Mrs Beeton and Fellow Puzzlers (Quote-Outs 2)

By Dr E J Yeaman

Over 160 novel word puzzles! You are given a short quotation from a classic book, with one word missing. You know the number of letters in the word; and these letters are taken from the given title of the book. Can you deduce the missing word?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dr E J Yeaman
• Release date: Apr 9, 2016
• ISBN: 9781311650337

Dr E J Yeaman

I retired (early) and started a new career as a writer. I wrote short stories and articles. Some were published; some won prizes; some sank without trace.Having heard my stories, two friends suggested I should write for children. I’d never thought of that, although I’d spent my first career communicating with young people – as a Chemistry teacher, and running clubs for badminton, chess, table tennis and hillwalking.I tried writing for young people – and I loved it. It became my main occupation. I sent samples to publishers. One asked to see a complete story. In excitement, I sent it off. Then nothing. After four months, I rang, and was told the manuscript was being considered: I would be notified. Then more nothing. Now, after eight years, I no longer rush to the door when the letter box rattles.But I kept writing the stories because I enjoyed it so much. Until, in late 2013, I learned I could publish my stories and games as e-books. Since then, I’ve been polishing and issuing some of them. I hope everyone enjoys reading them as much as I enjoyed writing them.Check out the series:C: Charades – party game – a new twist to the traditional game.D: Diagags – party game – gags written as plays for two people.M: My Story – novels – classical stories, told by the heroes.O: One-Offs – party game – guess the titles, not quite the classical ones.P: Pop Tales – short stories – inspired by 60s and 70s hit songs.Q: Quote-Outs – word games – can you deduce the missing words?S: Inside Story – novels – a boy’s adventures inside classical stories.T: Troubleshooters – novels – space adventures for young people.

Book preview

This e-book contains over 160 puzzles based on quotations from a varied selection of books. Each puzzle has a short quotation from a book, with one word replaced by the number of letters in it.

These letters are taken from a given key word – the title of the book, or an important word from it.

Your challenge is to deduce the missing word.

Each puzzle is given on a separate page, with the key word at the top. The following page gives the answer – the complete quotation with the missing word in italics.

THE SMALL PRINT

(1) The answer can only use two of any letter if there are two in the key word. In the set with the key word ‘Redgauntlet’, ‘deer’ could be correct because ‘Redgauntlet’ has two Es, but ‘deed’ could not be correct because ‘Redgauntlet’ has only one D.

(2) Some quotations have more than one word missing. They have a note indicating whether the missing words are the same or different.

(3) Within each set, the puzzles are arranged roughly in order of increasing difficulty.

(4) The sets are arranged roughly in order of increasing average difficulty.

(5) Different puzzles in the same set may have the same answer.

Each puzzle is fair, in that the missing word reads naturally in the quotation, so it may be found from context. But that’s not always as easy as it may seem.

First set of puzzles begins on next page.

MRS BEETON

Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management

Mrs Isabella Beeton (1861)

In 1857, recently-married Mrs Isabella Beeton began compiling her guide to household management for her husband’s publishing firm. It was initially issued in twenty-five monthly parts. In 1861, they were combined into one volume, which quickly became the standard manual for Victorian housewives.

First puzzle on next page.

MRS BEETON

1

PUZZLE

The juice of the red species, if boiled with an equal weight of loaf sugar, forms an agreeable substance called currant jelly, much employed in sauces, and very valuable in the cure of (4) throats and colds.

Answer on next page.

MRS BEETON

1

ANSWER

The juice of the red species, if boiled with an equal weight of loaf sugar, forms an agreeable substance called currant jelly, much employed in sauces, and very valuable in the cure of sore throats and colds.

Next puzzle on next page.

MRS BEETON

2

PUZZLE

In all the higher orders of animals, the head is the principal seat of the organs of sense. It is there that the eyes, the ears, the (4) and the mouth are placed.

Answer on next page.

MRS BEETON

2

ANSWER

In all the higher orders of animals, the head is the principal seat of the organs of sense. It is there that the eyes, the ears, the nose and the mouth are placed.

Next puzzle on next page.

MRS BEETON

3

PUZZLE

The other means by which birds are taken, consist in imitating their voices, or leading them, by other artifices, into situations where they become entrapped by (4), birdlime, or otherwise.

Answer on next page.

MRS BEETON

3

ANSWER

The other means by which birds are taken, consist in imitating their voices, or leading them, by other artifices, into situations where they become entrapped by nets, birdlime, or otherwise.

Next puzzle on next page.

MRS BEETON

4

PUZZLE

Soles for filleting should be large, as the flesh can be more easily separated from the (5), and there is less waste.

Answer on next page.

MRS BEETON

4

ANSWER

Soles for filleting should be large, as the flesh can be more easily separated from the bones, and there is less waste.

Next puzzle on next page.

MRS BEETON

5

PUZZLE

(two the same)

Everybody knows that the (4) has competed with the sugar cane, and a great part of the French sugar is manufactured from (4).

Answer on next page.

MRS BEETON

5

ANSWER

Everybody knows that the beet has competed with the sugar cane, and a great part of the French sugar is manufactured from beet.

Next puzzle on next page.

MRS BEETON

6

PUZZLE

The pear is a hardy (4), and a longer liver than the apple.

Answer on next page.

MRS BEETON

6

ANSWER

The pear is a hardy tree, and