John Griffiths
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A reference to the government's ' Northern powerhouse' aspirations.According to the popular calumny, Poles -- and by extension, enthusiasts for Poland -- are a bit dim: please, what's the significance of "powerhouse"?
A reference to the government's ' Northern powerhouse' aspirations.According to the popular calumny, Poles -- and by extension, enthusiasts for Poland -- are a bit dim: please, what's the significance of "powerhouse"?
A reference to the government's ' Northern powerhouse' aspirations.
Dick was adamant he sung here.
@Calthrop, you would do Simon Sharma out of a job with ease but the Dick in question is not royal. Dick's activities will help in obtaining the answer, as well as a musical reference in the clue will too.Shenton, Battlefield Line ?? -- Dick (III) was adamant, that he'd win that battle (Bosworth); or die -- if there were an opera about it, it would at the end, have him singing a splendid song of last-ditch defiance ...
Back to the drawing-board, to rack brains for various celebrated Dicks -- not having a musical bone in my body, references to such will probably be missed...
The answer isn't Andover, although it could be as your workings out are exactly right.Andover? (Adam Ant's song about highwayman Dick Turpin "Stand and Deliver".....or 'andover' your money and jewels)>
Jewellery Quarter?Clue 2: "I'm no thief", cries Dick Turpin. "Well, maybe I am but I only took the cash".
The clue is a steal, literally.
No jewellery involved here.Jewellery Quarter?
It’s not Bank but you have the correct Clash song.Clash did a song called Bankrobber so let's try Bank (Lu)
The combination to the safe is yours. Well done.Anagram of I'm no thief = Monifieth ?
@Loppylugs got there.Hook?
Sorry, incorrect.If you go down skiing on the snowy slopes you could break a leg so I'll try - Snowdown
Thanks @perryman A nice easy one now:
Do this on the slopes and it could be a leg-breaker.
It's what you have your feet on that cause the problem if you make a wrong move.If you go down skiing on the snowy slopes you could break a leg so I'll try - Snowdown
I can't keep things simple with you Calthrop.Couldn't be as simple as Islip, could it?
I don't know that this is better John.My first ever cryptic clue on here was based on Islip being skiddy. The shame of not getting this (better) version!
Ok, no guesses for a while.Do this on the slopes and it could be a leg-breaker.