London quiz

[Blodwyn Pig]

a cycling chum sent me this, and its rather good, no answers tho. See how you get on, we got them all bar 2.

A brain teaser to keep the little grey cells working when you're not cycling

LONDON PLACES

Eg. A lucky number of relations.                   Seven Sisters

1  Youngster in stream
2  Old father’s honey drink
3  A coal miner’s forest
4  Old taxi transport
5  1760 yards finish
6  Orinoco's home
7  Dog's not quick
8  Month of festivities
9  Songster in dockyard
10 Bee for hire
11 Building materials weigh a lot
12 Feline crossing
13 Robin has a long one
14 Dark priests
15 US president’s daughter
16 Applaud the radio enthusiast
17 Great Shark’s religious haunt
18 Turret tor
19 His Aunt Lucy from Peru
20 Tall funeral procedure
21 Capital radio tower sounds like ear tube
22 Tasteless drink in convenience
23 Girl’s doll in a tin
24 Ruler in a temper
25 Empty lady's prison
26 Not amused
27 Wooded entrance
28 Hit ball on green body part
29 Oriental meat
30 Road slopes down to water
31 Pachyderm and keep

[hubner]

Some answers below:
















1  Youngster in stream

Kidbrooke.

12 Feline crossing

Catford.

4 Hackney

[Lightning Phil]

6 Wimbledon

[Lightning Phil]

14 Blackfriars

[Lightning Phil]

19 Paddington

Time for someone else to do some more 😀

[offcumden]

28. Putney
29. East Ham
30. Bank
31. Elephant and Castle

[Blodwyn Pig]

NO!      Don't tell everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you'll spoil it!!

[offcumden]

Point taken!

Give us a time limit - say a week or two - then publish all the answers that you think you know so that we can check our responses.  We can then compare notes, and maybe answer any that you may have missed.

[Lightning Phil]

17

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Ha ha no chance

[Mr Larrington]

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1  Youngster in stream — Kidbrooke
2  Old father’s honey drink — Thamesmead
3  A coal miner’s forest — Colliers Wood
4  Old taxi transport
5  1760 yards finish — Mile End
6  Orinoco's home — Wimbledon (Common)
7  Dog's not quick — Hounslow
8  Month of festivities
9  Songster in dockyard — Canary Wharf
10 Bee for hire
11 Building materials weigh a lot — Brixton
12 Feline crossing — Catford
13 Robin has a long one
14 Dark priests — Blackfriars
15 US president’s daughter — Chelsea
16 Applaud the radio enthusiast — Clapham
17 Great Shark’s religious haunt — Whitechapel
18 Turret tor — Tower Hill
19 His Aunt Lucy from Peru — Paddington
20 Tall funeral procedure — Highbury
21 Capital radio tower sounds like ear tube — Euston
22 Tasteless drink in convenience — Waterloo
23 Girl’s doll in a tin — Barbican
24 Ruler in a temper — Kings Cross
25 Empty lady's prison — Holloway
26 Not amused — Edmonton
27 Wooded entrance — Forest Gate
28 Hit ball on green body part — Putney
29 Oriental meat — East Ham
30 Road slopes down to water
31 Pachyderm and keep — Elephant & Castle

[cygnet]

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1  Youngster in stream — Kidbrooke
2  Old father’s honey drink — Thamesmead
3  A coal miner’s forest — Colliers Wood
4  Old taxi transport - Hackney
5  1760 yards finish — Mile End
6  Orinoco's home — Wimbledon (Common)
7  Dog's not quick — Hounslow
8  Month of festivities
9  Songster in dockyard — Canary Wharf
10 Bee for hire
11 Building materials weigh a lot — Brixton
12 Feline crossing — Catford
13 Robin has a long one
14 Dark priests — Blackfriars
15 US president’s daughter — Chelsea
16 Applaud the radio enthusiast — Clapham
17 Great Shark’s religious haunt — Whitechapel
18 Turret tor — Tower Hill
19 His Aunt Lucy from Peru — Paddington
20 Tall funeral procedure — Highbury
21 Capital radio tower sounds like ear tube — Euston
22 Tasteless drink in convenience — Waterloo
23 Girl’s doll in a tin — Barbican
24 Ruler in a temper — Kings Cross
25 Empty lady's prison — Holloway
26 Not amused — Edmonton
27 Wooded entrance — Forest Gate
28 Hit ball on green body part — Putney
29 Oriental meat — East Ham
30 Road slopes down to water
31 Pachyderm and keep — Elephant & Castle

