Cryptic clues = station name

[Seacook]

Sheffield can be rejuvenated, needing only the right leader

 

[IanD]

Sheffield can be rejuvenated, needing only the right leader

Freshfield?

 

[Seacook]

Freshfield?

Yes. I was not expecting it to last long.

 

[IanD]

Where trains stop and set down only?

Here's a clue

Think about the NRT symbol for 'Stops to set down only'

 

[DaveHarries]

At a guess, the symbol is an x so my guess is Exeter (St. Davids?)

Dave

 

[IanD]

At a guess, the symbol is an x so my guess is Exeter (St. Davids?)

Dave

No, sorry!

x is

Stops on request. Customers wishing to alight must inform the on-train staff, prior to departure from the previous station, and those wishing to join must give a clear hand signal to the driver

 

[Welshman]

Essex Rd?

 

[IanD]

Not Essex road.

There's no x in the station name although NRT code x does apply to all trains that you can board/alight from there.

 

[Welshman]

Not Essex road.

There's no x in the station name although NRT code x does apply to all trains that you can board/alight from there.

I was thinking of the code "s" for "train stops to set-down only, and Essex Rd begins with "ess"

 

[IanD]

I was thinking of the code "s" for "train stops to set-down only, and Essex Rd begins with "ess"

I understood your reasoning, I was just adding another clue

The S is right but just a simple S not the Ess version.

I could have expaded and broken down the clue to

Stop to set down only
AND
set down

 

[Seacook]

I understood your reasoning, I was just adding another clue

The S is right but just a simple S not the Ess version.

I could have expaded and broken down the clue to

Stop to set down only
AND
set down

Ah! It is Sandplace, is it not? Good clue!

Now try, Superman's not returned

 

[IanD]

Ah! It is Sandplace, is it not? Good clue!

Now try, Superman's not returned

Thanks - that's correct.

 

[Meridian richard]

Kenton

 

[Seacook]

Kenton

No, not Kenton. The clue would point to Kentton. Good try though.

 

[Meridian richard]

Clarkston

 

[Seacook]

Clarkston

That's the one.

 

[Meridian richard]

Where the girl smiled

 

[Welshman]

Sutton [in Surrey]


site of the match.com advert.

 

[Meridian richard]

Hahaha well done!

 

[Welshman]

Was Debussy inspired by a maiden from here?

 

[madannie77]

Lancaster?

 

[Welshman]

No - sorry, not Lancaster

 

[Meridian richard]

Delph?

 

[Welshman]

No- sorry. Not Delph.
The station I have in mind is in the north of England, but still open.

 

[Meridian richard]

Preston

 

[Welshman]

No, sorry.
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Was Debussy inspired by a maiden from here?

OK - time for a clue:-

Think of the meaning of the name of a Northern town in relation to one of Debussy's preludes.

 

[IanD]

Bit too highbrow for me, I'm afraid

 

[Welshman]

No, sorry.
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OK - time for a clue:-

Think of the meaning of the name of a Northern town in relation to one of Debussy's preludes.

Right - perhaps another clue is needed.

madannie77 and Meridian richard have made good attempts by thinking of Clair de lune and Dances of Delphi.

But the prelude I have in mind is No.8 - "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"

Can you think of a northern town whose meaning is related?

 

[madannie77]

Right - perhaps another clue is needed.

madannie77 and Meridian richard have made good attempts by thinking of Clair de lune and Dances of Delphi.

But the prelude I have in mind is No.8 - "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"

Can you think of a northern town whose meaning is related?

I had decided on that as the prelude you had in mind, but I haven't puzzled out the town yet. Back on with the thinking cap!

 

[Welshman]

I had decided on that as the prelude you had in mind, but I haven't puzzled out the town yet. Back on with the thinking cap!

Think particularly on the flax/hair connection and the word "inspired" in the original sentence.