the answers are all uk cities,( eg usb upgrade = newport)
i have the following left:
lumpy hot stew
bjorn, benny, agnetha and james
cockney chancellor
two clues
asap please 
Replies sorted oldest to newest
Originally Posted by machel:
the answers are all uk cities,( eg usb upgrade = newport)
i have the following left:
lumpy hot stew
bjorn, benny, agnetha and james
cockney chancellor
two clues
asap please
Abba fan (Aberfan)?
Bjorn, Benny etc.... Aberdeen, sounds like Abba & (James) Dean. ?????
Originally Posted by machel:
the answers are all uk cities,( eg usb upgrade = newport)
i have the following left:
lumpy hot stew
bjorn, benny, agnetha and james
cockney chancellor
two clues
asap please
London + Derry Irvine, former Lord Chancellor......Londonderry.
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
cockney chancellor
Londonderry..... dunno where the derry comes in lol
Ha! Jen posted at the same time.
Originally Posted by machel:
the answers are all uk cities,( eg usb upgrade = newport)
i have the following left:
lumpy hot stew
bjorn, benny, agnetha and james
cockney chancellor
two clues
asap please
Darlington?
Actually I'm really not very good at this - will you tell us the answers later please?
two clues sounds like Leads = Leeds.
Lumpy hot stew
Lancashire hot pot - Lancaster?
Darlo isn't a city.
: pedant :
Is it Abba Dean ? Aberdeen like?
you've saved me the embarrassment of not having a clue on any of these 
Can we do a Sudoku instead?
I don't deal with words. 
Originally Posted by Blizz'ard:
Can we do a Sudoku instead?
I don't deal with words.
How about a game of snap? That's about my limit.
Originally Posted by Cinds:
How about a game of snap? That's about my limit.
Oh no! You need quick reactions for that! 
Originally Posted by suzybean:
Bjorn, Benny etc.... Aberdeen, sounds like Abba & (James) Dean. ?????
Originally Posted by Garage Joe:
Is it Abba Dean ? Aberdeen like?
Ooh, hang on - SNAP! 
Originally Posted by machel:
thanks i knew there would be some clever dicks intelligent peeps,
lumpy hot stew - did wonder if this is Leicester ( less stir?) but can't fit the stew bit???
If I'm eating the hot stew, it could be Lisburn.
this quiz is from richard osman (i follow him on twitter) and the prize is the pointless book (due out on the 11th) so not a prize of great wealth, however i have now been outed on twitter as not playing "in the spirit" (gaga is now trending on twitter!!!!!) i don't think i am being unfair as if i was at work etc i would be asking colleagues, although someone is now (or has done) putting on wrong answers, if that is you, please don't, (i would rather you refrain from answering) as that would not be "in the spirit"
Sorry! I didn't see Suzy's post !
Even though I'm on twitter I don't understand the bit about gaga trending on there.
Originally Posted by machel:
this quiz is from richard osman (i follow him on twitter) and the prize is the pointless book (due out on the 11th) so not a prize of great wealth, however i have now been outed on twitter as not playing "in the spirit" (gaga is now trending on twitter!!!!!) i don't think i am being unfair as if i was at work etc i would be asking colleagues, although someone is now (or has done) putting on wrong answers, if that is you, please don't, (i would rather you refrain from answering) as that would not be "in the spirit"
Oh dear!
I was going to suggest Bath for hot lumpy stew, but that may just be mine.
Originally Posted by Garage Joe:
Even though I'm on twitter I don't understand the bit about gaga trending on there.
Same here. The 'trends' on my feed never seem to match what I'm being told is trending.
Originally Posted by Blizz'ard:
Originally Posted by machel:
thanks i knew there would be some clever dicks intelligent peeps,
lumpy hot stew - did wonder if this is Leicester ( less stir?) but can't fit the stew bit???
If I'm eating the hot stew, it could be Lisburn.
Originally Posted by machel:
this quiz is from richard osman (i follow him on twitter) and the prize is the pointless book (due out on the 11th) so not a prize of great wealth, however i have now been outed on twitter as not playing "in the spirit" (gaga is now trending on twitter!!!!!) i don't think i am being unfair as if i was at work etc i would be asking colleagues, although someone is now (or has done) putting on wrong answers, if that is you, please don't, (i would rather you refrain from answering) as that would not be "in the spirit"
How did that happen?
Tbh Lillibet I'm not sure what trending means either!
Originally Posted by machel:
"lumpy" may refer to an anagram whether "hot stew" or a hot stew (casserole?) ?
lumpy hot stew
Plymouth West?
