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BINGO! Got #4 (I think - better check!)

Yoohoo, Jolan et al! On the run today. See 1 and 5 and will try to pop back in later. It finally feels like spring here, after the winter from hell.

1. CHASSEPOTS (19th century French rifles) - anag. "shapes" inside "cots"

2. EARLOBES - OBE (order) inside EARLS (nobility); earlobes hang beside the neck!

3. OUIJA BOARD - yes ("absolutely") in French and German ( OUI + JA)' BOARD = "committee"; used to receive messages from the dead (perhaps)

4. THROW ONE'S HAT INTO THE RING - anagram (run) "riot on town high street nah". Def. - an indication that one is prepared to fight.

5. SPOTTED FLYCATCHER - bird ("flyer"); spotted = detected, fly = alert, catcher = fielder


Thanks very much, jolan - I think that's only the second time I've had a full set (and I haven't had more than 2 recently!)

Sorry! It's after 5 on my watch!

Just got back. Preoccupied today. Of course one shouldn't do puzzles while driving.

1- C HASSEP OTS
3- OUI JA BOARD
5- SPOTTED FLYCATCHER

My one and only
Spotted Flycatcher

Ah.

Hello, ginge, chrisg, chrise and Jg. Been out today, in the beautiful Spring weather (same here Ari - nice isn't it?).

Well Chrise, you've played a blinder today, eh? There seems a shortage of our "usuals" here today. Well done everybody. Hope the Spring continues to spring. See you next week (if we are spared - that's the Celt in me talking :) ) Here's the way I worked 'em out (just as Chris posted)

1. unusual shapes = hassep; small beds = cots; c(hassep)ots = CHASSEPOTS = rifles = arms (“old” signifying “1866 – 1874”)

2. noblemen = earls; order = OBE; earl(OBE)s = EARLOBES – are hanging by the neck.

3. absolutely = yes/yes = absolutely (Chambers & Oxford thes’i) = oui (French) and ja (German); committee = board; OUIJA BOARD - used to receive defunct messages

4. run = flow or cause to flow = anag indicator of “riot on town high street nah” = THROW ONE’S HAT INTO THE RING (inf) = institute an attack (Chambers def:- to issue a challenge, institute an attack)

5. detected = spotted; alert = fly; fielder = catcher; SPOTTED FLYCATCHER = bird = flyer


Bless, all.

J

Thanks again, jolan.

Yes, it has been a lovely afternoon. Fortunately I had solved them all before we went out to enjoy it.

I really should have seen Ouija board :( and my anagram solver only came up with "space shots" for the anagram so it obviously does not speak French. Not a good day,
but at least I got some gardening done. Thanks jolan