That's right. None of us thought it was possible, but the Great ACT Cryptic Quiz has been beaten into the ground by not once, but THREE times!
(Unfortunately it came too late for one lady who was last seen running into the woods crying "I don't know! I can't do it any more! The words! They know where I live!')
Of the answer sheets we got back from those brave enough to face the challenge, three of them all had the same score of 97!! Geniuses! Of course that meant we had to draw the ultimate winner from a hat. That ultimate winner is...
MR COLLACOTT from Bideford!
He will receive his prize of £25, while our runners up...
Rob Pudner and the dynamic duo Brian & Sue Spiegelhalter
...will get a consolation prize of £5.
Congratulations to everyone who gave it a go. Want to find out the answers? Well, read on...
Theatre Terminology
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1
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Theatre worker gets a new fellow to change gear
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Stage Manager
(5, 7)
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2
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A meeting with the pope
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Audience
(8)
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3
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French first night
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Premiere
(8)
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4
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Inhabitants of Mount Olympus
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The Gods
(3, 4)
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5
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eat mine (anag.)
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Matinee
(7)
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6
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Winning poker hand
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Full House
(4, 5)
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7
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Mini ring
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Dress Circle
(5, 6)
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8
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Heavenly theatrical backer
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Angel
(5)
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9
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Study
Female
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Female Understudy
(6, 10)
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10
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Male frontrunner
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Leading Man
(7, 3)
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11
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Invent
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Make Up
(4, 2)
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12
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Where budding actors go in Barnstaple ? Queens Park?
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Theatre School
(7, 6)
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13
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Macbeth
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The Scottish Play
(3, 8, 4)
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14
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Younger than 10 and strangely female
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Principal Boy
(9, 3)
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15
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Deed times two
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Double Act
(6, 3)
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16
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Where pugilists commute to
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Box Office
(3, 6)
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17
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Musicians performing art chores by mine
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Orchestra Pit
(9, 3)
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18
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Practice session
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Rehearsal
(9)
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19
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Ensemble
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Chorus
(6)
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20
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Pennate limbs
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Wings
(5)
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21
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Musical theatre spectacles
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Opera Glasses
(5, 7)
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22
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Storm analysis
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Rave Review
(4, 6)
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23
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Travelling firm
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Touring Company
(7, 7)
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24
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Emerald space
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Green Room
(5, 4)
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25
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Ancient Roman stage
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Proscenium
(10)
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That's right. None of us thought it was possible, but the Great ACT Cryptic Quiz has been beaten into the ground by not once, but THREE times!
(Unfortunately it came too late for one lady who was last seen running into the woods crying "I don't know! I can't do it any more! The words! They know where I live!')
Of the answer sheets we got back from those brave enough to face the challenge, three of them all had the same score of 97!! Geniuses! Of course that meant we had to draw the ultimate winner from a hat. That ultimate winner is...
MR COLLACOTT from Bideford!
He will receive his prize of £25, while our runners up...
Rob Pudner and the dynamic duo Brian & Sue Spiegelhalter
...will get a consolation prize of £5.
Congratulations to everyone who gave it a go. Want to find out the answers? Well, read on...
Theatre Terminology
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1
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Theatre worker gets a new fellow to change gear
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Stage Manager
(5, 7)
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|
2
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A meeting with the pope
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Audience
(8)
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3
|
French first night
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Premiere
(8)
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4
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Inhabitants of Mount Olympus
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The Gods
(3, 4)
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5
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eat mine (anag.)
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Matinee
(7)
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6
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Winning poker hand
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Full House
(4, 5)
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7
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Mini ring
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Dress Circle
(5, 6)
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8
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Heavenly theatrical backer
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Angel
(5)
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9
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Study
Female
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Female Understudy
(6, 10)
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10
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Male frontrunner
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Leading Man
(7, 3)
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11
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Invent
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Make Up
(4, 2)
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12
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Where budding actors go in Barnstaple ? Queens Park?
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Theatre School
(7, 6)
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13
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Macbeth
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The Scottish Play
(3, 8, 4)
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14
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Younger than 10 and strangely female
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Principal Boy
(9, 3)
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15
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Deed times two
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Double Act
(6, 3)
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16
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Where pugilists commute to
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Box Office
(3, 6)
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17
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Musicians performing art chores by mine
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Orchestra Pit
(9, 3)
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18
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Practice session
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Rehearsal
(9)
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19
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Ensemble
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Chorus
(6)
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20
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Pennate limbs
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Wings
(5)
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21
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Musical theatre spectacles
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Opera Glasses
(5, 7)
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22
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Storm analysis
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Rave Review
(4, 6)
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23
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Travelling firm
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Touring Company
(7, 7)
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24
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Emerald space
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Green Room
(5, 4)
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25
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Ancient Roman stage
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Proscenium
(10)
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Famous Musicals
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26
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Aida?s ghost
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Phantom of the Opera
(7, 2, 3, 5)
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27
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The French depressives
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Les Miserables
(3, 10)
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28
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Felines
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Cats
(4)
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29
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The Sooner State
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Oklahoma
(8)
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30
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An East the Water tale ? no the opposite
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West Side Story
(4, 4, 5)
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31
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BAAC siblings
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The Blues Brothers
(3, 5, 8)
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32
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American men and women
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Guys and Dolls
(4, 3, 5)
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33
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Me and Elvis
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The King and I
(3, 4, 3, 1)
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34
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The Windy city
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Chicago
(7)
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35
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A board game
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Chess
(5)
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36
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The Australian Merlin
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The Wizard of Oz
(3, 6, 2, 2)
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37
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Musical Pygmalion
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My Fair Lady
(2, 4, 4)
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38
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Accident prone girl
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Calamity Jane
(8, 4)
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39
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Airport roundabout
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Carousel
(8)
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40
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An elongated cell growing from the epidermis of a plant
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Hair
(4)
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41
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No holds barred
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Anything Goes
(8, 4)
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42
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Taming of the Shrew musical
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Kiss Me Kate
(4, 2, 4)
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43
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Christmas celebrity
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Jesus Christ Superstar
(5, 6, 9)
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44
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Humorous lass
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Funny Girl
(5, 4)
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45
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Sounds like a baby horse
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Gigi
(4)
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46
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Melted fat of a dead animal
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Grease
(6)
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47
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Simba?s destiny
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The Lion King
(3, 4, 4)
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48
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so prim nappy (anag.)