That lumpy hot stew one is difficult. All I can think of of is Bournemouth [ burn mouth] but theres no stew connection.
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Originally Posted by machel:
"lumpy" may refer to an anagram whether "hot stew" or a hot stew (casserole?) ?
lumpy hot stew
Plymouth West?
That must be it Soozy
what about 'jamie's feeling better' anyone know the answer to it? again its a uk city
Originally Posted by christof:
what about 'jamie's feeling better' anyone know the answer to it? again its a uk city
Welcome to the forum.
Did Twitter lead you here? 
Oh, and I haven't got a Scooby.
not on twitter a pal was trying to do this quiz earlier and I got a bit hooked the Jamie one is driving me mad.
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Originally Posted by machel:
"lumpy" may refer to an anagram whether "hot stew" or a hot stew (casserole?) ?
lumpy hot stew
Plymouth West?
You've almost got it soozy. It's an anagram of lumpy-hot - Plymouth.
Originally Posted by erinp:
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Originally Posted by machel:
"lumpy" may refer to an anagram whether "hot stew" or a hot stew (casserole?) ?
lumpy hot stew
Plymouth West?
You've almost got it soozy. It's an anagram of lumpy-hot - Plymouth.
Google anagram help and you get the Gaga forum with this thread
I do the crossword every day, it just took a while to remember that stew means anagram.
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by erinp:
Originally Posted by cologne 1:
Originally Posted by Soozy Woo:
Originally Posted by machel:
"lumpy" may refer to an anagram whether "hot stew" or a hot stew (casserole?) ?
lumpy hot stew
Plymouth West?
You've almost got it soozy. It's an anagram of lumpy-hot - Plymouth.
Google anagram help and you get the Gaga forum with this thread
while to remember that stew me I do the crossword every day, it just took aans anagram.
I didn't know that.
Crosswords/jigsaws are not my thing.
I am rubbish at scrabble and sudoku is just baffling to me .
jamies feeling better i thought was sheffield. as in 'Chef Healed'! really stuck on the cockney chancellor.
new members
Originally Posted by Clynesy:
jamies feeling better i thought was sheffield. as in 'Chef Healed'! really stuck on the cockney chancellor.
That's it! Sheffield. I think the cockney chancellor is Londonderry (see above).
And welcome
Originally Posted by Clynesy:
jamies feeling better i thought was sheffield. as in 'Chef Healed'! really stuck on the cockney chancellor.
you rock, cockney chancellor is definetly londonderry. do you concur with Leeds for two clues?
i printed off a list of cities and londonderry wasnt on it DOH!!!. just said Derry. thankyou for your help. i love this forum its great
Definately leeds for 2 clues.
Originally Posted by Clynesy:
i printed off a list of cities and londonderry wasnt on it DOH!!!. just said Derry. thankyou for your help. i love this forum its great
It has a dual name, Derry/Londonderry, for politically sensitive reasons.
Originally Posted by Garage Joe:
Tbh Lillibet I'm not sure what trending means either!
When you are on twitter and on the left you will see your name etc, then under 'who to follow', under that you will see trends, that apparently means what most people are mentioning in their tweets.
i am stuck on continued. help please !
Originally Posted by fangirl:
i am stuck on continued. help please !
Preston (press on)
Originally Posted by suzybean:
Originally Posted by Clynesy:
jamies feeling better i thought was sheffield. as in 'Chef Healed'! really stuck on the cockney chancellor.
That's it! Sheffield. I think the cockney chancellor is Londonderry (see above).
And welcome
Ahhh that fits better Sheffield. I put down Wells, (it was on the UK City List)
I'm new bth. Thought i'd give the quiz ago!
I'm doing the same quiz and I am stuck on ' home of the Carchers' if it's blindly obvious I apologise in advance.
ambridge is home of the archers. But the clue says Carchers so add the c and get Cambridge.x
Thank you very much.
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by machel:
this quiz is from richard osman (i follow him on twitter) and the prize is the pointless book (due out on the 11th) so not a prize of great wealth, however i have now been outed on twitter as not playing "in the spirit" (gaga is now trending on twitter!!!!!) i don't think i am being unfair as if i was at work etc i would be asking colleagues, although someone is now (or has done) putting on wrong answers, if that is you, please don't, (i would rather you refrain from answering) as that would not be "in the spirit"
How did that happen?
the person who said i wasn't playing in the "spirit" is someone called ollie (ollie the smurf, a young man i think) he must also be connected to this forum as he posted a link on twitter to this thread.
