Blyton Ditloids Quiz

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Daisy wrote:Wasn't Gillian married to David Bavistock? so I think it could be " David Bavistock (or was it Baverstock?) was the son-in-law of Enid."
I think Gillian was married to Donald Baverstock.
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I think you're right Eddie.
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Oo, I almost missed this. Eddie is right; it was Donald Baverstock. He was a noted BBC TV producer and for a time, Controller of Programmes.

Over to you, Eddie.

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Thank you, Dave. :D

Next one:

In T I of A, C-T O the M I of G.
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Hmmm. I'm guessing some of the words here, but...

In The Island of Adventure, Craggy-Tops overlooks the mysterious Isle of Gloom?
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Correct, Courtenay. I'm impressed by your perfect guess. :D

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Hadn't forgotten this either, honestly! :wink: I just don't think I've ever devised a ditloid before.

Try this...

The S-S G to the F of the F T
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The trouble with this type of game is we can't get any clues along the way... for instance I would like to guess S-S is Secret Seven but I can't think of what comes next!
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Except Secret Seven isn't hyphenated. 'G to the F' could be 'goes to the front'. 'F T' could be 'Family Tree', but probably not both together. Scratches head.
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Yes.. the hyphen is intriguing. I must say "F T made me think 'Fawlty Towers' at first!
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The slippery-slip goes to the foot of the Faraway Tree?
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Anita - that's brilliant. I bet you're right.
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And she is! :D Well done, Anita. I thought the S-S would get everyone thinking "Secret Seven" first, but the hyphen is the giveaway... :wink:
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Impressive, Anita. :D
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Thanks!

Next one:

N is O-O in F.
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