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| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:00 #154818 | |
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There are some things that happen every year at this time that drive lots of people to distraction while having no practical value (are you listening Noddy Holder - the rest of us have no choice?). Here's another item to add to that category. Once again a list of clues taking you to 50 stations from the Network Rail December 2023 listing. The clues are the product of a warped mind and vary from the cryptic to the factual. The numbers in brackets are the number of letters in the answer. If you think you know the answer to a clue post here and I'll keep the list updated as the answers come in. The choice is yours; waste your time with this or move on to something more interesting! Edit: Forgot to add that normal pub quiz rules apply. The answer on the Question Master's sheet is the correct answer for this quiz even if you know better! 1 Where the debt collectors have a drink? (6) - sunocske 2 The mine on the shore (6) - Dionysusnu 3 What you get if you add tea to your little alcoholic exuberances (6) - Red For Danger 4 The busy weight (10) - Red For Danger 5 Give out the Scottish river (9) - Red For Danger 6 Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (5) - MarkC 7 The road to the cemetery (9,4) - Temple Meads 8 Does she have it with pease pudding? (11) - Clive 9 Made from alder to resist water damage? (10) - Red For Danger 10 Her finance house (8) - hilllc76 11 Sounds like a home for ladies of easy virtue (6) - 9pN1SEAp 12 Do they load the mint sweets here? (8,5) - Dionysusnu 13 The true tree (6,3) - Dionysusnu 14 Was Alma the girl with the giggle in her voice? (5) - Dionysusnu 15 Wouldn't be used by foreigners crossing the Channel (6,5) - Clive 16 Seen from the Clifton Suspension Bridge (9) - AndyG 17 Priest's topping (8) - Clive 18 The master of Thornfield Hall (9) - Dionysusnu 19 The weight borne by the Scottish outlaw (10) - mfloyd 20 Sounds like a feral colour in the West Midlands (5,5) - hilllc76 21 Maidstone, Chatham or North of the Thames? (7,4) - Temple Meads 22 The high-priced loony-doctor created by P.G.Wodehouse (7) - officer dibble 23 Of these two, Andy headed the ball while Dobie sang (5) - Red For Danger 24 Men from here sang while fighting in the Zulu Wars (7) - AndyG 25 Spoil the entrance (7) - AndyG 26 Find a sandy back here (8) - Red For Danger 27 Route taken by the albino stag (5,4,4) - Temple Meads 28 The church in the valley (8) - Peter Bennet 29 Latitude but no longitude beside the River Lea (8,5) - Temple Meads 30 Lengthy Lakeland stream (8) - bill_gensheet 31 Do idiots grow here (8) - Red For Danger 32 Where the female swan swims (7) - Clive 33 They are not beside the seaside but in earlier years Tottenham and Milwall had this in common (10) 34 Home of the National Spinal Injuries Centre (5,10) - AndyG 35 Where Jim Hacker's senior Civil Servant took his exercise (8,4) - Dionysusnu 36 What the itinerant uses to make his door-to-door merchandise (8) - Red For Danger 37 Keep throwing from the oche (6) - Dionysusnu 38 Mr. Dillon's side-kick (7) - Dionysusnu 39 Flotilla of cleaning implements (10) - Temple Meads 40 Met the modern runner from here (3,6) - Clive 41 What the Sioux said to the tree (7) - Clive 42 I don't bat or bowl (6) - hilllc76 43 Lancashire lorry (7) - AndyG 44 Climb for the Navy (5,4) - Clive 45 Where to smooth the location (9) - bill_gensheet 46 Heavy syrup (6) - AndyG 47 Not an English lake or a Scottish loch (9) - sunocske 48 The fruit-laden ridge (5,4) - Temple Meads 49 Carry on relaxing (6) - AndyG 50 One side of the bell tower (8) - Peter Bennet “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: 26/12/2023 at 20:00 by postal Reason: None given Log in to reply The following users said thank you: GeoffM, Philo |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:15 #154819 | |
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6) Annan
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| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:15 #154820 | |
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25 Spoil the entrance (7) - Margate 34 Home of the National Spinal Injuries Centre (5,10) - Stoke Mandeville 43 Lancashire lorry (7) - Leyland 16 Seen from the Clifton Suspension Bridge (9) -Avoncliff 4 Men from here sang while fighting in the Zulu Wars (7) -(Men of) Harlech I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either. Last edited: 25/12/2023 at 00:27 by AndyG Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:20 #154822 | |
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MarkC in post 154819 said:6) AnnanCorrect (and if there was a prize you would get it for the first correct answer to the quiz). “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 The following user said thank you: MarkC |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:22 #154823 | |
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AndyG in post 154820 said:25 Spoil the entrance (7) - MargateAll 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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:38 #154824 | |
