all containers great and small

[chris15]

has anyone started their quiz yet?

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Sorry - typo meant working on 35

[Goofy]

I'm still struggling on a couple.
8) I keep coming up with stoup - which has nothing to do with a church entrance

23) no ideas at all.

[teacher1]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stoup

[FoxLee2]

Goofy - google stoup

23. Has to be one of the easiest, what is the opposite to capital letters?

[keefy42]

Keefy42
No.8 Stoup is correct because it is halt(stop) with the 2nd letter of August in it - also a stoup is drinking basin at the entrance to a church

No.23 think typewriters

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Goofy - 86 again please. Have been tthrough dictionary of quotations - googled and even visited waterstones and hunted through other dictionaries and still cannot find this. Which dictionary did you use

[Goofy]

23 - I'm an idiot!

86) Keefy 42 - my OLD oxford Dict of quotations.
It's George Meredith - Beauchampp's Career

[razza]

86 Old fashioned bed warmer

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Thanks both

[Beesure]

Would really appreciate clues for last two.
75.mysterious nymph met Tony to foolishly form a group to seek this cherished goal.(4-5an)
91. An Estonian oddly used to burn alchohol inside! (4)
Many thanks.

[Goofy]

Hi Beesure
75) an anagram gives you the name of a film which contains the answer in the title (M.P. and the H.G.)

91) odd letters of estonian

[keefy42]

Keefy42
One to go!
Tried everything to find unpleasant smell but without success despite previous hints. Help!

[Badger4]

Keefy42 - the solution starts with a short word for an unpleasant smell, which itself starts with "H". Remember that celebration is often "do". Good luck.

What are your thoughts on 99?

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Badger - Still think 99 is either tureens or keepnet but favouring tureens - no other ideas as yet

[keefy42]

Keefy42
Badger - thanks got 35 - Hurrah
99. Nets as in fishing over the river ure still comes to Tureens

[Beesure]

Thank you so much Goofy, I have been staring at those last two for the past week.
Found this quiz to be a bit tougher than usual, or perhaps it is just old age.

[grumpygeezer]

thank you gen2 for the useful link. After a few days away from the quiz it has allowed me to crack 42. #19 is still giving me grief however. Is it a card game (like snap or rummy for example around 'American club' meaning something that holds drink?

gg

[Badger4]

Gg - 19 - it is both a card game and an american slang word for a club - and also a container. See Chambers.

[grumpygeezer]

thanks Badger, I was going round in circles. I'll work on that.

gg

[grumpygeezer]

got it now: a simple 3 meaning word! Thanks