St. Mary’s Church. Cd 26/5/20

[Maisie Doats]

Please could someone give me clues to the following. They have some loose connection with Mr. Bean/Rowan Atkinson.
36. Nelson Mandela ? Desmond Tutu ? .
38. Talking to inspector Gregory, what did Sherlock Holmes draw attention to in The Adventure of Silver Blaze ?
41. Appointed to Order of the Companions of Honour in 2017 Birthday Honours list.
This next has a French connection -
12. Which Department is furthest from the National Capital, Paris.
Getting desperate now - need to post tomorrow. Thanks for any help.

[Buenchico]

41 has been discussed before but, regrettably, without any definite conclusion. If it helps though, here's a list of the 9 people it appears that you ought to be considering:
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/621349/prime_ministers_list_queens_birthday_honours_2017.pdf

[Buenchico]

12. Unless there's a complication I've not recognised, the department of France furthest from Paris is bound to be one of the overseas ones.

Looking through those listed here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Departments_of_France
and then googling for the distances from Paris, shows La Réunion to be the furthest away.

[Buenchico]

31 here:
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1706943.html

[Maisie Doats]

Thank you Buenchico. Appreciate your help.

[scorpiojo]

36 clue

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1706676.html