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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 10:51 #154873
AndyG
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46 Heavy syrup (6) - Wigton? (as in Cockney rhyming slang)
I can only help one person a day. Today's not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look too good either.
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 10:55 #154874
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46 Malton
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 11:14 #154875
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17 Holyhead
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 11:49 #154876
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26 Sandbach
33 Sheringham
50 I was tempted by Belvedere, but that's the wrong number of letters.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:07 #154877
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clive in post 154870 said:
28 Llanaber? If so, I don't think that's a good translation.
Not correct.

“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:08 #154878
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clive in post 154872 said:
32 Penmere
Correct.

“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:09 #154879
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AndyG in post 154873 said:
46 Heavy syrup (6) - Wigton? (as in Cockney rhyming slang)
Correct.

“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:09 #154880
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clive in post 154874 said:
46 Malton
Not correct.

“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:10 #154881
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clive in post 154875 said:
17 Holyhead
Correct.

“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:11 #154882
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clive in post 154876 said:
26 Sandbach
33 Sheringham
50 I was tempted by Belvedere, but that's the wrong number of letters.
33 Correct. No prizes for the other two.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:44 #154883
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50 One side of the bell tower (8): Dingwall?
28 The church in the valley (8): Kirkdale?

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Last edited: 26/12/2023 at 17:47 by Peter Bennet
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 17:46 #154884
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Peter Bennet in post 154883 said:
50 One side of the bell tower (8): Dingwall?

Peter
Correct.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 19:43 #154885
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Is 26 Tamworth….
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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 19:54 #154886
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Red For Danger in post 154885 said:
Is 26 Tamworth….
It is indeed.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 19:59 #154888
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Peter Bennet in post 154883 said:
50 One side of the bell tower (8): Dingwall?
28 The church in the valley (8): Kirkdale?

Peter
And the edited version of the original message also wins a prize for Kirkdale.

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This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 20:11 #154889
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So when all is said and done and if my maths are correct the final scores are (arranged alphabetically where scores are equal):

8 correct.

Clive
Dionysusnu
Red For Danger


7 correct

AndyG

6 correct

Temple Meads

3 correct

hillc76

2 correct

bill_gensheet
Peter Bennet
sunockse


1 correct

9pN1SEAp
MarkC
mfloyd
officer dibble


Congratulations to those who feature in the roll of honour above and I hope it has helped while away some time over the holiday for the rest of you. Thanks to all who joined in.

As a final note, my apologies for the errors in the originally published questions but we finally did get 50 valid questions and 50 valid answers.

“In life, there is always someone out there, who won’t like you, for whatever reason, don’t let the insecurities in their lives affect yours.” – Rashida Rowe
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The following users said thank you: AndyG, Temple Meads
This year's Christmas Challenge 26/12/2023 at 20:25 #154890
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Bit of a long shot this but I think the answer to No 33 is Portsmouth…..?

Edit - sorry - just seen the previous answer…….

Last edited: 26/12/2023 at 20:27 by Red For Danger
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