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Subject: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2 - finished

Written By: maddog167 on 11/14/03 at 08:50 a.m.

OK, here goes with another set of cryptic clues. It may be difficult for those of you outside the UK to guess some of these but I haven't had chance to split those clues out this time - sorry!

Limit 4 this time - I think some of these are pretty easy.

Limit off

1. Alarm cuckoo grandfather (6 - 8 )
@sskicker - Clocks - Coldplay

2. It remains misplaced despite my having spent several hours searching (1,5,6,5,4,2,7,3 - 2)
Lesley - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2

3. Regimental adjutant to Colonel Mustard forms a dating agency (8,7,6,6,4,4 - 3,7)
philbo - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

4. Only three wishes? And aren't you supposed to be in the lamp? (5,2,1,6 - 9,8 )
Lesley - Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera

5. Three times? I'll get dizzy! (4,4,4 - 3,5)
karen / Indy Gent - Turn, Turn, Turn - The Byrds

6. Expatriate Birmingham City supporters living in the sewer (12,8,5 - 3,5)
Paul UK - Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan

7. The Marie Celeste is one example, another is the Turin Shroud (3,1,7 - 5)
karen - It's A Mystery - Toyah

8. Kurt's widow intends to dismember our group! (4,4,4,2,5 - 3,8 )
philbo / ggtesco - Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division

9. Arkela Akela (3,6,2,3,4 - 6,3)
karen - The Leader Of The Pack - Shangri-Las

10. Ottoman rulers on the gymnastic high bar (7,2,6 - 4,7)
jaytee - Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

11. England openside flanker gets job as an extra on "Cool Hand Luke" (4,2,3,5,4 - 3,10)
jaytee - Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders

12. The nucleus of a Ur U atom splits, releasing neutrons. These neutrons strike other Ur U atoms that, in turn, split, releasing more neutrons. (5,8 - 5,4)
philbo - Chain Reaction - Diana Ross

13. Indecision about location (6,1,4,2,6,1,2 - 3,5)
jaytee - Should I Stay Or Should I Go? - The Clash

14. Our party pleads not guilty to arson charge (2,5,5,3,4 - 5,4)
Lesley - We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel

15. Please restrain myself from obtaining my own person (4,3,2,3,2 - 4)
Indy Gent - Don't Let Me Get Me - Pink

16. Mind The Gap! Get your armpit out of my face! No, I haven't got any spare change! (3,5,2,3,10 - 5,5)
Lesley - The Sound Of The Underground - Girls Aloud

17. The Cincinnatti branches of Savings and Mutual? (3,5,2,4 5,2,3,4 - 6,6,4)
Paul UK - Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton John

18. Restraint of 1492, 1588 and 1066 (7,4,3,5 - 6,3)
Paul UK - Holding Back The Years - Simply Red

19. That Groucho Marx moustache & glasses don't fool me - you're Old Nick! (5,2,8 - 5,7)
philbo - Devil In Disguise - Elvis Presley

20. Excuse me Mrs, can Suggs, Chas, Woody, Bedders and the other 3 come out for a game of football with me? (3,1,4,4,7 - 4,6)
Lesley - Can I Play With Madness - Iron Maiden

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: philbo_baggins on 11/14/03 at 09:38 a.m.

Some funny ones here, md...

#3 is presumably Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (the Beatles)

#8 Love will tear us apart, but I'm not sure by whom

#12- I assume you mean Uranium (U rather than Ur which is an old city but not an element) - Chain Reaction (Diana Ross)

#19 - Devil in disguise? Elvis Presley

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: philbo_baggins on 11/14/03 at 09:39 a.m.

PS
#16 - tee hee hee - very funny. But I've done my four :-(

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: philbo_baggins on 11/14/03 at 09:39 a.m.

PPS - and a Maiden song, too? Can I change my entries?(that almost works as a parody ;-))

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: Lesley on 11/14/03 at 09:50 a.m.

Sorry I'm gate crashing again !

#2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm looking For - U2
#4 Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera
#14 We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
#20 Can I play With Madness - Iron Maiden

Thanks for entertaining me these past two days - I am meant to be working but this is much more fun !

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: karen (Guest) on 11/14/03 at 10:00 a.m.

#9 the leader of the pack - Shangri las

(BTW its Akela ;) )

#5 is Turn turn turn - forget who by

#7 is Its a mystery by Toyah

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: @ssKicker on 11/14/03 at 10:38 a.m.

