Puzzles with words and things

[davis_greatest]

This is a very challenging puzzle indeed. One question, The Statman, feel free to decline answering it, of course!

Are you also using first names?

I think The Statman said they are surnames. I found the first one last night, but then had to go to bed! ...and I won't be able to continue looking until back home very late tonight

[The Statman]

This is a very challenging puzzle indeed. One question, The Statman, feel free to decline answering it, of course!

Are you also using first names?

Surnames only.

[Mitsuko]

I can't get any

[elvaago]

I found the first name. Very tough. On to the next however many there are!

[The Statman]

I think the start is the toughest bit. I softened up a little after that!

[davis_greatest]

I think the start is the toughest bit. I softened up a little after that!

That's encouraging then - because the start was all I managed last night!

[The Statman]

Please note I spotted a misprint and have corrected the list of words!

It is STARLING near the end.

[hegeland]

Jeez, this is impossible!

[The Statman]

I may give some clues.

Would you like the answers to a couple of the words (chosen by me) or a selection of positions where the name changes?

[hegeland]

I may give some clues.

Would you like the answers to a couple of the words (chosen by me) or a selection of positions where the name changes?

Maybe a selection of positions? - although I think this one is more for the English-speaking folks on this board.

[The Statman]

Maybe a selection of positions? - although I think this one is more for the English-speaking folks on this board.

OK then. I haven't used any 'obscure' words, I have purposely tried to stick to everyday words.

OK then:

One change of names is between INDEBTED and CHAPS.

The player who has not played at the Crucible starts with NEAT and ends with QUIT. (MY APOLOGIES, I LEFT THIS PLAYER OUT ENTIRELY!)

I would also tell you that the total number of surnames is 8 (NOT 7 AS STATED EARLIER).

[elvaago]

Where's QUIT?

And do the names overlap eachother too?

[The Statman]

Where's QUIT?

And do the names overlap eachother too?

Sorry folks.

I have just edited post 101, and also edited the original question – all I have done is add the player whom I omitted.

Here is the correct question, to remind you.

The names do not overlap at all. The last letter of one name is followed by the first letter of the next.

ROUND TWELVE

I think it’s time to bring a snooker theme to this quiz.

What I have done is made a list of words, in which one can change one letter to another to make a different word (for example, in ‘trough’ you can change R to H to get ‘though’).

If you select the correct letters to exchange, you will be left with a list of snooker players’ surnames. All except one of them have appeared at the Crucible and the other is currently on the main tour.

For example, if my list was:

SNACK, WATCH, BATTER, SLOWING

…you could respond with the following answer:

K, snack to knack
I, watch to witch
N, batter to banter
G, slowing to glowing

…and the snooker player’s surname is King. Just to make things a little more difficult I have not stated where one name ends and the next starts – but I will now tell you that there are 8 names. I have included several words which have only one possible change, as well as many where quite a few changes are possible.

First completely correct answer (including the correct letter and the words illustrating which letter has been replaced) will win.

Here is the list of words:
INSECT, CRANIUM, YOKEL, BOB, SWAM, DITHER, SWINDLED, SPRINGING, NEXT, BURY, INDEBTED, CHAPS, QUILT, THUMP, BOWLER, LIMP, SLAGGED, DEVOTES, SHREW, EXPRESS, HOTTER, JUGGLE, PRIZE, AERIAL, NEAT, MOUTHFUL, WOODWORM, FELLING, QUIT, AIDING, REVENGE, STARLING, CONVERT, SLIDE, CONCERTING, THING

[elvaago]

My overlapping question was prompted due to your omitting neat through quit. :-)

[snookersfun]

I'll put up my first ones. But I think I broke down on McManus, can't put the 'u' in there!
F: Insect-infect
u: cranium-uranium
D: yokel-yodel
a: bob-boa
l: swam-slam
e: dither-either
D: swindled-dwindled
y: springing-syringing
s: next-nest
o: bury-buoy
n: indebted-indented
O: chaps-chops
B: quilt-built
r: thump-trump
i: bowler-boiler
e: limp-lime
n: slagged-snagged
M: devotes-demotes
c: shrew-screw
M: express-empress
a: hotter-hatter
n: juggle-jungle
u: prize-pruze???
s: aerial-serial

Dunn and Meo or Day at the end... + new addition in between