Incident 2005

English Crossword Finals - Round 2

The Cross Talkers : Rajat & Venu

Table Manners

• There is no grid in this round.
• 10 clues on the buzzer.
• All clues in this round are based on a theme. This is just to spice up the proceedings a little bit : No points for guessing the theme. (In case you get the theme, use it to your advantage to crack other clues).
• The teams will get their turns in the order in which they buzzed. Scoring pattern : +10 for a correct answer, -5 for a wrong one. Contrary to the previous round, in case no team gets the answer, we will let out the answer.
• Teams can buzz within 3 minutes of a clue being chosen and displayed.
• ONCE A TEAM BUZZES, IT MUST GIVE THE ANSWER IMMEDIATELY. (No waiting games here, again)
• Even here, a team can choose to go for a clue without actually looking at it, but this is not recommended unless you are an oracle. You'll get +15 if you are right, -10 if you are wrong.

Flavoured Desserts

1. Designer ensnared by Indian trap for a wild animal (6)
2. Rotten contravention of rules (4)
3. Insect with stinger removed to talk hesitatingly (6)
4. Wild rat looks at foggy skies to find star (8)
5. Heard to be brave, but not by the day (7)
6. Resist the male (4)
7. Cisco utility's kernel can gather intelligence (5)
8. The Bartholomews laid out wreath of flowers (6)
9. Lodge serving cyanide to you turns its back to the servile nigger (5,3)
10. Pine to go to toilets and uncover underpants? (4,5)