Local Quiz Thursday November 22nd 2012

[maxymax]

The theme is "How well do you know the sea and ships?" Nearly all the answers are cryptic.
1." Don Quixote's target "(4)
2." Hewer" (7) Could be clipper although I already have that for another clue but that does not necessarily rule it out.
3. " I heard he followed the cortege" (6)
4. "Vessel for airborn Hollander" (5,4)
5. "Fly boys here" (7)
6. "A cat and a half so to speak" (8)
Any help much appreciated

[maxymax]

Thanks for all your ideas. Like trimaran for no.6. Why is ghost ship answer to no.4? Like jetsam for no.6 (it does only have 6 letters so can't be jetsams)

[boxtops]

some of them (e.g. no 3) are answered here http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1190141.html

[shaneystar2]

Thanks BJ ..I should have put a link :))

[shaneystar2]

maxymax ..an airborn Hollander is a Flying Dutchman as explained in the link BJ gave .The Flying Dutchman was a ghost ship .

[maxymax]

Thanks for explanations. Am going with ghost ship for No.4,trimaran for No.6 and jetsam for No 3 rather than whaler. Still to be convinced about sail for No.1 and collier for No.2 (B.J I can't find a link in Thesaurus with hewer).Any ideas for No.5?

[maxymax]

Sorry am getting muddled. I like jetsams for No 5,whaler for No 3,trimaran for No 6 and ghost ship for No 4. Yet to be convinced with sail for No.1 or collier (or anything else ) for No.2. Thanks to you all.

[Mamyalynne]

1 " Don Quixote's target - what did he tilt at and what do they have ??

[Flyhalf]

https://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hewer;
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/collier;
http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/tilting-at-windmills.html
Should allay your doubts

[maxymax]

Ok Big Jack I am happy with the sail link but (perhaps I am being stupid) I still can't see hewer and collier in that link you have forwarded. Thanks so much for all your efforts though. Regards

[Mamyalynne]

hew·er
noun /ˈhyo͞oər/ 
hewers, plural

A person who cuts wood, stone, or other materials

A miner who cuts coal from a seam




col·lier
noun /ˈkälyər/ 
colliers, plural

A coal miner

A ship carrying coal

[Flyhalf]

The "hewer" link doesn't seem to be working:
(Extract). Definition of hewer
noun
dated
a person who cuts wood, stone, or other materials.
a miner who cuts coal from a seam.


Couple that with the "collier" definition
col·lier   
noun
1. a ship for carrying coal.
2. a coal miner.

[maxymax]

Thanks mamyalynne. I see the link now. If I had not already put clipper down for another clue I would have preferred that,although it does actually say "there's no guarantee that all the answers are different! Decisions,decisions!!

[maxymax]

Thanks Big Jack. Collier it is!!