Lets Go On A Picnic

[harkins]

7 Quiet! Never works early 6 letters
16 A thousand Species 4 letters
25 A hand tool returns as an afterthought 5 letters
26 100 to 500 sheets 5 letters
30 prevents decay 9 letters

[Mamyalynne]

26 C Ream

[Mamyalynne]

25 Was ps

[fiction-factory]

P LATES

[Buenchico]

16 wasp
(Confirmed here, under 'Wasp Facts': http://www.ameswaspcontrol.co.uk/wasp-information/ )

[Captain2]

7 P-lates

[hc4361]

7. Plates?

[cashier]

16 Milk

[harkins]

no 25 understand the PS but don't understand was as a hand tool

[Captain2]

16 M-Ilk

[Mamyalynne]

Saw returned/back

[Captain2]

hand tool = SAW returned = WAS

[Buenchico]

>>> but don't understand was as a hand tool

Saw reversed

[fiction-factory]

Maybe 16 is WASP, Buenchico, but as the link says "over 1000" I'm not convinced. Searches of (thousand species of" suggest there are lots of thing which have 1000 species- fungi, butterflies, soil,...
Wasp is 4 letters though and is a feature of most picnics

[TheWinner]

30. Preserves ???? (meaning Jam etc)

[cashier]

Wasps is the answer to 25
Milk is the answer to 16

[fiction-factory]

Started that before I saw Cashiers.
Milk is right- M+ILK

[fiction-factory]

Yes, Cashier. I was responding to Buenchico's suggestion of 1000 species of wasp for 16 - which we now know is MILK. I know wasps is right for 25

[harkins]

Thanks guys great help