Fonda, Ford, Mancini - Henry

You understand my frustration, niteowl

I loved them and hated them at the same time

How can I put this Joan?

"No"

...but you could be on the right track.

Off to beddy-byes with a smile on my face

Former U.S. Presidents: Ford, Garfield, Hoover
Former Secretaries of State: Clinton, Powell, Rice
Weights: carat, gram, ounce
Small: diminutive, dwarf, undersized

You can't go to bed now!!!

Take away Ford...
Fonda, Kissinger, Mancini - Henry

mr.jinks , felix , tiger for the cats ?

Jema - three out of four The one that let you down was weights...

That's the one, Joan!

I hate to say it niteowl, but two out of three! There's a cat in the list that nobody has used (I think)

putt , slice , chip for golf terms ?

Two out of three!

boudoir, ounce, pound - words containing ou
blood, grass, tiger - words with diamond

Intriguing categories Joan, but they don't match mine!

I will reveal the missing categories tomorrow if there's any left by then

Felix, Mr. Jinks, Scratchy - cartoon cats

ounce, pound, gram - weight/mass
putt, slice, drive - golf terms
carat, hash, slash - marks used in writing/printing

Ah yes, Joan - the elusive "Scratchy"!

Bob - all categories correct, full marks for golf terms and two out of three for the others!

carat, gram, pound - weight
lion, tiger, ounce - wild cats

Edit Marks: chip, hash, slash
Used with Blue: baby, blood, grass

Four good ones!

Now, so I can put this one to bed, what's the connection between "baby", "boudoir" and "concert"? (Dictionaries allowed)

Types of Grand Piano

Nice finish, Haroula!

Just had it very politely pointed out to me that I'd marked Jema's as "right" when they were only two out of three

Sorry, "baby" belongs to "grand piano", and the missing "blue" was "chip". Also the missing punctuation was "shriek", not "chip", which beloged to "golf". Apologies, Jema
.
Knew I won't get through it alive!

Never mind - undaunted, I've started another one. I shall add to it whenever the red mist descends...

Can hardly wait for the next one.
Apparently Stitchie-Poo gave you his
dictionary

Yes, it's on my bookshelf next to "Quizzes I have Made Up that Had No Errors" (a slim volume)

alright , bring it on - i might have a gray cell or two left......or not

Thank you for this puzzle, Rog. It's been a trip down Memory Lane - I've really
missed the Stitchman and his puzzles.

Are you up to doing one of his triskaidekaphobias?

I think Pandora's been doing them recently, Jema - when she spots this, maybe she'll turn up trumps again?