Originally Posted by machel:
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by machel:
this quiz is from richard osman (i follow him on twitter) and the prize is the pointless book (due out on the 11th) so not a prize of great wealth, however i have now been outed on twitter as not playing "in the spirit" (gaga is now trending on twitter!!!!!) i don't think i am being unfair as if i was at work etc i would be asking colleagues, although someone is now (or has done) putting on wrong answers, if that is you, please don't, (i would rather you refrain from answering) as that would not be "in the spirit"
How did that happen?
the person who said i wasn't playing in the "spirit" is someone called ollie (ollie the smurf, a young man i think) he must also be connected to this forum as he posted a link on twitter to this thread.
anyone who is doing the quiz will be asking friends,work mates, family. I dont see why they have said that you are not playing "in the spirit".
hey guys! been thinking about this quiz since yesterday as well. got some of the answers from you and confirmed some of my dubious ones. just wondered about USB uprgade? the only thing i could guess was portsmouth (USB=port) but wasnt sure how upgrade becomes mouth so not convinced.
cheers and goodluck on the next round
just realised thats its newport. or at least i think it is
I answered Newport so I hope it's right.
it was newport and the cockney chancellor was Ely (Denis (H)ealy) although Londonderry was allowed.
today's list
run and hide
city in turkey or kenya
for all your trunk and crate emergencies
leaver
fire queen
buried s
confusing for lads
cleats
time to move on to e
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one)
i have a couple already but off to study cities 
Canterbury.
I am rubbish at this 
Salford.
Fire Queen - Lisburn
What are Salford and Canterbury the answers to?
Dundee.
Originally Posted by Pickles:
What are Salford and Canterbury the answers too?
Machels clues 7 and 1 above ^^^^
Don't understand the Salford one?
Welcome newbies stick around if you can. Its a fun little forum.
These clues are devilishly difficult, I'd never have got them 
Originally Posted by Pickles:
Don't understand the Salford one?
Rearrange for lads.
city in turkey or kenya
Y and K in both countries plus the or.
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Originally Posted by Pickles:
Don't understand the Salford one?
Rearrange for lads.
Cheers
Sunderland - buried s.
I think Buried S may be Sailsbury
Gosforth - leaver.
for all your trunk and crate emergencies - Chester
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Gosforth - leaver.
Gosforth isn't a city
Originally Posted by machel:
Originally Posted by Scotty:
Cleats - Preston?
Preston was an answer yesterday and no city will be duplicated, "cleats" is one i am stuck on, and it is sending me
Just 18 and 20 I need an answer for
Originally Posted by machel:
Originally Posted by Scotty:
Cleats - Preston?
Preston was an answer yesterday and no city will be duplicated, "cleats" is one i am stuck on, and it is sending me
Just noticed,that`s why I deleted it
Is 'FOR ALL YOUR TRUNK AND CRATE EMERGENCIES' definetly Chester. We had thought that but wasnt sure it quite fit in.
the only thing with cleats is its an anagram of castle so maybe newcastle but not convinced either.
Originally Posted by machel:
it was newport and the cockney chancellor was Ely (Denis (H)ealy) although Londonderry was allowed.
today's list
run and hide
city in turkey or kenya
for all your trunk and crate emergencies
leaver
fire queen
buried s
confusing for lads
cleats
time to move on to e
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one)
i have a couple already but off to study cities
I'll bring them over cos my heads gone west....
Originally Posted by Pickles:
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Originally Posted by Pickles:
Don't understand the Salford one?
Rearrange for lads.
Cheers
I still dont get it.
Anyone's who's got the last one spill.
Machel?
for the twitter following one I only have carlisle. As richard osman follows clarke carlisle but classing him as funny may be pushing it. although he did appear on 8 out of 10 cats countdown special recently which osman works on. so unless someone has anything better im going with that.
still stuck on trunk and crate and CLEATS?? any clues?
Originally Posted by jjs54:
for the twitter following one I only have carlisle. As richard osman follows clarke carlisle but classing him as funny may be pushing it. although he did appear on 8 out of 10 cats countdown special recently which osman works on. so unless someone has anything better im going with that.
still stuck on trunk and crate and CLEATS?? any clues?
cleats is deffo Newcastle as said above ^^^^
Chester looks on the money too.
i think i was the one that suggested newcastle but still not convinced. where does the 'new' come from? and chester still puzzles me but have been trying to link the other cities that have chester in them manchester winchester chichester. cheers
New comes from rearranging castle and getting cleats dinnit?
