In case some of you found my cryptic crossword clues in Woot! ZXMAS 2017 too difficult, here are some easy, non-cryptic ones. Name the 10 Spectrum games.
1. Famished poet.
2. Clean roots (anag.).
3. The ultimate quest.
4. The end of the world.
5. An adventure in South London?
6. Celebrity industrial action.
7. Pretending to run away.
8. Shut the newspaper down.
9. Socrates' cap (anag.).
10. Hades.
Easy-peasy crossword quiz
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MatGubbins
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5 I was going to say Hampstead, but that is more central London than south London.
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MatGubbins
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4 Armageddon
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MatGubbins
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2 One Scrotal, Oracle snot and my mate Carol Stone.
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MatGubbins
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9 Costa Capers
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MatGubbins
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6 Star Strike
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Yes.
Not Hampstead. I'd call that north London.MatGubbins wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:49 am 5 I was going to say Hampstead, but that is more central London than south London.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
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Ast A. Moore
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1. Hungry Horace
Every man should plant a tree, build a house, and write a ZX Spectrum game.
Author of A Yankee in Iraq, a 50 fps shoot-’em-up—the first game to utilize the floating bus on the +2A/+3,
and zasm Z80 Assembler syntax highlighter.
Author of A Yankee in Iraq, a 50 fps shoot-’em-up—the first game to utilize the floating bus on the +2A/+3,
and zasm Z80 Assembler syntax highlighter.
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Correct.
Also right.
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Juan F. Ramirez
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3 - Martianoids?
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I'm afraid not.
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Still to get:
2. Clean roots (anag.).
3. The ultimate quest.
5. An adventure in South London?
7. Pretending to run away.
2. Clean roots (anag.).
3. The ultimate quest.
5. An adventure in South London?
7. Pretending to run away.
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bob_fossil
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Yes.
No.
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5 - Give my Regards to Broad Street?
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I had to check my map of London, but we can rule out Soho Sex Quest for #5
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5 - either Manic Miner or Jet Set Willy
They're both set in Surbiton
They're both set in Surbiton
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Not these, though Surbiton's close (well, about 6 miles away). Hint: it's on the Tube.
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A way out guess for number 5...
Hampton's Caught!
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index. ... 96&id=2222
Hampton's Caught!
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index. ... 96&id=2222
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That's a great guess, but unfortunately not the right game. I'd actually never heard of that title before.PeterJ wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:13 pm A way out guess for number 5...
Hampton's Caught!
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index. ... 96&id=2222
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How about
Mordon's Quest
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6704
My thought was South London town with tube stations being Morden.
Mordon's Quest
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6704
My thought was South London town with tube stations being Morden.
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That's the one!PeterJ wrote: ↑Thu Dec 14, 2017 8:20 pm How about
Mordon's Quest
https://spectrumcomputing.co.uk/index.p ... 96&id=6704
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I've never really taken the time to do these quizzes in the past. I can see now I have been missing out big time. Thanks for thinking them up.