CRYPTIC plumage 2 (1 Viewer)

[Deb Burhinus]

Dark-eyed Junco

B Well done!

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Here's another:

A/N - Magazine's gone walkabout (9, 7)

Wandering Tattler !

 

[SimonLS]

Certainly.....

P/N: Did that bird really come running round that [highlight]hill[/highlight] wearing a [highlight]waistcoat[/highlight]!? (9)
....further hint to an element of the the clue: Ed Sheeran wrote a song about this.

And a totally different clue to the same bird:

P/N: Testing times for the young fisherman, especially having broken down last week (9)

Guillemot

 

[Essex Tern]

Guillemot

:t:

 

[SimonLS]

Wandering Tattler !

Indeed :t:

 

[dantheman]

Certainly.....

P/N: Did that bird really come running round that hill wearing a waistcoat? (9)
....further hint to an element of the the clue: Ed Sheeran wrote a song about this.

And a totally different clue to the same bird:

P/N: Testing times for the young fisherman, especially having broken down last week (9)

Guillemot?!?

 

[Essex Tern]

Guillemot?!?

Yep :t: narrowly beaten by Simon.

Gilet + motte for the first clue

Ed’s song Castle on the hill

Gillie + M.O.T. For the second clue

 

[dantheman]

Ha, just saw that, too slow. Didn't think was going to get it at all.

Nasty!!

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Taking the region from the map
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palearctic_realm#/media/File:Wallace03.jpg

Cryptic clues as follows:


12. WP. Shout and exclaim with pain at classic horror (12)

13. N. Minority voting trend leading to conflict before sounding unclear. (9,7)

15. WP A 1001 night story plus last edition, for pirate of the sea . (4-6, 4)

Just these 3 now :t:

 

[Essex Tern]

12. Yellowhammer
14. Long-tailed duck

13. Was thinking along the lines of a Babbler?

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Correct ET on Yellowhammer B

(oops not Long-tailed Duck!)

I’ll let you ponder t’others ...

 

[Essex Tern]

Correct ET on Yellowhammer B

(oops not Long-tailed Duck!)

I’ll let you ponder t’others ...

Guess a Skua is more a pirate!?

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Guess a Skua is more a pirate!?

You guess correct!

The next lot from me will be slightly harder, you lot are too good at this! 8-P

Still need no.13

13. N. Minority voting trend leading to conflict before sounding unclear. (9,7)

 

[Kits]

The pirate clue says 4-6, 4. I don’t understand how that equals skua? Please help!

 

[delia todd]

15. WP A 1001 night story plus last edition, for pirate of the sea . (4-6, 4)

Long-tailed Jaeger (Skua)

 

[Essex Tern]

The pirate clue says 4-6, 4. I don’t understand how that equals skua? Please help!

Skuas tend to chase and then rob other birds of their food - hence the pirate here

 

[Kits]

Ah, thanks ET. All makes sense now!

 

[Deb Burhinus]

1. N. Minority voting trend leading to conflict before sounding unclear. (9,7)

so a clue for the above - it’s a N.American bird breeding in Western States - BLM!

As promised, making it harder by not disclosing letter count!

2. WP Amy went back to this closely followed - by deity with sharp mind.

3. Australian 4 First person gets removed from international furniture store

4. N Words of encouragement to man of the cloth?

 

[Kits]

2. Bar tailed godwit?

 

[Deb Burhinus]

2. Bar tailed godwit?

ha! No guessing - work it out step by step