Guest 774- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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#1
From the cryptic clues can you name the local places?
1. Where you'd expect male deer to come from...
2. Let the river bank grass fall from the window...
3. Commando's marching for the crowd...
4. The swings here would be pretty dated...
I'll post more when I think of them, but feel free to add your own...
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#2
no.4 old park?
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#3
1. Buckland?
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#4
(1) Rooks
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#5
3. Marine Parade
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#6
good game good game number 2 escapes me.
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#7
So far so good. As above correct.
2 = Look up and to the west and all shall be revealed...
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#8
Drop redoubt?
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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#9
capel le ferne?
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#10
Yes Peter, "Drop Reed Out" - Geddit?
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#11
Yes I goddit.!
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#12
Capel le Ferne, Howard, means "faraway Chapel". Were you thinking fern trees?
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#13
5. Young porkers roped together, or piled high?
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#14
5. Someone Charles would look up to...
6. One of the Simpsons is in the Street...
7. Good route for a sailor to take...
8. If you're not keen on heights you might prefer this street...
9. Ancient Italian did a bit of decorating...
10. The black pony's out, but his pastier cousin is around somewhere...
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Jan Higgins
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#15
5. Queen Street?
7.Marine Parade?
8. Lower Road?
9. Painted House?
10 White Horse?
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Guest 774- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
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#16
#13 Tower Hamlets - Sorry Tom, didn't see that one before I posted mine.
Jan - 5 and 7 are wrong. 8,9 & 10 are correct...
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#17
Well done Gary, on all counts.
Jan I think your 7, is a very good guess.
11(ish) Place ere wheels go round one last time?
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#18
7. Noah's Ark Road
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#19
Sorry, Alexander, still not right...
Come on folks 5, 6 and 7 to find..., oh and Tom's 11.
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#20
5. Kings Street?
6. Barton Road?
7. Ropewalk?
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