Once upon a Rhyme

[canonball]

struggling a bit with last few, any help would be much appreciated!!
22a To look one's best, needed ten shirts, so re-ordered(7,2,3,5)
27a Come across spice in bag in Germany(6)
31a Quebec city (8)
31b What connects the Colorado Rockies to the Cleveland Indians(8)
34a A standard or typical example(7)
44b Flatters and coaxes (8)
Thanks in advance

[vegasmad]

22a. dressed to the nines

[vegasmad]

27a. ginger (hidden in clue)

[canonball]

Thanks for that vegasmad, such a quick response,

[mike11111]

31a could be Montreal,but I don't understand where 'Once upon a Rhyme ' comes into any of the answers given so far.

[canonball]

Hi mike11111, there are two parts to each question and both answers have to rhyme, thanks for responding.

[vegasmad]

31b. baseball

[canonball]

Thankyou vegasmad, nearly there!!!!

[vegasmad]

Happy to help. :-)
What do 34a & 44b have to rhyme with?

[canonball]

34a Palindrome
44a The Needles
minds completely blank!!

[vegasmad]

44. wheedles

[vegasmad]

34a. epitome

[scotman]

Vegasmad

Agree with answer but they don't rhyme.

[canonball]

Thankyou all for your input, much appreciated.