Leisure Pleasures

[Purplebird]

Struggling with:-

No.74, 67 and 59. With 59 cannot understand previous threads.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[kettledrum]

For those of us who are not doing this quiz it would be helpful to have the questions.

[catfish]

No 59. Child's game refers to the first word of the answer - a 3 letter word for a game involving a lot of running around and usually played by children. 'Finishes' refers to the second word - just another word for this. 'left over pieces' is the overall meaning of the two words together.

I have an answer for 67, but am uncertain of it and cannot explain - I'll tell you what I have if you want answers though.

Afraid I can't help with 74 yet - so if you have inspiriation I'd love to hear it!

[Goofy]

67) The game is a card game - normally played by/with children (4 letters) Continue tediously is 2 words. Stick them all together and look it up in Chambers.

74) think golf for second word.

[Goofy]

for kettledrum
74) It's disconcerting but not likely to get you in a hole! (3,7)
67) Continue tediuosly after the game - but you may get your fingers burned! (10)
59) Child's game finishes with left over pieces. (3,4)

[kettledrum]

Thanks Goofy....I think you and catfish have prob given very adequate clues for the moment. It's difficult to be helpful if one doesn't know the question.

[Magic 1]

Goofy Clue 74 Does Golf have anything to do with this clue. perhaps you could help with a further clue. Golf seems to have something to do with clue 78 ???

[Purplebird]

Thanx Catfish and Goofy.
Have now solved 67, 74 still looking for 59.

Purplebird

[Purplebird]

Now solved 59 - found the definition in the OED

P.

[Goofy]

Hi Magaic 1 - No golf in 78 but definately in 74. There is a very good clue for 78 somewhere on this site. I got it yesterday.!

I too am still struggling with 59, but hopefully catfish's clue will get me there.

[catfish]

I'd say there is a golf link to no 78 - for the second word only though. 78 could refer to the equipment, whereas 74 is more the action/technique.

Not sure I have more help to give for 59 though unless it becomes too obvious. I guess in the child's game you'd be saying 'you're it!' - at least in the version I used to play!

[Goofy]

ah yes - I suppose there is a connection to golf in 78 - but only incidentally.