| Initial | Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Writer | Author | 86%
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| P | Large amount | Plethora | 86%
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| L | Superman's enemy | Lex Luthor | 71%
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| H | Common, small, British tree | Hawthorn | 57%
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| J | Pennsylvania town named after a sportsman who played professional football, baseball and basketball, and also won the Olympic decathlon gold medal | Jim Thorpe | 57%
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| R | Permit officially, again | Reauthorise | 57%
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| T | Complete, detailed, leaving no stone unturned | Thorough | 57%
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| U | Not allowed by those in power | Unauthorised | 43%
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| B | Shrub which produces sloe berries; contains a word for a colour | Blackthorn | 29%
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| C | Pertaining to both the heart and chest | Cardiothoracic | 29%
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| M | Isotope of the element whose symbol is Th, with the Greek prefix meaning "middle" | Mesothorium | 29%
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| S | Breed of cattle whose sharp head appendages do not protrude very far | Shorthorn | 29%
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| D | Spiky shrub associated with very dry regions | Desert-thorn | 14%
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| E | The internal framework of the central body part of insects | Endothorax | 14%
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| F | Spiny plant with flame-coloured berries | Firethorn | 14%
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| N | Musical instrument whose name is German for "night" and a type of instrument | Nachthorn | 14%
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| O | The scientific name for the platypus, meaning "duck-like bird-snout" | Ornithorhynchus | 14%
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| Q | Genus of large plants known for speed of growth | Quickthorn | 14%
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| W | Royal burgh in the historic county of Wigtownshire, Scotland | Whithorn | 14%
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| Y | Golden-coloured Australian bird | Yellow thornbill | 14%
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| G | To remodel (an ancient building) without retaining its original character | Grimthorpe | 0%
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| I | Within the main body part of insects | Intrathoracic | 0%
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| K | Tree of the African savannah | Knobthorn | 0%
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| V | Europe's highest ski resort, in France | Val Thorens | 0%
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| X | American shrub; the Greek prefix means "yellow" | Xanthorhiza | 0%
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| Z | The Latin transliteration of the Greek restaurant Ζυθορυχείο | Zythorycheío | 0%
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