Music Acts - Cryptic

Engage in some light-hearted challenges to test your knowledge and wits
User avatar
Selby White
LUFCTALK Moderator
Posts: 17206
Joined: 25 Mar 2012, 11:32

Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by Selby White »

Solve these cryptic clues to name music acts :-

1. A nun on a toboggan. =
2. Get paste from tube. =
3. Elizabeth, Victoria, Mary.... =
4. B.A., B.Sc, B.Eng =
5. Stop Jock and Stop Jock =
6. Dickie, Groucho, Harpo & Zeppo =
7. Babies on the slab =
8. In the desert? Open and pour. =
9. East end revolutionary =
10. Treacherous vicar.=

11. Down below on a peroxide blonde? =
12. Insanity.=
13. Blokes earning a crust.=
14. Young men selling animals.=
15. Pale serpent. =
16. Both of you. =
17. Merlin. =
18. Fanatical about the girl.=
19. Disturb vision. =
20. Prosperous city vermin. =

21. Plasters =
22. In deep trouble =
23. Rub out Mary and Mungos' friend =
24. Preserve reflect on jetty =
25. Gender arms =
26. Dark area caused by Cliff =
27. Hamlet - a female relative =
28. Greenhouse plants =
29. Latest command =
30. spring summer autumn winter! =

31. Passageway containing horse feed =
32. South American Indian Polaroid =
33. Picture house tune =
34. Dark Sunday =
35. Distribute equally =
36. Ham or beef sandwiches =
37. Best pal is a prickly bush =
38. Very warm galaxy =
39. Bird of prey with colic =
40. Hard of hearing wildcat =

41. German with coronary regulators =
42. Raincoat bought near Blackpool =
43. Dorothy's dog =
44. Unemployment Card =
45. Several raincoats found in cemetry =
46. Throttlers =
47. Clergyman in long dress =
48. Georgeous but not Northern =
49. Dangerous flowers =
50. Small avalanche =

51. First man and insect =
52. Thunderbolt from which grass grows =
53. Through the mirror - splash it all over =
54. Refinement association =
55. Back faucet =
56. Crying over phobias =
57. Queen of slimming world =
58. Seeboard bulb band =
59. William's vacation =
60. Ol' blue eyes of to make a movie =

61. Funpark magnetic effect =
62. Aviation strikers =
63. Uncomplicated Russian =
64. Charge this man for watching a celestial body =
65. Oxygen cylinder =
66. Man Friday's partner smouldering =
67. Genuflect for a gem =
68. Headgear not for woman on loan pending sale =
69. Posh dance in German prison =
70. Fashionable assembly =

71. Wild urban evangelists =
72. Parents =
73. What you get going out in the rain three times =
74. Not what they seem =
75. Sent for porrige =
76. Tough well to do mountain face =
77. Depressed Evertonians =
78. They are black and work with metal =
79. Spanish heavyweight in WC =
80. Orleans maid swaps her protective shield =
Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.
User avatar
BrighouseWhite
David O'Leary's baby-sitter
Posts: 769
Joined: 23 Jun 2011, 19:59

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by BrighouseWhite »

This is probably more Rigger's area but I think I've got a few of the easier ones

1. Sister Sledge
2. Squeeze
3. Queen
8. Oasis
15. Whitesnake
16. U2
20. Boomtown Rats
29. New Order
30. Four Seasons
32. Aztec Camera
38. Hot Chocolate
40. Def Leppard
43. Toto
44. UB40
48. Beautiful South
There's light at the end of the tunnel and the future's looking very bright indeed.
Deleted User 728

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by Deleted User 728 »

1. A nun on a toboggan. = SLAYER
2. Get paste from tube. = SQUEEZE
3. Elizabeth, Victoria, Mary.... = QUEEN
4. B.A., B.Sc, B.Eng = THE THREE DEGREES
5. Stop Jock and Stop Jock =
6. Dickie, Groucho, Harpo & Zeppo = RICHARD MARX
7. Babies on the slab =
8. In the desert? Open and pour. =
9. East end revolutionary =
10. Treacherous vicar.=

