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Mountainjoe | 15:44 Thu 17th Jul 2008 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Can someone help untangle me please

I have:
25a (Plant stage performer on outskirts of Finchley (7) as FACTORY)
28a (Energy at the back made Brunel's "Great" (7) as EASTERN - originally thought WESTERN, but that didn't seem to work)
25d (Extremely rare unusual fake takes in curator finally (5) as FREAK

Does all this make sense?

Thanks.

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They all match my answers.
25a certainly correct. It's ACTOR inside F inchle Y and factory is a plant.
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Thank you. Sometimes just need reassurance....and I love the idea of CSI Ambleside!!
28a This should be BRITAIN, as the Great Britain was the first ocean going 'liner' fitted with a screw propellor (which is at the back). Great Western had paddlewheels and Gt. Eastern had both!
PS I haven't done the xword, so no idea if I'm right, but thats what the answer should be!!
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Think we're talking railways rather than ships here....but thanks for taking the time to reply.
No, we are talking the 3 ships Brunel built. You don't have energy at the back of a steam locomotive. The original Great Western was his idea to extend the Great Western Railway to New York.
E = energy
Astern = at the back

It's a CRYPTIC crossword not a crossword about the history of shipping.
This is why I'm good at quizzes and usueless at crosswords!!! Mind is not warped enough!!
You're obviously an expert on transport, sddsddean. I don't even drive ! So, each to their own.

Sorry for the late reply - been out eating and DRINKING !

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