For those who've been waiting, and as my usual thread for answers was closed after a spam attack!

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1 Which musical is based on poems by T S Elliot? Cats
2 Which material was used for making combs, small boxes & frames and inlays, and was predominantly sourced from the hawksbill turtle? Tortoiseshell
3 What was the name of the fabulous diamond in a series of Peter Sellers movies? The Pink Panther
4 How would a native of Tehran have been described (pre 1980)? Persian
5 How might one describe a native of Ellan Vannin? Manx
6 What was the name of the chimp character in the Tarzan films of the 1930s? Cheetah
7 Who appeared on TV most often with Terry Hall (1926 - 2007)? Lenny the Lion (ventriloquist act)
8 Which fluid measure is one fifth of a gill? Fluid ounce (the ounce is also known as the snow leopard)
9 What term describes strike action taken without authorisation by their trade union? Wildcat strike
10 What name is shared by an early British home computer, a helicopter, & a body spray? Lynx
11 By what name was Mumbai previously known? Bombay
12 What word describes a load carrying road motor vehicle with an enclosed cargo area? Van (a Turkish breed)
13 What slang term is used for an older woman who seeks assignations with young men? (NO! "Stiffler's mom" is not a valid answer to this theme!) Cougar
14 What is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and a human head? Sphinx
15 What is the nickname of the Argentine rugby team? (a valiant defeat today!) The Pumas
16 What three creatures were Dorothy, the Scarecrow & the Tin Woodcutter worried they might meet? Lions, and tigers, and bears
17 Which TV character, voiced by Arnold Stang, was apparently based on Phil Silvers as Bilko? Top Cat (re-titled Boss cat in UK to avoid clashing with a cat food)
18 What word does not rhyme (although it looks as though it should) with the name of a skin tight garment named for a famous trapeze artist? Leopard
19 According to Paddington, what do bears like? Marmalade
20 What make of car was driven by Inspector Morse? Jaguar

Sorry for the delay, I've been having problems logging in & posting to Mudcat for much of the past ten days.
Cheers
Nigel