What frustrates me is when they don't give a clue.
The one with 40 days, that was my first thought. Then when I went back, noticed an important word within the sentence that helped me and it was nowhere close to being related to Noah. Sorry, can't remember what it was, but suggest going back and looking at the hint again. And I think they Cayenne was possible name of a fabric line, if I remember correctly, that one tripped me up as well.