Double Decker I Trivia Quiz

Answer: table

In arguments, we often talk about pros and cons. Pros are points supporting a particular point, cons oppose it. Both words are from Latin words, pro- a prefix meaning for and con a shortened form of contra-, meaning against.
The most famous Hester is Hester Prynne, central character of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'. The words sounds like in the clue tell us we are not using that exact name, but something that sounds like it - prin.

Now to form some compound words. From the list, the best match is table, giving constable, a rank in the British police forces, and printable, the property of being fit to appear in public print.
A table is a flat-topped piece of furniture often used to hold items for display (or use, such as in eating).

Answer: ship

Something that is not soft may be hard.
A companion is someone who accompanies you, is on your side, supports you - is your friend.

Hardship is a term referring to difficult circumstances. Friendship describes the relationship between people who are on amicable terms with each other.
A ship is a large vessel for transporting people and goods by sea. Spaceships do the same in space. Boats are usually smaller than ships - a ship may, for example, carry life boats to be used in an emergency.

Answer: late

Your mother's mother is your grandmother, which can be shortened in various ways, including to gran. Adding the letter u gives granu-.
The tallest bird native to Australia is the emu, which famously appears on the national coat of arms because it cannot run backwards. It can run forwards - and does so aggressively when it feels threatened.

The best match for this pair is late, giving granulate (to form into small particles, as in granulated sugar) and emulate (to copy or imitate).
Late can describe someone or something whose arrival has been delayed, or it may be a euphemism applied to indicate that someone has recently died, among other meanings.

Answer: hive

Circles can be divided (amongst other ways) into smaller curved pieces called arcs.
Honey is made by several species of bees who gather sugary secretions (from plants or from insects like aphids) and process them for storage and later use as food - if it doesn't get raided first by humans or other animals in search of a sweet hit.

The word that can be added to both of these to produce a new word is hive. An archive is a storage area used for material which needs to be retained, but which will rarely, if ever, need to be referenced. A beehive is where those honey makers live and store their honey.
While one thinks first of bees when the word hive is seen, it is used metaphorically to refer to any place which sees a lot of activity, such as a busy office.

Answer: line

An exploratory military expedition might be called a reconnaissance, which can be abbreviated (shortened) to recce or recon or, even more concisely, to rec (which is also an abbreviation for recreation). The last of these is the one that will fit here.
The gaseous material that you breathe is air, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen and a number of other gases in smaller amounts.

Rec and air can be combined with line to produce the words recline (to lie down) and airline (a business that uses airplanes to transport passengers and cargo).
The word line has a number of meanings. In mathematics, it refers to a one-dimensional string of points which is infinitely long and has no curvature. More common uses refer to things which have roughly that shape - without the infinitude.

Answer: deal

Either is a word that offers a choice or comparison between two things, and is usually seen used in the form "either A or B", so its linguistic partner is the word or.
The first person singular pronoun is I, used when the speaker is referring to themself. When the speaker is not the subject, the pronoun may change to me (objective form), my or mine (possessive form), or myself (reflexive form).

An ordeal is an experience that involves intense suffering, either physical or psychological. It usually lasts for a considerable time to qualify as an ordeal. Something that is ideal, on the other hand, is the best that could be hoped for.
As a verb, deal describes the action of distributing items, such as at the start of play in a card game. As a noun, it can refer to what has been received in that process - which may (ideally) be a good deal or (less happily) a raw deal.

Answer: is

The symbol for iridium is Ir.
The verb to be is irregular, with common forms including am, are, is, was, were, will be, would, etc. The one that fits here is the third person present singular form, is - which also happens to be the missing third word in this case.

An iris is a type of flower, or the colored part of the eye that changes size to control the amount of light entering through the pupil, or the Greek goddess of the rainbow who also served as one of their messengers. Isis was an Egyptian goddess, one of the most powerful. As the wife and sister of Osiris, she figures largely in his legend, reassembling his dismembered body and bringing it back to life after her brother Set killed him.

Answer: ice

Otorhinolaryngology, often abbreviated ENT, is the medical specialty that focuses on the ear (oto-), nose (rhino-) and throat (laryng-).
Mal de mer literally means bad of the sea. French uses mal to refer to illness (J'ai mal means I feel sick), so the phrase describes seasickness.

To entice someone is to attract them, with a suggestion that it is not in their best interests to be attracted. Malice is a hostile attitude that seeks to hurt others.
Ice is frozen water. Water is one of the few substances that expands as it turns to a solid (due to the increased impact of hydrogen bonding as the molecules get closer), which is why ice floats on water - and why pipes burst in winter if the water in them freezes and expands beyond the capacity of the pipe to withstand the pressure.

Answer: tent

The opposite of out is in.
If you are against something, you are said to be on the con side of the debate.

When these are combined with a tent, we get intent (focused on a course of action) and content (which can be an adjective meaning satisfied, or a noun meaning what is contained, although that is more commonly pluralised as contents). If you want to communicate successfully, you will be intent on conveying the content of your message accurately, and content if you succeed.

Answer: jury

Someone who is at home may be said to be in. This is a somewhat archaic turn of phrase, but familiar to those who indulge in Restoration and Victorian literature, as it is a matter of regular inquiry when visitors arrive.
The word per has multiple meanings, one of which is to indicate the process of division, as in per cent (which means divided by 100). It can also be a synonym of for each - something described as per capita means it is one for each person, fabrics may be sold at a fixed price per metre, etc. The original Latin word meant through or by means of.

Injury is physical damage that needs medical attention to restore normal function to the injured animal or plant. The term is also used to describe emotional upset, and metaphorically to describe a wider range of damages. Perjury is the act of making false statements while under oath to tell the truth.
A jury is a group of people assembled to pass judgment. The term originated in courts of law, but the term now is applied to panels such as those selecting the winner of a competition.