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big al

17th December 2010, 09:17
1)Abobrericalank
2)Colt shooter has a flow of energy before the rally.
3)Mr Jones was looking around foreign currency.
4)r
5)Walk around what certainly is an endless lane.

The answers, in no particular order, are:-

a)Samuel Beckett (could be no.2 but can't see the connection)
b)Three men in a boat.
c)Tom Sawyer (no 3? can't see the connection.)
d)Treasure Island
e)Middlemarch. (could also be no 2?)
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mark

17th December 2010, 09:33
1) has Bob, Eric, Alan in ARK - so that's three men in a boat
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mark

17th December 2010, 09:36
5)Walk around what certainly is an endless lane.

d)Treasure Island

Walk = TREAD

Certainly is = SURE IS

endless lane = LAN

TREA SURE IS LAN D
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sudokulover

17th December 2010, 09:38
Tom Sawyer must be No 3. TOM Jones SAW (was looking) REY - is it a river?
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sudokulover

17th December 2010, 09:39
4 is Middlemarch "r" is the middle letter in March
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mark

17th December 2010, 09:39
3)Mr Jones was looking around foreign currency

c)Tom Sawyer

Mr Jones = TOM (Welsh singer, Sir Tom Jones)

was looking arouund = SAW (was reversed)

foreign currency = YER (Yemeni Rial)

So TOM SAW YER
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mark

17th December 2010, 09:47
2)Colt shooter has a flow of energy before the rally.

Samuel Beckett

Colt = SAMUEL (Samuel Colt invented the Colt pistol)

flow = BECK (a flowing stream)

energy = E

rally = TT (held annually in the Isle of Man)

SAMUEL BECK E TT
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big al

20th December 2010, 10:38
Many thanks Mark and Sudokulover for your help in completing my quiz. Merry Xmas and best wishes for 2011. Big Al
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