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Calthrop

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I’ll take it, if I may, that it’s my floor.

Could I enquire, in passing: does “current UK rail stations” for this game, include stations in Northern Ireland – what’s the rule / convention / consensus on this point?

The following clue refers, fair and square, to a station on the island of Great Britain.

Playing-piece and seabird around a hundred, touch down.
 

DaleCooper

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I’ll take it, if I may, that it’s my floor.

Could I enquire, in passing: does “current UK rail stations” for this game, include stations in Northern Ireland – what’s the rule / convention / consensus on this point?

The following clue refers, fair and square, to a station on the island of Great Britain.

Playing-piece and seabird around a hundred, touch down.

Northern Ireland is in the UK therefore NI stations must be acceptable otherwise the rule makes no sense.
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Playing-piece and seabird around a hundred, touch down.

Bishop Auckland?
 

Calthrop

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Northern Ireland is in the UK therefore NI stations must be acceptable otherwise the rule makes no sense.

I'd hoped that this would be the line taken; but being new to "Cryptic clue = station name", wanted to be sure of the "culture" on this matter before going ahead setting clues about places in NI.

Bishop Auckland?

Correct -- your floor.
 

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Beaulieu Road and Belle Vue are both incorrect.

The solution contains a bit of text-speak, I'm afraid. Hey, it's the 1990s and we all have to move with the times!
 

Calthrop

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Kick the war, Mam -- muddled applause to pacifist mother at former junction?
 

cadoxton

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It's not Manea.

I think I will withdraw this clue as I don't believe the full station name is now used.
The clue was for 'Barking Underground', but it looks like it's now only referred to as Barking.

o p e n f l o o r . . .
 

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Coeliac disease: adverse reaction to gluten
"Gluten" rhymes with "Luton"...


Luton?

Nope, it's simpler. But you're doing it correctly in more ways than one.

I know that's as clear-cut as the Stade Velodrome pitch, so here's a clue:

Think 'antonyms'.
 
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