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Ask jockeys in front to give up (7) starts with E or F or G or H
Egghead in difficulty using very sophisticated electronics (6) as above
In contact with childrens charity (4, 2 words) ...last clue in the list , so probably starts with a letter near end of alphabet...

Kirky

Ask jockeys etc....defn is to give up with jockeys as anagram indicator
Egghead etc. is e in 5-letter word for problem (think knots)
In contact etc.....defn is charity (3/) with last two letters usual shortener for children

Sorry,charity is 3/1

Doh. Just started the same thread.
The last thematic begins with T. It's an old thing that I associate with 'as thick as a .... lamp'

Hi granama
Saw your other thread, pure coincidence of timing so hopefully no repercussions!
Spanish capital is that of one of Balearics

Thanks Muraria. Got it. The 'subtraction' is a bit obscure though. Just the egghead to solve now...

granama1 @4
Isn't it "as dim as......"?

Chrise. Yup. It got a bit distorted dim/thick in my memory and I think I heard the expression from someone who had distorted it when I was a child.

I've also heard it, ironically, as "as bright as....."!

Granama, I deleted the other thread, you said
“Scrub this thread” so I did.