Save The Children - Find The Connection - Closing Date 10/7/24

[tollview]

Help please on last two clues ..... Find the connection

1. YORK KELSO OXFORD CREWE

2.DARWIN MARCONI WATT  and don't know the last name (you have to alter the vowels) CORUA

Many thanks 

[scorpiojo]

2 Change it to Curie

[scorpiojo]

1 Ubasses suggested they are all towns 

[barry1010]

Have they all got racecourses?

[drmorgans]

 

Oxford and Crewe don't

 

[drmorgans]

 

The scientists have all been selected as "absolute geniuses" by Dick and Dom (not exclusively so).

 

[tollview]

Thank you for your answers - especially Scorpiojo for Curie!

[TheWinner]

1. This might not be right, but they are all places in the USA, named after places in the UK.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Pennsylvania

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelso,_Washington

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford,_Mississippi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crewe,_Virginia

 

[Canary42]

CURIE all famous inventors

[Canary42]

Oooops, should have scrolled.

[TheWinner]

I did have another suggestion, but couldn't make it work 100 per cent, so I'll save it for now.

[tollview]

The Winner I like your idea of places in USA but pray tell what your other thought is???  Thank you

[TheWinner]

Names of Tartans.

Found 3 out of the four

https://clan.com/design/2168-Kelso/

https://clan.com/design/3547-Oxford-Dress/

https://clan.com/tartan/browse/filters/name-york/

the last one was a tartan inspired by a Mrs. Lillian CREWE Walsh

https://www.tartanregister.gov.uk/tartanDetails?ref=557

and I just don't think its right.

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The Winner - decided on your first answer - thank you so much for your help