Birds, Bangers & Booze Quiz

[Big Jenny]

Still having trouble with a few. Can anyone help?

Bangers: 12. First force or Aircraft carrier (8 letters).

Booze: 17. The Right Reverend (6 letters).
20. Bill's drunk on a bridge (7 letters).
23. The Lions' beer (9 letters).
27. Beer for one of the few (8 and 3)

[boxer]

12 vanguard

[Big Jenny]

Thank you, boxer.

[boxer]

27 spitfire ale

(your welcome)

[shaneystar2]

23 .L�wenbr�u. German.... Lion and brew.

[Big Jenny]

Thank you, too, shaneystar2.

[mike b]

hate to rock the boat(!!!) but i can't think of any vanguard aircraft carrier - most famous hms vanguard was royal navy's last battleship...

[juliely]

Booze 17. Bishop.
What do you have for no 26?

[Big Jenny]

Juliely,

Thanks for bishop. I have Stella for no. 26 - Stella Artois, brewed in Leuven, stellar meaning star etc.

[juliely]

Thanks Big Jenny. I could not find the connection.

[Big Jenny]

Do you have number 20. or 21. of the Booze questions?

[juliely]

I do not have 20 and for 21 I have Bloody Mary/Mateus Rose at the moment.
Do you have no 15?

[Big Jenny]

Yes, Snowball.

I thought of Bloody Mary - it fits with the number of letters etc. - but can't quite tie it up with the clue.

[juliely]

I will keep working on that one. thanks for snowball, my mind was stuck on something like Singapore Sling, which we already have. Just another mental block!

[Big Jenny]

What do you think about number 29.? Michaelangelo sculpted the Pieta, but it's far too long for the seven letters required.

[juliely]

I am having the same trouble. I cannot find anything that M. has done that fits the clue.
I have 3 left to find on the birds and 6 on the bangers, how about you?

[Big Jenny]

Got all the Birds, all the Bangers (just that query above regarding No. 12. Vanguard), and need four Booze - nos. 20, 21, 29 and 30.

[mike b]

give us the clues, and we'll (see if we can) finish the job...?

[juliely]

Okay, Mike, here we go.
Birds
29. Again Whittington (4)
32. Musician on the beach (9)
34. He could shine your shoes (4)
35. The eye of the narcissus (8)
Bangers
5. Old London gardens (8)
25. This car buzzes along (6) I already have Humber for northern river.
26. Mountain road by southern coast (8)
27. Dick was in "Take it from here" (7)
I think that's all I'd better post for now. I don't want to upset anyone.
Thanks.

[Big Jenny]

29. TERN again Whittington.

32. SANDPIPER

34. KIWI

35. PHEASANT

[Big Jenny]

5. VAUXHALL (given to me by someone on here)

25.HORNET

26. CORNICHE (given to me by someone on here)

27. BENTLEY