SHERPA | (6) |
57 | SIDE POSE | (8) |
58 | SINKS | (5) |
59 | SOUL RUM | (7) |
60 | STRETCH ANGER | (12) |
61 | TAPED PR | (7) |
62 | TIN WRECKS | (3,6) |
63 | TOUSLE WHAT | (3,7) |
64 | TRUTH GROANED | (3,5,4) |
65 | UPSET TECHS | (3,7) |
66 | Y GYPS | (5) |
67 | YEH V PAPALLY | (5,6) |
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Just come back and one left for me...
3 ... TEHRAN
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29-12-2022 14:20 - edited 29-12-2022 14:21
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Here's the final roundup and the answers and anagrams, minus the single typo that snuck through the rigourous quality control (actually, proofreader said the anagrams were jumbling her brain, so gave up - the jumble very nearly did not see the light of day 😂).
Finder | Found |
@Cleoriff | 35 |
@BobM | 17 |
@Mi-Amigo | 14 |
@Bambino | 1 |
Grand Total | 67 |
And the total grid:
Series/Show | Finder | Line | Anagram |
Taboo | @Mi-Amigo | 1 | A BOOT |
Annika | @Cleoriff | 2 | AN AKIN |
Tehran | @BobM | 3 | ANTHER |
MrBean | @Cleoriff | 4 | BARMEN |
TheBill | @BobM | 5 | BIT HELL |
TopBoy | @Mi-Amigo | 6 | BOP TOY |
BlackMirror | @Cleoriff | 7 | BRR MOCK RAIL |
Broadchurch | @Mi-Amigo | 8 | CHUB ORCHARD |
Spector | @Mi-Amigo | 9 | COPTERS |
TheTudors | @Cleoriff | 10 | DEO THRUST |
MagpieMurders | @Cleoriff | 11 | DIM MUG REAPERS |
Ridley | @BobM | 12 | DIRELY |
Poldark | @Mi-Amigo | 13 | DR POLKA |
RedDwarf | @BobM | 14 | DRAW FRED |
Industry | @BobM | 15 | DRY UNITS |
Hidden | @Mi-Amigo | 16 | END HID |
Cracker | @BobM | 17 | ER CRACK |
WaitingforGod | @Cleoriff | 18 | FIG WIG ODORANT |
Misfits | @BobM | 19 | FIT MISS |
GangsofLondon | @Cleoriff | 20 | FN GONDOLA SNOG |
GameofThrones | @Cleoriff | 21 | FRESH MOO AGENT |
ADiscoveryofWitches | @Cleoriff | 22 | FRY CASHEWS IDIOT COVE |
Vigil | @BobM | 23 | GI LIV |
TopGear | @Mi-Amigo | 24 | GO TAPER |
TheLastKingdom | @Cleoriff | 25 | HALT TED SMOKING |
TheLarkins | @Mi-Amigo | 26 | HARK INLETS |
DeathinParadise | @Cleoriff | 27 | HASTEN DIAPER AID |
Sherlock | @Mi-Amigo | 28 | HER LOCKS |
TheOffice | @BobM | 29 | HIT COFFEE |
DoctorWho | @Cleoriff | 30 | HOTROD COW |
KarenPirie | @Cleoriff | 31 | I REPAIR KEN |
Kin | @BobM | 32 | INK |
Wreck | @BobM | 33 | K CREW |
Dalgliesh | @Cleoriff | 34 | LAD SLEIGH |
PennyDreadful | @Mi-Amigo | 35 | LED FUNNY PADRE |
Shameless | @Mi-Amigo | 36 | ME ASHLESS |
MurdochMysteries | @Cleoriff | 37 | MERRIEST MUSHY COD |
CalltheMidwife | @Mi-Amigo | 38 | MET CHILLED WAIF |
GoodOmens | @Mi-Amigo | 39 | MOOSE DONG |
Marple | @BobM | 40 | MR PALE |
Humans | @BobM | 41 | NAH SUM |
Bloodlands | @Cleoriff | 42 | NO ODDBALLS |
LondonKills | @Cleoriff | 43 | NO SLINK DOLL |
FatherBrown | @BobM | 44 | NOW FART HERB |
SexEducation | @Cleoriff | 45 | NUDES EXOTICA |
ProfessorT | @Cleoriff | 46 | PO FORTRESS |
TheCapture | @Cleoriff | 47 | PUCE THREAT |
Marcella | @Cleoriff | 48 | RECALL MA |
WaroftheWorlds | @Cleoriff | 49 | REDO THROW FLAWS |
Poirot | @Mi-Amigo | 50 | RIP OOT |
TheKardashians | @Cleoriff | 51 | SAD TINKERS HAHA |
TheCurse | @Bambino | 52 | SECRET UH |
Suspect | @BobM | 53 | SECTS UP |
Extras | @BobM | 54 | SEX RAT |
Ghosts | @Cleoriff | 55 | SH TOGS |
Sharpe | @Cleoriff | 56 | SHERPA |
Episodes | @Cleoriff | 57 | SIDE POSE |
Skins | @BobM | 58 | SINKS |
Romulus | @Cleoriff | 59 | SOUL RUM |
Grantchester | @Cleoriff | 60 | STRETCH ANGER |
Trapped | @Cleoriff | 61 | TAPED PR |
NewTricks | @Cleoriff | 62 | TIN WRECKS |
TheOutlaws | @Cleoriff | 63 | TOUSLE WHAT |
TheGrandTour | @Cleoriff | 64 | TRUTH GROANED |
TheSuspect | @Cleoriff | 65 | UPSET TECHS |
Gypsy | @Cleoriff | 66 | Y GYPS |
HappyValley | @Cleoriff | 67 | YEH V PAPALLY |
Hope everyone enjoyed that, thanks for taking part - and as Christmas is on the wane, and Santa leaves the building, I wish you all the best for 2023, just around the corner.
29-12-2022 14:23 - edited 29-12-2022 14:26
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on 29-12-2022 14:36
on 29-12-2022 14:46
on 29-12-2022 14:46
@Mi-Amigo wrote:Great game @pgn - despite the few problems.
Well done, everyone - especially @Cleoriff who is the Queen [or Lioness ?] of Word Scramble 😀
Thanks, @Mi-Amigo and @BobM - and I think definitely "lioness" 😹
It's nice to have a puzzle format that everyone enjoys, and Word Grids seem not to be everybody's cup of tea - hence the Mega WordJumble for round 2 was born - and I was unsure how well jumbling the letters into groups that kinda made sense when read out aloud would work out. Or, for that matter, how the overly-sensitive Forum Naughty Word Filter would handle some of the words!
Thank goodness it is over now though - time for a large mug of tea and a gingerbread man here now!