any hints please its driving me mad---- 4.in the absence of the head, teachers can make bloomers .6. 8.silly goat first of all came back for lily---- 9. 14 elysian flower shop involved in a crooked deal 8. 47. cow-girl with royal connections 6.4. thats just a start !!!!
4 The head of a school is a headmaster . Lose some letters +S!
8. Silly is backwards + a goat (backwards )
14 Shop +deal ..anagram
47 Think of a royal paramour . ..she was also an actress.
thanks shaneystar2 and christina have figured out 4 and 14
will have to work on others not clicked yet getting too late to think,or will be puzzling in my sleep again