Clwyd
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Episode 6.14
19 May 1988
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| Contestants |
Malcolm Shaw, pensioner, and his son Nicholas, GP; both from
Cumbria. |
| Hint to the Treasure |
One in the eye for Annie |
| Clue 1 |
Off a Mercian earthwork, penetrate an Edwardian defence
to ferret out a Caroline cabinet between the Bachelor and the Old Maid. |
| Leads to |
Chirk Castle –
in ebony cabinet in Long Gallery |
| Clue 2 |
Where the Ladies entertained Wellington and Wordsworth,
try your luck with steps from the steppes. |
| Leads to |
Llangollen –
with Cossack dancer at Eisteddfod |
| Clue 3 |
At Trevor’s trough, scurry along the stream in the sky
to reach the roses around the Corwen door. |
| Leads to |
Pont Cysyllte –
on canal boat on aqueduct |
| Clue 4 |
Towards the second of seven Welsh wonders, a Yorkist “Upstairs,
Downstairs” will reveal the source of today’s Rice pudding and pies. |
| Leads to |
Erddig Hall –
in apple pie in kitchen |
| Clue 5 |
South-east, where the jolly miller lived and the Brie stock
needs sorting out, its the inn thing for Annie to get flunked by a dwyle. |
| Leads to |
Erbistock – Anneka is ‘flunked’ with an ale-soaked cloth
(‘dwyle’) at the Boat Inn |
| Result |
The contestants won the treasure with 56 seconds to spare |
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