Elements (in atomic number order, you should have had lots more!)

1. Cover, propel a boat, ... X
Hydrogen

2. Achilles, me, stutter
Helium

3. Aflame, hello, Amherst school
Lithium

4. Put in ground, letter, Neeson
Beryllium

5. Put to sleep, not off
Boron

6. Auto, tres good
Carbon

7. Pick, ...er wilco, acceleration, letter
Nitrogen

8. ... bow, how come, not a Maj.
Oxygen

9. Duct, either, surrounded by, Cockney him
Fluorine

10. Matrix part, letter
Neon

Good job!

Sure there could have been many more, but gee whiz! Plus ten makes the scoring math a bit more elemental. BTW, I gas I'll let that "Flourine" go.

Grey: 15 points.

Over to you!

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#-o

I don't get the article bit. And is a conjunction, not an article. :wink:

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yeah, there have been a few dodgy clues around here. "not her sisters" for "hanna" (as in Susquehanna) was pretty out there.

The clue was for the words Pull + An = Poland.



...No I just made a mistake. Orginally that clue was going to be morose author + earth (Poe + land). But I really like that one, so at the last second I changed it. Having never taken any form of grammer education also hurts.

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Hey, at least it worked grammatically and phonetically. Plus somebody got it, which the proof of the pudding.

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Same here. I would have answered with "Poland" except that "and" isn't an article. Same consideration re "Germany" where "few" has to do with a small percentage, where "any" has to do more with choice, and can mean a large percentage.

Any

Pronunciation: eh ni

Part of Speech: adjective
Definition 1. some or one, without further specification.
Example: a choice of any six.
Crossref. Syn. all
Definition 2. one or another; each and every.
Example: Any child can learn.
Crossref. Syn. all
Definition 3. whatever or all, without restriction.
Example: They will win at any cost.
Crossref. Syn. all
Definition 4. even a very small amount of (used after a negative).
Example: I don't want any trouble.

Part of Speech: pronoun
Definition 1. an unspecified person or persons; anybody.
Example: She was kinder than any.
Crossref. Syn. all
Definition 2. a thing, things, or an amount of something implied.
Example: There isn't any on the shelf ; There aren't any to be found anywhere.

Part of Speech: adverb
Definition 1. to a degree or extent.
Example: Is he any worse than she?

Few

Pronunciation: fyu

Part of Speech: adjective
Inflected Forms: fewer, fewest
Definition 1. only a small number of (sometimes prec. by a).
Example: Few people ever become millionaires ; There are a few seats left.
Crossref. Syn. infrequent

Part of Speech: noun
Definition 1. (used with a pl. verb) a very small number.
Example: Give me a few of those pencils.
Crossref. Syn. couple
Definition 2. a special small group of people (prec. by the).
Example: Only the few can appreciate this music.

Related Words: minority , fraction

Phrase: quite a few

Part of Speech: pronoun
Definition 1. (used with a pl. verb) a small number of people or things.
Example: Few understand his poetry.

"Few" is almost the antonym of "any".

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Ironically, I like your original clue much better

Here's a dozen for you.

one rotation, moving image recording, briefly; unclothed bird; disgusting

letter; God in latin, struggle, part of the psyche; sample, possessive pronoun, make a mistake

honest; drive, determine

musical piece, above; view, legendary Asian detective, done

possess, in a way Higgins would dislike, sheep; not his, together prefix

stutter, triumph; flower

wealthy, difficult; rotating device

tilt, father; insect; antlered creature

sprite, water plant, schwa; toast topping, body part

pale, fish, grain; number theory, orb

fish limb; nominative of 'im; child, country

sum, protected one; ocean; flatten, bed

Richard Geare.

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I think it's Gere. In any case, that's remarkably close, but not quite correct.

IMDB says Geare, but it isn't entirely authoritative.

But that's not it, eh? Nuts.

Edit: Wikipedia says Gere. Now I'm torn.

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I don't find anything under "Richard Geare" at IMDB.

I'm afraid that, while I'll acknowledge that it fits the clue nicely (so I'm hearby giving you a point for it anyway!), it's going to provide no help at all in working out the category or the other names. I'll acknowledge that some of these names may be somewhat less familiar, but, as with many of these, once you figure out one or two or track down the category, the rest are pretty obvious.

