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tonta

20th September 2017, 10:09

Well, I've really lost it this week!
Stumped on so many.....
Referee with a famous mother!(8) - - - S - L- - (Griselda? Why?)
Get fed up when it comes back again (4). - - - E
Solid container that increases sonority (5,3) S - U - D / - O -
Sound box?
Guiding to target and returning to base (6) - - M - N - (I had thought AIMING but if Griselda
is right the initial letter of this one is R)
Social status will produce a row (4) - - N - (first letter A if Griselda is right)
And finally ........!!!
Stringed instrument received in acclamation (5) A - A - -
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stevie gee

20th September 2017, 10:23
social status = rank
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stevie gee

20th September 2017, 10:25
referee = whistler
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stevie gee

20th September 2017, 10:27
guiding to base = homing
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tonta

20th September 2017, 10:28
Thank you Stevie Gee, I don't get Whistler, but it now gives HOMING for the one about target. Thank you so much.
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stevie gee

20th September 2017, 10:29
whistler's Mother
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tonta

20th September 2017, 10:45
Still not getting Whistler.

You said "Whistler's Mother".
Is that "Whistler is Mother" or "The Mother of Whistler"?

Either way, it's still a mystery to me.
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stevie gee

20th September 2017, 10:50
It is a famous painting (you could google it)
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stevie gee

20th September 2017, 11:01
Get fed up = tire
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