His Shopgirl
These alien chavs were all met by the Doctor 'n me... well, mostly the Doctor. Of course, to him I'm an alien too. Sigh.
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If written with all-lowercase letters, it contains no ascenders, descenders, or dots. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you delete a sequence of four consecutive Roman numerals, it'd become a length of time. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you delete the same pair of letters from it twice and reverse the rest, you’ll be left with where you are right now. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you change its middle letter into its penultimate letter, then delete its first and last letters, it’ll become someone who will have a very big day on Tuesday. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its 5th letter were changed to a V and moved immediately before its last letter, it could be split evenly into two words (call them Word 1 and Word 2) that are quite useful to Clue 14. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you take its 2nd, 3rd, and 4th letters, you’ll get the first name of a famous actress. If you insert a new letter before its 1st letter and a new letter after its 2nd letter, you’ll get the last name of that actress. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its first letter were changed to an H and moved to the end, it would become a word meaning “make better.” - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It can be found in consecutive letters within a creature featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as well as within a cardboard-box-like contraption featured in Calvin and Hobbes. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you change its 2nd letter into its 4th letter, you can split it into two male names. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you delete the last two letters, you’ll get a phrase that could describe a team in a bowling league for five-year-olds. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It sounds like a possible response to “Why did you keep your promise, Tigger?” - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you change its first letter to a different one, it could become a subatomic particle. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you replace its last five letters with ABLE, it’d become a word meaning “endless.” - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you replace a synonym for Clue 5’s Word 1 with a synonym for Clue 5’s Word 2, it’d become the last name of comic actor John. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If an X were inserted somewhere inside it, it’d become a word meaning “outside.” - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its seventh letter were changed to a W and moved immediately after its third letter, you’d get an instruction for a “Pale Force” animator. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you replaced the name of a star with a type of vehicle, you’d get a Greek mythological figure. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It would be a good name for a fatty substance obtained from golden fleece that’s used in soaps, cosmetics, and ointments. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its first letter were changed to an I and moved somewhere in its interior, it would describe someone from London. (No, not my London.) - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If it were the first play in a Scrabble game (with its first letter placed on the center square), it would be worth 90 points . . . before being challenged off the board, of course. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its first letter were deleted, it would become a kind of dance. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its last letter were moved so it appeared after its second letter, it would form a word that’s a homophone of the word you’d get if you changed its last letter to an E instead. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you swap its second and fifth letters then reverse it, you’ll find a word bookended by its I’s that may describe your pint of premium bitter. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Its first three letters and its last three letters are the same, albeit in a different order—and the rest of it is an Earth city. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you replace a kind of bone with a word meaning “marsh,” it’d become the last name of writer/actor Eric. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you change its first vowel to a different vowel and its last consonant to a different consonant, it’d become the first name of a well-known alien featured in a well-known sci-fi series written by a well-known ex-Doctor Who writer. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you anagram it, you could spell something you read between. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its first and fifth letters were switched, it would be a quippy way to refer to an onion bulb. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It can be found in every single one of Shakespeare’s plays. (Who knew he was such a xenophile?) - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It's the movie Will Smith could have made, had he just incorporated more of his hip-hop skills. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you changed its 7th letter to an A and moved it so it appeared after its 4th letter, you’d get a kind of sea monster. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If its internal letters were scrambled, it could become an item found next to a sink. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
If you delete its pair of identical letters, it would become a word meaning “victory.” - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It could be the name of a piece of Middle Eastern Apple software. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It can be spelled using the letters that complete the title of the Steve Martin movie that starts "The Man with". - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Despite how it looks, it is not a 900-ton sun god that wreaked havoc on downtown Tokyo. Though that would have been cool. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It contains a sequence of five letters that are in alphabetical order. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
When reversed, it’s the pre-hyphen part of a genre of music or the post-hyphen part of a famous cartoon character. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
It’s the longest member of this list made up of alternating consonants and vowels. - ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
Its first five letters spell a word (call it Word A) that can be described by the phrase “a Word B term,” where Word B is a 5-letter word whose first two letters can be deleted to form a new word (call it Word C). If you replace Word A with Word C, it becomes a word that may describe someone who treats a Word C well.
LIST OF ALIENS MET BY THE DOCTOR
- ANDROMEDAN
- ANTIMAN
- ARGOLIN
- CHULA
- CHUMBLIE
- CRESPALLION
- DRACONIAN
- DRASHIG
- ESTO PLANT
- ETERNAL
- EXXILON
- FENRIC
- HAEMOVORE
- HATH
- HORDA
- HUMAN
- ICE WARRIOR
- IMC ROBOT
- INTER MINORIAN
- ISOLUS
- KROTON
- LEVITHIAN
- LOGOPOLITAN
- MEGARA
- OGRI
- OOD
- OSIRAN
- PALLUSHI
- RASTON WARRIOR ROBOT
- REFUSIAN
- RIBOSIAN
- ROBOMAN
- SCREAMER
- SLITHEEN
- SONTARAN
- SYCORAX
- WEEPING ANGEL
- WHITE GUARDIAN
- WIRRN
- ZEPHON