| Letter | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA | Group for drink addicts | Alcoholics Anonymous | 89%
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| OO | Liquid fat obtained from olives | Olive oil | 75%
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| CC | US TV channel, funny | Comedy Central | 61%
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| RR | Posh British car manufacturer | Rolls Royce | 57%
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| BB | Orwellian despot | Big Brother | 54%
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| JJ | 'Ulysses' novelist | James Joyce | 54%
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| WW | Scottish freedom fighter, 'Braveheart' protagonist | William Wallace | 54%
|
| II | Clandestine migrant | Illegal immigrant | 46%
|
| TT | Twin island state of the Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | 46%
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| EE | Great Britain's only Winter Olympic ski-jumper | Eddie the Eagle | 43%
|
| ZZ | Double-o | Zero zero | 39%
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| PP | Reproductive health charity in the US | Planned Parenthood | 29%
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| DD | Stereo and audio compression company | Dolby Digital | 25%
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| UU | Northern Irish institute of higher education | University of Ulster | 25%
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| XX | Musical instrument as a Christmas present | Xmas Xylophone | 25%
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| GG | Unit of mass of the order of magnitude 10^9 | Gigagram | 18%
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| LL | Harry Potter: Daughter of Xenophilius and Pandora | Luna Lovegood | 18%
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| MM | UK postgrad. degree in playing instruments | Master of Music | 18%
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| HH | 50s automobile starring in the film 'Cars' | Hudson Hornet | 14%
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| FF | Unit of capacitance of the order of magnitude 10^(-15) | Femtofarad | 11%
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| YY | Elements named after Ytterby, Sweden | Yttrium and Ytterbium | 11%
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| KK | 'Common' spelling system of Cornish | Kernewek Kemmyn | 7%
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| NN | To signify an unknown person (Latin term) | Nomen nescio | 4%
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| Pseudoscience which blends quantum physics and philosophy | Quantum quackery | 4%
| |
| SS | Nazi 'protection squadron' | Schutzstaffel | 4%
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| VV | Province of Calabria, Italy | Vibo Valentia | 4%
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