Smudge Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 16. Marefield 24. Congerston?? Don't get the pop bit though, 25. Stapleford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 15. Packington Yes 16. Marefield 24. Congerston?? Don't get the pop bit though, 25. Stapleford 16 and 25 yes 24 , no but you're on the right lines, think of a synonym for "Pop" in common usage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 Yes 16 and 25 yes 24 , no but you're on the right lines, think of a synonym for "Pop" in common usage Hungarton?? Dadlington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 Hungarton?? you're sort of getting closer as a "gar" is a type of fish , but not the one i'm after . "pop" is often used over there in the states for the meaning i'm after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 you're sort of getting closer as a "gar" is a type of fish , but not the one i'm after . "pop" is often used over there in the states for the meaning i'm after Dadlington 11. Newton Burgoland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trav Le Bleu Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 2. Higham on the Hill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 Dadlington 11. Newton Burgoland dadlington yes , dad (pop) ling (fish) with "not" returning 11 no , and not sure how you got to that 2. Higham on the Hill? no , and not sure how you came to that either updated list 1, Pulses absorb Special agent ..............BARTON IN THE BEANS 2, Emasculated pig is over pain I hear ...............BARROW ON SOAR 3, Seaman next to the boiler .................AB KETTLEBY 4, Monarch's commando ? ...................KINGS NORTON 5, The value of the smell of a spouse.............HUSBANDS BOSWORTH 6, Auntyish ..................BEEBY 7, Actress Amanda's egg producer ?....................BURTON OVERY 8, Please German ocean wave ? ...............BITTESWELL 9, Escort Sir Geoff here ......................BRINGHURST 10, A place to get pickled .........BRANSTON 11, Sound of beefcake grain ? HUNCOTE 12,"Walkies Barbara" belongs to first woman .......... WOODHOUSE EAVES 13, A recent place to be ungrateful ...................NEWTOWN UNTHANK ( i think Raj lives here) 14, That rhys-jonesy water stopper .................GRIFFYDAM 15 , Getting ready for a very very long holiday ? ........... PACKINGTON 16, Defile ram in a frenzy .............MAREFIELD 17 Old king Joe ..............COLEORTON 18, Crow's pitch .................RAVENSTONE 19 Watery resting place ...........SEAGRAVE 20, Jug holder's anorak ?.................. BRASCOTE 21, Blurt out the unknown,............ BLABY 22, It supplies the sprinkler .............HOSE 23, Actonville , Currerholm and .............? ELLISTOWN 24, Popfish not returned ....................DADLINGTON 25, Basic diet for five hundred ..............STAPLEFORD All done ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 11 no , and not sure how you got to that Beefcake, sounded a bit like burger (burgo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 Beefcake, sounded a bit like burger (burgo) oh i see yes . i've just realised how travs "high ham" might be a castrated pig too it's not as devious as that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 2 Barrow on Soar (Had to google gelded pig) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnow john Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 21. Blaby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 23. Ellistown The Bronte poems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 23 March 2014 Share Posted 23 March 2014 11. Bull in Oak Sounds like Oat?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 11. Bull in Oak Sounds like Oat?? No but your so so close about a part of a word that sounds like "oat" , the first part of the clue sounds like a word that women might use to describe a handsome fit looking man ( just like me ) 23. Ellistown The Bronte poems yes the pen names of Bronte sisters, Acton Currer and Ellis Bell 21. Blaby yes blab + algebraic unknown "y" 2 Barrow on Soar (Had to google gelded pig) yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notnow john Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 11. Huncote. Nowhere near till your self descriptive,second clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 11. Huncote. Nowhere near till your self descriptive,second clue. yes hunk +oat = huncote i think thats the lot now , thanks to all who had a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambridgefox Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 yes hunk +oat = huncote i think thats the lot now , thanks to all who had a go good,not one for me Zing,but I do like these quizzes ,right I'm off for a Tugby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 good,not one for me Zing,but I do like these quizzes ,right I'm off for a Tugby. Enjoy that CF , I might pop into the vale of belvoir a bit later if the missus is in the mood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 No but your so so close about a part of a word that sounds like "oat" , the first part of the clue sounds like a word that women might use to describe a handsome fit looking man ( just like me ) I thought you were speaking of "beefcake" a la Charles Atlas so I was looking for muscle fibre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 US State Capitals 1.Go to the hill and get drunk 2.Short month for French water - Juneau 3.Pea gravel found here maybe - Little Rock 4.Service with a ring - Sacramento 5.Ben often has this handle - Dover 6.Middle name is Aubrey 7.LCFC boss' green wheels 8.Tabasco making tool 9.Tolstoy wrote of her and the Greek force - Annapolis 10.Skin ailment treatment - Lancing 11. John & June found it very very hot 12.Old car for about town 13.River flows backwards No? - Trenton 14.Completely prohibit Christian club - Albany 15.Can be found at -15,719' - Bismark 16.Longbridge product - Austin 17.Sounds like a coy lady - Cheyenne 18.Founded on Prudence 19.Juggling domains clears the fog - Madison 20.Which women lived here, it is said but not written - Salem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Webbo Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 2. Juneau 3 Little Rock 16. Austin 15 Denver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 2. Juneau 3 Little Rock 16. Austin 15 Denver? All correct except 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zingari Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 1, Topeka ? 4 Sacremento 5 Dover 9 Annapolis 10 Lansing 12 Nashville 13 trenton 14 Abany ? 15 Bismarck ? 17 Cheyenne 18 Providence ? 19 Madison 20 Salem is "car car" meant to be written twice in 12 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 1, Topeka ? X 4 Sacremento ✓ 5 Dover ✓ 9 Annapolis ✓ 10 Lansing ✓ 12 Nashville X Good one but not the one I have in mind, sorry 13 trenton ✓ 14 Albany ? ✓ 15 Bismarck ? ✓ 17 Cheyenne ✓ 19 Madison ✓ 20 Salem ✓ is "car car" meant to be written twice in 12 ? No it's a mistake Either you're too smart or they're too easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smudge Posted 24 March 2014 Share Posted 24 March 2014 US State Capitals 1.Go to the hill and get drunk -Montgomery 2.Short month for French water - Juneau 3.Pea gravel found here maybe - Little Rock 4.Service with a ring - Sacramento 5.Ben often has this handle - Dover 6.Middle name is Aubrey........ 7.LCFC boss' green wheels........ 8.Tabasco making tool - Baton Rouge 9.Tolstoy wrote of her and the Greek force - Annapolis 10.Skin ailment treatment - Lancing 11. John & June found it very very hot......... 12.Old car for about town........... 13.River flows backwards No? - Trenton 14.Completely prohibit Christian club - Albany 15.Can be found at -15,719' - Bismark 16.Longbridge product - Austin 17.Sounds like a coy lady - Cheyenne 18.Founded on Prudence - Providence 19.Juggling domains clears the fog - Madison 20.Which women lived here, it is said but not written - Salem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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