In message , Char Jackson
writes:
On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 19:15:24 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message , Ken Blake
writes:
On Fri, 15 Sep 2017 10:27:09 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

In message , Wolf K
writes:
On 2017-09-14 16:53, RH Draney wrote:
On 9/14/2017 12:47 PM, NY wrote:

1. Near me there are two villages called Welburn, and they are about
10 miles apart. I always clarify which one I mean by reference to the
nearest town ("The Welburn near Malton" or "The Welburn near
Kirkbymoorside"). With postcodes, there's less scope for confusion,
but before that, given that both are in the same county, there must
have been a lot of problems with mis-delivered mail.
They needn't be close together for that kind of confusion to
arise...witness this conversation from the 1990s:
Cow-orker:* "I may look into a job offer in Alexandria."
Me:* "Virginia, or Egypt?"
....r

I always specify that Austria is in Europe.

I remember a pleasing crossword clue - something like "Take a left from
one country to reach another".


Great! I had to read that a couple of times before I got it.

Glad you liked it! It wasn't mine - one I saw in a real crossword.

I hope you'll share the answer, if you remember it. From there, perhaps
I could work backwards to figure out the clue.

Austria.
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