Tel GK/Herculis Links Game : December Week 2

[sarumite]

Yes it's already week 2 of the December links game, where it is hoped (and expected) that entries will achieve higher scores than those notched up in week 1, when the recondite pairing "Journal Bearing" had us thinking that perhaps Michael Mepham was having a mischievous chuckle at our expense! �. Surely not, but can we be certain??

Top scorers last week were "brizzer", "Phil7" and "twosearch" with two correct hits each; they were joined on two points by "crofter", "gen2" and "yelsel" who all scored bonus points for being the first entrants to submit correct guesses on one of the pairings.

For newcomers to our weekly addiction, (and they are most welcome), the object of the game is to predict Monday's Herculis link words (from The Daily Telegraph) with Saturday's link words which will be given at the end of this thread.

Rules of the game and details of how points are awarded are fully explained in the riddles section and can be reached by clicking on the link below.

As usual, our resident statistician "crofter" will slave tirelessly away in his counting house once Monday's link words are known, to determine who the high flyers are and then provide his expert analysis!

Saturday's link words need to be posted on this thread before entries can be accepted, so if any early riser has them available before I return from the newsagents with my paper, I would be grateful if they could be posted below.

Thanks and good luck to you all (S). ☺♫♫☺

[ontarioice]

Hi sarumite Liquid refreshments always available whenever O-ice(s) is around. Free bar, too, in the club.
You will have noted re our previous post that we will be away next weekend?
Two of the 'heavy hitters' being unable to compete should make it easier for you lot. Ha! :-)
PS. The only heavy hitting after this week's results may be the above-mentioned liquid refreshments.

[yelsel]

Obviously I do better when playing away from home as I scored nul points this week. While not able to get to my computer I entrusted my son with the task .He texted (is that a verb?)me the links and I sent him my choices. This may be the answer for those of you who travel to remote places and are worried about missing weeks.No I will not lend you my son, find your own links link !
Good luck all. :-)

[Magyar]

Well, another fantastic week of scoring zero points. It wouldn't be so bad except for the fact that it was fifty-fifty between Escape Valve/Butterfly Valve and Urban Legend/Arthurian Legend, and I chose the more obscure answers in the hope of picking up bonus points. Never mind, there's always next week !!

May I add my thanks to the others who are praising crofter's 'beyond the call of duty' efforts. Hope your gremlins are banished to whence they came before next weekend.

[seekeerz]

Many thanks crofter for all your efforts under duress and truly hope the virus will be banished shortly and we'll see you in print again.

Am absolutely thrilled with this weeks results - gobsmacked in fact.
Congrats to all other successful entrants esp Christiana and commiserations to others - there's always next time.

Thanks too, to sarumite for keeping us in touch with our beleaguered crofter - they make a good pair !!!

cheers for now Steff