my last 2 questions to answer

[hibiscusrose]

Hi,
You were so good last week, answering the last question, Could I avail of your knowledge on how to work out some of the more intricate clues?

1.....Courageous type carrying one staff in religious ceremony
pattern: - I - A - I - N
I can get citation and libation - if it is one of these - how?

2.....Flower at start of summer is lacking colour
pattern: - W - N
seems to be SWAN but I don't know of a flower.

Any help would really be appreciated.

regards
Ann

[jno]

the Swan is a river (that "flows") in Perth, Australia

[NazNomad]

Start of Summer = S
Lacking colour = Wan
swan-flower - any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan

[bibblebub]

1 LIBATION - courageous type = LION, one staff = I BAT

[hibiscusrose]

Thanks for that one.

I can't believe I didn't of a flow-er, I only thought of the colourful flowers!

Thanks again - only one to go

Ann

[hibiscusrose]

NazNomad and jno, Thank you for the first answer.

Also, NazNomad, I didn't realise that the swan was actually a flower in the proper sense - swan-flower

bibblebub - Thank you for the second one. I never thought about splitting it up.

regards
Ann

[bibblebub]

you're welcome