New castle = cleats.
Chest ER?
RE: Question 20, people on Twitter say the answer isn't actually on Richard's Twitter!
Anyone got any clue for #19?
Just throwing this out there i could be completely wrong, probably am.
FUNNY PERSON I FOLLOW ON TWITTER
could it be another name for funny and not be an actual person Osman follows?
Originally Posted by wordplayking:
RE: Question 20, people on Twitter say the answer isn't actually on Richard's Twitter!
Anyone got any clue for #19? TIME TO MOVE ON TO E dundee (done d)
20 is CARDIFF.
A funny person is a CARD. I follow (on twitter), Follow is known as FF and I so IFF.
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by erinp:
I am rubbish at this
Me too! I keep reading as i like going 'ah yeah, that's clever' when someone gets them right.
Me too, I rack my brain and can't get them 
Talk about brain teasers.
Originally Posted by pixiela:
20 is CARDIFF.
A funny person is a CARD. I follow (on twitter), Follow is known as FF and I so IFF.
So i was somewhat right with my conclusion.
after seeing peoples reaction to getting q20 i realised carlisle must be wrong but would have never got cardiff!!?! never know a funny person as a card
I still dont have number 11
RUN AND HIDE
Originally Posted by emmie86:
I still dont have number 11
RUN AND HIDE
Canterbury?
run = canter
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by emmie86:
I still dont have number 11
RUN AND HIDE
Canterbury?
Of Course! thanks
You're welcome, I'm impressed with myself for getting one
for no 20: funny person I follow on twitter - Cardiff ---- Cant find a reference to card being used as a term for a funny person anywhere, but iff for i follow makes sense. Am not at all convinced about Cardiff for this one but very sure it is not directly related to someone he follows on twitter. Help please
card 1
(kÃĪrd)
n.
1. A flat, usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic, especially:
a. One of a set or pack bearing significant numbers, symbols, or figures, used in games and in divination.
b. A greeting card.
c. A post card.
d. One bearing a person's name and other information, used for purposes of identification or classification.
e. One bearing the image and often the statistics of a sports figure.
f. A business card.
g. A credit card.
h. A magnetic card.
i. One used for recording information in a file: an index card; a recipe card.
2. cards (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Games
a. A game played with cards.
b. The playing of games with cards.
3. A program, especially for a sports event.
4.
a. A menu, as in a restaurant.
b. A wine list.
5. Computer Science
a. A circuit board, especially for use in a computer.
b. A punch card.
6. A compass card.
7. Informal An eccentrically amusing person.
8.
a. Something, such as an advantageous circumstance or tactical maneuver, that can be used to help gain an objective. Often used with play: "[He believed that] Soviet Russia ... had far more Iranian cards to play than the United States" (Theodore Draper).
b. An appeal to a specified issue or argument, usually one involving strong emotions. Often used with play: "His exposure as a racist ... allowed the defense to play the race card" (New York Times).
Number 7 - I looked it up aswell because I had never heard it used in that respect
Originally Posted by machel:
it was newport and the cockney chancellor was Ely (Denis (H)ealy) although Londonderry was allowed.
today's list
run and hide
city in turkey or kenya
for all your trunk and crate emergencies
leaver
fire queen
buried s
confusing for lads
cleats
time to move on to e
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one)
i have a couple already but off to study cities
Salford - anagram of 'for lads'
Ankara
Originally Posted by Clynesy:
i printed off a list of cities and londonderry wasnt on it DOH!!!. just said Derry. thankyou for your help. i love this forum its great
Just properly noticed this....why didn't I think of doing that instead of mentally imagining a UK atlas and all the places with City status and cathedrals? Doh!
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by machel:
it was newport and the cockney chancellor was Ely (Denis (H)ealy) although Londonderry was allowed.
today's list
run and hide
city in turkey or kenya
for all your trunk and crate emergencies
leaver
fire queen
buried s
confusing for lads
cleats
time to move on to e
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one)
i have a couple already but off to study cities
Salford - anagram of 'for lads'
Ankara
Is that in the UK?
Originally Posted by velvet donkey:
Originally Posted by jjs54:
for the twitter following one I only have carlisle. As richard osman follows clarke carlisle but classing him as funny may be pushing it. although he did appear on 8 out of 10 cats countdown special recently which osman works on. so unless someone has anything better im going with that.
still stuck on trunk and crate and CLEATS?? any clues?
cleats is deffo Newcastle as said above ^^^^
Trunks and crates are types of CRATES and emergency = ER....as in the TV programme.
