Macmillan - Shaw & Crompton C/D 27 March 2021

[Tuvok]

Stuck on a few - all help appreciated

What word can go after the first and before the second:
Times (?) root

The two words are anagrams of each other:
Horse’s gait/Daze (6)
Villain/Cosmetic (5)
Metal/Small fine piece (6)
Steer/Believe (6)
Xmas decoration/Join up (6)
Scrounger/Inhale (8)

Each answer is two words one being a European capital city
Breaded poultry with seasoned stuffing
Strauss waltz/TV series

[elliemay1]

Times Square root

[novalis]

I can't give you any answers as I set it but a big 'Thank you' to you and everybody else for your support.

[Tuvok]

Been looking at it for too long - kept getting stuck on TABLE - never thought of SQAURE

[Mamyalynne]

Metal/Small fine piece

Silver/Sliver

[Tuvok]

Novalis - I'm writing the cheque out just now!

[Mamyalynne]

Xmas decoration/Join up

Tinsel/Enlist

[Tuvok]

I saw TINSEL - but never thought of ENLIST!!!!!!

[Mamyalynne]

Horse’s gait/Daze

Canter/Trance

[Tuvok]

The horse one was the first I'd answered in that section with Prance and Trance- then read the bit that said anagrams!!!!!!

So close!!!!!

[novalis]

Thank you Tuvok. Just to let you know, next year's is already typed up and, subject to some editing, ready to go to the organiser later this year.

[Mamyalynne]

Always good quizzes Novalis, well done.

[novalis]

Thank you Mamya. I just do my best to cover a fairly wide range of subjects and to strike a balance between easier and harder questions.

[JJ109]

Steer/believe

Direct / Credit

[elliemay1]

parasite/aspirate

[Mamyalynne]

Chicken Kiev

[JJ109]

Villain /cosmetic

Rogue / Rouge

[Tuvok]

Just this one to get - have got a work colleague looking at it as well!!!!

Strauss waltz/TV series

[Mamyalynne]

Vienna Blood

[Tuvok]

Mamyalynne - my colleague thought that but wasn't sure, so you've just confirmed it.

[Mamyalynne]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiener_Blut_(waltz)