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AndyG in post 154820 said:25 Spoil the entrance (7) - MargateAnd the edits are correct as well. “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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:46 #154825 | |
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7: Headstone Lane 27: White Hart Lane 29: Meridian Water 48: Berry Brow Username TIM in multiplayer Log in to reply |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:48 #154826 | |
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21: Kentish Town
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| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:49 #154827 | |
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Temple Meads in post 154825 said:7: Headstone LaneAll 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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:52 #154828 | |
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Temple Meads in post 154826 said:21: Kentish TownCorrect “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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:57 #154829 | |
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49 Carry on relaxing (6) - Reston?
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| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 00:59 #154830 | |
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AndyG in post 154829 said:49 Carry on relaxing (6) - Reston?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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 01:40 #154831 | |
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Dionysusnu
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12 Imperial Wharf 13 Gospel Oak? 14 Cogan 16 Should that not be Avonmouth? 18 Rochester 35 Humphrey Park 37 Darton? 38 Chester Last edited: 25/12/2023 at 01:45 by Dionysusnu Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 02:20 #154832 | |
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Dionysusnu in post 154831 said:12 Imperial Wharf13,14,15,18,35,37,38 all correct. For 16, the Clifton Suspension Bridge is getting on for 10 miles from Avonmouth. Avonmouth is on flat lands at the mouth of the river (see here) while the river flows through a gorge under Clifton Suspension Bridge as you can see here. You would have marvellous vision to see Avonmouth from the Clifton Suspension Bridge. “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: 25/12/2023 at 02:20 by postal Reason: None given Log in to reply |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 02:29 #154833 | |
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| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 03:34 #154834 | |
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22. Glossop
When in doubt - Contingency plan 2A. Someone didn't buy the milk - 2A. Someone sneezed at Swansea - 2A. A driver complains the cab is too cold - 2A. Unable to operate a HEx service 4 vice 8 - 2A. Points failure at Ipswich - 2A. Landslip at Pitlochry - 2A Log in to reply |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 09:19 #154835 | |
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Temple Meads in post 154833 said:39: BroomfleetCorrect. “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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 09:20 #154836 | |
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officer dibble in post 154834 said:22. GlossopCorrect “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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 10:31 #154837 | |
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1. Dunbar 47. Welshpool Log in to reply |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 10:38 #154838 | |
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sunocske in post 154837 said:1. DunbarBoth 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 The following user said thank you: sunocske |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 10:55 #154839 | |
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10 Ladybank 20 Wylde Green 42 Ifield? Log in to reply |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 10:56 #154840 | |
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hilllc76 in post 154839 said:10 LadybankAll 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 |
| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 12:35 #154844 | |
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2 Pitsea 45 Sandhills? Nevermind on that 16 guess, my sleep-deprived self seems to have fully missed the implied meaning of "cliff of the river avon", and just got confused by the actual Avoncliff station being so far away from the bridge. Last edited: 25/12/2023 at 13:33 by Dionysusnu Reason: None given Log in to reply |
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| This year's Christmas Challenge 25/12/2023 at 13:39 #154846 | |
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8 Harrietsham 15 Briton Ferry 40 Bow Street 41 Howwood 44 Crews Hill 50 Attenborough Last edited: 25/12/2023 at 14:39 by clive Reason: None given Log in to reply |