I've tried not to ask, but I can't do this one at all. 8 questions in the Flight of Fancy quiz.

[starone]

Answers have a connection with things that have wings or can fly.

12. A coloured container (10)
16. A team from Gracie's home town (8, 7) I think the first word is Rochdale
21. Something cowardly in the toolbox. (12)
29. A front bench M.P. (4, 5)
40. A poor stylist would leave you with this (5,10) Is it Hairy woodpecker?
44. Mum not very tall. The exact opposite (5,4,4)
48. Does he look after the entrance? (10)
58. On a scale of 1 - 12 this is a 12. (9)

[magicmick]

16 hornets

[sandyRoe]

16 rochdale hornets?
21 Yellowhammer?

[Captain2]

Yellow-hammer

[squarebear]

16 Rochdale Hornets?
21 yellowhammer

58 if it's beaufort scale it would be "hurricane"?

[sandyRoe]

44 daddy long legs

[squarebear]

48 gatekeeper (a type of butterfly)

[sandyRoe]

29 High flier?

[starone]

Thanks very much to all of you, Mick, Sandy, Captain and Squarebear. You are all so kind and also so clever.

[quinie]

12 bluebottle?

[starone]

Thanks quinie I would never have thought of that.

[quinie]

40 Black Hairstreak-a type of butterfly

[quinie]

or Green Hairstreak or Brown Hairstreak. They're all butterflies !!

[starone]

Thanks quinie - your answer seems to be much more logical than mine. Unfortunately I have sealed the envelope down, taking a chance on Hairy Woodpecker. At least it will give them a laugh!! I never win anyway so it's just a bit of fun, and I really hate it when I can't complete the quiz. Must be a quirk of my brain - my daughter says I am competitive, she could be right.