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Lorcan | 11:50 Sun 05th Dec 2010 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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All the clues here relate to something with a place name in it eg. Indian Ink or Colorado Beetle.

1. Samuel Johnson's extensive view ... (4,5,2,4)
2. Be mounted on Rocinante's dam as a punishment (4,3,7,4)
3. Somehow I inched under this royal heraldic symbol (6,2,5,8)
4. Not a Mafia prayer meeting, this unholy massacre (8,7) Sicilian something?
5. Christopher Columbus might have appropriately used this canvas (5)
6. A delicious monster goes into the pot (5,6,5)
7. Celts looking pale? They should try eating this (7,5)
8. Measure 10 km in Stockholm (7,4)
9. Not Arthur's Seat - something sweeter (9,4)
10. Musical composition needing polish (7)
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1. From China to Peru - quotation
12:33 Sun 05th Dec 2010
9. Edinburgh Rock
3 Prince of Wales Feathers - anagram I inched - Ich Dien
1. From China to Peru - quotation
4 Sicilian Vespers
2 Ride the Spanish mare
5 Genoa
8 Swedish mile
I was going to say Warsaw Concerto for 10 till I realised it was the wrong no of letters!
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Thanks all. I've marked patricia top as I was a million miles from 1 and 3. Could someone please explain no. 8?
8.When the Metric system was introduced in Norway and Sweden in 1889 (the actual law having been passed in 1875), the mile was redefined to be exactly 10 km.
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Thanks calibax, I never knew that. Swedish Mile was my quickly-discarded first thought. My laziness in not googling back then shames me.
not an answer, but another question please. any help on no.26. aaspiring politician from China portrayed on film (3.10.9) and no. 41. not an agreement between Swiss bridge partners (6,10)
26 - The Manchurian Candidate
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It's intresting that you have the same quiz h - Geneva Convention is 41.
thanks Lorcan, imanaged to get that one in the meantime. thanks to you boxtops, i'd looked at all the film titles i could, but still didn't find that one. am also stuck on n0.76. have tried anagrams but no luck. the prince's sweater is bothering me too!

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