Cryptic clues = station name

[Requeststop]

Try this one.

Turbulent ants all glisten here.

 

[DaleCooper]

Try this one.

Turbulent ants all glisten here.

Strictly speaking Buttsy hasn't confirmed Seacook's answer yet however your Avatar rather gives away Lelant Saltings.

 

[Seacook]

Try this one.

Turbulent ants all glisten here.

Lelant Saltimgs
Open floor again, if correct, though the last answer has yet to be confirmed.
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Strictly speaking Buttsy hasn't confirmed Seacook's answer yet however your Avatar rather gives away Lelant Saltings.

Curses! Beaten to the draw.

 

[Buttsy]

Dunrobin Castle

Open floor, if correct

It's lucky Seacook was correct as no-one waited for this confirmation.

 

[DaleCooper]

It's lucky Seacook was correct as no-one waited for this confirmation.

Thanks for confirming that, now we're back on course just waiting for Requeststop's response.

 

[Requeststop]

Apologies for jumping in - Yes it's correct. Open floor.

 

[DaleCooper]

Apologies for jumping in - Yes it's correct. Open floor.

No it's not open floor, it's my turn:

Location of the old, old river crossing

 

[Springs Branch]

Roman Bridge ?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Ford?

 

[DaleCooper]

Roman Bridge ?

Not that

Ford?

Good thinking but not quite there.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

When you said old, I was using some lateral thinking and went with the old term for a crossing

Might I request a clue?

 

[DaleCooper]

When you said old, I was using some lateral thinking and went with the old term for a crossing

Might I request a clue?

I don't give hints until at least 24 hours have passed; although I've already given one in a way.

 

[Springs Branch]

Location of the old, old river crossing

Rufford ?

 

[Buttsy]

Penyfford?

 

[DaleCooper]

Rufford ?

Penyfford?

Neither of those but at this rate someone's bound to get it if only by a process of elimination.

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

Dartford

 

[Darren R]

Stone Crossing?

 

[Springs Branch]

Lets try Castleford.

 

[DaleCooper]

Dartford

Stone Crossing?

Lets try Castleford.

None of the above.

There seems to be general agreement that the river crossing is a ford but what about the rest of the clue? I don't throw words in at random nor do I waste them (I might need them for another clue) so ask yourselves "what is the significance of "the old, old" and why the repetition?".

 

[cadoxton]

Twyford

 

[DaleCooper]

Twyford

Another ***ford ticked off, how many more are there?

 

[Seacook]

Another ***ford ticked off, how many more are there?

How about Yeoford, with "ye" being a form of "the" (in print, since it is not a y but a thorn, þ)?

 

[DaleCooper]

How about Yeoford, with "ye" being a form of "the" (in print, since it is not a y but a thorn, þ)?

You've got it, the first "o" in Yeoford being an abbreviation of the second "old".

 

[Seacook]

You've got it, the first "o" in Yeoford being an abbreviation of the second "old".

I neglected to mention that but it crossed my mind.

I will try to compose another, but inspiration is in short supply so the floor is open for anyone to leap in.

 

[cadoxton]

......but inspiration is in short supply so the floor is open for anyone to leap in.

Example ends Short Parent Timezone

 

[Seacook]

Example ends Short Parent Timezone

Maesteg

 

[cadoxton]

Maesteg

Yes

Your go..
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Yes

Your go..

Thought that was good for my first go, what bit gave it away?

 

[Seacook]

Yes

Your go..
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Thought that was good for my first go, what bit gave it away?

EXAMPLE presumably meant EG and Maesteg was the first one I thought of that ends EG. The rest then fell into place.

Try this - probably not completely sound- one:

Milkey nest on

 

[DaleCooper]

Thought that was good for my first go, what bit gave it away?

"Example ends..." - how many stations end with "eg"?
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EXAMPLE presumably meant EG and Maesteg was the first one I thought of that ends EG. The rest then fell into place.

Try this - probably not completely sound- one:

Milkey nest on

Milton Keynes?

 

[backontrack]

Or possibly Milton Keynes Central?