all containers great and small

[chris15]

has anyone started their quiz yet?

[Badger4]

73 - it is in Chambers (my 9th edition) - and very specific when you have found it.

[mtsgirl]

Thanks Badger girl Off to the reference library and their Chambers yet again! Why do I put myself through this twice a year? Because it's addictive, that's why!

[7lattens]

Three to go - 36, 42, 49 - would like to get these done by Easter - any gentle hints now greatly received.

[gen2]

No, not that brilliant mtsgirl. I used the online Chambers Word Wizard and then checked its definition in the paper version.

http://www.chambersha...ards/wwizards.py/main

[p-potter]

Hi,7lattens,
36. An anagram of special is involved in the answer which contains 'down' cryptically and in reality!
42.Second word means 'giving a heavy blow'.
49. Put 0 in a word for a false malicious report and then look up Chambers.
Good luck!
Hello again Badger4 and Gen2. You've been helping me as well as Mtsgirl because I was stuck on some of the same clues
Mtsgirl, since you're addicted to these quizes like me and can't settle for not completing them once you've started, you might like to ask for the latest edition of Chambers for a present. I did a couple of birthdays ago and I've made good use of it since. I hope you've got the answers by now.
About 39, who is Mona; is nelson invoved; does the word clutch come into it? Help please!

[JMR27]

Try searching on Google for Mona. Nelson and clutch have nothing to do with it

[Badger4]

"Mona" is not a who.

[p-potter]

JMR27, Got there thanks.

[mtsgirl]

99 Is it another word for apprehending a runaway prisoner? The word ends in Ure which would cover the river part

[JMR27]

Hi mtsgirl...no...and no

[razza]

99 Does not end in ure

[mtsgirl]

Oh well.....thought it might have URE in it Will keep trying

[p-potter]

Is the answer to 54 as simple as d-----n? I don't expect it is.

[Badger4]

Yes it is

[p-potter]

Thanks for the reassurance, Badger4. Have you got an answer to 99 that's not 'keepnet' yet?

[grumpygeezer]

I have an answer to 99 that I think is possibly better. How about caught plus the name of a river? Anyone else with me?

[Badger4]

P-p. Not yet (my last one).

G-G Although I haven't worked out the river yet (please don't tell me), I think that the principle and structure of your answer is correct.

[razza]

Grumpygeezer.You are on the right track,providing you have the correct river

[mtsgirl]

Somewhere someone mentioned the river Ure. Could that be part of the wretched thing?

[grumpygeezer]

not in my suggested answer mtsgirl