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Here's a pretty desparate suggestion for no.52: Elipton = name of a very obscure musical band ('lip'/offense in 'Eton'/school founded by Henry VI).

JimC

I\'m having trouble with:
11 Free to Act (8,4)
18 Sounds like a Horse Show (4)
27 Personal Preference (2,3,4,2)
52 An offence in the monarch\'s school? (7)

Been down the Eton route on Number 52 and also tried KEGS as the quiz is Chelmsford based, but not coming up with much!

Any help would be appreciated!

Hi Mumma G.

I think the answer to no. 18 probably is a 1958 film title (set in Paris).

JimC

27 ..... think Shakespeare.

Hi again Mumma G.

27 is the title of a play by William Shakespeare.

JimC

Thanks Guys!
I am kicking myself with both feet (not easy!!)

So that just leaves the other 2 that seem to have everyone stumped!

Let me know if I can help anyone else

Ta x

Just a thought, but could 11 be a 1934 Cole Porter Musical?

29 Sharon's surname in Birds of a Feather. Has anyone got the correct spelling for this one ....... I have only found 15 or 16 letters ! LOL

Clue 54 - were we thrown off the scent by the redundant words in the clue? "Trendy" = CHIC and "in the past" = AGO. Answer = CHICAGO. "A long time" was not necessary in the clue, and served only to throw solvers off the scent (and I sincerely believe that "proper" cryptic crossword cluers would frown upon this use of redundant words). I started writing this message about 45 seconds "ago" - that is, 45 seconds "in the past"; not, you'll have observed, "45 seconds a long time in the past". There's only so far we can stretch artistic licence....