American States and Cities

[earthakitten]

Defeated again !!! Any help or clues would be wonderful as I need to post tomorrow.
5. After ABC ended ?
16. Dismantle a hut ?
49. Month before April initially ? I can only find August(a) but I don't know why.
60. Rubbish gains nothing in the middle and loses us at the end ! Suggestion has been Detroit, but why.
73. Ford in film about this Mr Jones ? I can see Indiana but why Ford in film.
82. One who is violent to enchantress we 'ear
85. Drunkenly retch a lot ! anagram ?
109. Slovenly woman comes back !
117. Sounds like the inclination of the church !
Help please ! xx

[Ont-ice]

16. Utah (anag a hut)

[burnhal]

because august is a month in front of April initial- A

[burnhal]

85 charlotte?

[eddiebun]

73 Harrison Ford played Indiana Jones in Raiders Of The Lost Ark Etc.

[burnhal]

73 ask yourself who played indiana jones!

[eddiebun]

85 Charlotte ???

[eddiebun]

109 A **** = Tulsa

[burnhal]

60 rubbish is detritus- gain nothing- an o and lose us

[Ont-ice]

Detritus=rubbish. Take away us and add o (nothing) and you are left with Detroit.

[slaney]

109 Tulsa

[eddiebun]

5 D-over = Dover

[eddiebun]

82 Wichita Witch hit her ( not a great clue )

[Ont-ice]

Correct me if I'm wrong but wouldn't Atlanta come before Augusta?

[burnhal]

read the clue again ont-ice!!


82 I love this one........WICHITA!!

[earthakitten]

You bunch of little sweeties !!! Oh My God. How could I not have seen UTAH. OK all have a laugh at the same time !! xx

[Ont-ice]

Yep! Just re-read the clue. It's concerning a month. Thanks.
And I love Wichita, too.

[earthakitten]

Could anyone look at 117 again please. I think this has a suggestion of Pasadena but as usual I don't know why. xx

[eddiebun]

There's A Churchill in Oregon

Church - Hill - but a good clue wouldn't already give you Church

[eddiebun]

Here's a good list of major US cities but I can't find anything that fits

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_St ates_cities_by_population

There's a Kirkhill in Scotland and a Godshill in the Isle of Wight but on a quick search I can't find either in the USA

[earthakitten]

Thanks for the help eddiebun. In the post now so I will not look any more, it will just get my hackles up ! xx