Music Acts - Cryptic

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Just got this one I think... Brilliant :lol: :lol: :lol: . If not, no offence meant :oops:
11. Down below on a peroxide blonde? = Black Box
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kk_white wrote:Just got this one I think... Brilliant :lol: :lol: :lol: . If not, no offence meant :oops:
11. Down below on a peroxide blonde? = Black Box
Spot on :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :lol:
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18. Fanatical about the girl.=
31. Passageway containing horse feed =
35. Distribute equally =
39. Bird of prey with colic =
68. Headgear not for woman on loan pending sale =
70. Fashionable assembly =
75. Sent for porrige =
79. Spanish heavyweight in WC =
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Selby White wrote:
rigger wrote:
Sniffer wrote:Just got this one. :D

24. Preserve reflect on jetty = Jamiroquai
Eh ??

The "jam" yeah, but iro ?? Quai is pronounced KWY not quey/key
Thought that myself but I didn't set them and its the right answer, well done Sniffer it was arguably hardest on the list :thumbup:
It actually made me laugh when I finally got it. I'd been mulling it over since yesterday afternoon. I was sitting here going "Marmalade, Chutney, Jam, mirror ...Jam, mirror... Oh bloody hell!" :lol:
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I got this one yesterday but didn't post it because I wasn't sure. John is the WC in the US, El is the Spanish word for The, but I couldn't think where the boxer fitted in. Then, in an unusual moment of clarity, I realized a ton was a heavy weight. Doh!

79. Spanish heavyweight in WC = Elton John
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31. Passageway containing horse feed = HALL & OATES
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rigger wrote:31. Passageway containing horse feed = HALL & OATES
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Sniffer wrote:I got this one yesterday but didn't post it because I wasn't sure. John is the WC in the US, El is the Spanish word for The, but I couldn't think where the boxer fitted in. Then, in an unusual moment of clarity, I realized a ton was a heavy weight. Doh!

79. Spanish heavyweight in WC = Elton John
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39. Bird of prey with colic = Hawkwind

My mate's favourite band. I must refer to them from now on as The Bird Of Prey With Colic. :lol:
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70. Style Council
35. Cher :lol:
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