General Puzzlers

[goldenboots]

Please help, stuck on last few....

1. Bird so upset with its victim.
2. When I am twice as old as I am now, I shall be 3 times as old as I was 3 years ago, How old am I now?
3. to us what do M+I+S make? has it an easier clue?
4. What has a head, is bright but never thinks?
5. Mother & child? (a fruit)
6. Steal before hesitation at tea (a name)
7. Which consonant with two vowels and which ends with a kiss, combines to make a practical joke?

Think 4. could be head light? Think 6. could be Nicola? - not sure, any help appreciated. Thank you people !

[scorpiojo]

5 Damson

[fiction-factory]

pawpaw?
6 Nick er...?

[pixie374]

1 osprey
7 hoax

[Sam1960]

7. h oa x

[Captain2]

7 Hoax

[pixie374]

4 match?
2 nine

[scorpiojo]

2 9 years old

[scorpiojo]

6 Rob er t

[goldenboots]

Thank you all for your quick responses, going with Hoax, Damson & how did we get OSprey, understand the prey! - you are all great ! :-)

[goldenboots]

Robert sounds great ! - thank you !

[pixie374]

"So" upset- anagram.... os

[scorpiojo]

Welcome

[fiction-factory]

Are you still looking for the answer to 3? If so, do you know who the 'us' are?

[goldenboots]

Think match is better than my headlight, so going with that. Thank you
Thinking about osprey, we get it now! :-) thank you

still trying my head round 9 for (2).

[fiction-factory]

Just solve 2x= 3(x-3)

[goldenboots]

fiction-factory - no we don't know who us is. To us, is all it says.

[fiction-factory]

something to do with simple?

[pixie374]

Nine- twice the age is 18. That's 3x older than six, which you were 3 years ago, if you're nine now.

[pixie374]

I think simpler, but not sure why. Who are the setters or charity for the quiz?

[goldenboots]

fiction factory - was never good at algebra.Thanks a million!