all containers great and small

[chris15]

has anyone started their quiz yet?

[Badger4]

35. Difficult to give a clue without giving the solution but find synonyms for damp and remember that in crosswords celebration is often "do".

73. Unusual word. Find an acronym for an order and reverse it, to start.

What are your thoughts on 99?

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Thanks Badger. Unfortunately we have Tureens as well. Don't think it is keepnet. Will keep trying

[grumpygeezer]

I had cribble as my best shot at the answer to 99 and am not sure tureens is better. These clues are usually 'tight' so I think we all need to keep looking. I'm still stuck on four or five others which are driving me nuts! Tell me is #3 an anagram in all or part?

gg

[JMR27]

Hi gg the answer contains an anagram of the second word in the clue

[keefy42]

kEEFY42
gg - No.3 is an anagram plus part cryptic/abbreviation

[grumpygeezer]

Thanks you two. You'd think with those two confirming answers that I'd see the answer straight away, but I don't. I thought I'd looked up every possibility in Chambers, but clearly I can't have.

gg

[Goofy]

Hi gg
3) anagram leg+l folowed by an
a scottish word - that you won't have heard of!

[Badger4]

3 - agreed.

[grumpygeezer]

Thanks; I hadn't looked carefully enough

gg

[grumpygeezer]

Just 19 & 42 (and 99 of course) to go and I can try and do something useful again

gg

[Badger4]

19 You need different meanings of the word "club" - and American slang.

[iver]

Grumpy Geezer Qn 42 answer will be much used in coming election! 3-leeter alternative to a soapbox? Iver

[p-potter]

I'm finished, thanks to help along the way. I'm sticking to 'keepnet', Badger 4 -nobody's come up with anything better. Bye for now. Looking forward to meeting up again for the next rainbow quiz.

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Badger despite your tips still struggling with 35 and 73. Is unpleasant smell BO?
GG - on 42 the 2nd word is another word for a heavy blow.
Just 3 to go now!

[iver]

To start off 35, think of how a smell is depicted in a cartoon.

[grumpygeezer]

No it's not BO Keefy42. Mmm, you need a slightly longer word.

And for 73, you must find the order you deserve.

As for me, I've been looking for a word to mean heavy blow for days! Still no luck

gg

[iver]

GG - for (42) how about alliterative words starting with 't' ?? I'm still stuck on 24,45 and 92 - any hints welcome!

[FoxLee2]

24. Think Scottish accessory

45. There's a new BBC show to find Dorothy for the Wizard of Oz. When each girl is voted off, she has to sing Somewhere Over the RAINBOW.

92, Anagram of first three words to give a person.

[gen2]

GG, re. 42 Have you tried an on-line reverse dictionary such as this one?

http://www.onelook.co...evfp2&clue=heavy+blow

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Thanks GG - got 73 at last. Now working on 73
For 42 think about the second word in relation to a camel