UK Placenames quiz. is anyone interested ?

[guilliebrougues]

the above quiz is called placenames and the answers have the number of letters in brackets. since friday i have asked if any one can help me! is it that the quiz is far to difficult to answer or arn't people bothered. an explanation from someone would help,me sorry if i have got it completely wrong but i feel that i am being completely ignored.

I will give the clues once more but a reply would be nice even to say do not know.
2. Nora did not know which way to turn. (7)
8. The cars were two different makes (7)
11. Listen and you woud hear the burn (7)
15. They asked for gin but the hotel had none. (5)
24. Aberdeen is far from the river Avon. (8)
if it would help anyone , one of the clues is -Carl stayed on the Isle of Skye (8)- answer is Carlisle.

please reply. thanks.

[Arti]

Hi guille. Usually if no-one replies it's because they don't know the answers. No-one ever leaves a 'sorry, I don't know' on here. It's nothing personal, it's just how this place works. I'll have a think about your clues :)

[guilliebrougues]

Hi arti. it is just because i have got all of them apart from those few and thought someone somewhere could help. thank you for your reply anyway and hope you can or anyone else can help since i gave a clue to one of the answers. sorry to be a moan.

[WELSHYORKIE]

Could 11 be as simple as Lisburn?

[guilliebrougues]

thank you Welshyorkie i think you could be right !

[Harry-Wragg]

Could 15 be as simple as Elgin?

[guilliebrougues]

thank you Harry-Wragg. i am sure you could be right.

[TheWinner]

2. I answered on your previous post Norwich, and I think someone else has suggested Aberavon for No. 24.

[nightmare]

If the example given (Carlisle) is anything to go by, I am not surprised you have received very few replies: it is a pretty poorly constructed clue, by any standards.

Harry, I cannot see how you get the "El" part of "Elgin".
As for Lisburn.... ??

[Harry-Wragg]

nightmare - nor can I

[Ankou]

8 could be .... bedford

[Harry-Wragg]

guilliebrougues - give some more examples of the clues you have already solved

[gothic]

Hi could 2 be Norwich??

[Captain2]

If I can answer a question, I will.
But sorry, if I can't (or don't) answer a question I haven't got the time or the inclination to type "sorry I don't know" on each thread.
Looking at previous OP comments I would say "Patience is a virtue".

[Calibax]

Strange construction but based on your example
could 8 be Cardiff? - car - Diff(erent)
could 15 be Ascot? - Ask Hot(el)

[guilliebrougues]

I would like to thank you all for your replies and an explanation of why you don't reply. i must tell you that i am new to answerbank and am still learning. although i have answered many of others questions as well as it is only fair to do so when you know the answers anyway.
Harry-Wragg you asked me for some other examples of the clues i have already solved.
1. She tore her gown on broken glass. (7) Glasgow
3 The ants were in the dish and on the rim (6) Antrim
4. On the cooks day off they visited the town (9) Cookstown.
5. The swan lived on the riverbank far from the sea (7) Swansea
12. Peter suffered head injuries (9) Peterhead
7. Lonnie was a member of the Donegan family (6) London

Hopes this helps.


























3, The ants were in the dish and on the rim (6) Antrim
4. On the cooks day off they visited the town (9) Cookstown
5 The swan lived on the riverbank far from the sea (7) Swansea
9. There mother was keeping very well (10 ) Motherwell

[nightmare]

It appears that the "answer" is made up from words or parts thereof in the clue, seemingly at random.
Norwich is especially contrived, since the "h" needs to be omitted from "which"

[guilliebrougues]

yes nightmare that seems to be the case. not a very imaginative quiz is it.

however, since i have already bought and started it i would like to get rid of it, in double quick time . I have only a few more to get in fact only four more thanks for all your help gang. in saying that if anyone can come up with better answers that 's ok.

i'll give you the clues to the other four then perhaps we are all rid of this quiz.

14. They were in a rush to reach the port (8)
20. They balanced the books later (8)
25. They rose early and ate a hearty breakfast (10)

the answer to number 21 is probably based on the answer to number 10.
The clue was to number 10. The Anglers guarded their fish (9) I have got Fishguard
21. says, By solving the clues ten had it right (5)
any ideas.

[nightmare]

14 Portrush
21 Tenby

[Calibax]

20 Ballater

[guilliebrougues]

Many many thanks Nightmare for the answers to number 14 and number 21.just got number 20 and 25 to work on now.