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Champion ( as in the Bob Champion film ). Long shot but struggling. K
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Not that one Ken

To be fair to you all, this may be a bit more like a trivia question than a cryptic clue.

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6. The 39 Steps

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6. Winners’ climb, as it was
Bill you'll have to explain that one please :(
I was still trying to decide whether WINNERS' is possessive of; 2 people who won, 2 people named Winner, or 1 person named Winners and getting no further than Michael's Mount which isn't even a film :cry:
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Ditto, Bee’s comment.
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The cup winners at Wembley had to climb 39 steps to get their medals :D

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Spot on Bill - they now have to scale 107 I think?
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Thanks for those Bernie. I know how difficult it is to come up with the clues.

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Thanks for another good set Bernie.
Well done Bill, I'd never have got that last one.... or the Emlyn one either.
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just sayin' Bill..... :D
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Bee, now that the bowling season has just finished( I play 6 days a week for different teams)I will have a bit more time, and so I will try to come up with something.
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OK Bee, I have just quickly come up with these.
All are place names

1. It could be a tiny deer as well

2. A soggy green animal?

3. It could go before a grassy road to acting stardom.

4. A Bond character on a firm conclusion.

5. The funny man has received a bone and is not backward.

6. Dash around the northern scouse length.

7. Change around and go about the golf competition.

8. Split before getting on here.

9. A Scouser saying “scratch your ointment.”?

10. A clique attempt to come together here.

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Well! This is the longest one of these has gone without anyone solving any of them :shock:

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That’s cos they look dead ‘ard Bill. Geography not me forte but I’ll root out my thinking cap. I may be some time ….
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Bee, I’ve changed the wording in the question.
There are a couple of easy ones in there.

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Still can't find my thinking cap Bill but will have a tentative go at #8 with CLEVELAND?
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Not that one Bee.

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4 Mexico or Morocco?
9 Redditch?
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Two good answers Bernie but not right. You are on the right lines with 4.

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Bill fawcett wrote: Sun Oct 03, 2021 8:16 am Two good answers Bernie but not right. You are on the right lines with 4.

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Jamaica ?..........[ Dr No ]
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1 ]...........Roebuck ?

2 ] .........Lizard Point ?
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Try a different Bond character for number 4... Quantico?
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Sorry, both wrong answers. Bernie you were on the right lines with your first answer.
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Tommy, if you look at some of my previous quizzes you will see how my clues work. You have to go through the clue bit by bit to get the answer. I am not preaching to you, just trying to help you see how my mind works :D

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OK............Got the drift now ...........[ That's not a clue by the way ]


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4 ] Dominica [ ex Crown Colony ]
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Not that one Tommy. Bernie has got 4 letters in their correct positions in one of his answers for 4. :D

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Monaco ?
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That’s the one Tommy.

A Bond character is M then the clue says ON A firm conclusion Co.(company or firm)
M.- O N - A - CO

Well done

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Just about to try Monaco but Tom beat me to it.
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5 Warrington? Wag for funny man, not backwards is ton, just need to squeeze something in for 'arrin' now :lol:
10 Coven-try?
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Well done Bernie, 10. is correct and you are on the right track for 5.

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5 is Washington ( shin in wag with ton )

Credit to Bernie :D
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Now your getting the hang of it Tommy :D Washington is correct. Well done.

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No 2 ) Papua New Guinea ?

Pap …..Soggy
New……Green
Guinea…..Pig
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