GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (Round 6)

How to Play:

To solve the answer to each simply decode a series of clues whose answers string together to reveal the name of a city, state or country of the world. Each clue is listed with the number of letters to its answer, which also happens, not coincidentally, to equal the total number of letters to the final answer. (Just count the number of ?????? in case of doubt.)

Example:

➤ Small food container (3) + Palindromic woman's name (3) = ??????

[Answer: the first 3-letter clue answer is "CAN"; the second 3-letter clue answer is "ADA". Combine "CAN" and "ADA" to come up with the country of CANADA.]

Round 6:

➤ Morally offensive act (3) + "Mind the ____" (British underground expression) (3) + Some people mine this (3) = ?????????

 
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➤ It's not exactly gross (3) + Not him (3) + An airplane does this at the end (5) = ???????????

        
⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ Big _____ (3) + Ego literally means this (1) + Yours might be Jokull if you're Icelandic (4) = ????????

        
⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ Small bag or pouch in biology (3) + Abbreviation for chronic inflammatory disorder (2) + "_____ are cruel, man is kind" (3) + Short preposition (2) = ??????????

         
⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (3) + Sass (3) + Evergreens (5) = ???????????

        
⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: GEOGRAPHICAL BREAKDOWN (Round 5)

THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 7)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a string of 3 or more identical vowels surrounded by blank spaces. Using the clue as a solving aid, figure out each word (or place name).

Example:

➤ ___ ___ EE ___ E ___

(Place to store excess perishables)

[The answer is FREEZER.]

Round 7:

➤ ___ A ___ A ___ A ___

(Muslim religious period)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ ___ A ___ A ___ A ___ A

(West Indian pumpkin)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ ___ ___ EE ___ E ___

(One who establishes a handshake connection)

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➤ E ___ ___ ___ E ___ E ___ ___

(Pure crap)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ ___ ___ ___ OO ___ ___ O ___

(Young male pupil)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 6)

DOUBLIN' DOWN (Round 1)

How to Play:

Each entry is a sentence containing one or more blanks to fill in using words or phrases that repeat syllables. Single, double and hyphenated words, as well as common phrases and homonyms, are allowed.

Example:

➤ The ______ - ______ is the world's largest nocturnal primate.

[The answer is "AYE-AYE", an endangered species of lemur from Madagascar.]

Round 1:

➤ Hindsight is often referred to as this: ______ - ______ vision.

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➤ You might go ______ over Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ If you lose your mind, you might go ______ - ______ which sounds cooler than insane insane.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ From old Appalachian song lyric: "Way down yonder in the ______ patch.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ My Uncle Hugo used to call me "Drum Drum", his twist on ______ - ______.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

HUMANIMALS (Round 2)

How to Play:

Based on the clue (an initial is provided as a solving aid), each correct answer will reveal a "HUMANIMAL" - a well-known personality whose first or last name is a bird, mammal, amphibian, reptile or insect. Homophones, nicknames and pseudonyms are allowed.

Example:

➤ W. ["crumby" bird] =

__________ * __________

[The answer to the clue is "PIGEON" revealing the "Humanimal" named WALTER * PIDGEON.]

Round 2:

➤ T. [salad with hard-boiled eggs and bacon] =

__________ * __________

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➤ [small wild feline] G. =

__________ * __________

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➤ P. [illegal transporter of humans across a border] =

__________ * __________

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ J. [fluttering insect] H. =

__________ * __________ * __________

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ H. [you scarf or do this when gulping down food quickly] =

__________ * __________

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ M. [beam of light] =

__________ * __________

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ E. [mammal of the genus Mustela] =

__________ * __________

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: HUMANIMALS (Round 1)

SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 8)

How to Play:

Each entry consists of a Spanish word surrounded by blank spaces. Your job is to fill in the blank spaces with appropriate letters to solve a new word - in English!

Example: 

➤ ___ PIE ___

[The answer is "SPIED", solved by filling in "S" and "D" in the blank spaces.]

