Big Fish Mixed In Strike Out North

[tollview]

BIG FISH MIXED UP IN STRIKE OUT NORTH.  CRPTIC QUIZ

[elliemay1]

How many letters please?

[newmodarmy]

What's the quiz theme please?

[elliemay1]

Tollview, if you don't give some more information we can't help 

[Hazlinny]

Asked previously - looking for a Scottish place name.

[Patsy33]

Sterling?

[Patsy33]

Stirling!

[newmodarmy]

Looks okay for first part but I don't get the 'strike out north' bit...I thought that meant exclude a letter N

[newmodarmy]

Can someone explain this answer for me please?

[elliemay1]

Bump

[Patsy33]

Not sure if Stirling is right.  Ling is big fish not sure of stir. Strike?

[johnny.5]

Kilmarnock ?

[elliemay1]

Johnny please parse

[cashier]

Anag  of marlin and k(n)ock

[cashier]

Pretty good answer I think.

[elliemay1]

Yes brilliant answer johnny, well done!

[johnny.5]

anag but 

also and old joke 

name 3 fish begining with a K

Kipper

Killer Whale

and

Kilmarnock

?

?

?

Kilmarnock ?????

 

yeah it's a plaice in Scotland

[Patsy33]

Well done Johnny! 😁

[newmodarmy]

Nice one, Johnny and cashier. 

I wasn't convinced by Stirling- I could see STIR for mix up (but not mixed up) and LING for big fish, but it didn't explain the 'in strike out north'.

 

[elliemay1]

Thank you for parsing cashier