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A set of music related cryptic clues!

71 replies · 60,457 views · Started 01 September 2003

Heres some little puzzles for you, ill just post a few now, if you want more i send them!
They are all singers or groups, the first one is an example-

1. Nun Toboggan = Sister Sledge
2. Get paste from tube
3. Elizabeth, Victoria, Mary
4. B.A, B.sSc, B.Eng
5. Stop Jock And Stop Jock
6. Dickie, Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo
7. Babies on the Slab
8. Desert Waterhole
9. Disturbed Fashion
10. Treacherous Vicar

I have 80 in total, and i dont know the answers to them all! Good luck!
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1. Nun Toboggan = Sister Sledge
2. Get paste from tube � Squeeze
3. Elizabeth, Victoria, Mary - Queen
4. B.A, B.sSc, B.Eng - 3 degrees
5. Stop Jock And Stop Jock - Womack & Womack
6. Dickie, Groucho, Harpo, Zeppo - Richard marx
7. Babies on the Slab - New kids on the block
8. Desert Waterhole - Oasis
9. Disturbed Fashion???
10. Treacherous Vicar - Judas Priest

Ok, next ten!

11. Aircraft Data Recording Unit
12. Insanity
13. Blokes Grafting
14. Young Men Selling Mice
15. Pale Serpant
16. Both of you
17. Merlin
18. Im Fanatical Towards the Girl
19. East End Revolutionary
20. Prosperous City Vermin

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18 is slightly different to the others, plays on the sound of words, theres a couple like that, its quite good tho!
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21. Plasters
22. Desperate Trouble
23. Preserve Reflect on Famous River
24. Rub Out Midge
25. Gender Arms
26. Silhouettes
27. Hamlet, a femal relative
28. Greenhouse plants
29. Next Command
30. Years Quarters

18. Im Fanatical Towards the Girl = madonna
19. East End Revolutionary = cockney rebel

21. Plasters = band aid
22. Desperate Trouble = dire straits
23. Preserve Reflect on Famous River = jamiraqui
24. Rub Out Midge = erasure
25. Gender Arms = sex pistols
26. Silhouettes = the shadows
27. Hamlet, a femal relative = Shakespears Sister
28. Greenhouse plants = hot house flowers
29. Next Command = new order
30. Years Quarters = 4 seasons

Sidneylopsides, you haven't said if any answers are correct!

So far, they are all right! I didnt get the Jamiraqui one myself! Its so obvious now!

31. Corrdor containing horse fodder
32. South American indian instamatic
33. Picture house tune
34. dark sunday
35. distribute equally
36. ham or beef sandwiches
37. a friendly prickly bush
38. very warm galaxy
39. bird of prey with colic
40. hard of hearing wildcat

31 Corridor containing horse fodder = hall and oats
32 South American Indian instamatic = aztec camera
33 Picture house tune = roxy music
34 Dark Sunday = black sabbath
35 Distribute equally = Cher
36 Ham or beef sandwiches = meatloaf
37 A friendly prickly bush = buddy holly
38 Very warm galaxy = hot chocolate
39 Bird of prey with colic = hawk wind
40 Hard of hearing wildcat = def leppard

If there are more, I won't get me and my colleagues to do them! I promise! (But we do love these)

31 - Hall & Oates
32 - Aztec Camera
33 - Pearl & Dean?
34 - Black Sabbath
35 - Cher (and a BIG groan :P )
36 - ?
37 - Buddy Holly
38 - Hot Chocolate
39 - Hawkwind (and another groan)
40 - Def Leppard

Edit: that'll teach me to leave a post half-way finished when visitors arrive! gah!

😃 Heres more!

41. Germany with coronary regulators
42. Raincoat bought near blackpool
43. Dorothys Dog
44. Unempolyment card
45. Several raincoats found in cemetery
46. Throttlers
47. Clergyman in long dress
48. Gorgeous but not northen
49. Revolvers and flowers
50. Spinning rocks

some easy ones in this instalment!

I said I wouldn't answer anymore, but as I work in a Jobcentre I will answer 44 - UB40

Although the UB40 was replaced Years ago with the ES40!

41 - Gerry and the Pacemakers
42 -
43 - Toto
44 - UB40
45 -
46 - The Stranglers
47 -
48 - Beautiful South
49 - Guns 'n' Roses
50 - Rolling Stones

42. Raincoat bought near blackpool (Clue:- Part of Answer is another name for an Apple Computer)

45. Several raincoats found in cemetery (Clue:- Part of answer is Not MIN)

47. Clergyman in long dress (Clue:- Part of answer is Not MINI)

Hope these help!

I know another word for a raincoat is a mac, but I have no idea what's near Blackpool, and I figured out Max for many raincoats but have no idea where the cemetry fits in.

however, thanks for the help, I've got MAXI PRIEST 😊

[quote="Jadeviper"]I know another word for a raincoat is a mac, but I have no idea what's near Blackpool, and I figured out Max for many raincoats but have no idea where the cemetry fits in.

however, thanks for the help, I've got MAXI PRIEST 😊[/quote]

OK, how about Max (which you already got) Stands near 2 or more Cemetry plots!

[quote="Gadget17"][quote="Jadeviper"]I know another word for a raincoat is a mac, but I have no idea what's near Blackpool, and I figured out Max for many raincoats but have no idea where the cemetry fits in.

however, thanks for the help, I've got MAXI PRIEST 😊[/quote]

OK, how about Max (which you already got) Stands near 2 or more Cemetry plots![/quote]

Haven't got the faintest idea!!

oh no... I just worked it out... that is so bad!!!!!

Max Bygraves...

go and stand in the corner both of you :P

51. Fisrt man and insects
52. Thunderbolt helps grass grow
53. in wonderland - just like that
54. Refinement Association
55. Lumbar Puncture
56. Upset over Phobias
57. Queen of the slimming world
58. Manweb Bulb Band
59. Williams Vacation
60. Ol' blue eyes off to make a movie

Just a few guesses: 51. Adam and the Ants 52.?? 53. Alice in Chains 54.? 55. Spin doctors :? 56.? 57. Thin Lizzy 58. ?? 59. Billy Holliday 60. ??

51. Adam and the Ants
52. Lightening Seeds
53. ??
54. ??
55. Spinal Tap (hurrah! 😃)
56. Tears for Fears
57. Thin Lizzy
58. ELO
59. Billy Holiday
60. Frankie goes to Hollywood

nope, I haven't seen it yet but I want to... Friday was international talk like a pirate day and i quite like the eyepatch and hat :P

just like that? don't get it...

Edit: yes i do!!! Alice Cooper!! that's baaaaaaaaaaaad :P