Bridge November 2022

Solutions

Graduation
LISTENING PART THREE
1 Torquemada; 2 100 / a hundred (pages); 3 Ł25 / twenty‑five (British) pounds; 4 12 / twelve; 5 (comedy) writer; 6 online / on the internet; 7 (from) San Francisco; 8 31(st) December 2022 / December 31(st) 2022
EXTRA TASK
1 wasn’t / wouldn’t be; 2 have never read / had never read; 3 bought / had bought; 4 would be / was; 5 started; 6 didn’t expect / hadn’t expected; 7 solves

Giving Thanks for Survival
1 Although; 2 nothing; 3 which; 4 spoke; 5 returning; 6 threw; 7 realized; 8 eaten; 9 near; 10 for; 11 might; 12 should; 13 would; 14 takes; 15 to see

The Puzzler
WORD PYRAMID
A, AT, RAT, RATE, CRATE, CRATER, CRAFTER
AN ALPHABETICAL CROSSWORD

Sleepy, or maybe a bit stupid: DOZY
Old but still nice – a trendy kind of second-hand: VINTAGE
The wind did this: BLEW
There are radio stations here – but it’s not AM!: FM
You might find this in the House of Commons: MP
This city’s about 560 km northwest of L.A.: SF
Fast: QUICK
You might find jam in these: JARS
The answer is “because”!: WHY
A male cow used as a working animal: OX

WORD VENN DIAGRAM

1 Fireworks; 2 Reworded; 3 Remarked

November Idioms
party: C; food and eating: D; Australia: B

The Rough Road to Qatar
1 allegation; 2 whistleblower; 3 bribe; 4 to suspend; 5 to prosecute; 6 essentially; 7 flogging

Cooliosities
adorkable: A mix of “dorky” and “adorable”. An adjective meaning socially awkward in a way that seems cute.
yeet: An exclamation of surprise or approval, or a verb meaning to throw, especially carelessly and with force.
FWIW: For What It’s Worth. A warning that a statement might not be important or relevant.
lewk: From a humorous way of saying “look”. A noun referring to an individual look or style; also used in the plural as to have lewks, meaning to be very attractive.
cringe / cringeworthy: An adjective meaning extremely awkward, shameful and embarrassing.
baller: From African-American sporting slang. An adjective meaning excellent and extravagant, or a noun meaning someone who is impressive and successful.
sus: An abbreviation of suspicious. An adjective meaning untrustworthy or otherwise worrying or unreliable.
MacGyver: From the name of a character in a TV show. A verb meaning to make or repair something using only the things you have on hand.
ICYMI: In Case You Missed It. Used to draw attention to a previous announcement.
pwn: Originally a typo for “own”. A verb meaning to dominate and defeat someone completely.
janky: Probably from junk, meaning rubbish. An adjective meaning “of very poor quality” or “not working properly”.

The Qunited Kingdom
GUESS THE MEANING: 1A, 2B
QUOTES ABOUT QUEUES: 1 forms; 2 waiting; 3 complaining; 4 to look, watching

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