Cryptic clues = station name

[duncanp]

Yes Leighton Buzzard is correct.

Didn't think that one would last long, but it was all I could think of on the spur of the moment.

Your turn.

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Thanks. Im awful at these. So shall decalre an open floor

 

[Strat-tastic]

Angry celebrity.

 

[d9009alycidon]

King's Cross?

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

(Steven) Gerrards Cross ?

 

[duncanp]

Cross (Bill) Gates

 

[d9009alycidon]

(Steven) Gerrards Cross ?

The clue was Angry Celebrity, not Angry Failing Manager

 

[Strat-tastic]

None correct so far.

 

[Calthrop]

Crosskeys? (St. Peter and / or the Pope -- Keeper of the Keys of the Kingdom -- they're celebrities of a sort )

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Starcross ?

 

[Strat-tastic]

Starcross ?

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, we have a winner!

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

I'm genuinely terrible at these but will have a go and you can abuse me later!!

Quickly harvest the maize towards the sunrise

 

[Karl]

Runcorn East?

 

[Y Ddraig Coch]

Runcorn East?

Absolutely spot on. Well done

 

[Karl]

Good one. Thanks.

Playing his cards right, Bob's found a crossing to here.

 

[Calthrop]

Robertsbridge?

 

[Karl]

Bob's you're uncle Calthrop!!

 

[Calthrop]

Thanks. My Christian name happens to be that one -- which helped a bit.

At one-time rail crossroads, Ho's brother, B.H.H. Minh, & budgerigar, get in a muddle.

 

[Calthrop]

Hint -- the "question station" and one-time rail crossroads: in the Grouping era there featured there, in one way or another, three out of the "Big Four" companies.

 

[Trackman]

Birmingham New Street?

 

[Calthrop]

Afraid not -- somewhat further south.

 

[Calthrop]

Hint -- I hope helpful, rather than the reverse ... the "answer station" has a "double-barrelled" name (" ******* & ******* " type). There are / have been on the British rail system, within some 200 miles of the answer station, three other stations with names all or part of which, comprise the same one out of the two words in the answer station's name. Two of these three are open for passenger traffic today; the third was on a long-closed branch line.

 

[duncanp]

Highbridge and Burnham, being an anagram of B.H.H. Minh and budgerigar

 

[Calthrop]

Highbridge and Burnham, being an anagram of B.H.H. Minh and budgerigar

Correct ! Your floor.

 

[duncanp]

OK, something topical here:-

Outdo a rabid exact virus before it mutates.

 

[Trackman]

St Beudaux Victoria road?

 

[duncanp]

Yes, St Budeaux Victoria Road is correct.

Your turn,

 

[Trackman]

spotted Victoria and worked it out from there

Open Floor

 

[Calthrop]

We see possible French dragon-slaying hero: Michael Of The Worm?

 

[Calthrop]

Hint: this station name is one word -- split into component parts, kind-of, for the purposes of the clue.