Brooke Hospital for animals

[oxburgh]

either a colour or living thing

1 Psychedelic rock group
2 Kind of trainer
3 Chicago baseball team member
4 An aconite
5 Trouser Material

All are four letters for the colour or creature plus rest of answer

[Argee2]

5. Moleskin

[Argee2]

4. Wolf's bane

[oxburgh]

Thanks Argee2, that was quick

[Argee2]

3. Red socks

[crofter]

3 (Chicago) BEAR(s)

[Argee2]

Sorry! It is Chicago WHITE socks.

[Argee2]

You are right, crofter. I was having a mental block!

[crofter]

1 PINK Floyd

[crofter]

Argee2 - They come to us all at some point!

[oxburgh]

Thanks Argee2 and crofter, thats a big help,only one to go, kind of trainer

[Argee2]

2. Lion tamer?

[oxburgh]

Just got to lion handler, but tamer sounds as good, have to decide now, thanks again for all the help.

[Argee2]

Oxburgh, I have just done a quick check and Chambers gives lion tamer but not lion handler, Collins and Oxford don't give either. Good Luck!!

[oxburgh]

Thanks, thats decided then.

I am just "inking" in answers and have found a dubious one

A rugby fruit

I have entered ruby, for why i don't know, any ideas?

[crofter]

Two points:

Firstly, I think Argee2's LION TAMER is "spot on"!

Secondly, I think that your "ruby" should be KIWI

[oxburgh]

Thanks crofter, thats sounds "spot on" to

[oxburgh]

Hi crofter, me again, just looking at kiwi and realised it is not a colour or living creature, sorry but am I being "thick"

[crofter]

From the options you give me - I have to choose the latter!
No seriously, a KIWI is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its latin name is Apteryx, which presumably means "without wings".

[oxburgh]

Thanks crofter, i was being "thick", looked up definition, perhaps another coffee will wake me up.

[crofter]

It's a good answer that gave me a lift when I got it!
There's something special about solving clues that are among the last to fall in any quiz ! They are usually the "toughies"! Good luck!