Letter by Letter...

[backontrack]

C/N/O
R/I/C/E
T/M/Y
O/R/E
O/B/I

That's the layout, right?

 

[OxtedL]

I think you could have an N as the last letter of that second word as well.

I think that means I know what it is, but I'll leave it to backontrack for doing the working out...

 

[backontrack]

So hard to work out with a headache, so I think I'll leave it too. Apologies.

 

[johnnychips]

CLUE: The first word is wet and you drink it and swim in it.

 

[IanD]

Water Orton
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Assuming that's right:

My first is in Afghani but not Pakistan
My second's in Bosnia so not in Bhutan
My third's a Brazillian found in Bulgaria
My fourth in Cambodia and the Malta area
My fifth is Serbian and partly Gambian
My sixth Guiyanese but not Ghanaian
Pick the right letters and you'll easily spot it
And think to yourself "By George, I've got it!"

 

[johnnychips]

It is!

 

[IanD]

It is!

Thanks - take a guess at the next one!

 

[backontrack]

F/G/H
O/S/I
M/A
B/A/R/I
B/I/A/N
U/Y/E/S

That's the layout, I think. Is the 'By George' bit a clue?

 

[IanD]

F/G/H
O/S/I
M/A
B/A/R/I
B/I/A/N
U/Y/E/S

That's the layout, I think. Is the 'By George' bit a clue?

George is a clue (if you're ancient like me!).

You have 4 and 3 transposed.

 

[backontrack]

Formby. Here's a new one.



My first is in scarper, not speed, but in coast
My second's in sandwich, not baked, not a roast
The third is present in railway and station
The fourth's in this country; not kingdom or nation
The fifth is in earldom; not duchy, but in lord
The sixth is in Labour, not Tory, but in Gord-
on Brown, and the seventh's in under, not over,
the eighth is present, not in Calais, but in Dover.
The ninth has normality; not in sea, but in sky.
A Stagecoach Gold service serves the whole of my
SOLUTION.

By the way, the word 'solution' is not a clue.​

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Waiting for an attempt to solve, or even confirmation for the answer...

 

[IanD]

Formby. Here's a new one.



My first is in scarper, not speed, but in coast
My second's in sandwich, not baked, not a roast
The third is present in railway and station
The fourth's in this country; not kingdom or nation
The fifth is in earldom; not duchy, but in lord
The sixth is in Labour, not Tory, but in Gord-
on Brown, and the seventh's in under, not over,
the eighth is present, not in Calais, but in Dover.
The ninth has normality; not in sea, but in sky.
A Stagecoach Gold service serves the whole of my
SOLUTION.

By the way, the word 'solution' is not a clue.​

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Waiting for an attempt to solve, or even confirmation for the answer...

Sorry - Formby is correct. Haven't had a chance to look at your new one!

 

[backontrack]

Sorry - Formby is correct. Haven't had a chance to look at your new one!

Hooray

Please do have a try, I really don't want this game to fail. It's pretty unique on this forum, and I feel we could get some good patronage.

 

[FQ]

Charlbury?

Open floor if correct.

 

[backontrack]

Charlbury?

Open floor if correct.

You indeed are!
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So open floor.
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Here's a new riddle, and the station is two words, the first has four letters, the second also four.

My first is in Dunstable, though not in Luton
My second's in Trowbridge, Swindon but not Bruton.
My third is in Harrogate, not Weeton or Cattal
My fourth's in Robertsbridge, not Frant but in Battle.
My fifth is in Hellifield, though not in Horton
My sixth is in Coleshill, but not Water Orton.
My seventh's in Langwathby, but not Armathwaite,
and my last is in Ansdell, though not Squire's Gate.
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I'm still waiting for an attempt to solve this riddle...

 

[IanD]

Edge Hill

 

[backontrack]

Correct!
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New riddle time, methinks.
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Is this an open floor? Not that I want that much to take it.

 

[IanD]

Correct!
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New riddle time, methinks.
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Is this an open floor? Not that I want that much to take it.

Sorry, been busy surveying pubs for the Good Beer Guide (tough job but someone's got to do it!)

