Time for the head scratching to end - here are the answers for round two.
Lots of people told me they found this round trickier than the last. I think, perhaps the photographers were a touch more oblique than the last round and there were a couple of diptychs which were clearly harder to solve than others.
Number 1
Beachcomb (I allowed beachcombing and beachcomber too).
A fairly straightforward one, which almost everybody got right - wavy hair, though not a compound word, was an entertaining alternative solution.
Number 2
Pondweed
I disallowed waterweed (which may have been a bit harsh) and wintergreen and rivercrossing were other incorrect guesses.
Number 3
Bluebird
Bit more variation in the answers for this one - alternative guesses included smokestack, firefly (good one!), meltdown, blueprint and waxwing.
Number 4
Toothpick
I loved this one - inspired industrial chic pictures! And most of the answers were correct.
Number 5
Peppermint
Almost everyone got this, apart from a couple of folks who guessed pepperpot, which is logical.
Number 6
Butterscotch
This one caused quite a few problems. Lots of people plumped for letterbox and there was also a letterhead and cheeseboard.
Number 7
Drawbridge
Wrong guesses included handrail (very good), inside out and tugboat.
Number 8
Honeymoon
Everyone got this one!
Number 9
Watermark
Almost all correct, with other inspired answers including spotcheck and metalwork.
Number 10
Headlight
Oh this one caused SO many problems. Yup - it was a toughie. Wrong guesses - bright spark, pinup, pinwheel, headbanger (like that one), needlework, pinpoint and felt work.
Lots of people told me they found this round trickier than the last. I think, perhaps the photographers were a touch more oblique than the last round and there were a couple of diptychs which were clearly harder to solve than others.
Number 1
A fairly straightforward one, which almost everybody got right - wavy hair, though not a compound word, was an entertaining alternative solution.
Number 2
PondweedI disallowed waterweed (which may have been a bit harsh) and wintergreen and rivercrossing were other incorrect guesses.
Number 3
Bit more variation in the answers for this one - alternative guesses included smokestack, firefly (good one!), meltdown, blueprint and waxwing.
Number 4
Toothpick
I loved this one - inspired industrial chic pictures! And most of the answers were correct.
Number 5
Almost everyone got this, apart from a couple of folks who guessed pepperpot, which is logical.
Butterscotch
This one caused quite a few problems. Lots of people plumped for letterbox and there was also a letterhead and cheeseboard.
Number 7
Drawbridge
Wrong guesses included handrail (very good), inside out and tugboat.
Honeymoon
Everyone got this one!
Watermark
Almost all correct, with other inspired answers including spotcheck and metalwork.
Number 10
Headlight
Oh this one caused SO many problems. Yup - it was a toughie. Wrong guesses - bright spark, pinup, pinwheel, headbanger (like that one), needlework, pinpoint and felt work.
So yes, perhaps a little tougher, but still one very clever person managed to get them all correct - Meg (who doesn't yet have a blog). Many congratulations! She clearly has an aptitude for these, because she was a winner in the last round too. Look out for a teeny treat in your post sometime soon, Meg.
And thank you again to all the photographers and to everyone who played along - hope you enjoyed yourselves.
