Boys Will Be Boys

[Needy100]

31st December Childrens Society Rushden (J Holloway)

6 Old Australian slang for a fashion -conscious young male
17 A youngest son, a favourite child (i thought maybe sonny)
72 This top lady was a man, famous as the actor of (4 2 4)
85 In the north of England, collecting wood for Guy Fawkes bonfire

thanks for any suggestions/help

[Chinajan]

85: Chumping

[Needy100]

thanks just looked chumping up good answer

[dannyk13]

85. In my area of Yorkshire it is called Progging.

[dannyk13]

https://www.lexico.com/definition/progging

[JJ109]

I may be mistaken but I thought the answers had to be boys names

[Chinajan]

Done plenty of chumping in my time. 'Chumps' was the name for the wood collected.

[Needy100]

both correct but will go with chumping as a male connection - chum

[Needy100]

Any suggestions for 6 17 or 72 please

[mallyh]

6 tony ?

[Needy100]

Thanks mallyh will check up on it.

[Chinajan]

OP - what is the clue/answer immediately following question 72?

72's clue looks unfinished, as though it's running on into the following question

[Needy100]

No. 73 - A rice field my answer is Paddy

[Chinajan]

Thanks. Still thinking...

[Chinajan]

First word of 72 must be 'Dame' surely? But I can't parse either 'of Sark' or 'of York' which are the only two following options that occur to me. I might be on completely the wrong track but I mention this in the hope that it touches off an idea from someone else

[mallyh]

6 found schmick meaning stylish "cool"

[Toorak]

A very long shot but picking up on ChinaJan’s suggestion, the top lady could be dame Edna everage, played by Barry Humphries who starred in a film ‘Side by Side’

[Needy100]

Thank you all for your help and suggestions