Solvers are presented with four James Bond-related minipuzzles. Each puzzle solves to a different word.
Numbers at the Top of the Pops
Solvers receive four audio clips. Each of these is a James Bond theme song that did well on the UK charts, clued by the UK programme “Top of the Pops”. Specifically, they peaked at the following places:
| Song | Artist | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| “Writing’s on the Wall” | Sam Smith | 1 |
| “Live and Let Die” | Wings | 9 |
| “For Your Eyes Only” | Sheena Easton | 8 |
| “Another Way to Die” | Jack White and Alicia Keys | 9 |
Answer: 1989
These Flights Take Eons to Land
Each color of lines is the route taken over the course of an EON Bond movie. The number of each movie (in the EON chronology) gives you a letter. Taking the routes in ROYGBIV order:
| Color | Movie | Number | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | Octopussy | 13 | M |
| O | The Man with the Golden Gun | 9 | I |
| Y | Goldfinger | 3 | C |
| G | Live and Let Die | 8 | H |
| B | Dr. No | 1 | A |
| I | You Only Live Twice | 5 | E |
| V | For Your Eyes Only | 12 | L |
Answer: MICHAEL
Random Tasks
Each clue is the set-up for a pun that can be constructed by adding a single letter to a James Bond movie title. In order, the answers are:
| Clue | Pun | Added letter |
|---|---|---|
| Leave a cold enemy land; make sure to keep your hands warm! | From Russia with Glove | G |
| Reminisce about my faithful pet who can never have puppies. | The Spay Who Loved Me | A |
| Tell Buffy she is fired. | Never Slay Never Again | L |
| Throw some metal around like you mean it! | Goldflinger | L |
| The sinks are clogged. You will receive supplies to fix this. | Drano | A |
| Finish these doughnuts. Start eating better tomorrow. | Diet Another Day | T |
| Design a new wheel without having a buyer prearranged. | Spec Tire | I |
| List your favorite celestial bodies. | Moonranker | N |
Answer: GALLATIN
Incognito
Solvers are presented with a series of images. All the images are actors from Bond films who have better-known roles outside of James Bond. Take the indicated letter from their Bond role. We have:
| Actor | Depicted character | Bond character | Index | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Walken | Nick Chevotarevich | Max Zorin | 8 | N |
| Chaim Topol | Tevye | Milos Columbo | 4 | O |
| Robbie Coltrane | Hagrid | Valentin Zukovsky | 1 | V |
| Rowan Atkinson | Mr. Bean | Nigel Small-Fawcett | 4 | E |
| Orson Welles | Charles Foster Kane | Le Chiffre | 1 | L |
Answer: NOVEL
Putting it all together
Putting the sub-answers together, we get 1989 MICHAEL GALLATIN NOVEL, which is THE WOLF'S HOUR. Appropriately for a Halloween/James Bond puzzle, this book is about a werewolf spy.