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Tom asked: If someone undergoes a medical procedure in Canterbury, someone else is grateful in Taunton, and someone greets a British Prime Minister in York, which room of the house would someone be in in the west end of London?

The clues refer to the postcodes of the places named - so that the medical procedure in Canterbury is a CT scan, and the expression of gratitude in Taunton is TA. The postcode for York is YO - as in 'Yo, Blair' which was the informal way George W. Bush greeted Tony Blair at a summit when he didn't know he was being recorded.

The room of the house visited in London's west end would therefore be the WC.

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The teams' rankings in the current series going into today's contest are:

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1听 North of England听听 Played 3听 Won 2听 Drawn 0听 Lost 0听 Total points 51

2听 Midlands听听 Played 2听 Won 2听 Drawn 0听 Lost 0听 Pts 36

3听 Wales听听 Played 3听 Won 1听 Drawn 0听 Lost 2听听 Pts 55

4听 Northern Ireland听听 Played 3听 Won 1听 Drawn 0听 Lost 2听 Pts 54

5听 Scotland听听 Played 3听 Won 1听 Drawn 0听 Lost 2听 Pts 51

6听 South of England听听 Played 2听 Won 1听 Drawn 0听 Lost 1听 Pts 38

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Don't write to us - there are no prizes - but you can see if your answer matches ours when Tom reveals the solution next week.