Daily Express Cryptic 13773 Friday August 6th 2010

[CLOTHEAD]

Last three.....

Fake fails miserably to fool youth leaders (7) F---I--

Sleep beside kerb occasionally? Certainly (3-4) B-E / ---S

Grasshopper beginning to disappear (3) --A

Reasons why would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

[factor-fiction]

I'm not sure. Second one could be BYE WAYS but I'm not sure why
Grasshopper beginning could be GRA but that doesn't explain "to disappear"
First one I thought of FLAKILY but I'm not sure why.

I'll have a think

[sandyRoe]

Falsify letters of fails and initial letters of fool youth

[factor-fiction]

FALSIFY

[CLOTHEAD]

Thanks

So if it is FALSIFY then the grasshopper one becomes L-A which I guess can only be LEA but not sure why

And then the other one becomes B-E / -Y-S

[factor-fiction]

Bye Byes?

[sandyRoe]

Lea it is. (F) lea a hopper + lea a grassy field

[factor-fiction]

Beginning of 'to disappear' = beginning of leave =lea?

[CLOTHEAD]

Yes - That's it thanks both

Have to go and buy a new paper now :-)

Have a good day

ciao

[factor-fiction]

SandyRoe's solution is right- ignore my poor early morning effort!

[factor-fiction]

Was the clue GRASSHOPPER or GRASS HOPPER?