Cryptic Stations II

Can you identify a station from just a paving slab? Sadly, some people can
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Soup Dragon
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scrxisi & Lancaster Gate both score a Wapping 20/20
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jbom1 also comes in with 20/20.
jamesthegill is now up to 19/20.
I think I made these too easy. next time will have to be a bit more difficult!
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scrxisi wrote:You're kidding me! 5 days of going away, ahving a think and coming back to it is more than enough!
18 of my 19 I got in about 3 hours :D

Thanks for the hints for the 19th one btw
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No, I disagree Soupie; after a quick look I was only able to get two. I reckon that they're abut the right level.
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The answers:

1. Arsenals funeral? Gunnersbury
2. The clergyman has gone environmental. Parsons Green
3. Your money is safe in Urban King. Bank contained in Urban King
4. David gets annoyed in the office. Brent Cross reference to David Brent in the tv series the Office
5. One dollar for the 1966 cup hero before he gets over it? Buckhurst Hill Buck slang for one dollar, Geoff Hurst and over the HILL.
6. Ah, steam is mixed to create a dodgy actor from the iron curtain. East Ham is an anagram of Ah Steam.
7. Male chicken adopts children! Cockfosters
8. Gary Linekar and Willie Thorne's city is most boring. Leicester Square Gary and Willie both hail from Leicester, boring is Square.
9. It's the way to Scotland? Caledonian Way
10. Stress is even about for females relatively speaking. Seven Sisters anagram of Stress is even.
11. Bad journalist sounds like his patella is in the centre of the candle. Hackney Wick
12. Posh spice likes a bit of sponge cake. Victoria
13. Scandal of WWII bomber! Lancaster Gate I really hate it when they add the word gate to the end of every bloody scandal!
14. It's a long way, to call the university student. Farringdon as in Far, Ring, and university student is a Don.
15. Citric home? Limehouse
16. Easy as cake for a divine messenger. Angel
17. Initially National Rail is mixed in with an evergreen tree. Pinner National Rail is NR an evergreen tree = Pine, therefore PinNeR.
18. Bend over in the place of worship. Bow Church
19. Pass the ball at the fishing port. Cross Harbour
20. It's favourable to trim by cutting. Fairlop as in Fair and Lop.
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My answer for number 14 (Cyprus) was based on it being far away geographically, and also the station for the University of East London.
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