Title Builder Beta See instructions

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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troublesome thing

Sephra | 18:33 Sun 24th Sep 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles

4 Answers

What is a 5 & 8 word answer for a useless or troublesome thing with a colour in the answer?

Sunday Express Skeleton Sept 24

St cryptic (today)

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blowmedown

White Elephant

andy-hughes

So called because in ancient times, Thai emperors would give a white elephant as a gift to someone who had displeased them. An albino elephant was regarded as sacred, so the new owner had to house it in a temple for people to come and worship it, and feed it special food. As a sacred beast, the owner could not make the elephant work, so it would eventually bankrupt him with the expense of keeping it.

The phrase has come to mean something that is more trouble than it's worth.

Sephra

Question Author

Thank you to all who answered I really appreciate the help

andy-hughes

You are most welcome.

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