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Mary Poppins
(4, 7)
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49
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Avenue of twilight
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Sunset Boulevard
(6, 9)
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50
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Composer
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The Music Man
(3, 5, 3)
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Songs From The Shows
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51
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Leontopodium Alpinum
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Edelweiss
(9)
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52
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The Start and end of the day
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Sunrise Sunset
(7, 6)
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53
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June, July, August
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Summertime
(10)
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54
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A bride?s plea
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Get Me To The Church On Time
(3,2,2,3,6,2,4)
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55
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Recollection
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Memory
(6)
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56
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Song from New York
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Lullaby of Broadway
(7, 2, 8)
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57
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Time from January 21st
? February 19th
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The Age of Aquarius
(3. 3. 2. 8)
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58
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The Liverpool anthem
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You?ll Never Walk Alone
(5, 5, 4, 5)
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59
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Nightclub entertainment
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Cabaret
(7)
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60
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My final choice
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You?re The One That I Want
(5, 3, 3, 4, 1, 4)
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61
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Where the postman delivers your letters
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On The Street Where You live
(2, 3, 6, 5, 3, 4)
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62
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Monday, Tuesday
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Day by Day
(3, 2, 3)
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63
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Becoming familiar
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Getting To Know You
(7, 2, 4, 3)
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64
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This evening
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Tonight
(7)
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65
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SuBo?s breakthrough song
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I Dreamed A Dream
(1, 7, 4, 3)
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66
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Retailers lament during a recession
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Who Will Buy
(3, 4, 3)
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67
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Manana
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Tomorrow
(8)
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68
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Hidden romance
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Secret Love
(6, 4)
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69
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A bit of magical ironing
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Some Enchanted Evenin
(4, 9, 7)
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70
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A sci-fi dance
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The Timewarp
(3, 8)
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71
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40 degrees ? phew!
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Too Darn Hot
(3, 4, 3)
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72
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Welcome to the first cloned sheep
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Hello Dolly
(5, 5)
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73
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A sinner visiting heaven
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Stranger in Paradise
(8, 2, 8)
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74
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Maradona?s possible epitaph
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Don?t Cry For Me Argentina
(4, 3, 3, 2, 9)
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75
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only wed admiral (anag.)
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Any Dream Will Do
(3,5,4,2)
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Musical People
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76
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G?day neighbours, g?day Scott
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Jason Donovan
(5, 7)
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77
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Capital German composer
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Irving Berlin
(6, 6)
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78
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A shilling to travel the Roman road from Exeter to Lincoln
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Bob Fosse
(3, 5)
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79
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brandy below welder (anag.)
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
(6, 5. 6)
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80
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Anything goes for this Composer
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Cole Porter
(4, 6)
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81
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Dutch artist ? No a ?mockney? sweep
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Dick Van Dyke
(4, 3, 4)
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82
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Early rock n roller well known for thruppence
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Tommy Steele
(5, 6)
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83
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She solved the problem about what to do about a girl like Maria
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Connie Fisher
(6, 6)
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84
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Decorate this definitive Dorothy
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Judy Garland
(4, 7)
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85
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Composer to the forerunner of the film Gangs of New York
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Leonard Bernstein
(7, 9)
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86
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From Sweeney Todd to Murder She Wrote
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Angela Lansbury
(6, 8)
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87
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In the search for Joseph, he was found
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Lee Mead
(3, 4)
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88
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You?d change your name if you were born Von Kappelhoff
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Doris Day
(5, 3)
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89
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He didn?t produce Singing In The Rain, but he did provide the raincoat
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Sir Cameron Mcintosh
(3, 7, 8)
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90
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Laurence Olivier Best Musical Actress 2008
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Leanne Jones
(6, 5)
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91
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Ol? man singer of Mississippi shipping
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Paul Robeson
(4, 7)
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92
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From prairie to ocean, from the Alps to the Himalayas. This duo produced 4 memorable musicals
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Rodgers and Hammerstein
(7, 3, 11)
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93
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A singing nun, a magical nanny or a cockney flower girl ? a versatile lady
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Julie Andrews
(5, 7)
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94
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Didn?t he write Eine Kleine Nachtmusik? No just some in English
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Stephen Sondheim
(7, 8)
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95
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Laurence Olivier Best Musical Actor 2008
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Michael Ball
(7, 4)
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96
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He missed the target with Twang
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Lionel Bart
(6, 4)
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97
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Former dancer now Cabaret star
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Wayne Sleep
(5, 5)
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98
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Whingers changed this composer
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Gershwin
(8)
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99
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?Bachelor boy? popstar starred in this Bronte based musical
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Cliff Richard
(5, 7)
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100
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This female singer did not change her birth name, unlike the above
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Marti Webb
(5, 4)
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