Thus the city of Chester.
Originally Posted by suzybean:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by machel:
it was newport and the cockney chancellor was Ely (Denis (H)ealy) although Londonderry was allowed.
today's list
run and hide
city in turkey or kenya
for all your trunk and crate emergencies
leaver
fire queen
buried s
confusing for lads
cleats
time to move on to e
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one)
i have a couple already but off to study cities
Salford - anagram of 'for lads'
Ankara
Is that in the UK?
Oops!
Originally Posted by suzybean:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by machel:
it was newport and the cockney chancellor was Ely (Denis (H)ealy) although Londonderry was allowed.
today's list
run and hide
city in turkey or kenya
for all your trunk and crate emergencies
leaver
fire queen
buried s
confusing for lads
cleats
time to move on to e
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one)
i have a couple already but off to study cities
Salford - anagram of 'for lads'
Ankara
Is that in the UK?
It's York, innit.
Oops, should learn to read the whole thread.
So we have:-
run and hide - CNTER-BURY
city in turkey or kenya - Y OR K
for all your trunk and crate emergencies - CHEST ER
leaver - EXET ER
fire queen - LIS BURN
buried s - S UNDER LAND
confusing for lads - SALFORD
cleats - NEWCASTLE (as in write the letters that spell 'castle' in a NEW order. Nothing to do with what Cleats are.)
time to move on to e - DUNDEE (done [with] d)
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one) - CARD I FF
Did one of these quizzes before on US states and didn't quite get 50. Hoping for full marks this time.
I've got all of them except for 18 and 19. ('Cleats' and 'Time to move on to e')
I wanna put Newcastle for Cleats because it's an anagram of Castle. Also, I googled cleats and it's also the name of a comic strip about a football team (Newcastle FC?)
Anyone else got these ones?
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
So we have:-
run and hide - CNTER-BURY
city in turkey or kenya - Y OR K
for all your trunk and crate emergencies - CHEST ER
leaver - EXET ER
fire queen - LIS BURN
buried s
confusing for lads - SALFORD
cleats - NEWCASTLE (as in write the letters that spell 'castle' in a NEW order. Nothing to do with what Cleats are.)
time to move on to e - DUNDEE
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one) - CARD I FF
Thanks Fluffy...so it's only buried s left
hmmmmmm
S UNDER LAND
buried s = Sunderland
edit: just clocked yours Fluffy!
haha. i only did that cos richard osman suggested it on twitter.
if the answer to cleats is newcastle then thats a rubbish clue 
Originally Posted by suzybean:
if the answer to cleats is newcastle then thats a rubbish clue Originally Posted by suzybean:Originally Posted by Clynesy:
i printed off a list of cities and londonderry wasnt on it DOH!!!. just said Derry. thankyou for your help. i love this forum its great
Just properly noticed this....why didn't I think of doing that instead of mentally imagining a UK atlas and all the places with City status and cathedrals? Doh!
Originally Posted by suzybean:
buried s = Sunderland
edit: just clocked yours Fluffy!
I put all the answers like that to illustrate (hopefully) how they all came about.
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by suzybean:
buried s = Sunderland
edit: just clocked yours Fluffy!
I put all the answers like that to illustrate (hopefully) how they all came about.
Erm, yes I did gather that. Thanks again.
Originally Posted by suzybean:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by suzybean:
buried s = Sunderland
edit: just clocked yours Fluffy!
I put all the answers like that to illustrate (hopefully) how they all came about.
Erm, yes I did gather that. Thanks again.
WE should give Velvet Donkey credit for that one :
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
So we have:-
run and hide - CNTER-BURY
city in turkey or kenya - Y OR K
for all your trunk and crate emergencies - CHEST ER
leaver - EXET ER
fire queen - LIS BURN
buried s - S UNDER LAND
confusing for lads - SALFORD
cleats - NEWCASTLE (as in write the letters that spell 'castle' in a NEW order. Nothing to do with what Cleats are.)
time to move on to e - DUNDEE (done [with] d)
funny person i follow on twitter (will have to see who richard osman follows for this one) - CARD I FF
Technically speaking it's Newcastle Upon Tyne, and as cleat is a nautical term (used to secure a rope on a boat), this answer fits even more.
Oh yes. Hope I haven't given the impression that I came up with all the answers myself, I was just collating them.
