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Title: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 11:56:57 am: 10 clues to English towns that begin with A,B or C.
1. Kick out the French…..Bootle
2. What the copper said about the rioters.(6)
3. Some tentacles. (4)…Acle
4. Do you need a machete to get here? (6)
5. Conceal Saint Noel…Bury St Edmunds
6. Take a chopper to Selby perhaps…Axminster
7. Kids flier and Virginia make it here… Biggleswade
8. Knocking bits off the motor bike. (8,6)
9. Sounds like you’ll get burnt going here. (5)
10. Go for a nice walk…..Amble

Good luck!
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: SydneyRover on March 09, 2026, 09:05:14 pm: Thanks tt, I'll start it off.

1/ Bootle

4/ Underwood?

6/ Axeminster?

10/ Amble
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: idler on March 09, 2026, 09:51:24 pm: 5. Bury St. Edmond’s
7. Biggleswade
10. Amble
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 10:19:49 pm: Correct Dave!
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 10:20:51 pm: 1 6 10 right Syd.
4 wrong!
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: SydneyRover on March 09, 2026, 10:32:10 pm: Quote from: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 10:20:51 pm
1 6 10 right Syd.
4 wrong!

8/ Arle
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 10:34:30 pm: No Syd, not Arle.
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: SydneyRover on March 09, 2026, 10:38:06 pm: Quote from: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 10:34:30 pm
No Syd, not Arle.

thought I was pushing it with that one.

Barrow-in-Furness from my partner for 8.
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 10:40:25 pm: She’s wrong sorry.
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 11:05:44 pm: I’ll put the number of letters in to make it a bit easier.
Maybe give some more clues in the morning.
Answers by 6pm GMT tomorrow. (Cookie Monster dependant)
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on March 09, 2026, 11:20:24 pm: 3. Acle
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 11:21:19 pm: Spot on Glyn. Well done.
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: tommy toes on March 09, 2026, 11:27:19 pm: Off now. I’ll check in about 8am.
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on March 09, 2026, 11:28:44 pm: 2. Banham?
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on March 09, 2026, 11:33:40 pm: 9. Chard
Title: Re: Cryptic Towns ABC
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on March 09, 2026, 11:48:44 pm: 8. Chipping Norton