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| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 02:17 #114357 | |
postal
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The December 2018 Network Rail Timetable Station Index set me thinking. Below is a list of questions (cryptic, daft or just the product of my warped mind), the answers to which are 50 of the stations listed in the Index. All for fun but you might want to try and come up with the answers. 1) Then serve it with pease pudding - Cookham 2) Humber or Severn - Longbridge 3) Chaise-longue or settee - Chesterfield or Davenport or ? - station is listed in Table 42 4) Cross the stream at this point - Hereford 5) Last place to visit at the cemetery - Gravesend 6) Sounds like a real line - station is listed in Table 135 7) Territory claimed by the first landlady at the Rovers Return - Anniesland 8) Adam's fake wife - Evesham 9) River crossing for the intellectually challenged - Wallyford 10) We could call him Manilow if we were being formal - Barry 11) You can bang on about this church - Drumchapel 12) You wouldn't hold a Black Mass here - Whitechapel 13) She was a surefire miss for Agatha Christie - Marple 14) Oriental stream - Eastbrook 15) The arboreal clever-clogs - Braintree 16) The middle of the crimson cabriolet - Redcar Central 17) Where Superman stashed his money - Kents Bank 18) The alternative to travelling by bus - Elsecar 19) The three singing sisters - Beverley 20) Jeremy takes tea - Clarkston 21) Were Romeo and Juliet lovers from here? - Starcross 22) Sweetheart carrying a heavy load - Darlington 23) Aggravated mountain - Crosshill 24) Tell the grain to escape - Runcorn 25) Cricket implements - Bat & Ball 26) North or South entrance - Polegate 27) Most recent fortification - Newcastle 28) A Jock - Ascot 29) He might have called it Rooner Spow - Spooner Row 30) Where they have all got slashed faces - Scarborough 31) Ricky Gervais's timber - Brentwood 32) Where the feline gets it's feet wet - Catford 33) Chop at the river crossing - Hackbridge 34) Kills the cooked meat - Topsham 35) Flat or Crown Green? - Bowling 36) Referee's signal to stop - Haltwhistle 37) The biggest trumpet - Kinghorn 38) Three feet in the society of friends - Quakers Yard 39) T - Metrocentre 41) Tony's climb - Blairhill 42) For traditionalists debar the Lancashire Borough and for modernists debar the Greater Manchester Borough - Banbury 43) Not writing or arithmetic - Reading 44) Inter the churchman - Canonbury 45) Is it second prize living here? - Silvertown or Silver Street 46) A rooster is envious - Acocks Green 47) Maybe galena or bauxite - Ore 48) The idiot's clamber - Nitshill 49) Screw the addition - Bolton 50) No prohibition - Oban “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 Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 22:30 by postal Reason: None given Log in to reply The following users said thank you: JamesN, Tempest Malice, Jan, northroad, Dick, sunocske |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 09:00 #114360 | |
jc92
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I'm terrible at these but I'll start with the easy ones 4) Ford 7) Clitheroe 10) Barry 12) whitechapel 25) bat and ball 29) Spooner row 43) reading "We don't stop camborne wednesdays" Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 09:11 by jc92 Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 09:13 #114361 | |
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jc92 in post 114360 said:I'm terrible at these but I'll start with the easy ones “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 Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 09:22 by postal Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 09:38 #114362 | |
kbarber
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38: Quakers Yard (Forgive my uncertainty about the apostrophe.) Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 09:49 #114363 | |
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postal
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kbarber in post 114362 said:38: Quakers Yard - correctNo apostrophe in the published index (such is the state of proper standards these days!) “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:05 #114364 | |
Meld
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35 Bowling 36 Entwhistle Passed the age to be doing 'Spoon Feeding' !!! Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 10:06 by Meld Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:17 #114366 | |
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Meld in post 114364 said:35 Bowling - correct “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:19 #114368 | |
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Danny252
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Perhaps the referee is instead showing us: 36 Redcar[d] Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:23 #114369 | |
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Danny252 in post 114368 said:Perhaps the referee is instead showing us:You're getting close to the answer of another question. “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:51 #114372 | |
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northroad in post 114371 said:postal in post 114369 said:Danny252 in post 114368 said:Perhaps the referee is instead showing us:You're getting close to the answer of another question. “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:56 #114373 | |
northroad
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Could 32 be CATFORD
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| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:58 #114374 | |
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northroad in post 114373 said:Could 32 be CATFORD - correct “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 10:59 #114375 | |
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northroad
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Not quite as old as you John but I seem to remember my dad telling me about 19. 19. BEVERLEY sisters. Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 11:01 by northroad Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:05 #114376 | |
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northroad in post 114375 said:Not quite as old as you John but I seem to remember my dad telling me about 19. “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:11 #114377 | |
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northroad
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Final attempt by me I promise..... 5. Gravesend Happy New Year everyone.... Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:17 #114378 | |
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Mothman
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47 Ore
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| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:23 #114379 | |
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Mothman in post 114378 said:47 Ore - correct “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:24 #114380 | |
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northroad in post 114377 said:Final attempt by me I promise..... “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 Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:25 #114381 | |
Tempest Malice
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A few guesses from me 4) Hereford 15) Braintree 16) Redcar Central 24) Runcorn 27) Newcastle 34) Cullham Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 11:28 by Tempest Malice Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:32 #114383 | |
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Tempest Malice in post 114381 said:A few guesses from me “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 Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 11:35 by postal Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:34 #114384 | |
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Mothman
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26 Reddish or Oulton Broad 38 Quakers Yard 47 Ore Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 11:41 by Mothman Reason: adding more Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:38 #114385 | |
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Mothman in post 114384 said:26 Reddish or Oulton Broad - afraid not “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 Last edited: 31/12/2018 at 11:47 by postal Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:55 #114387 | |
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y10g9
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26, Watford?
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| Some cryptic fun 31/12/2018 at 11:56 #114388 | |
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y10g9 in post 114387 said:26, Watford? - afraid not “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 Log in to reply |