Is #1 Clocks by Coldplay?

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: Paul_UK on 11/14/03 at 01:56 p.m.

Thanks maddog...more tearing of what's left of my hair out...!

#6. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
#17. Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John (not sure if you've got your numbers in the correct order here...well, I had to look several times...!)
#18. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: Indy Gent on 11/14/03 at 05:21 p.m.

The Byrds
15. Don't Let Me Get Me-Pink

Quoting:

#5 is Turn turn turn - forget who by

End Quote

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: Mordor on 11/14/03 at 10:31 p.m.

5.Dont let me be me-Pink ;D

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 06:45 a.m.

Quoting:
#3 is presumably Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (the Beatles)
#8 Love will tear us apart, but I'm not sure by whom
#12- I assume you mean Uranium (U rather than Ur which is an old city but not an element) - Chain Reaction (Diana Ross)
#19 - Devil in disguise? Elvis Presley
End Quote

all correct philbo, glad you enjoyed them...and I'm duly ashamed of my blatant forgetfulness of the periodic table.

I'll leave the artist for #8 open.

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 06:49 a.m.

Quoting:
PS
#16 - tee hee hee - very funny. But I've done my four :-(
End Quote

You may have to come in to answer this one when the limit comes off philbo, I don't think anyone outside the UK will have heard of this group...

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 06:50 a.m.

Quoting:
#2 I Still Haven't Found What I'm looking For - U2
#4 Genie In A Bottle - Christina Aguilera
#14 We Didn't Start The Fire - Billy Joel
#20 Can I play With Madness - Iron Maiden

Thanks for entertaining me these past two days - I am meant to be working but this is much more fun !
End Quote

4 for 4 Lesley, well done :)

Glad we're entertaining you - why not register and become a full time contributor (and waste lots of time at work like me ;))

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 06:57 a.m.

Quoting:
#9 the leader of the pack - Shangri las

(BTW its Akela ;) )

#5 is Turn turn turn - forget who by

#7 is Its a mystery by Toyah
End Quote

2.5 for 3 karen - you know, I knew you'd get #7, I put it in there just for you ;)

As for #9, as the father of 3 daughters we know only of Brown Owls and Tawny Owls in this house, hence my ignorance of what the cub scouts called their leader. I believe this is originally from Rudyard Kipling's Just So stories - Akela's the leader of the wolf pack that adopted Mowgli.

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 07:00 a.m.

Quoting:
Is #1 Clocks by Coldplay?
End Quote

It is @sskicker - that was my favourite clue in this quiz.

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 07:05 a.m.

Quoting:
Thanks maddog...more tearing of what's left of my hair out...!

#6. Subterranean Homesick Blues - Bob Dylan
#17. Banks Of The Ohio - Olivia Newton-John (not sure if you've got your numbers in the correct order here...well, I had to look several times...!)
#18. Holding Back The Years - Simply Red
End Quote

3 for 3 Paul, very good!

As for #17, your answer looks good to me but when I google-d this on researching the clues, the song title was listed on some sites as "The Banks Of Ohio" but that's certainly not what Olivia sings in the lyrics.

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 07:10 a.m.

Quoting:
The Byrds
15. Don't Let Me Get Me-Pink
End Quote

Yes and yes Indy!

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/15/03 at 07:13 a.m.

Quoting:
5.Dont let me be me-Pink ;D
End Quote

Indy pipped you to this one Mordor, and it's actually called "Don't Let Me Get Me", although I think your version makes more sense :)

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: jaytee on 11/15/03 at 08:22 p.m.

Hi Maddog

#13 Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: jaytee on 11/15/03 at 09:00 p.m.

Me again :)

#10 Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: jt on 11/16/03 at 00:59 a.m.

Got another one

#11 Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders

Subject: Re: Maddog's cryptic quiz #2

Written By: maddog167 on 11/16/03 at 06:16 a.m.

Quoting:
Hi Maddog
#13 Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
End Quote

Quoting:
#10 Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
End Quote

Quoting:
#11 Back On The Chain Gang - The Pretenders
End Quote

Hiya jaytee - 3 for 3, well done :) !

For those not following the Rugby World Cup, #11 refers to England forward Neil Back who will line up with his team mates to face the Wallabies in the final next Saturday - bring it on!