Filey Bowls Club Cryptic Collection

[Kaishe48]

Hi, am really stuck on two, would anyone be able to help please?
26 - Sport loses 21
27 - A step donw from no 1

both answers have to be artists surnames.

any help much appreciated.
many thanks
Kaishe48

[Famous5]

The sitesavers quizzes website says Q 27 should read A step down from number 21.

26 Actually reads Sport loses 14.
So, look at words in Q 14 and add the abbreviation for one of those words into a sport (played with a stick) and you should see an artist

Hope this helps

[Kaishe48]

thanks so much Famous5, I'll give that a go, no wonder I couldn't solve it!!! Thought it was another senile moment.
Kaishe48

[quinie]

26 I thought there was a mistake here.Should it not be sport GAINS 14. Maybe I'm on the wrong track but I thought 14 might refer to 14th letter of the alphabet -N.Add N to the game played with a stick. I gave the answer last week.

[Famous5]

Quinie - that would work too, in fact now I come to think that's probably how I got the answer, but for speed I looked at my unsubmitted answer sheet and came up with the suggestion above

Just coincidence about the wording of Q14!

[quinie]

Hi,Famous5, what was the question in no14,please?

[quinie]

Also could you tell me the clue to
no21?

[Famous5]

Here they are

14 - North, ends the vegetable

21 - He was strictly dancing not reporting

[quinie]

Thank you for the info,Famous5

[quinie]

Me again.Do you know the answer to no21,please.Was it also an artist's surname?

[Famous5]

Quinie - certainly was an artist, who shared his name with the political correspondent who was such a bad dancer, except the artist had a middle name too.

Hoepe this helps

[quinie]

Thank you,Famous5. Got the answer to no21 so no27 is another name for a policeman. Clever clues!