The Answers Are All Characters In Children's Tv/Literature 20/09/2024

[seaside29]

1. Cufflinks hit with lab equipment  (5,6)

2.  Party almost complet

3.  Flag, one easily dismissed  (5,6)

4. Celtic chieftan, successful at snooker?  (10,5)

5.  He's seen sometimes as landed gentry  (5)

6.  Abrupt, solitary - missing north-east  (8)

7.  Small change for prime minister  (10)

8.  Ship guarded by soldiers  (5)

9.  Criminal receiver has gold for fifty  (8)

10.  Share body part with yokel  (3,6,4)

[seaside29]

sorry, I did not finish question 2

2. Party almost complete (7)

[mallyh]

6 Gruffalo

[Fibonacci]

4) Caractacus Potts ?

[Romanski]

1. Tracy Beaker

[TheWinner]

3. might start Peter, (flag, blue peter) although rabbit doesn't fit the second half of the clue.  Any ideas anyone?

[Romanski]

The Winner  a rabbit is one easily dismissed in cricket  so you are probably right.

[cashier]

5  Aslan? In clue

[TheWinner]

thank you Romanski, I don't follow cricket!

[Captain2]

8 T-ark-A

[TheWinner]

9. might be Florence (from the magic roundabout) Fence+or+L for fifty, as an anagram).

[cashier]

How does Tracy equate with cufflinks please?

[TheWinner]

read it as "cufflinks hit" cashier, a hit record, which was called Tracey. They were a pop group.

[TheWinner]

[cashier]

Thanks TheWinner.

[cashier]

2     Bashful

[TheWinner]

well done cashier!

[cashier]

Thanks, just two to go.

[TheWinner]

7. short change for prime minister (10)

not sure about 7. but was thinking (Ted) Heath, making my guess Heathcliff ??? i.e. Cliff instead of Ted ???