Round 8:

➤ ___ ESTE ___ ___

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ___ ___ TRES ___

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤  SALA ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ PAJA ___ ___ ___ 

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ___ ___ FAMA ___ ___ ___ ___

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 6)

BRAINWRACK!: SPANGLISH CONNECTIONS (Round 7)

CONSARNED CONSONANTS (Round 5)

How to Play:

Based on the given clue, figure out the mystery word. Each entry is a 7- or 8-letter word containing a single vowel. This round contains a 9-letter word, astonishingly!

Example:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___ ___

(Literature genre)

[The answer is "MYSTERY", a 7-letter word containing a single vowel.]

Round 5:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ E ___

(Describing someone as shady)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ ___ ___ ___ U ___ ___ ___

(Describing a stunted bush or landscape)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ A ___ ___ ___ ___

(Excessively sentimental in a certain ethnic vernacular)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ___ ___ I ___ ___ ___ ___

(Describing a light, consistent rain)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___

(What you might do for sport on a river full of trout)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ I ___ ___

(To make mysterious or obscure)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: CONSARNED CONSONANTS (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: CONSARNED CONSONANTS (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: CONSARNED CONSONANTS (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: CONSARNED CONSONANTS (Round 4)

SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IMAGINARY QUOTIENT (IQ) TEST (Round 10)

How to Play:

Fill in the two blanks in each entry to come up with a goofy "Spoonerized Moniker" and its resulting 2-word rhyming phrase. The correct answers will complete a sentence where each set of blanks is a spoonerism of the other.

Example:

➤ PETE ________ works in a slaughterhouse as a ________ PACKER.

 
[The answer to the first blank is "MACKER" (which rhymes with "PACKER"), while the answer to the second blank is "MEAT" (which rhymes with "PETE"). Thus, the answer to the riddle is "PETE MACKER works in a slaughterhouse as a MEAT PACKER."]

Round 10:

➤ DAVE ________ is usually an optimistic sort but lately due to a run of bad luck he is full of

________ DOUBTS.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ LUCY ________ loves to squeeze              LEMONS for a tart, refreshing ade.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ CHEYENNE ________ missed out on a huge opportunity and considered it a ________ SHAME that it didn't work out for her like planned.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ANNE ________ was unable to enjoy a tin of beans around the campfire without a

________ OPENER.


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ NOLAN ________ had sore and puffy teats, hence he was suffering from a bad case of ________ NIPPLES.

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: * IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 5)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 6)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 7)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: *IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 8)

BRAINWRACK!: SPOONERIZED MONIKERS IQ* TEST: * IMAGINARY QUOTIENT* (Round 9)

THIS & THAT (Round 2)

How to Play:

Each correct answer is a common "_______ & _______" phrase, such as "THIS & THAT". To solve, simply switch out one letter in each clue word with a different letter to reveal a common "_______ & _______" phrase.

Example:

➤ _______ & _______

(bell / chair)

[Answer: switch out the "e" in "bell" to "a" and the "r" in "chair" to "n" to come up with the common "_______ & _______" phrase, "BALL & CHAIN".]

Round 2:

➤ _______ & _______

(lift / depth)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ _______ & _______

(slack / whine)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ _______ & _______

(starch / fescue)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ _______ & _______

(jock / roil)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ _______ & _______

hues / misses)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ _______ & _______

(shop / brisk)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ _______ & _______

(numb / lumber)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure):

BRAINWRACK!: THIS & THAT (Round 1)

XXX-RATED PHRASES (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a 3-word phrase and each word contains an X. Using the clues as a solving aid, figure out the Triple X-rated phrase. (No blushing allowed!)

Example:

___ ___ X

___ X ___ ___ ___

___ X ___ ___

(A half-dozen additional bovine draft animals needed.)

[Answer: "SIX EXTRA OXEN".]

