up in the air

[criccieth]

appreciate any clues please for
12...but not exactly scared, i twice feather one 6 and 4.
76. Elderly true blue officer who kept a low profile7 and 5
82 Scottish musician and singer looked a very small person beside the river 5 and 3

[Goofy]

12) change 2 letters in sacred. Then I then a word for twice

76) The second word is 'in the air'. Think airship

82) when you get it let me know!

[shaneystar2]

12 Anagram of scared + I twice in second word .
76 The name of an officer (army) + a type of airship
82 . Think Band Aid ..scottish singer ...?+a river

I am having difficulties with a last few namely numbers 38 -45---69-and 97.
Any ideas ? Thank you .

[Goofy]

38:(which I got just today) half of STRike in a bit of a ship gives a bird of prey

45) carapace is a shell, and the first part it's not always the fastest who wins the race! (I think)

69) Newspaper is Ed, Bishop ARR

97) I asked this earlier today - Hargreaves is an inventor (Wikipedia should help)

[mazie]

38 I dont know if my answer is correct shaney but a have a 3 letter word for part and the back of a ship with the S taken off

[Goofy]

mazie - my bit of a ship is 4 letters!

thanks shaneystar - I now have 82

[JMR27]

38. semi/half of strike inside part of a ship (the supporting bit)
69. man in charge of a newspaper + a + abbrev for a bishop inside another word for rows

[Goofy]

no another word for rows - it is rows!

[JMR27]

well spotted goofy! got carried away with myself there.
Any help on my last two would be appreciated
41. Butterflies that travel upside down in Reading? (8,6)
44. Excursion by road for flyer (8)

[criccieth]

Thanks Goofy am still working on 82 will let you know if I get it. Criccieth

[shaneystar2]

45 I was thinking that Goofy ..but I can't see how "one of the first " comes into it ?
Re Hargreaves ..I can only find the chap who invented the Spinning Jenny ..am I on the right track ?
38 ..I must be thick ! .............Will ponder further on that one and 69
Thanks folks
I may be back xx

[Goofy]

41) a punctuation mark (the second word is a sort of butterfly

44) don't know but I believe (from answers today) that is is an aircraft.

[shaneystar2]

JMR27.... Think of reading ..as in reading a book ...upside down is inverted and then a word for a butterfly
44 An excursion is a trip + a machine which flies !

[Goofy]

I just hoped that they come fist in the race with teh hare - I could well be on the wrong track.
I think so - look up Jenny in Chambers
bottom of a boat or yacht

[Goofy]

thanks again shaneystar have now got 44

[shaneystar2]

You are a star ..many thanks ...will get to work on those last few now .Good luck everyone .

[JMR27]

Thanks Goofy and Shaneystar for your help...LOL...I'm still no further forward...time to get on with dinner then I'll have another think later regards judy

[JMR27]

got them (at long last) ...thankyou!
criccieth for no. 82 the singer's first name is also the name of an annoying Scottish insect

[criccieth]

Hi Goofy.

Have found answer to no.82 do you still want clues or do you have it yourself. Criccieth

[FoxLee2]

shaneystar 2 - if you have the answer to No.l, then I think 45. refers to that when it says 'one of the first'.

[shaneystar2]

Aha ..I see said the blind man ! Many thanks FoxLee2...
One more to go and then I'm done with it .... I hope:)