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RE: To alleviate the boredom - Devongone - 18-03-2020
I'll have a go tomorrow, but I'm rubbish at these things till you tell me the answer then I knew it all along. But I really wanted to say well done Salts, those of us in solitary will need this kind of thing. I'm only 67, but an irregular heartbeat and blood pressure controlled for years by tablets is going to have me tagged and confined. I've even ordered some Wiltshire Farm Foods, though I suspect they may be the food equivalent of Werther's Originals. I suppose I'll be expected to materialise grandchildren from somewhere.
RE: To alleviate the boredom - Dancingwilldoit - 18-03-2020
(18-03-2020, 18:03)St Charles Owl Wrote:(18-03-2020, 11:56)Dancingwilldoit Wrote: started this last night and saved it as a draft. How the hell do you recover a draft? Anybody?
Dancing, got to the SB home page. Top left click on User CP, that opens a page about you and down the left is a section called Miscellaneous, in there you will see Saved Drafts.
Thanks St Charles
RE: To alleviate the boredom - Lord Snooty - 18-03-2020
(18-03-2020, 19:37)Devongone Wrote: I'll have a go tomorrow, but I'm rubbish at these things till you tell me the answer then I knew it all along. But I really wanted to say well done Salts, those of us in solitary will need this kind of thing. I'm only 67, but an irregular heartbeat and blood pressure controlled for years by tablets is going to have me tagged and confined. I've even ordered some Wiltshire Farm Foods, though I suspect they may be the food equivalent of Werther's Originals. I suppose I'll be expected to materialise grandchildren from somewhere.
How odd. Never heard of Wiltshire farm foods til i read this. Then almost immediately an advert for them comes on the telly.
RE: To alleviate the boredom - Dancingwilldoit - 18-03-2020
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As some of us seem to have been placed under house arrest for the foreseeable future (I`m starting to go stir-crazy already) I`m posting this in the hope that it might provide a bit of light entertainment for a few of you. I used to organise quizzes many years ago and I once used this as a a bit of fun for the interval. I know I thought up a few of them myself (sorry!) but others I picked up from somewhere or other; long time ago now.
I`ll post the answers in a week or so - or whenever I remember, whichever comes sooner.
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The clues represent the name of an English or Scottish football team. Sometimes, the clues suggest the entire name, sometimes just the first word. In other words, the answer could be either ‘Plymouth’ or ‘Plymouth Argyle’, for example.
For example; ‘Dogs ancestors` – Wolves
1. Luton - Sneaky
2. Preston North End
3. Crystal Palace
4. Exeter
5. Chelsea
6. Barnet
7. Brighton ?
8. Wolves
9. Spurs
10. Leicester
11. Stoke
12. Bury - you cheat SGB
13. Peterhead ?
14. Leyton Orient
15. Burton Albion
16. Chesterfield - That one took some work
17. Fulham
18. Blackpool
19. Airdrieonians
20. Berwick
21. Motherwell
22. Aston Villa
23. Sheffield Utd -?
24. Everton
25. Albion Rovers ?
26. Watford
27. Port Vale
28. Elgin City
29. Crewe
30. Reading
31. Newcastle ?
32. Swansea
33. Morecombe
34. Hartlepool
35. QPR
36. Oldham
37. That`s novel, Sir Walter! No bloody idea
38. Wrexham
39. Cowdenbeath
40. Wimbledon
Thats it for now SGB but you are taking liberties with No 12
RE: To alleviate the boredom - SaltergateBorn - 18-03-2020
If you study my words carefully, Dancing, you will see I said that the clues all related to `an English or Scottish football team`, which Bury undoubtedly still are; I did not state at any point that they related to `a currently active English or Scottish football team`. If you`re going to get your boxers in a twist over Bury, you`re going to need major surgery over no.23.
To be fair, I did think about changing those two. Then I thought `nah, sod it`. Still, it`s the thought that counts. Apart from that, I liked the clues; and if you`re going to quibble about their having to be currently active, your answer to no.16 barely qualifies. (It`s wrong, by the way.)