My first is in Ruswarp but not found in Sleights
My second in Nunthorpe and Lealholm by rights
My third isn’t Commondale but is in Glaisdale
My fourth is in Marton but it’s gone by Kildale
You’ll find my fifth at Battersby but not Gypsy Lane
Great Ayton has my last as does Battersby again

 

[backontrack]

I was thinking Rogart, but that's impossible because of the fourth letter.

R/U/W/A/P
E/H/O
G/I/S
M/R/T/O/N
B/T/R
R/E/A/T/Y

 

[IanD]

I was thinking Rogart, but that's impossible because of the fourth letter.

R/U/W/A/P
E/O
G/I/S
M/R/T/O/N
B/T/R
R/E/A/T/Y

You've dropped an aitch from the second group.

 

[backontrack]

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Nope, I've gone through a list of UK stations, and none match.

Are you thinking of Rhoose, Roose, Whimple or Rosyth?

 

[IanD]

Edited comment.
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Nope, I've gone through a list of UK stations, and none match.

Are you thinking of Rhoose, Roose, Whimple or Rosyth?

All the stations in the clues are on the line of the station in the answer. I hope!

 

[OxtedL]

I reckon Whitby?

 

[IanD]

It is.

R/U/W/A/P
E/H/O
G/I/S
M/R/T/O/N
B/T/R
R/E/A/T/Y

 

[OxtedL]

First in Eclipse, but not Lunar.
Second in Giraffe, but not from France.
Third from Wash, but not Basin.
Fourth not to Lurk, but to Alarm.
Fifth to Murmur, but not to Ridicule.

 

[backontrack]

Egham.

Also, a reminder that stations must be operated by National Rail only and no LU, Overground, Metro/Tram or the like. Thank you.
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Here's a mammoth of a puzzle. Good luck with clues 6 and 9!

My first is in Aldershot, but not in Alton
My second's in Silverdale, but not in Dalton
My third's in Grosmont, not Glaisdale but in Danby
My fourth's in Evesham, Tewkesbury but not Banbury
My fifth's not in Gobowen, Aberystwyth or Wrexham
My sixth's in Wylam and Haltwhistle (and Hexham)
My seventh's in Saddleworth, Delph and in Diggle.
The eighth letter, also the last of my riddle
in in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
Somewhere near the middle.

 

[IanD]

Dinsdale?

 

[backontrack]

How did you do that one so quickly?

Correct, and your turn to set the clue.

 

[IanD]

How did you do that one so quickly?

Correct, and your turn to set the clue.

Had to guess the last letter (obviously). And clue 6 - "All of the alphabet except..." Nice one. I'll have to remember to do one like that in future
(Also, Dinsdale was a character in a Monty Python sketch - one of the Piranha Brothers - so the station name stuck in my memory!)


Hopefully not too difficult:

My first is in howling and growling
My second in growling and prowling
My third in prowling and the following
My fourth is in living but not in dying
My fifth not in dying but is in decrying
My sixth is in decrying but not in lying
My seventh is in ancient but not in Roman
My eighth is in Roman and again in snowman
My ninth is snowman and also in frozen
The whole is a station not too far from me
Was once (maybe still is) big in the industry

 

[backontrack]

Wolverton
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Hopefully that's correct...

My first's in Harrogate, Garforth but not Weeton
My second's in Driffield, not Goole but in Market Weighton
My third's in Hagley, Birmingham but not Smethwick
My fourth's in Grasmere, Egremont but not Keswick
My fifth's in Egloskerry and Camelford, not Padstow
My sixth's in Grangemouth and Bo'ness, not Linlithgow
My seventh's in Prestatyn, Mostyn but not Mold
My eighth's in Worcester, not Charlbury but Cotswold
My ninth's in Whitehaven, Silloth but not Maryport
My tenth's in Chessington, but not Esher (for Hampton Court)
My eleventh and last, you will see a nice trick,
It's not in the Candle
But it is in the Wick.
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(Also, Dinsdale was a character in a Monty Python sketch - one of the Piranha Brothers - so the station name stuck in my memory!)

Aargh - foiled by Monty Python!

 

[IanD]

Wolverton is correct