Eradication of Polio & Malaria Quiz
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NB. An alternative answer has been accepted for Q31 - RODEN – because of an error in the original version which stated that the answer consisted of 5 letters.
Our thanks to all who took part. 3 entries achieved a score of 38 and the final order of winners was determined by means of a witnessed draw on 14th January. The competition has raised over £180.
No. |
Clue
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Answer |
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1 |
Sounds like your reaction to an insect bite. (6) |
ITCHEN
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2 |
Ask the magician to detail tricks that must be changed in this National Park. (4-8) |
LAKE DISTRICT
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3 |
Presumably this one will never work. (6) |
DUDDON
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4 |
When walking this river bank wear the Gentleman’s jacket. (5) |
TWEED
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5 |
Maybe there are some hot termites on this river. (5) |
OTTER |
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6 |
Nerves may be shaken when crossing this river. (6) |
SEVERN |
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7 |
Spend a penny here? (4) |
LOOE
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8 |
What you might have done in Q7. (6) |
PIDDLE
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9 |
Criminals didn’t like hanging around here. (6) |
TYBURN
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10 |
A mountain striding edge by any other name. (8) |
TORRIDGE |
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11 |
The crafty cockney might throw one here. (4)
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DART |
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12 |
After a shaving cut rearrange your neck swab before walking this river. (8) |
WANSBECK
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13 |
We heard some underwent an East Midlands flow. (7) |
DERWENT |
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14 |
Sounds like the wild animals are under control. (5) |
TAMAR |
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15 |
Was it here that Oliver asked for a mixture of the school-swill dinner? (12-5) |
LINCOLNSHIRE WOLDS |
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16 |
Fickle pleas might change what we heard atop this mount. (7-4) |
SCAFELL PIKE |
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17 |
Sounds like it was on this river that Long John Silver found Captain Flint? (7) |
PARRETT |
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18 |
On this mountain the senior gentleman of fraud is 100. (3-3-3-2-8) |
THE OLD MAN OF CONISTON |
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19 |
Perhaps on this river the café serves a variety of rogue teas. (5-4) |
GREAT OUSE
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20 |
It seems the dunce is absent from the bureau. (3) |
ESK |
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21 |
No thick squalls form up along this range. (8-5) |
QUANTOCK HILLS
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22 |
Sounds like the black bird was hatched on this river. (12) |
RAVENSBOURNE
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23 |
Very posh-sounding affirmative heard on this river. (3) |
YAR
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24 |
She awaits bent reorganisation for this stretch of water. (13) |
BASSENTHWAITE |
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25 |
Presumably the French call theirs the pretty river. (6) |
COQUET |
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26 |
The zephyr hesitates at this stretch of water. (10) |
WINDERMERE
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27 |
It won’t be long before some waterfall eventually flows fast on this river. (5) |
LEVEN
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28 |
Female swans take doctors’ orders to get the range right. (8) |
PENNINES |
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29 |
Change the freehold without the food factor to own this river. (7) |
HELFORD |
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30 |
“’twas the girl in coral lipstick who backwards fell” (6) |
PILLAR
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31 |
The lovable rodent lost his tail before changing. (6) |
THAMES |
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32 |
Maybe this is where Lord B. P. found a nicer troop leader. (6-5) |
KINDER SCOUT |
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33 |
Perhaps we should dine at a form of ranch table up there. (10) |
BLENCATHRA
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34 |
Top Cat’s policeman is no dunce but right on the waterway. (6) |
RIBBLE
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35 |
On this river you get an eating disorder without the indefinite article. (5) |
TEIGN
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36 |
Do wintry seabirds fly around here? (9) |
CHILTERNS
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37 |
A change to the dew may offset the drought in the SE. (6) |
MEDWAY
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38 |
In my area cold swots had to change in order to make it. (9) |
COTSWOLD
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39 |
Charles said blame H and then change it before sailing. (6) |
HAMBLE |
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40 |
They decided to destroy the late beggar in order to make the high ground. (5-5) |
GREAT GABLE
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