I agree machel, it's a shame Bognor isn't a city.

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Just been on twitter and Richard says there is already a few 40/40 and some GREAT tie-breaker clues.  As I got 1 wrong on Monday I won't qualify for that draw, so I think I will send mine off now with Oxford as the answer to 33 and get into the other draws. 

Thanks for all your help and I would never have found this site if not for this quiz, so some good has come from it even if I don't win a book.   Good luck to everyone entering, especially those on 30/30 at the moment.

any further thoughts on lewis? am still unconvinced

It's a shame Bognor exists at all, tbh

Ha! Bugger Bognor 

Not at all! If Bognor hadn't existed we might never have cured my sister of her irrational fear of rowing boats.

I don't think George V would have (allegedly) cared Fluffy.

So to clarify the final 10 answers are:

31. St. Asaph

32. Gloucester

33. Carlisle (gutted because that was the answer to my own clue!)

34. Stirling

35. Birmingham

36. St. Albans

37. Coventry

38. Inverness

39. Hull

40. Bath

Think I may have full marks, good luck everybody!

Oh, and if anyone's interested, this is my own clue, see if you can get it:

Winding up journalists - that's life!

Winchester?

Winch (something you wind up) + ester (as in Esther Rantzen, presenter of That's Life). However, I am at a loss to include the 'Journalists' element.

This is the clue that I submitted - I welcome any guesses:

initial rocket mass contains turbulent gas

Glasgow?

Well done - would you care to elaborate as to how you arrived at this? I thought (hoped) it was a really tricky one, so I'd be interested as to your deductions.

Took 'contains turbulent gas' to be a hint that 'gas' would be part of the city name and that 'turbulent' meant the letters would be rearranged.  Came across 'Glasgow' in my list of ones left and saw it fit around the 'Gl' and 'ow' at the end.  Searched for 'rocket mass glow' on Google and came across the GLOW acronym!  I thought it was a good one though.

Absolutely spot-on

Carlisle was the correct one for Lewis  (carl lewis isle of lewis) and all the others were right.

There are 10 peoples entries which i'll post later (unless someone else does it first),

my suggestions were:

1. Ben needs to diet

2. January's go under

3. looking good williams

Is that it, no more questions? I thought there were enough cities left for another round.

Belfast for no. 1?

Or Bedford. (Beds - slimmed down BEnneeDS)

Here are todays tiebreakers

My own was-  'Clap the fans' -

10. SPOILT CHILD LIFE -

9. HOT OSMAN PUT OUT

8. MARCH FIRST? -

7. TRAINEE GODFATHER -

6.SO FASHIONABLE, THERE'S UPROAR

5. WE SENT RICH MAD

4. INEXPERT HEALER

3. CRABS HAVE PASSPORTS

2. MOOB EMERGENCY

1. DECAPITATE ALAN SUGAR

6.SO FASHIONABLE, THERE'S UPROAR = Chichester

Chic...then anagram of there's

10. SPOILT CHILD LIFE - Lichfield

5. WE SENT RICH MAD - Winchester

8. MARCH FIRST? - That's ST. DAVID's day I think

2. MOOB EMERGENCY = Manchester

Man Chest is Moob, ER is Emergency Room

It is - so there we are, four already.

Edit: 5 already.

Acouple more thoughts and I'll have no.4 too.

No.4 is Durham - I think. As in Dr. Ham.

And no.9 - Brighton (osman = lighbulb. A hot bulb means it is switched on. So the'bright' is 'on'. It can't be put off unless it's on in the first place.

correct - belfast (big ben - bel(l) fast - diet)

7. TRAINEE GODFATHER - = London ???

L for learner/trainee and then (Mafia) Don.

1. Decapitate Alan Sugar = Lancaster

Decapitate Alan, means remove the first letter: Alan+caster (a type of sugar).

9. Hot Osman Put Out = Southampton (anagram, hotosmanput)

Just one to go!

10. SPOILT CHILD LIFE -          Lichfield

9. HOT OSMAN PUT OUT -       Brighton or Southampton

8. MARCH FIRST? -          St Davids

7. TRAINEE GODFATHER -     London

6.SO FASHIONABLE, THERE'S UPROAR - Chichester

5. WE SENT RICH MAD -          Winchester

4. INEXPERT HEALER -          Durham or Perth

3. CRABS HAVE PASSPORTS

2. MOOB EMERGENCY -          Manchester

1. DECAPITATE ALAN SUGAR -  Lancaster

4. Inexpert Healer = Perth

Oh yeah! 

I like that but iMcgenius has worked out the anagram Southampton. 

I know. Puts us in a quandry. I've altered the list to show both possibilities.

Us? Not really. I liked your reasoning, but I think you're wrong 

Right, will think about crabs over my dinner 

Decapitate Alan Sugar - Lancaster

edit: oops already solved.

Just one to go - sort of!

10. SPOILT CHILD LIFE -                     Lichfield

9. HOT OSMAN PUT OUT -          Brighton or Southampton

8. MARCH FIRST? -                             St Davids

7. TRAINEE GODFATHER -                London

6.SO FASHIONABLE, THERE'S UPROAR - Chichester

5. WE SENT RICH MAD -                     Winchester

4. INEXPERT HEALER -                       Durham or Perth

3. CRABS HAVE PASSPORTS

2. MOOB EMERGENCY -                     Manchester

1. DECAPITATE ALAN SUGAR -          Lancaster

3 things to sort out - the crabs clue and the choice between my or iMcGenius' solutions for 9 and 4.

....and any alternatives that may be suggested later.