Cryptic clues = station name

[Calthrop]

Swap thy French North African around, Grandmaster

 

[Calthrop]

Hint: it's a station on the National Rail network, with a two-word name.

 

[DaleCooper]

Castleton Moor

Castle - Swap king and rook
Ton - French "thy"
Moor - North African
Grandmaster - ???

 

[Calthrop]

DC-- that's it. "Grandmaster" was included, just as a tip-off that chess is involved. Next move on the board, is yours...

 

[DaleCooper]

Next clue:

The signals are on green at this station.

 

[Calthrop]

Bordesley?

 

[DaleCooper]

Bordesley?

It's not Bordesley.

 

[DaleCooper]

Hint:

Just a couple of synonyms needed to solve this.

 

[Karl]

Deleted. Sorry.

 

[Calthrop]

I'm coming up empty with synonyms, I fear. Utterly loopy suggestion, just to keep the pot from going stone-cold: a place which has featured here before: Maybole. Signals (especially if green) = you MAY proceed; and "BOLE"- [bowl]-ing green :cry: ????

 

[DaleCooper]

Deleted. Sorry.

I've never heard of that station and if you were thinking of trying Preston - don't bother.

I'm coming up empty with synonyms, I fear. Utterly loopy suggestion, just to keep the pot from going stone-cold: a place which has featured here before: Maybole. Signals (especially if green) = you MAY proceed; and "BOLE"- [bowl]-ing green :cry: ????

It's much more straightforward than that, in fact it's difficult to conceive of anything less straightforward than that.

 

[Calthrop]

It's much more straightforward than that, in fact it's difficult to conceive of anything less straightforward than that.

Un-straightforward is my SOP: I'll kick myself when I learn the answer to your signals-on-green jobbie, but I'll never get it.

 

[DaleCooper]

Un-straightforward is my SOP: I'll kick myself when I learn the answer to your signals-on-green jobbie, but I'll never get it.

Perhaps knowing it is served by Chiltern Railways will help.

 

[johnnychips]

Beaconsfield. Open floor if correct.

 

[DaleCooper]

Beaconsfield. Open floor if correct.

Beaconsfield is correct therefore it's open floor...

 

[johnnychips]

Around nothing to 'owl about 'ere at this station

 

[Calthrop]

Waterloo E.[ast]?

 

[johnnychips]

No sorry. I've added a word to the clue as I've just realised it could be ambiguous.

 

[DaleCooper]

Wool?

 

[johnnychips]

Ewe are right! Anagram of 'owl' round o=Nothing.

 

[DaleCooper]

Next clue:

Of mixed race, quiet and rugged.

 

[Calthrop]

Just to attempt answering, with something: mental process to get there, politically incorrect, and I'm sure it's not the station you have in mind: Chichester???

 

[DaleCooper]

Just to attempt answering, with something: mental process to get there, politically incorrect, and I'm sure it's not the station you have in mind: Chichester???

Chichester isn't even in the right country.

 

[DaleCooper]

Did anyone notice that the clue was carefully worded?

 

[johnnychips]

Dale, all your clues are carefully worded!

 

[DaleCooper]

Dale, all your clues are carefully worded!

All the more reason to wonder why I would use that word to describe this one in particular.

 

[Seacook]

All the more reason to wonder why I would use that word to describe this one in particular.

Quite so. It is Caerphilly, is it not. A bit cheesy but a good clue.
Open floor.

 

[DaleCooper]

Quite so. It is Caerphilly, is it not. A bit cheesy but a good clue.
Open floor.

I was just about to give another hint but no need, you've got it. Open floor...

 

[Calthrop]

Quite so. It is Caerphilly, is it not. A bit cheesy but a good clue.
Open floor.

I was just about to give another hint but no need, you've got it. Open floor...

Stipulated -- I'm thick: but I remain totally bemused. Might I beg for an explanation?

 

[DaleCooper]

Stipulated -- I'm thick: but I remain totally bemused. Might I beg for an explanation?

Sorry here goes:

Of mixed race (anagram of race) = Caer
quiet = p (piano, musical instruction)
rugged = hilly