Category: 2004 Nobel Laureates

one rotation, moving image recording, briefly; unclothed bird; disgusting
David J. Gross

letter; God in latin, struggle, part of the psyche; sample, possessive pronoun, make a mistake
H. David Politzer

honest; drive, determine
Frank Wilczek

musical piece, above; view, legendary Asian detective, done
Aaron Ciechanover

possess, in a way Higgins would dislike, sheep; not his, together prefix
Avram Hershko

stutter, triumph; flower
Irwin Rose

wealthy, difficult; rotating device
Richard Axel

tilt, father; insect; antlered creature
Linda Buck

sprite, water plant, schwa; toast topping, body part
Elfriede Jelinek

pale, fish, grain; number theory, orb
Wangari Maathai

fish limb; nominative of 'im; child, country
Finn E Kydland

sum, protected one; ocean; flatten, bed
Edward C. Prescott

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I know this one is wrong. There's a bug

Linda B Buck 8)

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Beautifully done, Eroica, I believe that would be 15 points, and the turn is yours. I was worried for a moment there that the names might be too obscure, but clearly not. Oh, and a gratuitous point for ATP, for pointing out the missing initial with such a clever turn of phrase.

This list shouldn't be too difficult:

• farm building, an insect; famous type of motorcycle
  
• spoil, element; first syllable of the name a pimply-faced Australian on The Simpsons gives to bullfrogs, sick, humour
  
• article; Greek letter, French my
  
• short word google generally ignores; field game; in working mode; article; organ
  
• article; wooden implement that is usually dropped after successful use (or flung aside in anger after unsuccessful use), sick; short word; Gaelic name for the river that flows through my home city
  
• document object model, key of pathetique; conjunction; star
  
• short word; frequent, short man's name; occupy with workers
  
• inflamed, cash register; entrance, Pennywise
  
• unit of time; Greek letter, masticate, Roman numeral; day, terminate
  
• short word; young woman, tall plant; short word; editor, gain; Roman numeral, crucifix

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I decided that since it might appear I was hogging this thread, I would take a break and watch. But it's been a while, therefore:

Theme: Works of Charles Dickens

farm building, an insect; famous type of motorcycle
Barnaby Rudge

spoil, element; first syllable of the name a pimply-faced Australian on The Simpsons gives to bullfrogs, sick, humour
Martin Chuzzlewit

document object model, key of pathetique; conjunction; star
Dombey and Son

inflamed, cash register; entrance, Pennywise
Little Dorrit

unit of time; Greek letter, masticate, Roman numeral; day, terminate
Our Mutual Friend

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short word; young woman, tall plant; short word; editor, gain; Roman numeral, crucifix
The Mystery of Edwin Drood

article; Greek letter, French my
The Chimes

short word google generally ignores; field game; in working mode; article; organ
The Cricket on the Hearth

article; wooden implement that is usually dropped after successful use (or flung aside in anger after unsuccessful use), sick; short word; Gaelic name for the river that flows through my home city
The Battle of Life

short word; frequent, short man's name; occupy with workers
The Haunted Man

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=D> Maksutov: 15 Points.

Take it away, Mak!

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Go raibh maith agat, Eroica.

OK, this should be pretty black and white:

1. Article; liquor, Chin...; Tumble, sting

2. Letter, not belonging to her; rev; 100; More elevated

3. Debussy's La ..., article auf Deutsche; Not your; ..... pea

4. ....ya, .. Seed (Tick); With it, not dose, not the NCAA, how come?

5. Modern ye; BABB item, o wow ...; Small hole piercer, a bit more; Thomas Williams (for short), each oxygen atom inside the Ih lattice is surrounded by four other oxygen atoms in a tetrahedral arrangement-the distance between oxygens is approximately 2.75 Angstroms-the hydrogen atoms are arranged following the Bernal-Fowler rules

6. ..X 1138, letter; Tom Hanks vehicle; Snake sound, jump

7. Produce an egg, expire; Contained; article; Veronica ....

8. Grind, fear; ~22/7, ...wig, espy

9. Duh in B'ooklyn; 90 feet from home; It's All Right, .., letter

10. No other one; Down; Salvador ...., letter

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The Big Sleep

I'm gonna guess Humphrey Bogart movies for the category.

Right re the movies, keep trying re the category.

W.F. Tomba: 2 points (so far)

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Is 7. "Lady in the Lake"? Does this have to do with Raymond Chandler? Sadly, I'm not real familiar with his work!

3. "Murder My Sweet" ? Trying to think of more Raymond Chandler novels!

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Could 9. be "The Long Good-Bye"?

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Are you asking me? Sorry, this isn't Jeopardy™. You're the one who has to supply the answers.

A bit, but that's not the category/theme.

See reply to 7. above.

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See reply to 7. above. :wink:

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