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GCHQ Puzzle Solution 11

Chain of verbal reasoning

  1. This country (LAOS) is an anagram (ALSO) of a synonym (TOO) of a homophone of a prime number TWO) and a homophone (LOUSE) of an anagram of a capital city (SEOUL).
  2. This ex Prime Minister’s surname (CAMERON) is an anagram (ROMANCE) of a synonym (LOVE) of an anagram of a rodent (VOLE).
  3. This emotion (FEAR) is an anagram (FARE) of a homophone (FAIR) of an antonym (FOUL) of a homophone (FOWL) of an anagram of a canine animal (WOLF) that is a synonym (EAT) of an anagram (ATE) of a homophone of a single digit number (EIGHT).

No hints from Harry this week, so well done to those of you who completed the chain of verbal reasoning on at least one of the questions.

We had a rather interesting proposal for an alternative solution to Question 2 from Madness:

This ex Prime Minister’s surname (EDEN) is an anagram (NEED) of a synonym (LOVE) of an anagram of a rodent (VOLE).

Bonus marks for inventiveness and for passion!