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DEBBIEWISE06 | 20:57 Wed 14th May 2008 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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hi can't get my head around a couple if anyone can help please criticise a scotsman upsetting girl on waterway p????? ????? (6,5) betty shaw wandering round railway in welsh town A?????????? (11) important political speech is a tonic K?????? (7) waders lose nothing in broad yorkshire mountain W???????? (9) thanks very much for any help
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Betty Shaw + RY= Aberystwyth

21:01 Wed 14th May 2008
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2 Abe-ry-stwyth - anag 'betty shaw' + ry (railway)
21:01 Wed 14th May 2008
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aberystwyth (anagram of bettt shaw + ry
21:02 Wed 14th May 2008
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Panama Canal?
21:03 Wed 14th May 2008
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Pana(ma c)anal <<<<lana backwards.. Mac ..Scotsman
Aberystwyth..anag of Betty Shaw and RY railway
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Still puzzling over the broad Yorkshire mountain myself ..i guess this is Puzzle Monthly ..Place your alphabets ..Good Luck
21:04 Wed 14th May 2008
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4 W-her(o)ns-ide
21:04 Wed 14th May 2008
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Sorry, meant to add explanation!

Wide = 'broad' + her(o)ns = 'waders lose nothing'
21:05 Wed 14th May 2008
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I came back as I realised I hadn't given an explanation only to find that Shaneystar has done it for me ;o)

I'm new to all this, sorry.
21:08 Wed 14th May 2008
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You are a star.... Lie- in king ( you old smoothie ) I sat here this morning staring at that for ages..and searched through Wiki for ruddy mountains in Yorkshire to no avail ...large gins all round :))
21:08 Wed 14th May 2008
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Lol... Lofty ..you are welcome to the crazy world of Q&P ..watch Lie -in though ....he's a real old smoothie ...sorry debbie to hijack your thread ....just a bit of fun !
21:11 Wed 14th May 2008
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no problem at all
thanks ever so much for helping , i really must try harder with these cryptic clues but i try for ages with no joy then they seem so obvious when you lot tell me the answer!
thanks again really very much appreciated
21:15 Wed 14th May 2008
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shaneystar, you angel! If you can see your way to a scotch, I'll be a happy "old (?) smoothie" indeed! lol :-)))

PS I just Googled "Yorkshire mountains" & there it was...
21:15 Wed 14th May 2008
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shaney - are you casting nasturtiums about me?

I second the greeting to lofty, & to DEBBIE - you're very welcome!
21:18 Wed 14th May 2008
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Hahaha ..but we had it right yesterday though didn't we ! Doughty ..!!
Cheers M'dear :)))
21:19 Wed 14th May 2008
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lol "Ding-dong! Game for anything..." :-)))
21:22 Wed 14th May 2008

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