Abers As Guinea Pigs

[JJ109]

I am in the process of compiling a crossword for entrants of a pub quiz to complete as they arrive and before the main quiz starts. The participants are English speaking ex-pats from all over the world, and most of the clues are straight clues, but there will be some US style cryptic and some UK style cryptic. I want to see how long it takes you to get these three, so I can judge complexity required. Thanks

1. A twist in the Royal Crescent takes the biscuit (4,6)
2. Totters around as the aircraft dropped a bomb on the school (5)
3. Ship the musician to California (7)

Many thanks

[MargoTester]

1 Bath Oliver

[JJ109]

That didn't take long!

[MargoTester]

Makes a change for me JJ
2 teach?

[Neveracrossword]

3 Caravel - CA+Ravel?

[JJ109]

Well done for number 1, Margo
2 nope

[JJ109]

Yep - Well done Nac

[dannyk13]

Bath Oliver

[Neveracrossword]

Too late, Danny!

[emmie]

2 reels.

[dannyk13]

2.Limps - Blimp (aircraft)minus B(bomb) + s(school)

[JJ109]

Yes spot on Danny - well done

[JJ109]

Precisely sixteen minutes - I'm not sure what to make of that. I thought the limps one would last longer
Thanks everybody

[JJ109]

Awarded best answer to the last one as three people each got one. Assumption is that the last is the hardest. Sorry I can't award three best answers. Thanks again

[Jackdaw33]

Totter does not mean limp.

[JJ109]

Thanks jackdaw - I shall change it to hobble