all aboard the a train Quns 18, 22 and 31 - helpful hints please!

[iver]

18.A jolly, old fellow in the last war
22.Write off in a recess
31.legal notes made in error about moriarty's assistant

[squarebear]

What is the theme of the quiz?

[jenniferd]

50 answers end with letter A and 50 begin with letter A. That is how I read it e.g. by my reckoning I have 4 beginning with A to find and 1 ending with A.

[squarebear]

How many letters in these?

[jenniferd]

18. Ten. Clue is a 1998 film asteroid size of Texas or war to end all wars i.e. end of world.
22. Eight.
31. Nine

[squarebear]

So it's not "A jolly, old fellow in the last war "?

Jeez, this quiz is hard work.

[squarebear]

With all due respect, the film question is incredibly easy

[jenniferd]

These quizzes come out twice a year and we get 3 months to complete - hence the flak when help is asked for too early. This is the first time ever that I have managed to get to (now) only 4 to go and a month still left to complete. So I was testing the water by asking for clues - but maybe the flak throwers are all at work!!!

[squarebear]

So what is the clue for 18? Is it about a jolly fellow or the 1998 film?

[jenniferd]

"a jolly" is another name for a Royal Marine. Next 4 letters are another word for old and the last 3 another word for a university fellow. The clue I gave was for the whole word not the reasoning behind it.

[squarebear]

Oh sorry. I thought you were telling us the question rather than giving iver a clue.

[x-ray]

These are cryptic clues and all the answers either begin or end with A
The clues are as iver first descibed them; that is
18. A jolly, old fellow in the last war (10)....first two letters refer to a jolly then a word for old then a word for fellow
22 Write off in a recess (8)...Starts with A, then a type of lock
31. Legal notes made in error about Moriartys assiostant (9)....an anagram of "made" around the name of Moriartys assistant.
It is quite a difficult quiz of 100 questions, I have just about finished it, although uncertain of some of my answers

[jayhawk]

Moriarty's assisstant was ' Moran'

[jayhawk]

Moriarty's assisstant was 'Moran '
Hope this helps

[iver]

Thanks to all who helped with Qns. 18,22 and 31 Almost there!!! Iver