RE: To alleviate the boredom - Lord Snooty - 19-03-2020
(18-03-2020, 01:12)Lord Snooty Wrote:(17-03-2020, 15:33)SaltergateBorn Wrote: As some of us seem to have been placed under house arrest for the foreseeable future (I`m starting to go stir-crazy already) I`m posting this in the hope that it might provide a bit of light entertainment for a few of you. I used to organise quizzes many years ago and I once used this as a a bit of fun for the interval. I know I thought up a few of them myself (sorry!) but others I picked up from somewhere or other; long time ago now.
I`ll post the answers in a week or so - or whenever I remember, whichever comes sooner.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The clues represent the name of an English or Scottish football team. Sometimes, the clues suggest the entire name, sometimes just the first word. In other words, the answer could be either ‘Plymouth’ or ‘Plymouth Argyle’, for example.
For example; ‘Dogs ancestors` – Wolves
1. Carrying an old guitar Port Vale
2. Stuck on the top of the map Preston North End
3. Clear Buckingham Crystal Palace
4. Leaver Exeter
5. Pensioners` bun Chelsea
6. Heads Barnet
7. Brilliant when worn
8. They blow houses down Wolves
9. Riding boots have them Spurs
10. Firstly, he rode plenty of winners Leicester
11. Feed a steam engine Stoke
12. Inter
13. The P in Peter
14. Found dead on the express
15. Reynolds, perhaps, on Olde Englande Burton Albion
16. President Green
17. The complete bacon joint Fulham
18. Murky waters Blackpool
19. Londonderry on a g-string Ayr
20. Uncover part of a candle Berwick
21. A parent no longer ill Motherwell
22. A classy car in front of a Roman house Aston Villa
23. An untouched plate
24. Weight for a long time Everton
25. Wandering ghosts
26. This is the place for a river crossing
27. Left a cover over the face Plymouth
28. Marbles metropolis Elgin City
29. Ship`s company Crewe
30. Sitting down with a good book Reading
31. The new stadium rebuilt
32. Spinning cricketer`s water Hartlepool
33. Add to Bolton
34. Lewis, say, surrounded by water
35. HM`s greenkeepers Queens Park Rangers
36. Don`t let `em go! Oldham
37. That`s novel, Sir Walter! Heart of Midlothian
38. Destroys things Wrexham
39. Bovine model T Oxford
40. Anyone for tennis Wimbledon
RE: To alleviate the boredom - ritchiebaby - 19-03-2020
31 must be West Ham United - I'm a crossword fan.
and 7 is Brighton.
Might be back soon.
RE: To alleviate the boredom - SaltergateBorn - 19-03-2020
It takes one to know one, Ritchie. Ironically appropriate in the circumstances, isn`t it.
RE: To alleviate the boredom - St Charles Owl - 19-03-2020
1. Carrying an old guitar
2. Stuck on the top of the map - Preston North End
3. Clear Buckingham - Crystal Palace
4. Leaver - Exeter
5. Pensioners` bun - Chelsea
6. Heads - Barnet
7. Brilliant when worn - Brighton
8. They blow houses down - Wolves
9. Riding boots have them - Spurs
10. Firstly, he rode plenty of winners - Leicester
11. Feed a steam engine - Stoke
12. Inter
13. The P in Peter
14. Found dead on the express - Leyton Orient
15. Reynolds, perhaps, on Olde Englande
16. President Green
17. The complete bacon joint - Fulham
18. Murky waters - Blackpool
19. Londonderry on a g-string
20. Uncover part of a candle - Berwick
21. A parent no longer ill - Motherwell
22. A classy car in front of a Roman house - Aston Villa
23. An untouched plate
24. Weight for a long time - Everton
25. Wandering ghosts -
26. This is the place for a river crossing
27. Left a cover over the face
28. Marbles metropolis - Elgin City
29. Ship`s company - Crewe
30. Sitting down with a good book - Reading
31. The new stadium rebuilt -
32. Spinning cricketer`s water
33. Add to - Bolton
34. Lewis, say, surrounded by water
35. HM`s greenkeepers - Queens Park Rangers
36. Don`t let `em go! - Oldham
37. That`s novel, Sir Walter! - Heart of Midlothian
38. Destroys things - Wrexham
39. Bovine model T - Oxford United
40. Anyone for tennis - Wimbledon
RE: To alleviate the boredom - Dancingwilldoit - 19-03-2020
SGB, Chester Allen Arthur was a US president and green field so I am claiming the point.
Incidentally how many more are wrong?
By the way are you discounting 33 - More come, as well?