Just a question - Has the 27th and 29th results been posted ?

Apologies - round 27 will close very shortly - just awaiting clarification of answers submitted on three questions.

I don't think any questions were posted for the 29th.

ROUND 27 RESULTS

1) A Popular song whose title is at least three words long and of which the initial letters of each word of the title are in alphabetical order

10 Points

King of Pain - The Police/Sting
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
Another Brick in The Wall - Pink Floyd
Before I Met You - (Various artists)
Blame It On The Weatherman - B*witched
All I Need - (Various artists)
Fools Like Me - Trisha Yearwood

2) A technique used to throw a boile in the game of Boules de Pétanque

10 Points

Carreau
Ground shot
Going in high
The Half lob
Master is Building
High lob
Rolling in

3) A word beginning with X (and it's meaning) the definition of which is something connected to dryness

Xylophone - meaning: Gibberish - "I find gibberish very dry usually" according to one player
Xerasia - diseases causing dryness of the hair
Xerophagy - eating dry food only during the week up to Easter
Xerosis - abnormal dryness of body parts
Xerostomia - having a dry mouth
Xerochilia - dry lips
Xerophytic - able to withstand drought

4) A place in Ireland known by an English derivation of it's Irish name and the actual meaning of the name.

This question was badly worded by me, and caused some confusion. Apologies, everyone. I accepted all answers submitted.

10 Points

Clague - meaning "Son of Calves" and also "descendant of a leech (physician)"
Cloch na Ron - Roundstone
Clonmel - Irish name "Cluan Meala" meaning 'meadow of honey'
Cork - Irish name "Corcaigh" meaning 'marsh'
Derry - Irish name "Doire" meaning 'oak tree'
Ballystrudder - Irish name "Baile Strathair" meaning 'settlement at the straddle'
Carrickfergus - Irish name "Carraig Fergus" meaning 'Rock of Fergus'

5) One of the first things you do when you wake in the morning

10 Points

Scratch my belly - even if it doesn't itch
Curse at not finishing a good dream
Squeeze an orange and drink the fresh juice
Sneak out the door and go home
Scratch inappropriately (at least one of the players is honest )
Take Medications
Milk the cows

The scores

Um, I think it's pretty obvious, but amazingly everybody scored full marks, making seven winners.

Gatsby, Mugaboo, Ren, ozzz, Flynn, Cinnam0n & ElfTwinkle

Well done all, and thank you all for playing.

Ok results soon then...and if the 29th questions magically appear, I can adjust them

June Results!
Elf =8
Mugaboo = 8
Polaris = 6
Santana = 5
Cinnamon = 4
Gatsby = 4
Gemini = 4
Flynn = 3
Leo = 3
Ren =3
BlinkyBill - 2
Exit = 2
Kevinatiluse = 2
Ozzz = 2
SpanishLiz = 2
BallyKissAngel = 1
Engadine = 1
Kuu = 1
Littlewoman = 1
Marley = 1
SrSTrekker = 1

Well done Elf and Mugaboo!