Torquemada

Something Rhymes with Purple

Sony Music

Comedy, Arts, Education

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2021

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Calling all cruciverbalists! Susie and Gyles have a treat in store for you as they deep-dive into the most popular word game around: the Crossword. Since its creation 108 years ago, the crossword has transfixed millions on both sides of the Atlantic and the charm of this game has worked its way into literature, fashion, film - even the Royals are known to be fans! In today’s episode, come be a sleuth(hound) and see if you can outwit Topsy Turvy Roast Mules or a kissing monkey as our very own hosts go head-to-head with the most devilish cryptic clues around. Will an anagram, an envelopment or a web developer be enough to catch either of our two superb wordsmith hosts out? A Somethin’ Else production. If you have a crossword clue that would baffle Torquemada himself, then Gyles and Susie want to hear it! Please email [email protected]. Trio Explaterate - To talk continuously without stopping Nyctalopia - Poor vision in low light Nuppence - To have no money Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.3	I love, like enjoying a latte on the bus with some music or on a walk with a friend. My
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1:08.8	Hello and welcome to something rhymes with purple. This is a podcast about words, about language
1:15.4	and about passion. And on it, we have played so many word games over the course of our
1:21.4	24 episodes. And yet, we haven't covered the most popular word game that millions play
1:28.3	each day. And I happen to know that my co-presenter knows all about this particular word game
1:33.4	because he is a cruciverbalist and that is jazz brand-race. Hi, Jiles.
1:37.8	Hello, it's good to be with you again, Susie. Tell me what are the cruciverbalists?
1:42.5	Cruciverbalist is simply a crossword lover. I am indeed a crossword lover. I'm not
1:47.9	very good at crosswords, but I do love them. And I was taught not to worry about not being
1:54.2	very good at them by a very great British actor, called Sir John Gilgurd before your time.
2:00.7	But do you remember the name? I definitely remember John Gilgurd.
2:04.1	Yes, he was an actor. What an actor. And he lived to be 97 years
2:08.0	of age. And I wrote his biography, which is how I got to know him. And he was a crossword
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