Fao - The Km Players

[seekeerz]

Here are today's shaded clues for you -

12a Darjeeling, matcha, Da Hong Pao, chai ......a beverage derived from the steeped leaves of a species of camellia brewed in traditional rituals [3]

10d A sexagesimal period of time [6]

26d Brambley -; Jill Barklem's picture books based on rural mice [5]

52d A flock of swans when kept [4]

[Mamyalynne]

Tea

Second

Hedge

Bevy

[Buenchico]

Tea
Second OR Minute - BOTH fit!!!
Hedge
Bank ?

[Arksided]

Tea
Minute
Apple
Game?

[Buenchico]

That nice Mr Google suggests that 4 should be 'game'.

[Mamyalynne]

Agree, Game is more likely

[twix123]

Thanks Steff and good evening all.

Mamya and Chris could both have it. 60 minutes or 60 seconds, we wont know until we see the checking letters.

[twix123]

Mr Google also suggests that swans can be a herd or a team. More checking letters needed.

[seekeerz]

good morning everyone - pretty certain the first is second and the last is game ...fiddly !!

[seekeerz]

oh and does anyone know the name of that wretched Jamaican bird ??

[Mamyalynne]

no

[seekeerz]

thanks mamya xx

[twix123]

Yellow bird, up high in banana tree -The Kingston Trio ?

[Buenchico]

Er, which Jamaican bird?

[tonyav]

Not that Jamaican bird, Chris ;-)

[seekeerz]

You'll hear a hellova cheer go up when we finally learn the answer ... It's driven quite a few to more drink than usual !!

[Strix]

Does this help?
"Cynthia Schloss, coming onto the scene at around the same time, became known as 'The Jamaican songbird' and immortalised her status with the never-to-be-forgotten Harold Butler penned, Love Forever, followed by Surround Me With Love, You Look Like Love and As if I Didn't Knowhelp?" (Google)

[seekeerz]

Strix - thank you but in a word ....no !!

One question in a Bird Quiz stuck in my head - and a lot of others as well - the clue ....it starts with Jamaica - and the answer ....7,4 letters, and it's a bird or a birds name within the answer ...so any more brilliant ideas are more than welcome :)

[elliemay1]

Bluemooners seems to be the only one who knows and he's not telling!

[dannyk13]

Only second fits the crossing letters.