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Oh yes. Hope I haven't given the impression that I came up with all the answers myself, I was just collating them.
lets see what tomorrow brings. surely this can only get easier as we run out of cities??
all the suggestions were correct (it was newcastle and cardiff) todays list:
replace your old drugs
genuine caviar
pan-cook rabbit town
mess behind rug
the result of a chinese burn
dagenham?
left opening around september 1st
a right tit
this city won the next one
this city was won by the last one
good luck!
mess behind rug = Edinburgh
I think I have genuine caviar, pan-cook rabbit town, mess behind rug, result of chinese burn, dagenham?, left opening around september first. some certain some slightly dubious. I have a very dubious guess for replace your old drugs.
will leave it till after lunch to give people a chance before i say what i think they are
genuine caviar = Truro
this city won the next one = Winchester
this city was won by the last one = Chester
i thought that but i think its too obvious and more importantly Richard said no city would be used twice and chester was an answer yesterday so it cant be. i was thinking maybe winchester and worcester (as in win the war/wor) but i dont think thats right.
dagenham? = Hereford (home of Ford cars)
Originally Posted by suzybean:
this city won the next one = Winchester
this city was won by the last one = Chester
Already had Chester, and I'm guessing they won't repeat cities. Like the thinking though.
I've got Edinburgh for 24 and Truro for 22. "The result of a chinese burn" might be ARMAGH.
Originally Posted by jjs54:
i thought that but i think its too obvious and more importantly Richard said no city would be used twice and chester was an answer yesterday so it cant be. i was thinking maybe winchester and worcester (as in win the war/wor) but i dont think thats right.
Ah right. I didn't remember what cities had gone already....and it did seem a little too straightforward
So far I have:
Genuine Caviar = Truro (True Roe)
Pan-cook rabbit town = Peterborough (Peter pan/peter rabbit and burrow=burough)
Mess behind rug = Edinburgh (anagram of beind rug) as said
The result of chinese burn = Armagh (bad joke) as said
Dagenham?= Hereford (as in here ford as mentioned before)
Left opening around september 1st = I think may be westminster (Left=West and houses of parliament opens in september i think) not too sure about that one but closest i can get so far.
for Replace your old drugs all i acn see is Newry. New=replace old and Rx is medicines so maybe Ry is the new one. again not convinced of this but closest i have.
A right tit - Bristol?
was wondering if "replace your old drugs" was also an anagram "replace your/rearrange" old drugs - but can't make a city from the letters left and usually in cryptic circles if "right" is used then it means the letter r begins or ends the word.
*back to study list again
Originally Posted by Scotty:
A right tit - Bristol?
explanation please??
this city won the next one Manchester
this city was won by the last one Derby
I think one of the answers is Derby, as in local derby, but I can't figure out who won what when. Could be Manchester (Utd. v City) or London teams. Be back later.
I like that Manchester and Derby answer. City won the most recent derby game at the end of last season.
Newry is definitely the drugs one (Newer E)
Originally Posted by jjs54:
Originally Posted by Scotty:
A right tit - Bristol?
explanation please??
machel explained ^
Originally Posted by suzybean:
this city won the next one Manchester
this city was won by the last one Derby
I think one of the answers is Derby, as in local derby, but I can't figure out who won what when. Could be Manchester (Utd. v City) or London teams. Be back later.
My guess is Glasgow and Derby.
Glasgow have won the right to host the next Commowealth Games.
Derby for the same reason has above. Rangers & Celtic.
Originally Posted by Hippobiker:
Originally Posted by suzybean:
this city won the next one Manchester
this city was won by the last one Derby
I think one of the answers is Derby, as in local derby, but I can't figure out who won what when. Could be Manchester (Utd. v City) or London teams. Be back later.
My guess is Glasgow and Derby.
Glasgow have won the right to host the next Commowealth Games.
Derby for the same reason has above. Rangers & Celtic.
Personally I think the Glasgow/Rangers/Celtic is too tenuous.
Whareas (to me)the Manchester one feels exactly right.
Originally Posted by machel:
cannot see derby as an answer - many other clues could be used for that city, and there are many football derbies
back to the drawing board........
Yes, but how many football teams are called [Something] City AND participate in a local derby?
Well that's the beauty/frustration of cryptic clues, you have to consider all the possible meaning of all given words/phrases.
'THIS CITY' could refer directly to a city name
-OR-
THIS 'CITY' could refer to an entity called 'something City'
How about "this city won the next one" as Glasgow - because it was the city that won the hosting of the next Commonwealth Games; and "this city was won by the last one" as Manchester because it was the city that won the hosting of the last Commonwealth Games that were held in the UK - just an idea, but haven't convinced myself yet!
Yes, that works as well as the football analogy.
Edit: Oh no! it doesn't.