Round 3:

___ ___ X ___ ___ ___

___ X ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ X

(Levy applied to high end goods such as expensive Scotch and yachts)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ X ___ ___

___ ___ X ___ ___ ___ ___

(Result gone awry of an amateur chemist combining poisonous elements)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

 ___ ___ X ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ X

(Remember that large territory north of Mexico that was illegally taken? Bogus! False News! Not true!)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ X ___ ___

___ ___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Jubilant jabberers set side by side)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ X ___ ___

___ ___ X ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ X ___ ___

(Bamboozled citizen with a bad spell cast on her who owes the government an annual levy)


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: XXX-RATED PHRASES (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: XXX-RATED PHRASES (Round 2)

ROMAN NUMERAL CRYPTOLOGY (Round 5)

How to Play:

To decode the solution to each entry, first convert the Arabic numeral to its Roman numeral counterpart. Then, inferring from puns and riddles within the cryptic clue, break down the logical structure of each entry to figure out the answer.

Example:

➤ "9 sits inside a pigpen at retirement age": SIXTY

[The answer is "sIXty" derived from the rules: 9 becomes IX, which is then inserted inside the word "sty" because the cryptic clue says "IX sits inside a pigpen." Another word for pigpen is "sty", so putting IX inside "sty" results in "sIXty". Part of the pun / solution is 60 is also a retirement age.]

➤ Roman Numeral Key:

[I = 1 / V=5 / X=10 / L=50 / C=100 / D=500 / M=1000]

Round 5:

➤ "Professor’s helper takes a cab before 9": ________


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ "4 go inside electronics company to donate": ________


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ "Did this Roman poet really die from taking 6 pills too many?": ________


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ "9 pass away in the Deep South": ________


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛


➤ "504 separate during the middle of March": ________


⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: ROMAN NUMERAL CRYPTOLOGY (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: ROMAN NUMERAL CRYPTOLOGY (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: ROMAN NUMERAL CRYPTOLOGY (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: ROMAN NUMERAL CRYPTOLOGY (Round 4)

PLAINLY STATED (Round 3)

How to Play:

Each entry's correct answer is a made-up 2-word phrase. Both words are 4 letters long and comprise, in sequence, the abbreviations of 4 consecutive U.S. states. Clues are given as a solving aid and state abbreviations can be used more than once in each answer set. Could it be more plainly stated?

Example:

➤ ______ * ______

(Dinner for Shamu?)

[Answer: The 2-word phrase is "ORCA MEAL", which correctly answers the clue, "Dinner for Shamu?". Contained within the 2-word phrase are 4 consecutive U.S. postal abbreviations: "OR" & "CA" for Oregon & California, which combine to create the word "ORCA"; and "ME" & "AL" for Maine & Alabama, which combine to create the word "MEAL".]

Round 3:

➤ ______ * ______

(An almost increase in a stock uptick?)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ______ * ______

(Extra girth on outer edge of wheels?)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ______ * ______

(What you would have if 50 Noahs sailed 50 of these?)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ______ * ______

(Small bucket to hold baby's poo-poo?)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

➤ ______ * ______

(Terrain without the last four letters of terrain?)

⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛⌛

PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: PLAINLY STATED (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: PLAINLY STATED (Round 2)

THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 6)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a string of 3 or more identical vowels surrounded by blank spaces. Using the clue as a solving aid, figure out each word (or place name).

Example:

➤ ___ ___ EE ___ E ___

(Place to store excess perishables)

[The answer is FREEZER.]

Round 6:

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(Poo-Poo)


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(Item carried in a student's backpack)

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➤ ___ OO ___ ___ ___ O ___

(Soft lighting from celestial body)

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➤ U ___ ___ ___ U ___ ___ ___U ___

(Mendacious)

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(Someone who forwards a certain post)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 4)

BRAINWRACK!: THROWING IN THE VOWEL(S) (Round 5)

NIFTY 50

How to Play:

Nifty 50 entries have 2 things in common: each answer is a 3-letter word, and each answer thematically links to all other answers. Figure out the theme and the rest should be easy. Right? No solving aids and no examples in this one-off Brainwrack. 

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MYSTERY CELEBRITY OFFSPRING (Round 5)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a fictional person's name derived from the first name of Mystery Celebrity A and the last name of Mystery Celebrity B. Discover the identity of each entry's [Mystery Celebrity Offspring?] by linking the last name of Mystery Celebrity A with the first name of Mystery Celebrity B. (Homonymic names are allowed.)