11. Down below on a peroxide blonde? =
12. Insanity.= MADNESS
13. Blokes earning a crust.= BREAD
14. Young men selling animals.= PET SHOP BOYS
15. Pale serpent. = WHITESNAKE
16. Both of you. =
17. Merlin. = WIZZARD
18. Fanatical about the girl.=
19. Disturb vision. = BLUR
20. Prosperous city vermin. = BOOMTOWN RATS

21. Plasters = BAND AID
22. In deep trouble =
23. Rub out Mary and Mungos' friend = ERASURE (love that one !)
24. Preserve reflect on jetty =
25. Gender arms =
26. Dark area caused by Cliff = THE SHADOWS
27. Hamlet - a female relative =
28. Greenhouse plants =
29. Latest command = NEW ORDER
30. spring summer autumn winter! = THE FOUR SEASONS

31. Passageway containing horse feed =
32. South American Indian Polaroid =
33. Picture house tune =
34. Dark Sunday = BLACK SABBATH
35. Distribute equally =
36. Ham or beef sandwiches =
37. Best pal is a prickly bush =
38. Very warm galaxy = HOT CHOCOLATE
39. Bird of prey with colic =
40. Hard of hearing wildcat =

41. German with coronary regulators =
42. Raincoat bought near Blackpool = FLEETWOOD MAC
43. Dorothy's dog = TOTO
44. Unemployment Card = UB40
45. Several raincoats found in cemetry =
46. Throttlers = THE STRANGLERS
47. Clergyman in long dress =
48. Georgeous but not Northern = THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
49. Dangerous flowers = THE LOTUS EATERS
50. Small avalanche =

51. First man and insect = ADAM AND THE ANTS
52. Thunderbolt from which grass grows =
53. Through the mirror - splash it all over =
54. Refinement association = CULTURE CLUB
55. Back faucet = SPINAL TAP
56. Crying over phobias = TEARS FOR FEARS
57. Queen of slimming world =
58. Seeboard bulb band =
59. William's vacation =
60. Ol' blue eyes of to make a movie =

61. Funpark magnetic effect = FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
62. Aviation strikers =
63. Uncomplicated Russian = SIMPLY RED
64. Charge this man for watching a celestial body =
65. Oxygen cylinder = CURVED AIR
66. Man Friday's partner smouldering = SMOKEY ROBINSON (!!)
67. Genuflect for a gem =
68. Headgear not for woman on loan pending sale =
69. Posh dance in German prison = SPANDAU BALLET
70. Fashionable assembly =

71. Wild urban evangelists =
72. Parents =
73. What you get going out in the rain three times = WET WET WET
74. Not what they seem =
75. Sent for porrige =
76. Tough well to do mountain face =
77. Depressed Evertonians =
78. They are black and work with metal =
79. Spanish heavyweight in WC =
80. Orleans maid swaps her protective shield = JOAN ARMATRADING (groan)
User avatar
kk white
Raich Carter's Contract Agent
Posts: 3594
Joined: 12 Aug 2009, 14:23
Location: Galway

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by kk white »

A quick look and I think we can add these?
4. 3 Degrees
10. Judas priest
12. Madness
13. Men at Work
21. Band Aid
27. Shakespeares Sister
28. Hothouse Flowers
36. Meat Loaf
41. Jerry and the Pacemakers
43. Toto
44. UB40
46. The Stranglers
51. Adam ant
52. Lightning Seeds
55. Spinal Tap
56. Tears for Fears
59. Billie Holiday
"An astonishing number of people despise Leeds United or what Leeds United stand for. But this club was never made for them." - Phil Hay
User avatar
kk white
Raich Carter's Contract Agent
Posts: 3594
Joined: 12 Aug 2009, 14:23
Location: Galway

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by kk white »

