I don't know how the answer verification works for the connections, but I was vexed to find that "Publishing houses" was not accepted for Penguin, Faber, etc.

Likewise, Hitchhiker's characters for Dent et al.

Many thanks, this has been fixed :)

Polar solvent????

hello! an early one i see!
i liked it.. although i really should read hitchhiker's guide one of these days.
i just finished watching series 1 of 'only connect' after beginning with series 5. so it was a bit of a humorous situation watching the slowness & uneasy ways of some of the teams.. {some so sweet too..} the easily set design & the greek letters!! aaaahh!! nevertheless.. am still enjoying it & missing being in europe with all its history & knowledge.. not that i dislike lovely melbourne. it is indeed lovely!
anyway :: i have a plan for a new grid.. so will try to put it up tomorrow. we are having a long weekend here for horse racing.. {meh.. not a fan!} however i do hope you are having a nice start to your weekend.
kind regards & peace ::
natalichka ^_^

Polar solvent????

Polar solvent!!!!!!!!!!!

solvents that exhibit polar forces on solutes, due to high dipole moment, wide separation of charges, or tight association.
OK???

A±++++++++

Oh how I love Only Connect, and I always wanted to do a wall. Now I have. Thanks so much, whoever wrote these.

Fun!

Do my quiz: #5454

Possibly the easiest wall I have done on here, but high quality.

Never come across polar solvent before but now I've learnt something!

Cheese strings ????

Eve...?puzzled...

The polar one is a bit too specialised in the knowledge required for my liking, but the rest is all good. I spotted the publishers and the hitchhiker’s guide characters quickly.

CHEESE STRINGS !!!!!!!!

nipple tassles

polar

Polar solvent? C'mon!

Good variety in this grid

Good!

never heard of polar solvent!

Thought I tried the 1st grid (7/10) a lot more straightforward than life around grid 15000

Tough grid

Couldn't get Trillian :(

Good grid, enjoyed it, Thank you!

Bit dubious about Polar solvents, but a good grid. Thanks

I got 10/10 after guessing the last set, but I wouldn't have managed that if I'd been competing in a timed quiz.

Connections for groups two, three and four were deemed incorrect as the purple answer box appeared as a dark red one so the answer was linked to those colour clues. Likewise the next one came up as turquoise etc

Connections for groups two, three and four were deemed incorrect as the purple answer box appeared as a dark red one so the answer was linked to those colour clues. Likewise the next one came up as turquoise etc

Good start to this site for me. Never heard of a polar solvent. Thank you.

THIS IS AN ICONIC GRID AS ITS THE FIRST ONE EVER ON PUZZGRID MY NEW FAVOURITE SITE!!!

polar coordinates a bit weak

I was thrown by polar solvent too

apart from the polar group it was good. Polar solvent???

We aren't very cultured and didn't know any of the surnames :(

Did polar solvents in school chemistry so was ok with that.

Slightly miffed it didn't take "HHGTTG" as an answer, as the full name's pretty long and has many variations even in official media.

But basically a great grid, if the easiest yet that I've found. :-)

The solvent one is a mystery to me! One for the scientists I think...not familiar with the others in that group apart from bear...

polar solvents????

Tricky in places. Couldn't get one connection at all - was very cold!

Reasonable

Polar solvent? Nope.

easy

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its suuuper hard

Very easy

Very tricky questions, only one connection that I already know.

Great puzzle,loved it!

Polar solvents. Every day's a school day.

we (the old ball and chain and I) knew what polar solvents were

Very difficult for the dim witted like me

I like cheese strings too eve, particularly the wrappers

lebron james

Nice and ok

What is the problem with polar solvents? They are covered in first year science at school. If you went to school in the UK and are over 11, you will have been taught about them at school. They are therefore valid general knowledge .

Polar solvent?