[Devongone]

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.

[Dancingwilldoit]

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

[Lord Snooty]

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.

[Dancingwilldoit]

[quote='SaltergateBorn' pid='186075' dateline='1584451991']
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

[SaltergateBorn]

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.)

[Lord Snooty]

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

[ritchiebaby]

31 must be West Ham United - I'm a crossword fan.

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and 7 is Brighton.
Might be back soon.

[SaltergateBorn]

It takes one to know one, Ritchie. Ironically appropriate in the circumstances, isn`t it.

[St Charles Owl]

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

[Dancingwilldoit]

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?