1. A nun on a toboggan. = SLAYER
2. Get paste from tube. = SQUEEZE
3. Elizabeth, Victoria, Mary.... = QUEEN
4. B.A., B.Sc, B.Eng = THE THREE DEGREES
5. Stop Jock and Stop Jock =
6. Dickie, Groucho, Harpo & Zeppo = RICHARD MARX
7. Babies on the slab =
8. In the desert? Open and pour. =
9. East end revolutionary =
10. Treacherous vicar.= Judas Priest

11. Down below on a peroxide blonde? =
12. Insanity.= MADNESS
13. Blokes earning a crust.= BREAD
14. Young men selling animals.= PET SHOP BOYS
15. Pale serpent. = WHITESNAKE
16. Both of you. =
17. Merlin. = WIZZARD
18. Fanatical about the girl.=
19. Disturb vision. = BLUR
20. Prosperous city vermin. = BOOMTOWN RATS

21. Plasters = BAND AID
22. In deep trouble =
23. Rub out Mary and Mungos' friend = ERASURE (love that one !)
24. Preserve reflect on jetty =
25. Gender arms =
26. Dark area caused by Cliff = THE SHADOWS
27. Hamlet - a female relative = Shakespeares Sister
28. Greenhouse plants = Hothouse Flowers
29. Latest command = NEW ORDER
30. spring summer autumn winter! = THE FOUR SEASONS

31. Passageway containing horse feed =
32. South American Indian Polaroid =
33. Picture house tune =
34. Dark Sunday = BLACK SABBATH
35. Distribute equally =
36. Ham or beef sandwiches = Meat Loaf
37. Best pal is a prickly bush =
38. Very warm galaxy = HOT CHOCOLATE
39. Bird of prey with colic =
40. Hard of hearing wildcat =

41. German with coronary regulators = Jerry and the Pacemakers
42. Raincoat bought near Blackpool = FLEETWOOD MAC
43. Dorothy's dog = TOTO
44. Unemployment Card = UB40
45. Several raincoats found in cemetry =
46. Throttlers = THE STRANGLERS
47. Clergyman in long dress =
48. Georgeous but not Northern = THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH
49. Dangerous flowers = THE LOTUS EATERS
50. Small avalanche =

51. First man and insect = ADAM AND THE ANTS
52. Thunderbolt from which grass grows = Lightning Seeds
53. Through the mirror - splash it all over =
54. Refinement association = CULTURE CLUB
55. Back faucet = SPINAL TAP
56. Crying over phobias = TEARS FOR FEARS
57. Queen of slimming world =
58. Seeboard bulb band =
59. William's vacation = Billie Holiday
60. Ol' blue eyes of to make a movie =

61. Funpark magnetic effect = FAIRGROUND ATTRACTION
62. Aviation strikers =
63. Uncomplicated Russian = SIMPLY RED
64. Charge this man for watching a celestial body =
65. Oxygen cylinder = CURVED AIR
66. Man Friday's partner smouldering = SMOKEY ROBINSON (!!)
67. Genuflect for a gem =
68. Headgear not for woman on loan pending sale =
69. Posh dance in German prison = SPANDAU BALLET
70. Fashionable assembly =

71. Wild urban evangelists =
72. Parents =
73. What you get going out in the rain three times = WET WET WET
74. Not what they seem =
75. Sent for porrige =
76. Tough well to do mountain face =
77. Depressed Evertonians =
78. They are black and work with metal =
79. Spanish heavyweight in WC =
80. Orleans maid swaps her protective shield = JOAN ARMATRADING (groan)
"An astonishing number of people despise Leeds United or what Leeds United stand for. But this club was never made for them." - Phil Hay
Sniffer
Arthur Fairclough's milliner
Posts: 2997
Joined: 17 Feb 2013, 17:03

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by Sniffer »

32. Aztec Camera
40. Def Leppard
53. Alice Cooper
57. Thin Lizzy
58. Electric Light Orchestra
60. Frankie Goes To Hollywood
67. Neil Diamond
User avatar
NottinghamWhite
LUFCTALK Admin
Posts: 31307
Joined: 11 Nov 2009, 10:10

