rainbow quiz colours

[littlejumbo]

can any one help with coverup9 ,too much paperwork3,4 , verdure5,10 ,a new recruit 9, ,vc ribbon colour 6, round an orange 6,4, and gmt9,4,4 thank you

[bridgenut]

too much paperwork could be Red Tape

[mac44]

A new recruit could be Greenhorn.

[gen2]

a new recruit could be greenhorn

[gen2]

Sorry mac44, Couldn't see yours when I posted

[mac44]

A VC ribbon colour is described as wine red, maybe the answer is Claret.

[gen2]

cover up = whitewash

[gen2]

gmt = GREENwich mean time

[gen2]

could 'round an orange' simply be 'orange peel' ?

[ontarioice]

verdure. Green Vegetation

[poodledoo]

I think the VC ribbon is maroon.

[smouse]

and I think its crimson but thats too many letters

[ontarioice]

Smouse is correct. See the following official Canadian Government site:
http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/general/sub.cfm?sourc e=collections/cmdp/mainmenu/group01/vc

[smouse]

so where does that leave us - are we presuming the 6 letters is a misprint

[mac44]

Description
The Victoria Cross is a bronze Maltese Cross, 11/2 inches in diameter with raised edges. On the obverse is a lion passant gardant upon the royal crown and below, on an arc scroll are the words 'For Valour'. The reverse also has raised edges and in the centre of the medal is the date on which the valorous act took place. The cross is suspended from its clasp by a plain 'V'. The clasp is onamented with laurel leaves and on the back is the rank, name and regiment of the recipient.
The ribbon is a claret-crimson colour which is uniform for all three services, but originally the Navy ribbon was blue up until 1920.