Areas of Birmingham (ish) Quiz

[pjmburns]

18. Rifles, grenades and tanks.

As we are talking Birminghamish, Wars (all) ?

Warstock?

 

[Stokkie]

Long shot here: 16. A hazard of a Choctaw ceremony - Headless Cross?

 

[MWS]

No to 16.

Which still leaves 2, 6, 8, 15, 16 and 17 I think.

 

[carolina]

8. Ladywood

 

[Vivienne14]

How about Wake Green for #16 ? V

 

[carolina]

17. Mackadown

 

[Vivienne14]

6. Bearwood
V

 

[MWS]

Yes to 8 and 17, no to 16 and 6 partly fits but again I had a different answer in mind.

 

[Vivienne14]

2. Quinton
V

 

[carolina]

2 Heighton?

 

[Pedrocut]

Overton is a district in Birmingham Alabama, but I don’t suppose it will be allowed.

 

[carolina]

6. Hollywood

 

[Vivienne14]

6, Yorkswood.
V

 

[MWS]

6. Hollywood

6, Yorkswood.
V

I definitely should have thought about this one a bit more. Both would fit but again not what I had in mind.

Apart from the poorly thought out no. 6, just 15 and 16 left.

 

[Pedrocut]

So we have…

6. Used by Robin or Rupert maybe
15. Yeah man, I like Miss March
16. A hazard of a Choctaw ceremony

 

[Pedrocut]

6…Robin Hood, or Batman’s mate, Rupert Bear or Prince Rupert who made a mess of Birmingham ?

 

[MWS]

Robin Hood and Rupert Bear, something that could be used rather than where they may be found.

 

[carolina]

6…Robin Hood, or Batman’s mate, Rupert Bear or Prince Rupert who made a mess of Birmingham ?

I thought it could be Hollywood as Robin's catch phrase 'holy' from Batman

 

[Stokkie]

6. Used by Robin or Rupert maybe - Wood Green? or Woodgreen?

 

[devonjim]

How clever you folk are! I never could solve cryptic clues. Find them obscure even with the answer revealed.

 

[Vivienne14]

It’s gone quiet on here.

I’m not usually one for solving cryptic clues either Jim, but given that the answers are places we might know I thought I’d give it a whirl this time. The last 3 in Pedro’s post #45 are tough.

I can’t come up with anything logical for them, and as it’s all gone quiet maybe there are partial answers we can offer (if that’s OK MWS). Here goes:

6. Yew...... or ...... Wood.
15. .... spring or Spring....
16. ..... Green

That’s as far as I can get. Viv.

 

[Pedrocut]

Something Robin Hood would use is a bow and arrow, but what about Rupert ?

 

[Pedrocut]

Choctaw ceremony ? Green or New Corn ?

 

[pjmburns]

Something Robin Hood would use is a bow and arrow, but what about Rupert ?

I thought about a staff. Did Rupert use one on his adventures?

 

[Stokkie]

How clever you folk are! I never could solve cryptic clues. Find them obscure even with the answer revealed.

There are books and now apps on solving cryptic crosswords, if you want to get into this. I'd say it is a skill that attracts people who want to puzzle things out rather than cleverness. And at the moment we are collectively stuck!

 

[pjmburns]

15 is Digbeth.

yeah man I like = dig
Miss March is Beth

 

[MWS]

I was surprised 15 wasn't solved early, perhaps dig had a slightly different meaning in the late 70s than it did in the 60s.

 

[Stokkie]

15 is Digbeth.

yeah man I like = dig
Miss March is Beth

Well done Janice,
I have to confess, that's a book I never read.

Derek

 

[MWS]

6. Is Woodsomething.

16. Choctaw itself means nothing it's what they are and then what they might use in a ceremony.

 

[pjmburns]

Well done Janice,
I have to confess, that's a book I never read.

Derek

Perhaps I should have added - March sisters (Meg, Amy, Jo and Beth) are from Little Women - lost count how many times I have read that.