by LDS » 15 Jan 2023 Read
McManusFan wrote:Arg! I really struggle with these vague assonance ones. Good job LDS isn't keeping track of guesses.
I tried but my calculator blew up after 13 pages
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by chengdufan » 15 Jan 2023 Read
Liam Highfield
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by Prop » 15 Jan 2023 Read
chengdufan wrote:Liam Highfield
Correct!
Return > reverse
Post > mail
Mail reversed > Liam
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by chengdufan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
Ledge Alcohol
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by McManusFan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
Bai(jiu) Langning (landing)?
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by chengdufan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
Nope, not a Chinese player
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by Prop » 16 Jan 2023 Read
Cliff Thorburn?
A cliff could be described as a ledge. And alcohol can melt (thaw) ice (lower freezing point than water) as well as burn, if you put alcohol on a wound for example.
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by chengdufan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
Not Cliff, but we are looking for a retired player
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by McManusFan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
This is a stretch but a fun one.
Paul Watchorn
Wat <- Angkor Wat <- legendary (in the sense of being well known <- ledge.
Alcohol -> C2H6O -> CHO
Watcho( big bad wolf )
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by chengdufan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
I would love that to be the correct answer, but alas, no
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by McManusFan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
I have no idea why it changes r & n together to be 'big bad wolf'
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by chengdufan » 16 Jan 2023 Read
LDS wrote:It's Sil Vino Fransisco.
It is, indeed! Well figured out, LDS
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by McManusFan » 18 Jan 2023 Read
David Taylor?
Quick -> quicksilver + quick -> foxy (as in clever) = The silver fox
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by chengdufan » 18 Jan 2023 Read
Sanderson Lam?
Quicksand
And apparently there was a book named Cloudstreet with a character named Quick Lamb
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by Iranu » 18 Jan 2023 Read
Mark Allen?
On your mark > race > quick
Barry Allen > The Flash > quick
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by Iranu » 18 Jan 2023 Read
Barry Hawkins?
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by McManusFan » 19 Jan 2023 Read
On (quick)fire Maguire?
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by Prop » 19 Jan 2023 Read
Alex Higgins?
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by McManusFan » 19 Jan 2023 Read
Prop wrote:Alex Higgins?
Ah of course! Hurry and Cane (it). Has to be that.
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by Prop » 19 Jan 2023 Read
Endless massacre.
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by McManusFan » 19 Jan 2023 Read
Tony Knowles?
Massacre minus the end -> mass -> ton = tony without the end. Nice and circular.
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by Prop » 19 Jan 2023 Read
McManusFan wrote:Tony Knowles?
Massacre minus the end -> mass -> ton = tony without the end. Nice and circular.
It’s good, but it’s not right.
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by Iranu » 19 Jan 2023 Read
Jamie Jones?
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