The January Quiz 2012 - Answers

The January Quiz answers are here. Many thanks to all who took part....

1. End a beer brew (8)            ABERDEEN
2. Hair-drier component (7)  AIRDRIE
3. Tree what a sailing ship has on. (11)   ALDERMASTON
4. Tree attacked with gun, (9)               ALDERSHOT
5. Natal changes a blood group and has reconstructive surgery. (5)  ALTON
6. Sufficient Scottish river (10)               AMPLEFORTH
7. Cockney transfer. (7)                       ANDOVER
8. Insect edge. (6)                                ANTRIM
9. A 'Bluesy Ray' composition.. (9)    AYLESBURY
10. Accessory's sexy!  (7)                             BAGSHOT
11. Outlaw naughty Ruby. (7)                  BANBURY
12. Hasten rabble back inside. (6)               BARNET
13. Learns by reconstruction. (8)                 BARNSLEY
14. Herb put on. (8)                                                                                BASILDON
15. Bryan Adams initially sings to half of Kent (11)                         BASINGSTOKE
16. Heard Saddam's party (4)             BATH
17. Reportedly gestures to approach if led astray. (12)        BEACONSFIELD
18. Headless elf found inside beast. (7)                       BELFAST
19. A feature of Annabel Percival. (6)                                BELPER
20. Reel about - there's a group of ladies about! (8)         BEVERLEY
21. William & Erica & an axis, (10)                                       BILLERICAY
22. A bird he cultivated got round Ken. (10)                      BIRKENHEAD
23. Flowers put in the ground (10)                                               BLOOMSBURY
24. Bowls six deliveries - no wicket at first. (8)                       BOLSOVER
25. Second-grade mineral confused George & Andrew - o-overdose! (11)  BOREHAMWOOD
26. It's part of SuBo's tonal quality! (6)                                                 BOSTON
27. Follower of Barbara Taylor? (8)                                                        BRADFORD
28. Half-bred isn't breed lacking extremities! (9)                               BRAINTREE
29. It comes out of sombre consideration. (6)                                      BRECON
30. London river-car (9)                                                                        BRENTFORD
31. Intelligent in operation. (8)                                                           BRIGHTON
32. Brings half - lots returned. (7)                                                      BRISTOL
33. Used to travel widely in buildings? (11)                                   BROADSTAIRS
34. Alternately located in Brundle. (4)                                             BUDE
35. …dollars a barrel reportedly. (6)                                                 BUXTON
36. Italian broadcaster leaves Cambrai Ridge. (9)                        CAMBRIDGE
37. Med can be polluted. (6)                                                                CAMDEN
38. Is able to knock headless. (7)                                                        CANNOCK
39. Our site can get developed. (10)                                                  CARNOUSTIE
40. Maybe something used to climb up into a vehicle? (9)        CARSTAIRS
41. Moves straight on board before racy restructuring. (6,4)     CASTLE CARY
42. Trees found in Swiss car (10)                                                       CHELMSFORD
43. I left Elsie in cheap hotel accommodation at first. (7)           CHELSEA
44. Revolutionary postscript to Old World's origins, (8)            CHEPSTOW
45. Kenneth leaves chicken - there's a surprise! (10)                   CHICHESTER
46. The Lord and his followers. (12)                                                 CHRISTCHURCH
47. Cyrus swallowed one of the crown jewels. (5)                        CORBY
48. You'll find it back in Black Rock. (4)                                          CORK
49. Sven goes topless in country following UN departure. (8)   COVENTRY
50. Charles initially is in debt. (5)                                           COWES
51. In the end, Eric ran well. (8)                                         CRANWELL
52. Half a nasty insect? (7)                                                 CRAWLEY
53. Yield from the acre we planted. (5)                          CREWE
54. Old imperial power in credit. (6)                                CROMER
55. It was discovered in the relic Roy donated them. (7)   CROYDON
