Cryptic Stations II
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Cryptic Stations II
Following on from James idea here are some more cryptic stations to solve.
Please PM me your answers.... good luck!
1. Arsenals funeral?
2. The clergyman has gone environmental.
3. Your money is safe in Urban King.
4. David gets annoyed in the office.
5. One dollar for the 1966 cup hero before he gets over it?
6. Ah, steam is mixed to create a dodgy actor from the iron curtain.
7. Male chicken adopts children!
8. Gary Linekar and Willie Thorne's city is most boring.
9. It's the way to Scotland?
10. Stress is even about for females relatively speaking.
11. Bad journalist sounds like his patella is in the centre of the candle.
12. Posh spice likes a bit of sponge cake.
13. Scandal of WWII bomber!
14. It's a long way, to call the university student.
15. Citric home?
16. Easy as cake for a divine messenger.
17. Initially National Rail is mixed in with an evergreen tree.
18. Bend over in the place of worship.
19. Pass the ball at the fishing port.
20. It's favourable to trim by cutting.
Answers to be revealed 18th October.
Please PM me your answers.... good luck!
1. Arsenals funeral?
2. The clergyman has gone environmental.
3. Your money is safe in Urban King.
4. David gets annoyed in the office.
5. One dollar for the 1966 cup hero before he gets over it?
6. Ah, steam is mixed to create a dodgy actor from the iron curtain.
7. Male chicken adopts children!
8. Gary Linekar and Willie Thorne's city is most boring.
9. It's the way to Scotland?
10. Stress is even about for females relatively speaking.
11. Bad journalist sounds like his patella is in the centre of the candle.
12. Posh spice likes a bit of sponge cake.
13. Scandal of WWII bomber!
14. It's a long way, to call the university student.
15. Citric home?
16. Easy as cake for a divine messenger.
17. Initially National Rail is mixed in with an evergreen tree.
18. Bend over in the place of worship.
19. Pass the ball at the fishing port.
20. It's favourable to trim by cutting.
Answers to be revealed 18th October.
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Re: Cryptic Stations II
I have 13 so far and at the same time have been working on my own set of questions for which I currently have 10.....
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Kevin has 13/20 correct so far and Andi has got 7.
Can anyone get 20/20?
Can anyone get 20/20?
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Re: Cryptic Stations II
I've got 18. There's one I'm not sure of and one that's got me stumped (ironically, not 17)
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Well done Mr Gasman pray can we have the answers for the thickos here
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Well played Matt I got stuck on 13.......
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What 5 you missing?scrxisi wrote:I'm up to 15... the other five are fiendish
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And I don't have any of those........scrxisi wrote:3, 6, 10, 14 & 17
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Re: Cryptic Stations II
I've got 3. Some of them are more like cryptic crossword clues than anything else.
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18/20 for jamesthegill
17/20 for greatkingrat
Starkey... when you say you've got 3, is that 3/20 or that you know the answer to number 3?
17/20 for greatkingrat
Starkey... when you say you've got 3, is that 3/20 or that you know the answer to number 3?
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I've got numbers 3 and 5, but I haven't spent more than a few seconds looking at it.
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Re: Cryptic Stations II
14 and 20 are the ones that have stumped me, too.
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Re: Cryptic Stations II
One of the troublesome clues seems to describe a non-LU station, though it is in London. [EDITED to avoid identifying the clue concerned]
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