Cryptic clues = station name

[duncanp]

Probably "reaching" more than a bit; however -- rabbits, though now reckoned as in the order Lagomorphia, used to be considered rodents; and the orders are closely related. "Rabbit" in German: Kaeninchen. If you're extremely fond of your pet, I suppose you might construct a mini-town for it to live in: so, Kennington (London Underground) ?

It isn't Kennington, nor is the station in London at all.

But you are along the right lines.

Think of a particular rodent, and what you might call somewhere that rodent would live in.

 

[Calthrop]

I'm struggling; the German for species names, such as known to me, not seeming to help... an even dafter suggestion: in the cartoon films, the cat is Tom and his enemy the mouse is Jerry -- = "German" -- an eccentric mouse-fan might have a vault in which to keep his mouse Jerry (well, the mouse might like such accommodation...) -- thus, Jervaulx station on the heritage Wensleydale line ? -- this station not, I think, one of the open ones on that line; but cryptic-clue-setters' licence, and all that...

 

[duncanp]

I'm struggling; the German for species names, such as known to me, not seeming to help... an even dafter suggestion: in the cartoon films, the cat is Tom and his enemy the mouse is Jerry -- = "German" -- an eccentric mouse-fan might have a vault in which to keep his mouse Jerry (well, the mouse might like such accommodation...) -- thus, Jervaulx station on the heritage Wensleydale line ? -- this station not, I think, one of the open ones on that line; but cryptic-clue-setters' licence, and all that...

You don't need to know the German for species names.

You need to take <rodent name> + <dwelling> in English, then consider how that would be spelt in German.

Then you translate that German word back to English you get the answer, which is not on the national rail network.

 

[Calthrop]

From the above -- I've got an idea; but it doesn't seem to yield any station in the British Isles. Unless -- rat house: German Rathaus = town hall -- London's Mansion House, residence of the city's Lord Mayor: Mansion House station, London Underground; or is that too convoluted?

Edit -- sorry: you said it isn't in London. Ich habe dann keine Ahnung...

 

[duncanp]

From the above -- I've got an idea; but it doesn't seem to yield any station in the British Isles. Unless -- rat house: German Rathaus = town hall -- London's Mansion House, residence of the city's Lord Mayor: Mansion House station, London Underground; or is that too convoluted?

Edit -- sorry: you said it isn't in London. Ich habe dann keine Ahnung...

You are getting warmer.

You need to look for <name of rodent> + House.

This sounds like a word in German, which when translated into English means <Answer Station>

 

[duncanp]

PS. I have edited the preceding post to (hopefully) make it clearer.

 

[Calthrop]

I still have problems -- suspect that I need a course in "Zoology 101": can think of decidedly few species of rodent (beyond the howlingly obvious, and ineligible) in any language -- none of those I can think of seem to do any good, even with your kind assistance...

 

[John Griffiths]

Mansion House, which in German - in the sense of Town Hall - would be Rathaus?

 

[neilmc]

Town Hall tram stop on Birmingham metro = "Rathaus" in German?

 

[duncanp]

Yes Town Hall on the West Midlands Metro is correct, and for the reasons you state.

Your go.

 

[Calthrop]

Duh ! I'm not au fait with this-generation trams and Metros -- that's my excuse, anyway...

 

[neilmc]

You should have done German O-level Calthrop - I knew what the answer was just not WHERE it was! I'll post the next one later today.

 

[neilmc]

Exchange old penny for new penny here to obtain warming breakfast item.

 

[duncanp]

Exchange old penny for new penny here to obtain warming breakfast item.

Dorridge

If you take an old penny (d) and replace the D in Dorridge with a P (for new penny), you get porridge.

 

[Calthrop]

You should have done German O-level Calthrop - I knew what the answer was just not WHERE it was! I'll post the next one later today.

Ich habe Deutsch gar auf der Universitaet studiert -- Nagetiere waren aber nicht auf dem Lehrplan ! -- not that any of that helped with the answer (and I live in the flaming West Midlands !) -- kein Problem ebenso...

 

[neilmc]

duncanp has it spot on, within ten minutes. Your go.

 

[duncanp]

OK lets try:-

Small indentations are causing confusion in Scotland.

 

[neilmc]

Pitlochry?

 

[duncanp]

No, it is not Pitlochry, but the answer station is in Scotland.

Think of a word which means "small indentations".

When you get that word, you can make an anagram of it to get the answer station.

 

[duncanp]

This is proving to be more difficult than I thought.

Another clue is that the station is not on the National Rail system now, but there was a station of that name which was closed in the 1960s.

 

[duncanp]

An alternative clue : A controversial politician, whom many would think is not suitable for canonisation

If there are no takers soon, I'll give the answer and declare an open floor.

 

[d9009alycidon]

Glasgow Saint Enoch

 

[duncanp]

St Enoch (Glasgow Subway) is correct.

The first clue referred to an anagram of Notches , or small indentations.

The second clue referred to the politician Enoch Powell.

Your turn.

 

[Calthrop]

Annoyed with self: I know the word "notches" -- but racking my brains for "small indentations", totally failed to deliver it...

 

[d9009alycidon]

Brown Janet

 

[neilmc]

Duncraig?

 

[d9009alycidon]

Sorry, not Duncraig, other end of the country.

 

[d9009alycidon]

Another clue - a Psycho connection to a Pigment

 

[John Griffiths]

Stoneleigh? Not sure - being colourblind - if 'stone' is brown or just a sort of paleish greying slushy colour.

 

[d9009alycidon]

Very close, but not stone! Alight here for the rising sun