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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:00 #159645
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Let's see if the same happens this year. I've found 50 locations all listed in the National Rail Timetable 2024 Station Index and put some clues together to try and identify them. No prizes for getting things right but it might help pass the time.

1 The lion's church (10) - Soton_Speed
2 Used to go here for Marks and Spencers fashion (2,8) - Zack
3 I hear Dad's given the mark of approval (7) - Richard42
4 Where the stag crosses the river? (8) - AndyG
5 Fights the card game (13) - AndyG
6 The top ranking stream (8) - Red For Danger
7 Does this structure take advantage of the view here? (9)
8 Where you grow the lanterns? (12) - andi
9 A wide street in West London? (6,8) - markt
10 More than one historical China (7) - Red For Danger
11 Where you end up going from the east on the fold-up bicycle (4,8) - Dionysusnu
12 Not made from bricks or straw (10) - Dionysusnu / andi.
13 The bank covered with gorse bushes (8) - Zack
14 Bank Holiday accommodation for the horses (10) - Meld
15 Roy swapped Oxygen for Uranium to devise Desert Island Disc here? (7) - AndyG
16 The local network connects Noah's vessel (6) - andi
17 Fighting candle (7) - AndyG
18 The trees where the children play (9) - andi
19 China or Russia? (7) - AndyG
20 Rose Lee on the up (5,4) - AndyG
21 A development at the harbour(7) - Dionysusnu
22 The value of Alan the late actor (13) - markt
23 By the sound of it the measure counted by odometer (7)
24 The conditions it describes vary from Calm to Phenomenal (8) - Dionysusnu
25 Not the Old Bailey (8) - Andy G
26 World Cup winning brothers (8) - Zack
27 Ladies not allowed in this pasture (9) - andi
28 Is there a market for Christmas birds here? (6,6) - Zack
29 A double measure of fortified wine (8)
30 Where the marine protection vessel docks (9,7) - Richard42
31 A maritime body (4) - Dionysusnu
32 The performance of an overly theatrical Hugh (8) - AndyG
33 Did the ostrich trip up Bernie? (7,4) - AndyG
34 Boss of the ship's first voyage (10) - Temple Meads
35 The partner of the writing instrument (7)
36 Sevenoaks or Edenbridge transplanted to North London? (7,4,4) - TimTamToe
37 Sounds like mother's down in the dumps (6) - Richard42
38 Not much value here (8)
39 What happens on icy ground? (5) - RyanGerrard
40 Father and son footballers (4) - Zack
41 The harbour for small ships (11) - Dionysusnu
42 From here to Panama for John Darwin (5,6) - Dionysusnu
43 The death of Mr. Fudd (6,3) - Temple Meads
44 Home of the partridge (8) -markt
45 A tub of lard once sat in his seat on TV (10) - markt
46 Cow with a talk about technology, entertainment or design (5) - RyanGerrard
47 The base for Jim Beam (3) - markt
48 Does he hold the Essex pack together? (7,4) - Red For Danger
49 Descriptive of knitting stitches? (6) - AndyG
50 Throstles alight here (3,9) - Zack

Post your answers here and I'll update things as we go along.

PS There will be a gap in the updating tomorrow afternoon but we'll be back to getting on for real time updating after that.
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:04 #159646
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308 posts 		Excellent compiling work as always!

A couple that jumped out at me:
34 - Maidenhead
43 - Elmers End
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:11 #159647
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Online 		Temple Meads in post 159646 said:
Excellent compiling work as always!

A couple that jumped out at me:
34 - Maidenhead
43 - Elmers End
Both correct
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:16 #159648
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62 posts 		44 - Peartree
45 - Hattersley

47 - Rye ?
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:17 #159649
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Online 		markt in post 159648 said:
44 - Peartree
45 - Hattersley

47 - Rye ?
All correct.
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:18 #159650
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586 posts 		11 West Brompton (I didn't know those were a thing over in the UK!)
12 Woodhouse?
31 Hull
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62 posts 		Two more guesses from me...

9 - Ealing Broadway

22 - Rickmansworth
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:24 #159652
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Online 		Dionysusnu in post 159650 said:
11 West Brompton (I didn't know those were a thing over in the UK!)
12 Woodhouse?
31 Hull
12 is not the answer I was expecting but fits the clue so gets a tick. However there is still another answer to 12 which will also be marked as correct. Other 2 correct.
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:24 #159653
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586 posts 		12 secondary answer Limehouse?
21 Newport?
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:27 #159654
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Online 		markt in post 159651 said:
Two more guesses from me...

9 - Ealing Broadway

22 - Rickmansworth
Both correct
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:29 #159655
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Online 		Dionysusnu in post 159653 said:
12 secondary answer Limehouse?
21 Newport?
Both are close but your answer to 12 has the wrong number of letters and the answer to 21 doesn't exactly fit the clue.
“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:31 #159656
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16 Lanark
18 Kidsgrove
27 Mansfield
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:39 #159657
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Online 		andi in post 159656 said:
12 Stonehouse
16 Lanark
18 Kidsgrove
27 Mansfield
All correct.
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:42 #159658
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586 posts 		Oh, I miscounted.. both of my 12s are 9 letters, not 10.

Some entries from a friend (you can note him down as Zack if you want):
2 St Michaels
26 Charlton
28 Turkey Street
29 Pegswood?
50 The Hawthorns
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 00:47 #159659
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Online 		Dionysusnu in post 159658 said:
Oh, I miscounted.. both of my 12s are 9 letters, not 10.

Some entries from a friend (you can note him down as Zack if you want):
2 St Michaels
26 Charlton
28 Turkey Street
29 Pegswood?
50 The Hawthorns
I miscounted as well which is why you got a tick for 12 - now corrected!

Zack has 2, 26, 28 and 50 correct. 29 needs more work.
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 01:03 #159660
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586 posts 		At the risk of a double failure - 21 Newquay?
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 01:25 #159661
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60 posts 		39 - slide?
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 01:26 #159662
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60 posts 		oh i misread the original post

*insert star trek facepalm*
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 02:05 #159663
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286 posts 		1 - Leominster
In Zone 6, no one can hear you scream...
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 02:30 #159665
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Passed the age to be doing 'Spoon Feeding' !!!
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 08:32 #159666
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665 posts 		36 Kentish Town West

Merry Christmas all
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1849 posts 		19 China or Russia? (7) Redland?

49 Descriptive of knitting stitches? (6) Purley?
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 08:47 #159668
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Online 		Soton_Speed in post 159663 said:
1 - Leominster
Correct.
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Last Christmas I gave you a quiz . . . Yesterday at 08:50 #159669
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Online 		Meld in post 159665 said:
14 Whitstable
Correct.
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Online 		TimTamToe in post 159666 said:
36 Kentish Town West

Merry Christmas all
Correct.
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