Clothing Quiz help please......

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I've got a quiz here which is a fundraiser for our church - it cost £1 for it, and the prize is a £20 M&S voucher.......they've extended the closing date by 2 weeks (to the 1st Sunday in December) as NO-ONE has managed to finish it yet - they're all finidng it really hard......I only found this out tonight.....and thought perhaps my wonderful MN'er friends could help me out. All answers are items of clothing........ and the numbers in brackets are how many letters. It's a long one I'm afraid.......and I'm completely stumped on the majority......but I'd love a £20 M&S voucher to treat us to something.

1. A Serviceman's effects (3)
2. Feminine, but worn by both (5)
3. A dwelling's highest point (4)
4. A spanish dance (6)
5. Groans (Anagram) - SARONG?
6. A dead heat below the head (3) - TIE??
7. Pursuing Rudolph (11)
8. Snakes (9)
9. Seen regularly in T.V.'s Dallas (7)
10. A police request (8)
11. This snake cannot fly (9-3)
12. Legal documents (6)
13. Was an American film star (3-4)
14. But did this make the change any lighter? (8)
15. Shore birds (6)
16. Found in the bathroom (8)
17. This East End character wasn't alive around 1800! (7)
18. An Innuit word (6)
19. You need an "in" to make a profit (4)
20. Embarking with G and 2 (8)
21. Baggy breeches from America (14)
22. A jacket for the afternoons (7-4)
23. Lost by three little ones (7)
24. Biblical smalls (4-6)
25. Member of a very English team (6)
26. Does it make you feel more religious? (6-4)
27. A waterproof (9)
28. Worn by the idle workers (7)
29. These could be royal or legal (5-5)
30. Not a signal of distress around 1970 (6)
31. Heroine of a novel 1893 (6)
32. Crimean wooly (9)
33. Served in a pub (6)
34. Not and edible covering (4-3)
35. Picture Julie in it, on a hillside (6)
36. An old time youngsters' fleece (7-6)
37. A mathematical addition (4-5)
38. A (wasted) symbol of rank (4)
39. A tight fit for clerics (3-6) - DOG COLLAR???
40. A sunny covering made of plaited leaves (6-3)
41. Not for business, worn on a path (5-4)
42. Pcutre a woman driver in it (4) - MINI????
43. Stringshed (anagram) NIGHTDRESS??
44. A pastoral cut of beef (5-5)
45. A peninsula (4)
46. Ankle length and black (7)
47. Not worn only on a pacific atoll (6) - BIKINI???

I'm not very good at 'cryptic' stuff

Sorry foundintranslation, I was awash with admiration at your answer when I first saw it, but it just seems to me that a vest is a more likely answer than toga. It would help to see all the answers as I think you can then get a feel for what sort of clothing they are after, eg current or old forms of clothing). Also, has vest been used as an answer before? Just want QofQ to see both answers so she can make up her mind.

OK - here are the answers we've got so far - where there's more than one answer offered I've put both.

