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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 10:51 #154873
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46 Heavy syrup (6) - Wigton? (as in Cockney rhyming slang)
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either.
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 10:55 #154874
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46 Malton
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 11:14 #154875
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17 Holyhead
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 11:49 #154876
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26 Sandbach
33 Sheringham
50 I was tempted by Belvedere, but that's the wrong number of letters.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:07 #154877
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clive in post 154870 said:
28 Llanaber? If so, I don't think that's a good translation.
Not 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
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:08 #154878
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clive in post 154872 said:
32 Penmere
Correct.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:09 #154879
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AndyG in post 154873 said:
46 Heavy syrup (6) - Wigton? (as in Cockney rhyming slang)
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
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:09 #154880
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clive in post 154874 said:
46 Malton
Not correct.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:10 #154881
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clive in post 154875 said:
17 Holyhead
Correct.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:11 #154882
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clive in post 154876 said:
26 Sandbach
33 Sheringham
50 I was tempted by Belvedere, but that's the wrong number of letters.
33 Correct. No prizes for the other two.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:44 #154883
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50 One side of the bell tower (8): Dingwall?
28 The church in the valley (8): Kirkdale?

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I identify as half man half biscuit - crumbs!
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:46 #154884
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Peter Bennet in post 154883 said:
50 One side of the bell tower (8): Dingwall?

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Correct.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 19:43 #154885
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Is 26 Tamworth….
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 19:54 #154886
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Red For Danger in post 154885 said:
Is 26 Tamworth….
It is indeed.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 19:59 #154888
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Peter Bennet in post 154883 said:
50 One side of the bell tower (8): Dingwall?
28 The church in the valley (8): Kirkdale?

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And the edited version of the original message also wins a prize for Kirkdale.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 20:11 #154889
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So when all is said and done and if my maths are correct the final scores are (arranged alphabetically where scores are equal):

8 correct.

Clive
Dionysusnu
Red For Danger


7 correct

AndyG

6 correct

Temple Meads

3 correct

hillc76

2 correct

bill_gensheet
Peter Bennet
sunockse


1 correct

9pN1SEAp
MarkC
mfloyd
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Congratulations to those who feature in the roll of honour above and I hope it has helped while away some time over the holiday for the rest of you. Thanks to all who joined in.

As a final note, my apologies for the errors in the originally published questions but we finally did get 50 valid questions and 50 valid answers.

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The following users said thank you: AndyG, Temple Meads
This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 20:25 #154890
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Bit of a long shot this but I think the answer to No 33 is Portsmouth…..?

Edit - sorry - just seen the previous answer…….

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