Anagram, Children's Story Book

[hazelcs]

Kid's story book answer is "Mr and Mrs ?" - ( Anagram of) ROTTI? Thanks for any help.

[Captain2]

Subject of much discussion here

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1565785.html

[hazelcs]

Thanks Captain2. Not just me then!

[Tilly2]

This has to be the most irritating quiz question so far this year!


Grrrr!

[Mamyalynne]

It's a real puzzler this one.

Wanted it to be 'Torti' as in a childish name for tortoise.

[cashier]

Me too Mamyalynne, but as a plural for tortoises

[sunny-dave]

It does look like it ought to be something to do with Esio Trot

[Tilly2]

http://www.roalddahl.com/roald-dahl/stories/a-e/esio-trot

[Mamyalynne]

Setter has assured people the layout is correct.

[Davemano]

I can't help but wonder if it is a three or four letter surname and the remaining letter(s) is the christian name initials.

[fiction-factory]

I think I found all the permuations here:
1) TTORI
2) TTOIR
3) TTIRO
4) TTIOR
5) TTRIO
6) TTROI
7) TOTIR
8) TOTRI
9) TORTI
10) TORIT
11) TOIRT
12) TOITR
13) TITOR
14) TITRO
15) TIROT
16) TIRTO
17) TIORT
18) TIOTR
19) TROTI
20) TROIT
21) TRITO
22) TRIOT
23) TRTIO
24) TRTOI
25) RTIOT
26) RTITO
27) RTOTI
28) RTOIT
29) RTTIO
30) RTTOI
31) ROTTI
32) ROTIT
33) ROITT
34) RITTO
35) RITOT
36) RIOTT
37) IROTT
38) IRTOT
39) IRTTO
40) ITROT
41) ITRTO
42) ITTRO
43) ITTOR
44) ITOTR
45) ITORT
46) IORTT
47) IOTRT
48) IOTTR
49) OITTR
50) OITRT
51) OIRTT
52) ORITT
53) ORTTI
54) ORTIT
55) OTTIR
56) OTTRI
57) OTRTI
58) OTRIT
59) OTIRT
60) OTITR

[elliemay1]

I thought that too, dave, in an earlier post:

//I did exactly the same mrsmaggot! I even wondered if the name was something like initial, then surname e.g 'O. Trit' etc but no joy! 13:37 Wed 16th Aug 2017//

[Davemano]

sorry elliemay, missed that one. Have found a Halloween couple Mr and Mrs Rot.

[elliemay1]

Just after seeing them too, dave!

[fiction-factory]

I'm looking forward to seeing the answer to this. I'm expecting a twist in the tail (always have to check whether that should say tail or tale)

[elliemay1]

Any answer for this one yet??

[fiction-factory]

I've not seen anything yet, elliemay. I can understand if someone had worked out the answer and wanted to keep it close to their chest before the closing date (30th Sept) but hopefully now that the date has passed someone will reveal their answer. I doubt the setters have published the answers yet but I'm hoping someone will post it here once they find out

[elliemay1]

I hope so too ff. I, like others, have spent ages trying to solve it so the answer had better be good!!

[fiction-factory]

Bizarrely Ellie this clue came into my dream last night. It turned out one letter I was actually an exclamation mark and the answer was Mr and Mrs Trot! Then the answer changed to Mr and Mrs Troll and it turned out the question had been set by a troll having a laugh. I only go on AB for a hour or two a day but it's clearly too much.

[elliemay1]

Clearly ff! I was sure you were going to give us the answer

[fiction-factory]

Still no news elliemay?