Hammond Literary Characters Quiz C/D 11 January 2025

[Tuvok]

I'm stuck on some of this quiz.  I may be wrong with some of my other answers!

30 Favourite animal of the late Queen looks back on a short sleep

8 A small thing, it is taken from a famous Musical

16 At home, with what sounds like a ghost, this might go down well

53 It’s just about a falsehood, without safety first

76 Rhyme about Deputy Head

86 Spread with part of a fork

89 The cat can rest in peace at the bottom half of the valley

The answers I've got left are:

Eponine
Fanny Dorrit
Harry Flashman
Horace Rumpole
Inspector Bucket
Jeeves
Perry Mason

There's still time for others to do this quiz - https://www.hammondpropertyservices.com/files/ww/The%20Literary%20Characters%20Quiz%202024.pdf

[Davemano]

16 In spectre bucket.

[elliemay1]

16 inspector bucket

[scorpiojo]

86 Fan tine

[elliemay1]

89 looks like Tom Ripley

[scorpiojo]

30 Pet ER pan (nap)

[scorpiojo]

8 Little Ev(it)a

[Tuvok]

So far thats 2 I had wrong, but now I have acounted for Harry Flashman and Fanny Dorrit

[scorpiojo]

63 Ju(s) lie t

[scorpiojo]

^ 53

[elliemay1]

76 Mr Hyde?

[elliemay1]

^ anagram   'rhyme d'(eputy)

[scorpiojo]

Eponine is the answer to "on reflection...

[Tuvok]

I'm left with

75) Rely on a Doctor with a cold and half broken fibula

Horace Rumpole

 but not sure of:

34 First murderer takes in suitable fire-starter - Captain Flint

61 Mr big head succeeds the humble leader - Mr Bumble

[scorpiojo]

34 yes, Cain around apt (reversed) + flint

[scorpiojo]

61 yes

[scorpiojo]

Ho (for a laugh) rac (car) E(dward) rum (drink) pole (extreme)?

[scorpiojo]

75 Count Dr a c (fib)ula 

[Tuvok]

Thanks all

[Madgeorge]

I still find it amazing that every year with this quiz, people ask for answers that are already given by the quizsetters. Same names too in some cases.

Possibly a hint for next year?

 

 

[THECORBYLOON]

MADGEORGE, have you a spreadsheet listing all the, "offenders" and what all they ask about?

Are you a disgruntled quiz-setter?