birds and bees

[magistra]

help! I'm stuck on 4 last clues, and am a bit iffy about 1 other:

p??ani?????? smear

b??lin?? (size of the) observer
(I can only think of bedlinen, binliner, etc)

b??str??????? right to left, then left to right

o???oop?? London's Town Crier

t???ste? devised by (George) W.
(might this be tungsten chemical symbol W?)

[cruciverbali]

Papanicolaou

[shaneystar2]

Boustrophedon ..an ancient greek method of writing where alternate lines are read in opposite directions.

[cruciverbali]

Boustrophedon

[shaneystar2]

London's Town Crier ..an Outrooper ? This was originally an auctioneeer .

[cruciverbali]

Outrooper

[magistra]

thanks for help so far received.only one to go!

[magistra]

I've googled "outrooper" without much success, so may have to take Shaneystar 2's word for it! Thanks, anyway.

[gen2]

Outrooper is in Chambers

[brokenbank]

It's a big help if you have the Chambers Dictionary as this has always been the cornerstone of this annual quiz.

[gen2]

b??lin?? (size of the) observer
(I can only think of bedlinen, binliner, etc)

Think "NEWSPAPERS"

[smouse]

can someone just tell me if its representatives or representations for the middle of 35

[brokenbank]

Hi smouse, I've got option 2 but I'm not saying it's correct, just what I've arrived at. Get Chambers lol.

[gen2]

I've got Chambers, but went for option 1.

However, they do say that equivalent words will be accepted.

[smouse]

Oh and brokenbank nearly persuaded me I needed one - lol