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cazdee | 17:09 Wed 17th Aug 2005 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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e.g. walking stick is skilful = Cain and Abel

1. Young fish in four wheeled wagon

2. Fragrant herb is subject to debate

3. Union with an under taxed jockey

4. Stream and shout

5. Great War battleground gets the bird

6. Cloudless divide

7. 20 out of 26 what a pity

8.Attempted and put to the test

I have an answer for the last one but it seems to easy. Any suggestions for any of these are much appreciated.

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Cazdee

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1= Fry and Laurie
  1. ?
  2. ?
  3. Alliance and Leicester
  4. Beck and call (?)
  5. ?
  6. ?
  7. Tea and sympathy (T is 20th letter of alphabet)
  8. ?
8. Tried and tested
6. Clear and cut?
5. Flanders and Swann
6. Cut and dry ?
cazdee,  I withdraw my attempt at No 6 in the light of the far superior answer by markwh!
2. Time will tell. Maybe?
  Only thing i can think of is Rosemary and Thyme

2 = Time and Motion

6. clear split?
 (2) Time and Study
6. Sunny & Share or rather Sonny & Cher
2   Question Time  (maybe?)
cazdee, For what it's worth, I'd personally go with gen2's "Time and Motion" and Fibonacci's "Sonny and Cher"! They're both brilliant!! (Did you know that YOU can rate these answers by giving them stars? You still can)

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