Places Through The U.k.

[uptherams111]

1. Deadly sins at Wolsey’s court. (12)
2. Owls date oddly here. (5,5).
3. Solitary doves’s home. (7).
4. Diamond, emerald, ruby, sapphire. (4,6).
Thank you for any answers.

[Mamyalynne]

I presume you are referring to my comments, I'm sorry you feel that way - thought as a quizzer you would see my point that asking so many so soon whilst the setter is still getting people interested in buying a copy could be detrimental to sales and money raised for the charity.

Don't leave on my account, I have had my say on this one and you have had many good answers.

I wish you good luck with the quiz.

[fiction-factory]

Clearly you just wanted most of the answers rather than help in trying to work out how to solve them. If the prize is important to you, you may be able to get the last few answers by looking in to see if there are other threads over the next couple of months.

[Captain2]

Sorry but if you can't see where Mamya and others (including my thoughts) are coming from then you are not a Quizzer interested in raisng more money for good causes.

[Mamyalynne]

To prove I'm not an absolute B!!!! - your No 2 is actually - 3,5

[fiction-factory]

It seems to me that alonside some of the comments about asking for so many answers so early, you have received lots of answers and some tips on how to work them out to help you going forwards as you say you find these difficult

[fiction-factory]

Thanks Mamyalynne. Just an anagram of Owls Date then. It's a shame the OP didn't repond to our queries about the count

[uptherams111]

Fiction factory. I. Couldn’t give a toss about the prize money. This quiz isn’t just about place names there are other questions too. Which I have answered myself. Anybody would think it was life threatening that I’ve asked these questions. And for you’re information if I won the prize money it will go straight back to Derbyshire wildlife trust. So don’t assume.

[THECORBYLOON]

UPTHERAMS, there are some folk on here who are very particular about quiz questions being asked. I'm not one of them and there will be others who won't mind whether you asks loads of questions or no.

If you take some time to see what the answers are and see how they link to the way the questions are asked, you can get a feel for how the mind of the question-setter works.

Crossword clues are the same. Compilers tend to have a style and the more crosswords you do the more you get used to what the clue is getting at.

Do plenty quizzes and once you get used to what the cryptic questions are getting at, the more simple they'll become.

Often it's a case of picking on an alternative for one word in the clue and then Googling "place names in UK containing x" and see what comes up.

[Mamyalynne]

An excellent resource for place names, especially when you have a rough idea what you're looking for (ie 'Numbers') is this one...

http://www.gazetteer.org.uk/

[fiction-factory]

If the setter has not placed any restrictions on asking for answers on the internet then you are perfectly entitled to ask every question if you feel the need. You have asked most of the 36 questions from this section and have received answers to most or tips/clues on solving them. As there is so long to go to the closing date it is not unreasonable to suggest that you spend a bit longer trying before asking, but that is for you to decide on, i would agree. I feel the setter would be disappointed though that so many answers have been given so early- but maybe he should have included some Ts &Cs on this.
Some do think though of those whoa re conidering entering but then see so many answers published so early.
If you just want answers not clues then it may be better to say so at the outset next time. Sorry about my comment on prizes- i just was puzzled about why you wanted so many answers so quickly and not clues/help.
If you look back I think we have been very helpful indeed overall

[Mamyalynne]

There may come a time when this setter follows others and requests 'no asking', a lot do now.

I know I'll never win this particular quiz, as it has a section on hidden words you have to underline and my partial sight hampers me greatly on that section - but still every time I send for the next one.

I just love quizzing.