Lizzies Quizzes No 46. C/D 1 October 22

[granny grump]

Please can you help with the following?

9. By the most direct route (2 3 4 5) To rhyme with Drift

Phrases/sayings with vowels removed. The spaces between remaining consonants have been shortened or extended.
27. TCHBS
32 NTFR THFNT HR TD
35. SN BT TR DYS
36 FGH TTT HND NL

[Captain2]

as the crow flies

[Captain2]

35 seen better days

[Captain2]

36 fight tooth and nail

[Captain2]

32 not for the faint hearted

[elliemay1]

32 not for the faint hearted

[elliemay1]

27 touch base

[granny grump]

Thank you Captain 2 I was looking at the answer to clue below 9 it rhymes with Clockwise - as does your answer :-))

[Captain2]

27 touch base

[elliemay1]

9 Are you sure that it rhymes with drift?

[Captain2]

Going for a lie down; don't think I've got so many of these vowels removed clues before. :))

[granny grump]

Thank you captain2 and Elliemay That's me done - Wanted to get this in the post. We are off to an annual Naval reunion tomorrow