What links
9 Caledonian; Crinan; Forth and Clyde; Union; Monkland?
10 Boat; head; moon; pea (plus four more)?
11 RuPaul; Dua Lipa; LeAnn Rimes; George Michael; Kiki Dee?
12 Cocaine; sound transducer; film award; Shakespearean lovers; winner?
13 Bleach (13); water (7); coffee (5); lemon juice (2)?
14 Mikhail Gorbachev; Donald Trump; Stuart Pearce & Gareth Southgate?
15 Hope Diamond; James Dean’s car; Boston Red Sox; Tutankhamun?
Tough 2 (5 March)
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9 Caledonian; Crinan; Forth and Clyde; Union; Monkland? Canals in Scotland
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Tough 2 (5 March)
9. Scottish canals
11. Done duets with Elton John
13. pH values of each substance
15. Associated with famous curses
11. Done duets with Elton John
13. pH values of each substance
15. Associated with famous curses
Tough 2 (5 March)
10. Types of stone?
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Tough 2 (5 March)
12 Cocaine; sound transducer; film award; Shakespearean lovers; winner?
They are all in that alphabet
Charlie, Mike, Oscar, Romeo, Juliet, Victor
15 Hope Diamond; James Dean’s car; Boston Red Sox; Tutankhamun?
They all carry curses.
They are all in that alphabet
Charlie, Mike, Oscar, Romeo, Juliet, Victor
15 Hope Diamond; James Dean’s car; Boston Red Sox; Tutankhamun?
They all carry curses.
Tough 2 (5 March)
Not bad! 5/7 !
I liked Eccles' answer for 10 and it almost works - headstone, moonstone, not sure about pea-stone though
9 Canals in Scotland.
10 Carpal bones in the wrist (name derivations): scaphoid; capitate; lunate; pisiform.
11 Duetted with Elton John.
12 First names in the Nato alphabet: Charlie; Mike; Oscar; Romeo & Juliet(t); Victor.
13 Approximate values on the pH scale.
14 Appeared in Pizza Hut adverts.
15 Said to have been cursed.
I liked Eccles' answer for 10 and it almost works - headstone, moonstone, not sure about pea-stone though

9 Canals in Scotland.
10 Carpal bones in the wrist (name derivations): scaphoid; capitate; lunate; pisiform.
11 Duetted with Elton John.
12 First names in the Nato alphabet: Charlie; Mike; Oscar; Romeo & Juliet(t); Victor.
13 Approximate values on the pH scale.
14 Appeared in Pizza Hut adverts.
15 Said to have been cursed.
"I used to be a picture in a storybook. Then I escaped." - Hades, The Burnt City
Tough 2 (5 March)
This is peastone. I have some in my garden pond.
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"14 Mikhail Gorbachev; Donald Trump; Stuart Pearce & Gareth Southgate?"
14 Appeared in Pizza Hut adverts.
I think, to be fair, that was quite a hard one to guess...
14 Appeared in Pizza Hut adverts.
I think, to be fair, that was quite a hard one to guess...
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Tough 2 (5 March)
oooh Eccles! you def get a point for that then!
Yes, the Pizza Hut q was a tad tough... but they're all tough unless you know 'em I guess...
Yes, the Pizza Hut q was a tad tough... but they're all tough unless you know 'em I guess...
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