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Posted: May 12 2006 at 08:39 |
Help - I'm doing a charity music quiz and I've got 99 out of 100 answers. They're all cryptic clues for which the answer is a band or singer.
The last one is "half a builders yard?".
Any ideas?
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 08:43 |
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Thinking......
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 08:54 |
Doh!
I forgot to say the answer is one word with 6 letters.
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 09:03 |
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Nothing coming yet....
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 16:25 |
Thanks for having a think Ian. No rush, it doesn't have to be in until August 31st! 
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 17:54 |
I've been trying to think all day----it's driving me round the twist. 
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 17:57 |
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Another name for a bulilder's yard? Stock Yard....???
Half = semi......demi.....hemi...quasi
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Posted: May 12 2006 at 22:34 |
I'd like to know the other 99 questions? 
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 11:55 |
 Tony R wrote:
Another name for a bulilder's yard? Stock Yard....???
Half = semi......demi.....hemi...quasi
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They're the lines we were thinking along Tony, but there doesn't seem to be another word/phrase for builder's yard. Strange, as the other 99 were fairly easy.
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 11:56 |
Atkingani wrote:
I'd like to know the other 99 questions? |
Here's a taster (the first two are prog bands) - 1) Old Testament book 2) Light red cook 3) German composer? 4) Two toilets 5) Heavy metal airship
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Posted: May 13 2006 at 19:26 |
1) & 5) are easy...
3) can be 1,000
2) & 4) duh...  |
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 05:02 |
Atkingani wrote:
1) & 5) are easy...
3) can be 1,000
2) & 4) duh... |
3 is a German composer and a well-known British cabaret style singer who took his stage name from the German composer. 2 is a very well known prog band (clue - light red is pink) Two toilets is Lulu.
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 10:23 |
All done!!! 
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 13:11 |
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All done!!!
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Well done Guigo, now I just need to know what "half a builder's yard" is! 
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 13:38 |
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Still thinking......
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 13:47 |
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Can "builder's yard" be also called "field" or "site"?
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 13:51 |
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Site is more a place of construction really, a yard implies the base.
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 20:06 |
Headquarters? 
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Posted: May 14 2006 at 20:40 |
there is a painting by Herbert La Thangue named "The Boat-Builder's Yard, Cancale, Britanny". maybe half of "Cancale" is meant, and the band is Can. that's the best I can come up with. here the pic in question:
Edited by BaldJean - May 14 2006 at 21:05
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 A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta
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Posted: May 15 2006 at 07:18 |
The answer is apparently "Travis", as in the builders merchant Travis Perkins. Slightly dubious question, seeing as they said "yard" and not "merchant" but there you go.
Thanks to everyone for your suggestions.
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