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Welcome to Title Builder Beta.

This small piece of kit is designed to make building your Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle question more effective. It should make finding your question easier for others and, the easier it is to find, the more likely someone is to answer it!

To build an easy to find question title simply select the paper and quiz, enter the quiz number if relevant and fill in the Publication Date. Once you’re happy click “Build Title” and the information should populate the Title field. Fill in the final required details of your question as you normally would, and click submit.

As this is a Beta we only have a limited number of papers and quizzes listed. If you think your favourite Quiz, Crossword or Puzzle should be listed here don’t hesitate to contact us.

Remember: You do not have to use the title builder - simply enter the title and question as you normally would and click submit!

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a thoroughly bad lot

sheeee_ra | 13:43 Sun 15th Nov 2009 | Quizzes & Puzzles

9 Answers

thought I had finished the quiz but have now been given an alternative answer to q 74 which is causing doubts...

A man of high social standing is on the way to becoming a highwayman...

my answer is Rank Rider while the alternative is Road Agent...both are highwayman as defined by dictionaries but surely for the alternative to be right should mean Agent being the first word rather than the second...

your thoughts appreciated

ST 4355

lornastewart

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scotman

I'd go with road agent. Man of high social standing = a gent, on way = road

naomi24

^^ I agree.

sheeee_ra

Question Author

technically though should that not mean Agent Road is the answer...which doesnt make sense,,,

broxymc

I see where you are getting your answers from - I have something more Biblical!
I'm not sure now which is right!

sheeee_ra

Question Author

where is goofy when you need him!!!

scotman

After having done many thousnads of puzzles over the years I have come to understand that the word 'on' in a clue usually implies 'following' hence Road Agent.

Magic 1

Broxymc Out of interest would you be prepared to tell us the biblical answer to this clue?? Thanks I do not think that I will change my answer road agent but would be interested all the same

broxymc

I'd actually come up with KING HEROD. King= man of high social standing; HEROD being almost He rode! But having thought about it, and consulted Chambers, I've come to the conclusion Road Agent is more right.

Magic 1

broxymc Thanks for your reply. I frequently come up with what I think is a perfect solution only to be frustrated by someone else who comes up with a better solution. IN THIS INSTANCE i AGREE WITH YOUR FINAL SOLUTION !

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