CRYPTIC plumage 2 (5 Viewers)

[Deb Burhinus]

2. Ruddy turnstone

Glowing healthily = ruddy

Beachcomber = turning stones over plus the pun on tern

Yes, Ruddy = glowing healthily but the rest of the clue is made up of an anagram of ‘terns to un’ to get ‘turnstone’

Well done - B

Hopefully others will find some of the clues as easy!!

 

[Essex Tern]

6. Wilson’s Snipe

Wilson the volleyball from Cast Away
Sniper less the r

 

[Essex Tern]

and this which I was sent as part of a work quiz (which people have probably seen before but might keep you amused for a while!)

Hadn’t seen that before :t:, 4. had me stumped longest oddly :-O

 

[Kits]

I’ve seen that quiz before but enjoyed it again. Some very clever ones in there. Thanks Deb!

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

Brain’s not working for 6 or 11; might need clues eventually!

 

[Welsh Peregrine]

And 11 once I enlarged it!

 

[SimonLS]

5. White golfball supporter meets tv friend after being reticent about coming forward (Aus)

Shy Albatross

White - alba
Golf ball supporter - T
TV friend - Ross

put all that after being reticent about coming forward - Shy

 

[Goyter]

1 Collared Pratincole. Restrained - collared then anagram...

 

[Kits]

4. Giant hummingbird

Goliath = giant

Forgotten words = humming

 

[Essex Tern]

7. Red-flanked Bluetail

Republican = red
Democrat = blue
Side = flank
And tail just because it has to be :-O

 

[Deb Burhinus]

So adding the outstanding clue above to a new list as follows:


1. Restrained, Learner gets clumsy near optic for tern-like insectivore (wp) Goyter :clap:

2. Beachcomber is glowing healthily before terns to un- scramble (wp) Kits:clap:


4. Has this singing Goliath forgotten the words? (N) Kits :clap:

5. White golfball supporter meets tv friend after being reticent about coming forward (Aus) Simon :clap:

6. Possession of well loved Volleyball goes to long range shooter (missing the final) (N) Essex Tern :clap:

7. Republican-sided with Democrat to hearing late turnout (3-7, 8) (WP) Essex Tern :clap:
!

Excellent, all right with the correct paths - (ET in Red-flanked Bluetail - the tail is also in the clue -
‘late’ turnout = tale, sounding like ‘tale’ = tail.)






. Native American vegetable sounds disgusting ? (O)

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Here we have some anagrams:

1 LEAPING ENFORCER
2. WIND SNATCHER.
3. LITTLE TOADING
4. GRILL HUNGER
5. NEW GRID

and cryptic clues

6. House animal (wearing glasses perhaps?) starts to relish every lick for skimmer . (N)

7. Back of restructured Italian opera house has furs for a set time for rare breeder (WP)

8. reptilian rug maker produces fearsome looking specimen (Ethiop)

 

[Essex Tern]

Excellent, all right with the correct paths - (ET in Red-flanked Bluetail - the tail is also in the clue -
‘late’ turnout = tale, sounding like ‘tale’ = tail.)

. Native American vegetable sounds disgusting ? (O)

:t: I see now thx.

Final one from original list = Indian Peafowl

Indian = native American
Pea is the veg
Fowl is the disgusting element

 

[Deb Burhinus]

:t: I see now thx.

Final one Indian Peafowl

Indian = native American
Pea is the veg
Fowl is the disgusting element

Yep exactly- well done B

 

[Kits]

5. Redwing

 

[Kits]

6. Spectacled petrel

House animal = pet

Wearing glasses perhaps = spectacled

Starts to relish = rel

 

[Goyter]

Back to the pictures No 6 Kittiwake

 

[Deb Burhinus]

Here we have some anagrams:

1 LEAPING ENFORCER
2. WIND SNATCHER.
3. LITTLE TOADING
4. GRILL HUNGER
5. NEW GRID = REDWING

and cryptic clues

6. House animal (wearing glasses perhaps?) starts to relish every lick for skimmer . (N) SOLVED = Kits :t:

7. Back of restructured Italian opera house has furs for a set time for rare breeder (WP)

8. reptilian rug maker produces fearsome looking specimen (Ethiop)

Just 7 and 8 to go

And the anagrams of course (apart from NEW GRID which Kits solved)

and the rest of these if you haven’t got them already
https://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=740844&d=1603761050

 

[birdmeister]

#4 should be Herring Gull.

 

[pianoman]

Temminck's Stint for 7 ?