As that would mean Manchester 'was won' by the last Comonwealth games
I don't think the commonwealth one works, because Manchester itself was not "won" by anything.
Does anyone have any ideas for the left opening around september 1st clue? I'm completely blank on that one.
Originally Posted by JackMan42:
I don't think the commonwealth one works, because Manchester itself was not "won" by anything.
Does anyone have any ideas for the left opening around september 1st clue? I'm completely blank on that one.
It was given earlier, seamed reasonable.
Westminster. West being to the right (assuming North is to the top)
And Houses of Parliament open around early September.
Going by this and last quizzes it is unlikely to be referring to something like the derby or commonwealth games it is more likely to be a crossword style pun/cryptic clue. Is driving me mad. Apparently lots of people getting these 2 quite easily think we are overthinking it. help please
Parliament opened on 9th May this year?
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by JackMan42:
I don't think the commonwealth one works, because Manchester itself was not "won" by anything.
Does anyone have any ideas for the left opening around september 1st clue? I'm completely blank on that one.
It was given earlier, seamed reasonable.
Westminster. West being to the right (assuming North is to the top)
And Houses of Parliament open around early September.
Does it? I thought Parliament opened in May, and used to be much later in the year. The West bit works, not sure on the september part.
I think it might be Wakefield instead of Westminster.
Wake from that Green Day song 'Wake me up when September ends' and Field from the saying 'left field'....very tenuous I know!
Actually that sounds silly looking back, I was hoping their was a city with the word Fall in it for Autumn!
Could be Wells. A (water/oil) well is a hole or opening and the 1st (letter) of September is s.
There's various recesses throughout the year. Parliament closes in mid-July and opens again on the first Monday of September I think
im going with wells too, the open5ng - well is to the left of the first of september - this makes the most sense. What about
29. THIS CITY WON THE NEXT ONE
30. THIS CITY WAS WON BY THE LAST ONE
Originally Posted by christof:
Going by this and last quizzes it is unlikely to be referring to something like the derby or commonwealth games it is more likely to be a crossword style pun/cryptic clue. Is driving me mad. Apparently lots of people getting these 2 quite easily think we are overthinking it. help please
The football and commonwealth games answers are only if the two clues are linked to each other, but what if they aren't?
The epsom Derby was once won by a horse called Doncaster. Possible?
doncaster isnt a city unfortunately, I am def swaying towards wells due to his liking for crossword style rather than general knowledge/facts. Thats why I think the answer to 29 and 30 will be more related to pronunciation or just a bad pun
Doncaster isn't a city.
Lester (Leicester) Piggott won the Derby though...
Shame those four people aren't helping us non tweeters here.
Bath | Manchester |
Birmingham |
|
Bradford | Norwich |
Brighton & Hove | Nottingham |
Bristol | Oxford |
Carlisle | Peterborough |
Truro |
|
|
|
Chelmsford | Preston |
|
|
Chichester |
|
Coventry | Salisbury |
Derby |
|
Durham | Southampton |
| St Albans |
| Stoke |
Gloucester |
|
Hereford |
|
Hull | Wakefield |
Lancaster | Wells |
| Westminster |
Leicester | Winchester |
Lichfield | Wolverhampton |
Lincoln | Worcester |
|
|
London | Bangor |
|
|
St Asaph | St Davids |
Swansea |
|
| Edinburgh |
Glasgow | Inverness |
Perth | Stirling |
Armagh | Belfast |
|
|
Newry |
THOSE ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES REMAINING
ANY THOUGHTS ON 'dagenham?' ?
Personally I think Manchester and Derby makes more sense than Leicester and Derby because its THIS CITY WON THE NEXT ONE, as in Manchester City won the Derby... Richard's sort of wordplay for this city,
hes a big footie fan apparently too
I like the Wells answer better than Westminster too.
Doncaster and Derby are quite good, but....should these answers not be something we can arrive at without 'specialist' knowledge?
Ely / Londonderry were answers on Monday. I wouldn't have got London Derry without googling 'Derry Chancellor'
Originally Posted by christof:
ANY THOUGHTS ON 'dagenham?' ?
Hereford
Originally Posted by christof:
THOSE ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES REMAINING
Didn't Newry go yesterday? And I thought Preston had gone too.
I think the answer to "LEFT OPENING AROUND SEPTEMBER 1ST" is PORTSMOUTH
Left = Port (of a ship)
opening = Mouth
and the S in the middle comes from the "first letter of September because it says "Left opening AROUND September 1st!