56. Funky Claud covers odd number (11)      CUMBERNAULD
57. Part of trade alliance. (4)                         DEAL
58. Hand 'em round! (6)                                        DENHAM
59. Makes things up, so we are told. (7)              DEVIZES
60. Bude's wry wordplay. (8)                               DEWSBURY
61. Thus French stare wildly. (9)                         DONCASTER
62. Rod returns to county-town. (10)                  DORCHESTER
63. Drove wildly. (5)                                             DOVER
64. French right which lost heart initially (9)  DROITWICH
65. …back in the football it's Exmouth nil, Budleigh Salterton two… (6)  DUBLIN
66. Locked in, cannot Rab muddle along the other way? (9)   DUMBARTON
67. Dumped half before wild-fires. (8)                                 DUMFRIES
68. Robert Harris initially added to Maud’s confusion. (6)   DURHAM
69. The Spanish spirit. (5)                    ELGIN
70. A women's magazine's report is about me. (9,4)  ELLESMERE PORT
71. Golfer's ash? (7)                                  ELSTREE
72. Part of farmer Giles' herd. (5)          ESHER
73. First lady's bad actor. (7)                 EVESHAM
74. Former tree is dismembered. (6)    EXETER
75. Musical genre is French one. (10)  FOLKESTONE
76. Reportedly had a fight with Bill (4,7)    FORT WILLIAM
77. Be in debt during financial year. (5)      FOWEY
78. Confusion in front. (7)                             FRINTON
79. Loud Italian city! (5)                                FROME
80. Redraft gay law. (6)                                 GALWAY
81. Computer genius from above the neck. (9)    GATESHEAD
82. Measurement of gravity at town in NE Scotland. (7)   GATWICK
83. To start with, Gordon likes a small glass of whisky. (7) GLASGOW
84. Paint operation curtailed. (7)                GLOSSOP
85. What Spaniards do to express delight. (5)  GOOLE
86. How an Australian encourages one to depart? (7)   GOSPORT
87. Batman's city loses out initially, but then gains a partial ranking, (8) GRANTHAM
88. Serious remit (9)                              GRAVESEND
89. Scam back in nationality. (8)          GREENOCK
90. Depressing site before you initially. (7)     GRIMSBY
91. Henry Wood quaffs beer. (8)                    HALEWOOD
92. Form of precipitation transformed with form of communication! (7) HALIFAX
93. At first hillwalkers saunter... (6)                HAMBLE
94. Charm heart with cattle sound. (6)           HARLOW
95. Deer the French share. (10)                        HARTLEPOOL
96. Milliner's product cultivated area (8)       HATFIELD
97. What the best man must do… (8)             HAVERING
98. Getting a lift - no gravity! (7)                    HITCHIN
99. Doris & I leave holiday beach. (8)            HOLBEACH
100. Sacred is impolite, we hear. (9)                 HOLYROOD
101. It's closer than roundabout. (10)               HORNCASTLE
102. Shoved in the middle. (4)                          HOVE
103. I fled in disarray after shudder goes from beginning to end. (12)    HUDDERSFIELD
104. Fletcher's output continues from the beginning of January. (6)       JARROW
105. It's said to be below Hull. (5)                    KEELE
106. Heard dog-house’s value. (10)                 KENILWORTH
107. Read out letter. (3)                                     KEW
108. Clan is confused by rates reform. (9)      LANCASTER
109. Balancing without a university qualification. (7) LANCING
110. Redirect Pentagon’s mail. (10,3)   LEAMINGTON SPA
111. Is reportedly in charge. (5)            LEEDS
112. Half of Purley touchdown. (7)      LEYLAND
113. Colin lost business then I left Colin! (7) LINCOLN
114. Irish lake O'Brough designed. (12)         LOUGHBOROUGH
115. The slowest often encapsulates the location! (9) LOWESTOFT
116. Toilet speaks weight. (5)   LUTON
117. Young female boss? (10)   MAIDENHEAD
118. Man and better half eat a half-chestnut, (10)  MANCHESTER
119. Chap’s area of expertise. (9)                    MANSFIELD
120. Promote nasty smell's value. (6,8)          MARKET BOSWORTH
121. Cook hot okra hamburger (6,10)            MARKET HARBOROUGH
122. Half-matted hair-piece. (7)                      MATLOCK
123. Colliery boss. (8)                                       MINEHEAD
124. My French gob. (8)                                   MONMOUTH
125. A question posed before or after 'How's your father?' maybe? (10)    MOTHERWELL
126. In the lane, a thug hit me! (5)                   NEATH
