Cryptic clues = station name

[Darren R]

Dunrobin Castle?



(Open Floor if correct)

 

[Springs Branch]

Dunrobin Castle?

(Open Floor if correct)

That's the correct answer, so Open Floor.

 

[backontrack]

He's a fan of a 70s pop group from Sweden, this Scottish resident cleric of a cathedral.

 

[Seacook]

He's a fan of a 70s pop group from Sweden, this Scottish resident cleric of a cathedral.

Probably Aberdeen. Open floor, if correct.

 

[backontrack]

You are indeed correct!

 

[Springs Branch]

Given Open Floor was declared by the previous winner, here's another cryptic conundrum....

At her best friend's wedding, Glen's sister drank only shandy.

Hint 1: The competition rules do not restrict choice just to National Rail stations.

 

[Springs Branch]

Hint 2: What goes into a shandy? It's made of ......

 

[Marton]

Beer Heights Light Railway.

 

[Springs Branch]

Not that one
(it's a station).

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After 2 weeks, it seems I made this one a bit too cryptic, so here's the solution & we can move along.....

The Cryptic Conundrum was:-

At her best friend's wedding, Glen's sister drank only shandy.
with an additional hint that this might not be a National Rail station.

"At her best friend's wedding" - so probably she's a BridesMaid.
"Glen's sister" - a close relative of a glen is a valley or Vale.
"Shandy" is Made of Ale.

Answer = Maida Vale on the London Underground.

Open Floor for the next questioner.

 

[DaveHarries]

At her best friend's wedding, Glen's sister drank only shandy.
with an additional hint that this might not be a National Rail station.

"At her best friend's wedding" - so probably she's a BridesMaid.
"Glen's sister" - a close relative of a glen is a valley or Vale.
"Shandy" is Made of Ale.

Answer = Maida Vale on the London Underground.

Open Floor for the next questioner.

Groan. Perhaps this one won't be too bad: I can't think of a better one.

Isaac's wife might be found here?

Dave

 

[Welshman]

Arram?

[Aram Naharaim]

 

[Springs Branch]

Beckton (on the DLR)?

 

[madannie77]

Salhouse

 

[DaveHarries]

Sorry guys but no. All wrong.

Dave

 

[Welshman]

If you would permit me another try:-

I'm assuming the "Isaac" to whom you refer is the Jewish Patriarch. Abraham's servant who was charged with finding a suitable wife for Isaac, met Rebekah at a well, where she offered to draw water not only for him but for his animals also. The servant saw that as sign she was the right woman for Isaac.

As the well was frequented by the local shepherds, I'll offer:-

Shepherds Well

 

[DaveHarries]

Shepherds Well is also wrong I'm afraid. A bit of a clue if it helps, though I hope it won't!

The station is in England, not Scotland or Wales. It is nothing to do with religion. Glad to see that it seems I have got you all foxed.

Dave

 

[Marton]

Beccles?

 

[Buttsy]

Hayes?
Hayes & Harlington?

 

[DaveHarries]

Beccles & Hayes both wrong. To narrow it down further the station is not in the north or east of England.

Dave

 

[Springs Branch]

Is it Maiden Newton?
(although this Isaac was said to have been a confirmed bachelor)

 

[DaveHarries]

Is it Maiden Newton?
(although this Isaac was said to have been a confirmed bachelor)

Yes! Maiden Newton was indeed the answer I was looking for. I was wondering if anyone was going to guess correctly.

Dave

 

[Springs Branch]

Here's an easy one.....

Holy Melittol'y!

 

[Welshman]

St Bees?

 

[Springs Branch]

St Bees

That's the answer.
(I'd also give a tick to St (H)Ives. )

Your go.

 

[Welshman]

That recently-born creature in the fields is destined to be a pet for the Lancashire farmer's wife.

 

[DasLunatic]

A complete stab in the dark, but Lambeth North

 

[Welshman]

A complete stab in the dark, but Lambeth North

You've got the right animal, but what about the Lancashire farmer's wife?

 

[Marton]

Delamere.?

But that's in Cheshire.

 

[DasLunatic]

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire?

 

[Welshman]

Ramsgreave and Wilpshire?

Stay with your original animal, and think in a Lancashire accent.