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Re: An Avian Miscellany
« on: Wed 22 Dec 2021 18:22 »
Part 1: Lowbrow, for us normal folk

 1. Fleetwood Mac. - Albatross
 2. A Cluedo suspect. - Peacock
 3. The price paid for a good shave.
 4. All too common for English batters. - Duck
 5. Granny?
 6. Hovercraft inventor. - Cockerell
 7. Manfred's was pretty. - Flamingo
 8. Running Romeo or just someone out to make trouble for the Capulets?
 9. This won't make a Summer on its own. - Swallow
10. Late, in a muddle? No wonder you are feeling kind of blue. - Teal
11. A Welsh white head?
12. A cricket ball.
13, They loved being in a caravan. - Housemartins
14. Trump Tudor neckwear. - Ruff
15. taPil.
16. A tool for removing sticky stuff?
17. Ola and Speckled goes down a treat. - Hen
18. ENOTS.
19. A wizard bird. - Owl
20. Did he have his ups and downs with Marjorie? - Jackdaw
21. Associated with Hull. - Lark
22. A gay one came to Mr Fox's windowsill. - Goshawk
23. A corny organ?
24. A Big one in the USA is a Plough in the UK. - Dipper
25. Did Paul and Art locate it in El Paso? - Condor
26. Played by Thelma in Corrie. - Song Thrush
27. Almost out of breath.
28. Toronto's are blue. - Jay
29. Only ______ play.
30. A pearl fisher?
31. Irate Clinton.
32. Mother has overeaten.
33. Communist complaint. - Red Rail
34. Twice shy.
35. Kent course's place on the Open rota. - Sandwich Tern
36. Colourful gavel. - Yellow Hammer
37. 60022.
38. Where Dan Dare could be found. - Eagle
39. Stranded in a Norfolk orchard?
40. A polished Antipodean?
41. To shrink in fear.
42. Vigil for the loss of a young cat?
43. Norwegian blue, maybe. - Parrot
44. Decorative flags for John or Peter? - Blue Bunting
45. Subbuteo - a pastime so good they named it twice.

Part 2 Highbrow: For Culture Vultures, especially those called Jane. With some repetition of the above.

 1. Donna's titular bird. - Thanager
 2. And Anton's?
 3. William's was cream-faced. - Loon
 4. Karazin's were flying South. - Crane
 5. Harrison's wood. - Norwegian Dipper
 6. Jean's was from Tuonela. - Swan
 7. Whereas David's Green was of a different hue - in Australia? No, Worcestershire. (Two words)
 8. Gave us A Tale of a Tub - Swift
 9. Ernest yearned for its wings.
10. Exhorted by Gavin to seek its brother.
11. Scott's Great hero.
12. Barry's was for a card called Jack.
13. Arthur's were pitted against strong women. - Swallows
14. Helen's revelation of H.
15. Ralph's was upwardly mobile. - Lark
16. Haydn's number 83. - La Poule (Hen)
17. Would anger heaven, if kept captive, said Alexander.
18. Barham's sat on the Cardinal's chair. - Jackdaw
19. Iain's Road. - Crow
20. Rosemary's was of the Ninth. - Eagle