127. Return some of Bruno's lending. (6)       NELSON
128. Original place in the ground. (7)             NEWBURY
129. An Oxford college and place of safety. (8) NEWHAVEN
130. A novel place for boats to moor? (7)         NEWQUAY or NEWPORT
131. 0 degrees and morning exercise on! (11)  NORTHAMPTON
132. Crow I cooked in New Hampshire.. (7)   NORWICH
133. Prepared Mat nothing. (10)                        NOTTINGHAM
134. Nothing consumed, so we are told. (8)    NUNEATON
135. Something in the cold hamper. (6)           OLDHAM
136. SOS we desperately attempt (8)               OSWESTRY
137. Wound leg not extremities. (6)                 OUNDLE
138. Found in a box for dresses. (6)                 OXFORD
139. I spy ale brew. (7)                                       PAISLEY
140. The sound of an organ. (9)                        PENISTONE
141. What broadcasting is to Purves? (11)      PETERSFIELD
142. Crap the French follow. (5)                       POOLE
143. It's said dark beer depressed (9)               PORTADOWN
144. Near French natty design, (9)                   PRESTATYN
145. Take a break while the tailless pony trots about. (7) PRESTON
146. Sheep's attendance (8)                              RAMSGATE
147. It is reported that Ray Liotta has lost a mammal. (8)  RAYLEIGH
148. What you are doing right now? (7)        READING
149. Breed around the Washington area. (6) REDCAR
150. Decay the lady's meat. (9)                ROTHERHAM
151. I leave unicorn after first resigning. (7) RUNCORN
152. Inside the Den, the Dragons always add Lew or Theo into an argument. (11)  SADDLEWORTH
153. It passes through locks in place near Manchester. (8)  SALCOMBE
154. Dirty French place (4)  SALE
155. Alfred is in mostly sordid surroundings (7) SALFORD
156. Say about Lisburn endlessly. (9)      SALISBURY
157. Part of mine confused by ruse. (11)   SHAFTESBURY
158. Female (loud) subject? (9)  SHEFFIELD
159. An article of footwear, a northern town, and a loch….(12)           SHOEBURYNESS
160. Small mammals town in Lancashire. (10)     SHREWSBURY
161. Go directly to the start of Neighbours. (7)    SKIPTON
162. Heard a cunning turn. (5)                               SLIGO
163. 180 degrees and left. (9)                               SOUTHPORT
164. Headless youth in rough sea? (9)       SOUTHWELL
165. Circuits completed in reverse - from the beginning of Delius in G. (8)    SPALDING
166. Employees Rod mismananged. (8)               STAFFORD
167. Tess in a pickle (7)                                         STAINES
168. Gets brown instead we're told. (8)        STANSTED
169. In South Kesteven, agencies recover council tax arrears. (9)     STEVENAGE
170. Awaken fish. (8)                  STIRLING
171. One of the things Portuguese off-licences invariably do… (9)      STOCKPORT
172. Inside story: Arrest Rat for disgraceful behaviour! (9)        STRATFORD
173. Tidy or dust. (6)      STROUD
174. Heard teacher attacked by dog? (8) SURBITON
175. Was confused by first factual article in FHM. (8)  SWAFFHAM
176. Mat comes back with value. (8) TAMWORTH
177. Continue to wind up. (7) TAUNTON
178. Reverse tax I put on rifle component. (9) TAVISTOCK
179. Found in a hostel for drunks. (7) TELFORD
180. Decipher key we burst. (10)    TEWKESBURY
181. Wind changes direction in front of ex-president. (8)  TRAFFORD
182. They mount clumsily! (9) TYNEMOUTH
183. The joint varsity swaps oxygen for uranium. (8) UXBRIDGE
184. Rouse race participants. (9)          WAKEFIELD
185. Desire to get older. (7)        WANTAGE
186. Conflict with boring Tony's lost boy. (10)            WARRINGTON
187. Station town in France (13)      WATERLOOVILLE
188. Word spreads about US law enforcement agency. (7)   WATFORD
189. Having a close friendship despite awful rough gob! (14)  WELLINGBOROUGH
190. It's in Ewell, Surrey. (5)         WELLS
191. Why involve silly bit? (6)       WHITBY
192. Town favoured by the BNP? (10)        WHITEHAVEN
193. Flow of air rose endlessly then changed direction. (7)      WINDSOR
194. Something tied back vessel. (6)           WOBURN
195. Torn away from Workington. (6)        WOKING
196. What joiners' suppliers have? (9)      WOODSTOCK
197. Replant Crow's tree. (9)                    WORCESTER
198. Economically active and not going back. (10)     WORKINGTON
199. Rex in 80's band. (7)                WREXHAM
200. It can be found in Canterbury or Kendal. (4)       YORK