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if you search for the sentence he c&p'ed you get the British History Online page about Wanstead
I spotted that but the pond is in Snaresbrook not Wanstead so I didn't really see how that helped...
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A McGuffin (sometimes MacGuffin or maguffin) is a device that drives the plot, but has no real relevance. A good example is the briefcase in Pulp Fiction: viewers can speculate on its contents, but the truth is it doesn't matter what's inside; it's just something to drive the plot.
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I spotted that but the pond is in Snaresbrook not Wanstead so I didn't really see how that helped...
Well, because Snaresbrook is part of Wanstead. Sure, it may not give the most specific area, but it certainly narrows it down.
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Oliver Schick
Probably the way oat44 did it. :) However, Ludwig mentioned that it's a pond, if you search for the sentence he c&p'ed you get the British History Online page about Wanstead, and as this is a cycling forum, with at least a smidgen of awareness of road cycling, 'Toledo' might trigger the Eagle of Toledo. Ergo, Eagle Pond. I didn't find it all that difficult that way, but then I know Eagle Pond and have cycled past it many times.
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol6/pp317-322
At least it means oat44 can be very slightly challenged by the game every once in a while. :)
Still, I favour more obvious clues, and Will is quite right to remind us that the game shouldn't be one for riddle masters.