Puzzlebrains

SparkOut wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 4:06 pm

9.FR THS LDY SHKSPR N LV CTR USS HS FRST ND VN HS SCND (NN)

FoR THiS LaDY, SHaKSPeae iN LoVe aCToR (Joseph Fiennes) USeS HiS FiRST (name) aND eVeN HiS SeCoND (every other letter of surname) = JOSEPHINE

Yes!

SparkOut wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 3:56 pm

For 14 I thought TAS (or TAZ) for short cartoon devil. And tailed by HAL. But I was trying to come up with answer of 6,5 not 7,6.

Yes TAZ is right, as is HAL. And it is 6,5

Somehow I think that I don't have 14 or 18 quite right :lol: 14 She has short cretin devil guarded by two mothers and is told by spaceship computer A lot of this is right, but you need to rethink cretin and told (you need a 7 letter word for the first one and a 6 letter word for the second) 18 he i...

LAT wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:44 pm

11 His auction piece contains clean mess Lancelot

I'm enjoying these, especially now I know how they should work

Yes!

And glad you like them!

LAT wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:46 pm

and 12 He could record where an insect sat on his lap or so I've heard Mark Antony

Yes- sorry about that one!

LAT wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:44 pm

4 She is tailless leopard cat hybrid Cleopatra

Yus!

You are doing really well here. Only 3,4,9,11,12,14,15,17,18 left unsolved.

LAT wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:54 pm

8. Flogged within that's her ISOLDE

Tick!

LAT wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 12:48 pm

6. He has middle of Gaucho Moustache clipped and adds variable factor - GOMEZ

Tick!

SparkOut wrote: ↑

Sun Feb 18, 2024 11:53 am

16. H GTS PHS YNG FRND T HG M (FV)

He GeTS PooH'S YouNG FRieND (Roo) To HuG Me (FiVe) = ROMEO

Tick!

LAT wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:41 pm

And I assume 19 is TRISTAN

Yes, you are correct. But totally see your point too, Sparkout!

LAT wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:46 pm

2 He is Jolson and Bacharach collaboration Albert

Tick!

LAT wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 8:39 pm

Ooh, I think I've got one

20 She is Albert Square Royalty and Quiz show host - Victoria

Tick!

No, you were right, you are looking for an anagram of TRANSIT. It's just you found an entirely plausible anagram, but I intended a different person! Think more along the lines of a medieval chivalric romance

SparkOut wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 17, 2024 4:07 pm

19. H S N TRNST TRVLLNG (SVN)
He iS iN a TRaNSiT TRaVeLLiNG (anag.) (SeVeN) = SINATRA

Ah, that is, indeed the clue and the answer works perfectly. I was just after a different anagram!

7. SH HS ALMST TWNTY ON SHLLNGS ND KNG MXD P WTH FR (NN) SHe HaS ALMoST TWeNTY ONe SHiLLiNGS (Guinea without the final A) aND KiNG (guessing V?) MiXeD uP WiTH FoRe (ere) (NiNe) = GUINEVERE Yes to answer, clue very, very nearly. But then that's because I made an error with the clue. It should have r...

Yes to 1.
And sorry, 17 should be (FV)

Happy birthday Giraffe!

Exactly!

Sparkout has correctly worked out the questiona and answers for 13 and 10 (well done!) 5 Is very nearly correct, your answer works cryptically, but I intended a very slightly different answer - think about what the theme might be ( this should become more apparent as more are solved!)