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by NottinghamWhite »

Solve these cryptic clues to name music acts :-

1. A nun on a toboggan. = Sister Sledge
2. Get paste from tube. = The Squeeze
3. Elizabeth, Victoria, Mary.... =
4. B.A., B.Sc, B.Eng = The Graduates
5. Stop Jock and Stop Jock =
6. Dickie, Groucho, Harpo & Zeppo = The Marx Brothers
7. Babies on the slab =
8. In the desert? Open and pour. =
9. East end revolutionary =
10. Treacherous vicar.=

11. Down below on a peroxide blonde? =
12. Insanity.= Madness
13. Blokes earning a crust.=
14. Young men selling animals.= Pet Shop Boys
15. Pale serpent. =
16. Both of you. =
17. Merlin. =
18. Fanatical about the girl.=
19. Disturb vision. =
20. Prosperous city vermin. = Boomtown Rats

21. Plasters =
22. In deep trouble =
23. Rub out Mary and Mungos' friend = Midge Ure
24. Preserve reflect on jetty =
25. Gender arms =
26. Dark area caused by Cliff =
27. Hamlet - a female relative =
28. Greenhouse plants =
29. Latest command =
30. spring summer autumn winter! = The 4 Seasons

31. Passageway containing horse feed =
32. South American Indian Polaroid =
33. Picture house tune =
34. Dark Sunday =
35. Distribute equally =
36. Ham or beef sandwiches =
37. Best pal is a prickly bush =
38. Very warm galaxy = Hot Chocolate
39. Bird of prey with colic =
40. Hard of hearing wildcat = Deff Leopard

41. German with coronary regulators =
42. Raincoat bought near Blackpool = Fleetwood Mac
43. Dorothy's dog = Toto
44. Unemployment Card = UB40
45. Several raincoats found in cemetry =
46. Throttlers = The Stranglers
47. Clergyman in long dress =
48. Georgeous but not Northern =
49. Dangerous flowers =
50. Small avalanche =

51. First man and insect = Adam Ant
52. Thunderbolt from which grass grows =
53. Through the mirror - splash it all over =
54. Refinement association =
55. Back faucet =
56. Crying over phobias =
57. Queen of slimming world =
58. Seeboard bulb band =
59. William's vacation = Billy Holiday
60. Ol' blue eyes of to make a movie = Frankie goes to Hollywood

61. Funpark magnetic effect =
62. Aviation strikers =
63. Uncomplicated Russian = Simply Red
64. Charge this man for watching a celestial body =
65. Oxygen cylinder =
66. Man Friday's partner smouldering = Smoky Robinson
67. Genuflect for a gem = Neil Diamond
68. Headgear not for woman on loan pending sale =
69. Posh dance in German prison = Spandau Ballet
70. Fashionable assembly =

71. Wild urban evangelists =
72. Parents = Mama's & Papa's
73. What you get going out in the rain three times =
74. Not what they seem =
75. Sent for porrige =
76. Tough well to do mountain face =
77. Depressed Evertonians =Blues Brothers
78. They are black and work with metal =
79. Spanish heavyweight in WC =
80. Orleans maid swaps her protective shield =
Winner of the Europa League
Sniffer
Arthur Fairclough's milliner
Posts: 2997
Joined: 17 Feb 2013, 17:03

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by Sniffer »

9. Cockney Rebel
71. Manic Street Preachers
74. The Pretenders
76. Cliff Richard - God, that's awful. :)
User avatar
Wigan White
Arthur Fairclough's milliner
Posts: 2756
Joined: 05 Aug 2011, 13:19
Location: Wigan

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by Wigan White »

Loving number 45.

Max Bygraves.
Sniffer
Arthur Fairclough's milliner
Posts: 2997
Joined: 17 Feb 2013, 17:03

Re: Music Acts - Cryptic

Post by Sniffer »

47. Maxi Priest
Post Reply