Garry Morris Posted December 21, 2015 Share Posted December 21, 2015 I am taking a liberty here and this may get shunted off! I thought as it is Christmas I would share the family quiz of cryptic clues I have devised on the theme of D&C stations. I will post answers in the New Year if requested. All answers are stations currently in use in Devon and Cornwall. Have fun! The Railway Station Quiz ( all answers are current railway stations on Network Rail in Devon and Cornwall) 1 Expect bad weather here 2 From above The Stable to Easter 3 Lot of heavy decorating going on 4 Sounds like one should find a ship here 5 Get the animals in 6 Brass instrument 7 Strong language here? 8 You need this once you've changed the lock 9 Freshwater fish 10 Planetary Saint 11 There ought to be a beach here 12 Fisherman has catch and can't find his way home 13 Old rocker with a bad leg 14 As shams go this is the best 15 South coast pub 16 Between a Birdie and a Bogey 17 I would expect to catch a boat here 18 You may be relieved to arrive here 19 Holy people in the E.U. 20 You are entering black and white territory 21 Ripped 22 Good place to borrow a large sum of money 23 Holy man stopped in a recreational area 24 An illustrious queen has a highway here 25 She was either embarrassed or sunburnt 26 Chickens laid up by the water 27 Sounds like discard 28 Holy fire! 29 No slate, this is the Cornish one! 30 Very enthusiastic Saint. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loickebros Posted December 22, 2015 Share Posted December 22, 2015 Ok got 10 so far working on the rest. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loickebros Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Ok 24 now but struggling time for bed & try again tomorrow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garry Morris Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 24 is not bad if unassisted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted December 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2015 Ok 24 now but struggling time for bed & try again tomorrow. That's miles ahead of me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loickebros Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 2 more to go getting tricky now!! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted December 23, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2015 Got 17 in half an hour - will attempt to sleep on it and resume tomorrow. Haven't resorted to rail atlas........yet. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Done half, but there are a lot of b----- stations in Devon and Cornwall................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loickebros Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Think i have cracked it will send pm so i don't spoil it for everyone. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just finished. Got 21 of them before getting the map out. It took a while to work out some of the rest even with it; surprising how many I'd forgotten existed. Funny how the brain works, #29 was bugging me right to the end - I was looking for something much more complicated! Thanks, very enjoyable. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Spoiler alert! The first five were so easy that I'm sure you won't mind the answers: 1. Rainhill 2. Brent Cross 3. Plaistow 4. Surrey Quays 5. Shepherdswell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivercider Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 I spent about 20 minutes to start with, got 7 fairly quickly, and then a complete blank. This morning with fresh eyes I got another 5 in 5 minutes, so I think short sessions may be the way to progress, (no resort to the atlas yet) cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Kazmierczak Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 This quiz even stumps Mrs K, who is usually good at this sort of thing..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loickebros Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Think i have cracked it will send pm so i don't spoil it for everyone. Dave Perhaps not i got 2 wrong back to the drawing board. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivegreen Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Spoiler alert! The first five were so easy that I'm sure you won't mind the answers: 1. Rainhill 2. Brent Cross 3. Plaistow 4. Surrey Quays 5. Shepherdswell Hee hee ! Which reminds me (off-topic, for which, apologies) - does anyone know whether that fascinating interactive picture quiz relating to London tube/DLR etc stations has been repeated this year? (Minor edit; I wish my fingers would actually type what my brain is telling them to...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dunsignalling Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2015 Just got my marks. 29 out of 30 and the one I got wrong, nobody has so far got right. Not surprised. Even with a fairly hefty extra hint it took me several minutes to catch on. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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