Example:

➤ ELTON [Mystery Celebrity Offspring?] NEWTON =

____________

[Answer: The fictional person's name is "ELTON NEWTON". Mystery Celebrity A is "ELTON JOHN". Mystery Celebrity B is "WAYNE NEWTON". The Mystery Celebrity Offspring is "JOHN WAYNE".]

Round 5:

➤ AL [Mystery Celebrity Offspring?] SASSOON =

____________


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➤ ROBERT [Mystery Celebrity Offspring?] DUNNE =

____________


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➤ JAMES EARL [Mystery Celebrity Offspring?] MANSON =

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➤ ANDY [Mystery Celebrity Offspring?] PECK =

____________


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➤ STEVEN [Mystery Celebrity Offspring?] COMO =

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: CELEBRITY OFFSPRING (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: CELEBRITY OFFSPRING (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: CELEBRITY OFFSPRING (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: MYSTERY CELEBRITY OFFSPRING (Round 4)

PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 4)

How to Play:

Each entry lists a sentence with two clues to help reveal the correct blank * blank answer. The first clue hints at a well-known personality (initials given as a solving aid), and the second clue embedded in the sentence hints at the 2-word answer that rhymes with the well-known person.

Example:

➤ Zany "Laugh-In" regular [G.H.] who never took care of the mildewed grass in her yard ended up with a ________ * ________.

[Answer: Based on the clue "mildewed grass", the blank words to fill in are "MOLDY * LAWN", which rhymes with the "Laugh-In" clue answer, "GOLDIE * HAWN".]

Round 4:

➤ After "Good Will's" [M.D.] career was over, he studied native mysticism, gained a lot of weight, and became a ________ * ________.

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➤ "Father of modern Chicago blues" [M.W.]had two mentally normal sons and two very ________ * ________.


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➤ Female country star of "Hee Haw" [M.P.] wore her zany oversized outfits to cover up the fact that she was a rather ________ * ________.

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➤ Troubled movie and TV star, now virtually blacklisted [C.S.], got into deep water running around with a quite unattractive 16-year-old ________ * ________.

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➤ Beloved "nicest guy in Hollywood" American actor [T.H.] once sabotaged his senior dance event with a series of hilarious ________ * ________.

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: PRIME TIME RHYME (Round 3)

3-PEAT CHALLENGE (Round 2)

How to Play:

Using "Scrabble eligible" 3-LETTER WORDS only, combine chains to complete a single longer word. Clues are listed for each linked "Scrabble eligible" 3-letter word.

Example:

➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Little demon; little crumb; little worker)

[The answer is "IMPORTANT" which is composed of 3 "Scrabble eligible" words of 3 letters each: "IMP" (little demon); "ORT" (little crumb); and "ANT" (little worker).]

Round 2:

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(Word with spy or head; notable period; literal meaning of homo)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(A done deal is said to be in this; goes with tonic; curvy road shape)


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(Download this, for short; finale; what your D.O.B. indicates)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Cool beat; risible syllable; short sibling)


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➤ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

(Por in español; came into possession of; dix in français)


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PAST ROUNDS (for your solving pleasure):

BRAINWRACK!: 3-PEAT CHALLENGE (Round 1)

BODY DOUBLE (Round 5)

How to Play:

Each entry requires a solution that uses two body parts to create a common phrase, word or usage. Clues are provided as a a solving aid.

Example:

➤ __________ of _________

(Inner core or bud of coconut tree)

[The answer is HEART of PALM.]

Round 5:

➤ __________ and _________

(Side by side or close proximity)

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➤ _________

(Hedge, sit on the fence, equivocate, used with "around")

(This single word answer actually is a Body Double!)

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➤ __________ to _________

(Type of resuscitation)

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➤ __________ and _________

(Describing an anorexic person)

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➤ _________ your _________ at

(Exhibit contempt toward someone with this gesture)

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PAST ROUNDS (For your solving pleasure!):

BRAINWRACK!: BODY DOUBLE (Round 1)

BRAINWRACK!: BODY DOUBLE (Round 2)

BRAINWRACK!: BODY DOUBLE (Round 3)

BRAINWRACK!: BODY DOUBLE (Round 4)