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| Cumulus clouds - the answer to clue 13 |
Very many thanks to everyone who entered our weather themed quiz. Your support is very much appreciated and the money sent to Wirral Wildlife for the entrance fees is most welcome.
We received a total of 139 entries, of which 37 were all correct. We had a random draw to select the winner, who is Shelley Challenger, of Chippenham.
Here are the answers to the clues:
1. Singing boy on thoroughfare with rodent (American) – maybe on cloud nine? (11). ALTOSTRATUS
2. Do I hear my mother’s sister working within a succession of recurring events? (11). ANTICYCLONE
3. Uses the bathroom after a danger loses energy. (5, 7). APRIL SHOWERS
4. You might think this is a measuring instrument for pubs. (9). BAROMETER
5. Bee first landed on Cornish promontory, I heard. (8). BLIZZARD
6. Mary, the baker, taking on one of the seven deadly sins after losing Romeo, was assailed by this weather. (8). BLUSTERY
7. Have a KitKat where computer files may be stored, letting 45 through. (5, 2, 3, 5). BREAK IN THE CLOUD
8. Talking of French cheeses? (6). BREEZE
9. Romeo takes one of Charlie’s places in the Big Top. (6). CIRRUS
10. Hackneyed expression including pal, and also all new German leaders. (7, 6). CLIMATE CHANGE
11. Was that Charlie with a noisy explosion? (10). CLOUDBURST
12. Viral infection ahead! (4, 5). COLD FRONT
13. Looking back initially, sunlight usually lifted up most undeveloped clouds. (7). CUMULUS
14. “From the empty air appearing, into empty air returning, taking shape when earth it touches, but invisible to all men in its coming and its going.” – The Song of Hiawatha. (3). DEW
15. The insectivorous plant sundew points its sticky leaf-hairs towards the sun. (3, 5). DEW POINT
16. Soft feathers beside Italian river and ancient city. (8). DOWNPOUR
17. Doctor really should look for water. (7). DROUGHT
18. In Rinteln in old British army base (in Germany) during the 1950s, my cousin did National Service. (2, 4). EL NIÑO
19. Prolonged 16 produces two kinds of light. (5, 5). FLASH FLOOD
20. Weather you may find in France or Germany, primarily, mending a tattered garment. (3, 7). FOG PATCHES
21. This will need treatment. What’s best for it? (9). FROSTBITE
22. Category 8 according to Sir Francis. (4, 5, 4). GALE FORCE WIND
23. World conflict about Chinese dynasty. (6, 7). GLOBAL WARMING
24. Aftermath of painted dwelling? (10, 6). GREENHOUSE EFFECT
25. Are you leaving us to face this variable weather? (4). GUST
26. Greet ageing rock band enthusiastically. (10). HAILSTONES
27. Was Edward Heath a zealous Europhile? (4, 4). HEAT HAZE
28. Will Hong-Kong leader take in food with a gesture? (8). HEATWAVE
29. Stoned news media by Yorkshire river. (4, 8). HIGH PRESSURE
30. Did I hear Adam and Eve say “Get a move on, son!”, or words to that effect? (9). HURRICANE
31. Apache adder perhaps? (6, 6). INDIAN SUMMER
32. Matt jeers rudely. (9). JETSTREAM
33. Is this the study of shooting stars? No! (11). METEOROLOGY
34. “This is a mistrial,” said the judge, “I’m leaving.” (7). MISTRAL
35. Little Monday is approaching. (7). MONSOON
36. I get out of minibus when it breaks down. (6). NIMBUS
37. Six balls for the actors. (8). OVERCAST
38. If you start running again in November, you will get soaked. (4). RAIN
39. Domesticated animals on the throne reportedly. (7, 4, 3, 4). RAINING CATS AND DOGS
40. Condition welcomed by one in charge of lambs. (3, 3, 2, 5). RED SKY AT NIGHT
41. Whisky didn’t hit the spot, we’re told. (6, 4). SCOTCH MIST
42. Seen in sea areas like Viking, Faeroes, Fair Isle, etc. (5). SLEET
43. Stir up – down first, on a windy winter’s day. (9). SNOWDRIFT
44. Is this the worst Mons weather? (9). SNOWSTORM
45. CJ, who “didn’t get where I am today by …” was boss of these desserts. (8). SUNSHINE
46. Someone unlocked the pearly gates, causing 16. (3, 7, 6). THE HEAVENS OPENED
47. Audio-visual display (from two German reindeer?) (7, 3, 9). THUNDER AND LIGHTNING
48. Ripped with what Shakespeare found a lot of concerning nought. (7). TORNADO
49. Motorcar spoilt, vandalised, but nothing stolen. (8, 5). TROPICAL STORM
50. Looked behind, not in, French Riviera city once more, as George would say. (6, 3, 4, 5). TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN
Here are some notes on the clues that seemed to cause the most difficulty:
3. APRIL SHOWERS – “a danger” = “a peril”; “shower” couldn’t be accepted, as the clue
requires third person singular.
7. BREAK IN THE CLOUD – We didn’t accept “clouds” because computer files are stored in
“The Cloud”, and “clouds” has too many letters.
8. BREEZE – nothing in the clue would suggest a second syllable, so “breezy” was not
accepted.
12. COLD FRONT – We didn’t allow “cold spell” as it didn’t fit with “ahead” in the clue.
15. DEW POINT – Dew point is the temperature at which dew starts to form. The whole
phrase was hidden in the clue: “… sundew points …”.
20. FOG PATCHES – This is a phrase commonly used in weather forecasts.
22. GALE FORCE WIND – A lot of people put “gale, fresh gale”; both are terms used to
describe a Force 8 wind, but “gale, fresh gale” is not an expression that is commonly used.
23. GLOBAL WARMING – A popular entry was “global warning”, but we are not aware of a
“Ning” dynasty; also the phrase is not weather-related.
24. GREENHOUSE EFFECT – Several people put in “greenhouse gases”, some spelling it
“gasses” in order to fit the letter count. But there is nothing in the clue that refers to gases.
26. HAILSTONES – The Rolling Stones is the rock band that the clue refers to. “Stones” is a
common shorthand for the band. We also accepted “Hailstorms” in recognition that “Storm”
is the name of a rock band. “Hailstone” and Hailstorm” were not accepted – too few letters.
33. METEOROLOGY – This is the study of the atmosphere, with focus on weather-
forecasting.
42. SLEET – A lot of people didn’t spot this hidden in the clue: “… Fair Isle etc.”
43. SNOWDRIFT – Anagram of “down first”.
45. SUNSHINE – This refers to the BBC sitcom “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin”.
Perrin worked for a firm called “Sunshine Desserts”.
50. TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN – This was a catch phrase used by George Formby, the
Lancashire entertainer.
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