seeing double quiz

[dumanddummer]

all answer must start with the same letter
51 Do royal Marines enjoy these cheery jokes 5,5
60 might he toast "absent friends" relatively speaking 4,9
61 peculiar offspring? but a favourite! 4,2
69 music hall character who liked to lie-in 10,6

[hammersgirl]

61 odds on

[Chillum]

51. Jolly Japes ("Jollies" is apparently a knickname of the Royal Marines)

[kettledrum]

I know Slaney has already answered 60 a couple of times. Have you tried looking previous answers Dumanddummer?

61. odds on

[kettledrum]

Hint for 69 ... "I'm .........: I rise at 10.30"

[dumanddummer]

thanks for the hint it was a great help