Did one of these quizzes before on US states and didn't quite get 50. Hoping for full marks this time.

I've got all of them except for 18 and 19. ('Cleats' and 'Time to move on to e')

I wanna put Newcastle for Cleats because it's an anagram of Castle. Also, I googled cleats and it's also the name of a comic strip about a football team (Newcastle FC?)

Anyone else got these ones?

Thanks Fluffy...so it's only buried s left

hmmmmmm

S UNDER LAND

buried s = Sunderland

edit: just clocked yours Fluffy!

I put all the answers like that to illustrate (hopefully) how they all came about.

Erm, yes I did gather that. Thanks again.

WE should give Velvet Donkey credit for that one :

https://www.gagajoyjoy.com/disp...0#292478023387784000

Technically speaking it's Newcastle Upon Tyne, and as cleat is a nautical term (used to secure a rope on a boat), this answer fits even more.

Oh yes. Hope I haven't given the impression that I came up with all the answers myself, I was just collating them.

lets see what tomorrow brings. surely this can only get easier as we run out of cities??

all the suggestions were correct (it was newcastle and cardiff) todays list:

replace your old drugs

genuine caviar

pan-cook rabbit town

mess behind rug

the result of a chinese burn

dagenham?

left opening around september 1st

a right tit

this city won the next one

this city was won by the last one

good luck!

mess behind rug = Edinburgh

I think I have genuine caviar, pan-cook rabbit town, mess behind rug, result of chinese burn, dagenham?, left opening around september first. some certain some slightly dubious. I have a very dubious guess for replace your old drugs.

will leave it till after lunch to give people a chance before i say what i think they are

genuine caviar = Truro

this city won the next one = Winchester

this city was won by the last one = Chester

i thought that but i think its too obvious and more importantly Richard said no city would be used twice and chester was an answer yesterday so it cant be. i was thinking maybe winchester and worcester (as in win the war/wor) but i dont think thats right.

dagenham? = Hereford (home of Ford cars)

Already had Chester, and I'm guessing they won't repeat cities. Like the thinking though.

I've got Edinburgh for 24 and Truro for 22. "The result of a chinese burn" might be ARMAGH.

Ah right. I didn't remember what cities had gone already....and it did seem a little too straightforward 

So far I have:

Genuine Caviar = Truro (True Roe)

Pan-cook rabbit town = Peterborough (Peter pan/peter rabbit and burrow=burough)

Mess behind rug = Edinburgh (anagram of beind rug) as said

The result of chinese burn = Armagh (bad joke) as said

Dagenham?= Hereford (as in here ford as mentioned before)

Left opening around september 1st = I think may be westminster (Left=West and houses of parliament opens in september i think) not too sure about that one but closest i can get so far.

for Replace your old drugs all i acn see is Newry. New=replace old and Rx is medicines so maybe Ry is the new one. again not convinced of this but closest i have.

A right tit - Bristol? 

was wondering if "replace your old drugs" was also an anagram  "replace your/rearrange"  old drugs - but can't make a city from the letters left   and usually in cryptic circles if "right" is used then it means the letter r begins or ends the word.

*back to study list again 

explanation please??

"bristols" is  slang for tits, (or is it cockney - bristol city = titty?) so a right tit would be singular and therefore just Bristol

this city won the next one  Manchester 

this city was won by the last one  Derby

I think one of the answers is Derby, as in local derby, but I can't figure out who won what when. Could be Manchester (Utd. v City) or London teams. Be back later.

I like that Manchester and Derby answer.  City won the most recent derby game at the end of last season.

Newry is definitely the drugs one (Newer E)

machel explained ^

My guess is Glasgow and Derby.

Glasgow have won the right to host the next Commowealth Games.

Derby for the same reason has above. Rangers & Celtic.

cannot see derby as an answer - many other clues could be used for that city, and there are many football derbies

back to the drawing board........

Personally I think the Glasgow/Rangers/Celtic is too tenuous.

Whareas (to me)the Manchester one feels exactly right.

Yes, but how many football teams are called [Something] City AND participate in a local derby?

"cryptic clues and terrible puns" 

this is why i am struggling with the last two, "this city won the next one" other than glasgow which is hosting the commonwealth games, it would have to be a play on words, similar to the last clue

Well that's the beauty/frustration of cryptic clues, you have to consider all the possible meaning of all given words/phrases.

'THIS CITY' could refer directly to a city name

-OR-

THIS 'CITY' could refer to an entity called 'something City'

How about "this city won the next one" as Glasgow - because it was the city that won the hosting of the next Commonwealth Games;  and  "this city was won by the last one" as Manchester because it was the city that won the hosting of the last Commonwealth Games that were held in the UK - just an idea, but haven't convinced myself yet!

Yes, that works as well as the football analogy.

Edit: Oh no! it doesn't.

As that would mean Manchester 'was won' by the last Comonwealth games

I don't think the commonwealth one works, because Manchester itself was not "won" by anything.

Does anyone have any ideas for the left opening around september 1st clue? I'm completely blank on that one.

It was given earlier, seamed reasonable.

Westminster. West being to the right (assuming North is to the top)

And Houses of Parliament open around early September.

Going by this and last quizzes it is unlikely to be referring to something like the derby or commonwealth games it is more likely to be a crossword style pun/cryptic clue. Is driving me mad. Apparently lots of people getting these 2 quite easily think we are overthinking it. help please

Parliament opened on 9th May this year?