Originally Posted by Suzo:
I think the answer to "LEFT OPENING AROUND SEPTEMBER 1ST" is PORTSMOUTH
Left = Port (of a ship)
opening = Mouth
and the S in the middle comes from the "first letter of September because it says "Left opening AROUND September 1st!
Brilliant! Makes the most sense!
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by christof:
THOSE ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES REMAINING
Didn't Newry go yesterday? And I thought Preston had gone too.
Newry still in preston gone sorry.
Hereford for Daagenham is a bit of a stretch is it not? also it is a question DAGENHAM?
Thinking of joining twitter after all this!!!
Originally Posted by christof:
Originally Posted by Extremely Fluffy Fluffy Thing:
Originally Posted by christof:
THOSE ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES REMAINING
Didn't Newry go yesterday? And I thought Preston had gone too.
Newry still in preston gone sorry.
Hereford for Daagenham is a bit of a stretch is it not? also it is a question DAGENHAM?
Thinking of joining twitter after all this!!!
Not that much of a stretch. To me Dagenham and Ford motor cars are synonymous. And 'where'? is a question.
I like that Portsmouth answer up there ^^^
New member. Was following and had thought about left opening as Portsmouth but see you have already reached same conclusion. Unfortunately had to wait ages for email to sign on.
Nothing on twitter will help except only 4 correct replies today so far. Need 29 and 30. Agree about all the others.
Sorry to harp on, but I thought Newry had been given as the answer to that 'drug' clue - maybe that was 2 days ago.
We can't let Clues 29 and 30 beat us - so far I've come up with Glasgow, Manchester, Derby, Worcester and Winchester as possible answers - none of which I can convince myself are correct - someone out there HELP!!
21. REPLACE YOUR OLD DRUGS
22. GENUINE CAVIAR
23. PAN-COOK RABBIT TOWN
24. MESS BEHIND RUG
25. THE RESULT OF A CHINESE BURN
26. DAGENHAM?
27. LEFT OPENING AROUND SEPTEMBER 1ST
28. A RIGHT TIT
29. THIS CITY WON THE NEXT ONE
30. THIS CITY WAS WON BY THE LAST ONE
newry is answer to no 21 which is todays clue no 1
Welcome Mary Grace
Originally Posted by mehmeh:
Originally Posted by Suzo:
I think the answer to "LEFT OPENING AROUND SEPTEMBER 1ST" is PORTSMOUTH
Left = Port (of a ship)
opening = Mouth
and the S in the middle comes from the "first letter of September because it says "Left opening AROUND September 1st!
Brilliant! Makes the most sense!
Had just been thinking it probably wasn't Wells, because of the 'AROUND' Sept 1st bit of the clue.
Originally Posted by christof:
21. REPLACE YOUR OLD DRUGS
22. GENUINE CAVIAR
23. PAN-COOK RABBIT TOWN
24. MESS BEHIND RUG
25. THE RESULT OF A CHINESE BURN
26. DAGENHAM?
27. LEFT OPENING AROUND SEPTEMBER 1ST
28. A RIGHT TIT
29. THIS CITY WON THE NEXT ONE
30. THIS CITY WAS WON BY THE LAST ONE
newry is answer to no 21 which is todays clue no 1
Must be old age setting in! At least I had it linked with the correct clue.
Originally Posted by Mary Grace:
New member. Was following and had thought about left opening as Portsmouth but see you have already reached same conclusion. Unfortunately had to wait ages for email to sign on.
Nothing on twitter will help except only 4 correct replies today so far. Need 29 and 30. Agree about all the others.
Regarding the list of cities left I have Newry, Truro, Peterborough, Edinburgh, Armagh, Hereford, Portsmouth and Bristol for clues 21 to 28. Any help for last two please.
Originally Posted by Mary Grace:
Originally Posted by Mary Grace:
New member. Was following and had thought about left opening as Portsmouth but see you have already reached same conclusion. Unfortunately had to wait ages for email to sign on.
Nothing on twitter will help except only 4 correct replies today so far. Need 29 and 30. Agree about all the others.
Regarding the list of cities left I have Newry, Truro, Peterborough, Edinburgh, Armagh, Hereford, Portsmouth and Bristol for clues 21 to 28. Any help for last two please.
Hi Mary Grace, 'We're working on it!' is the best we can say at the moment.
I agree with suzybean..WINchester and Chester...
Originally Posted by machel:
brighton fits either of the last clues,
"b(e) right on" could mean winning
A bit spurious though. Surely it would have to fit exactly, not just in a loose way?