1. A Serviceman's effects (3) KIT
2. Feminine, but worn by both (5) JEANS
3. A dwelling's highest point (4) COPE
4. A spanish dance (6) BOLERO
5. Groans (Anagram) SARONG
6. A dead heat below the head (3) TIE
7. Pursuing Rudolph (11) DEERSTALKER
8. Snakes (9) MOCCASINS
9. Seen regularly in T.V.'s Dallas (7) STETSON
10. A police request (8) PULLOVER
11. This snake cannot fly (9-3) FEATHERED BOA
12. Legal documents (6) BRIEFS
13. Was an American film star (3-4) MAE WEST
14. But did this make the charge any lighter? (8) CARDIGAN
15. Shore birds (6) WADERS
16. Found in the bathroom (8) FLANNELS
17. This East End character wasn't alive around 1800! (7) SPENCER
18. An Innuit word (6) ANORAK
19. You need an "in" to make a profit (4) VEST or TOGA - I'm swaying towards vest....
20. Embarking with G and 2 (8)
21. Baggy breeches from America (14) KNICKERBOCKERS
22. A jacket for the afternoons (7-4) MATINEE COAT
23. Lost by three little ones (7) MITTENS
24. Biblical smalls (4-6) LOIN CLOTHS
25. Member of a very English team (6) BOWLER
26. Does it make you feel more religious? (6-4) SUNDAY BEST
27. A waterproof (9) MACINSTOSH
28. Worn by the idle workers (7) LOAFERS
29. These could be royal or legal (5-5) COURT SHOES
30. Not a signal of distress around 1970 (6) FLARES
31. Heroine of a novel 1893 (6) TRILBY
32. Crimean wooly (9) BALACLAVA
33. Served in a pub (6) SHORTS
34. Not and edible covering (4-3) PITH HAT
35. Picture Julie in it, on a hillside (6) DIRNDL
36. An old time youngsters' fleece (7-6) LIBERTY BODICE
37. A mathematical addition (4-5) PLUS FOURS
38. A (wasted) symbol of rank (4) SASH
39. A tight fit for clerics (3-6) - DOG COLLAR
40. A sunny covering made of plaited leaves (6-3) PANAMA HAT
41. Not for business, worn on a path (5-4) TRACK SUIT
42. Pcutre a woman driver in it (4) - MINI
43. Stringshed (anagram) NIGHTDRESS
44. A pastoral cut of beef (5-5) GRASS SKIRT
45. A peninsula (4) CAPE
46. Ankle length and black (7) CASSOCK
47. Not worn only on a pacific atoll (6) BIKINI

I think toga is more likely than vest, but it could be either. I think you should put both answers in, and explain the reasoning behind each!

Question 7 was "Pursuing Rudolf" and the answer was DEERSTALKER. So going on the same lines, we could get rid of the -ing in embarking, which is the hardest thing to get round. In other words, the answer could be "--er"

No I think to gain is to obscure. If you add "in" to vest you get invest which I know doesn't mean to make a profit necessarily but it is a common assumption that an investment will bring profit.

Embarking with G and 2 is really tricky though!

I think vest is the most likely of the two.

I was thinking about number 2 - could it be dress? As in, dress being something a female wears, but also being something that both male and female do?

But it say "worn by both". Men don't wear dresses, they get dressed, whereas they both wear jeans and jean is a feminine name.

Anyone want to go through this list of clothing to find an 8 letter word that would fit the clue? list

But they dress, don't they? And military uniform is called dress, men have dress shirts and dress suits ... I'm just not convinced by jeans, that's all!

I still go with jeans but agree vest or toga is a very close call.

QoQ - I think you should have the final decision.

I hate to throw another potential spanner in the works but is 34 really pith hat? Isn't more commonly known as pith helmet? Didn't someone else suggest pork pie?

QoQ, can you check this one; you've written "Not and edible covering"

ok - I'm not entirely convinced on the "jeans" one myself - especially if the missing answer the "2" bit refers to answer 2.

I've gone for "vest" for that one - just 'feels' better.

should be an edible covering.

WHat's a pork pie??? (over than DH's favourtie 'treat' ???)

Pork pie is a style of hat (do you remember ska,Special AKA etc) However it doesn't really fit in with the clothing answers I agree.

But neither does spencer in my view

Sorry Qoq I just want you to win

Pork pie hat ... as worn by ska bands (think Specials, Selecter, etc)

Cross posts mercy

ooo blimey - tricky stuff (I want to win too LOL).

re. 2 - I do find 'jeans' convincing actually, but reckon 'dress' would be possible - worn by both, not in the sense of 'a' dress, but in the sense of 'dress' as a style of clothing - formal dress, casual dress etc. OTOH I'm not sure the '2' refers to the answer to clue 2.
have we still not got 20? [puzzled emoticon]

doh of course we haven't . Was in bed at 11 last night and up at 3.30am...

i think it's jeans... defintiely

would go with pork pie too

Definitely jeans, vest and pork pie. Definitely.
No idea re question 20.

WigWamBam- great minds and all that! I loved that era - it really changed my life

I hate to say this, but I am quite familiar with the word spencer to mean ladies' undergarment, but then I am an historian and you know what it is like when you know something and assume everyone does too? Anyway, unless anyone comes up with anything better for that clue, I am quite happy with that answer. The embarking one is driving me potty though!

no 20 - Garter!!!

I mean garters

why garters???

I don't see how you've got it???