[Lightning Phil]

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1  Youngster in stream — Kidbrooke
2  Old father’s honey drink — Thamesmead
3  A coal miner’s forest — Colliers Wood
4  Old taxi transport - Hackney
5  1760 yards finish — Mile End
6  Orinoco's home — Wimbledon (Common)
7  Dog's not quick — Hounslow
8  Month of festivities
9  Songster in dockyard — Canary Wharf
10 Bee for hire
11 Building materials weigh a lot — Brixton
12 Feline crossing — Catford
13 Robin has a long one - Bow
14 Dark priests — Blackfriars
15 US president’s daughter — Chelsea
16 Applaud the radio enthusiast — Clapham
17 Great Shark’s religious haunt — Whitechapel
18 Turret tor — Tower Hill
19 His Aunt Lucy from Peru — Paddington
20 Tall funeral procedure — Highbury
21 Capital radio tower sounds like ear tube — Euston
22 Tasteless drink in convenience — Waterloo
23 Girl’s doll in a tin — Barbican
24 Ruler in a temper — Kings Cross
25 Empty lady's prison — Holloway
26 Not amused — Victoria
27 Wooded entrance — Forest Gate
28 Hit ball on green body part — Putney
29 Oriental meat — East Ham
30 Road slopes down to water
31 Pachyderm and keep — Elephant & Castle

[Wowbagger]

As per Mr. L with:

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8  Month of festivities - Mayfair
13 Robin has a long one - Bow
26 Not amused - Victoria

Re no 1: just outside London, near Upminster, there is Childerditch.

[Robh]

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1  Youngster in stream — Kidbrooke
2  Old father’s honey drink — Thamesmead
3  A coal miner’s forest — Colliers Wood
4  Old taxi transport
5  1760 yards finish — Mile End
6  Orinoco's home — Wimbledon (Common)
7  Dog's not quick — Hounslow
8  Month of festivities - Mayfair
9  Songster in dockyard — Canary Wharf
10 Bee for hire
11 Building materials weigh a lot — Brixton
12 Feline crossing — Catford
13 Robin has a long one
14 Dark priests — Blackfriars
15 US president’s daughter — Chelsea
16 Applaud the radio enthusiast — Clapham
17 Great Shark’s religious haunt — Whitechapel
18 Turret tor — Tower Hill
19 His Aunt Lucy from Peru — Paddington
20 Tall funeral procedure — Highbury
21 Capital radio tower sounds like ear tube — Euston
22 Tasteless drink in convenience — Waterloo
23 Girl’s doll in a tin — Barbican
24 Ruler in a temper — Kings Cross
25 Empty lady's prison — Holloway
26 Not amused — Edmonton
27 Wooded entrance — Forest Gate
28 Hit ball on green body part — Putney
29 Oriental meat — East Ham
30 Road slopes down to water
31 Pachyderm and keep — Elephant & Castle

[Jurek]

10 Bee for hire

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10 Bee for hire = Brent

[robgul]

I'm just missing #10 . . . . .

[Wowbagger]

#30 is my only gap.

[Wowbagger]

10 Bee for hire

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10 Bee for hire = Brent

And there I was working my way around "Queen sway" and stuff like that. Miles off...

[Jurek]

30 Road slopes down to water

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Bankside?

I'm not 100% convinced

[robgul]

I'm just missing #10 . . . . .

I now have it - and a full house.

.... where was Mornington Crescent - that surely warrants listing ?

[bhoot]

A quick scan of the London map and I have 30. Failed on 10 and 28.