Just a thought- have you got the clues from your question sheet or has someone given them over the phone? I'm wondering whether Squidgy Foam should be Squidgy Phone- which would mean Soft Cell makes sense. I'm normally able to solve these so either I'm losing my touch or some of the details are not quite right for the last 3.
Regarding 42, I'm wondering why they used the term Ribblehead. Is the quiz setter based in that area?
For Q9 I wondered about (the) Darkness today but of course that's 8 not 7