Seacook
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Hope? (Derbyshire or Flintshire)
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Cryptic clues = station name
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Seacook
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Stop near loft in need of repair
Buttsy
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It's only an open floor if the person getting the previous clue right determines it to be, otherwise the winner sets the next clue. Open floor means that the next clue can be set by anyone, but once a new clue is set, winner stays on.
Seacook
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Time for a hint:
consider what "in need of repair" might indicate.
consider what "in need of repair" might indicate.
johnnychips
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Alfreton! Been staring at anagram for about two hours now!
Seacook
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Quite correct. "Srop" in the clue indicated a station - not strictly necessary but it helped to make the clue read better.
Over to you.
johnnychips
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'Only Fools' actor went by horse, we hear, to station renamed in 1997 as 'England World Cup Hero'.
So what are the old and new names of this station?
So what are the old and new names of this station?
Seacook
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"Went by horse, we hear" suggests [something] Road. Jason Road or Lloyd Pack Road seemed unlikely so I looked for Lyndhurst Road and discovered that it is now Ashurst New Forest.
I'm still trying to work out what the present name has to do with Nobby Stiles.
Open floor. I've set far too many of these already unless I can come up with a different way cluing Seamer.
johnnychips
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Nice one, though I must admit i'd forgotten the New Forest bit of the name. I'm away at weekend, so I won't set another.
Seacook
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I've thought of another, so this is the next clue:
bad father takes overdose
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No attempts at an answer so far.
The clue breaks down as [indicator] cryptic part [indicator] cryptic part, where [indicator] is a hint on what to do with the cryptic word.
Consider what "bad" and "takes" might mean.
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I really thought someone might have solved this by now.
The answer consists of an anagram of "father" + OD for overdose: Trehafod
The floor is now open for another.
bad father takes overdose
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No attempts at an answer so far.
The clue breaks down as [indicator] cryptic part [indicator] cryptic part, where [indicator] is a hint on what to do with the cryptic word.
Consider what "bad" and "takes" might mean.
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I really thought someone might have solved this by now.
The answer consists of an anagram of "father" + OD for overdose: Trehafod
The floor is now open for another.
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Buttsy
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Longbridge
Yep, it is.
Buttsy
Established Member
He mixes up less out of order
Seacook
Member
Buttsy
Established Member
Correct
Seacook
Member
Surely Mansfield. Open floor again if correct.
Buttsy
Established Member
Bangor
Buttsy
Established Member
Tough homosexual man?
Buttsy
Established Member
Correct
Sounds like a meeting between a contemporary American jazz/rock/soul singer and an 18c English composer.
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This might be a bit too vague, so a couple of clues may help:-
The American singer was born in San Francisco, and first sang in a group called The Dimensions.
The English Composer was born in London, and was set for a legal career before pursuing his first love which was music.
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Either this is too hard, or there's no-one interested!
So, one final clue, before I knock it on the head:-
The English composer is probably best known for a particularly patriotic piece.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
This might be a bit too vague, so a couple of clues may help:-
The American singer was born in San Francisco, and first sang in a group called The Dimensions.
The English Composer was born in London, and was set for a legal career before pursuing his first love which was music.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Either this is too hard, or there's no-one interested!
So, one final clue, before I knock it on the head:-
The English composer is probably best known for a particularly patriotic piece.
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Seacook
Member
Sounds like a meeting between a contemporary American jazz/rock/soul singer and an 18c English composer.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
This might be a bit too vague, so a couple of clues may help:-
The American singer was born in San Francisco, and first sang in a group called The Dimensions.
The English Composer was born in London, and was set for a legal career before pursuing his first love which was music.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Either this is too hard, or there's no-one interested!
So, one final clue, before I knock it on the head:-
The English composer is probably best known for a particularly patrionic piece.
The composer is presumably Thomas Arne, but I have no idea who the singer might be. The best I can offer is Pensarn though confidence is low.
