**THURSDAY'S BANDS/ARTISTS**

I'd start on the hour since clues went up... around 3.45pm?

3 Kiss

13 electric light orchestra

3 crowded house

3- The Crowd / Crowded House

3.
13.

Will do Aspro.

All had at least a top ten hit in the 70s, 80s, or 90s.

Most of them have not had many hits though.

...or The Streets (3)

3.

along the right lines but a bit more specialised

3 - Men at Work

6 underworld

bush/hedges, I'm think perimeter, boundary or edge... anyone?

*thinking

The Edge?

6. UNDERWORLD jolly

5 perry como

that line of thought isn't really going to help you Aspro

5. PERRY COMO jolly

omg, i havent got any before

afternoon all - here just for a little bit

3 Bad Manners?

13 torch

3.

13. but you have the right light

full list coming up with some re-wording and clues

1.  Stuck in the Navy
2.  Digital fungal infection?
3.  Frowned upon in today's climate, in the South West for example
4.  An issue to overcome in Oxon

5.  Drinking in Lombardy - PERRY COMO
6.  Mike Baldwin's baby - UNDERWORLD

7.  Feverish laughter
8.  A bush, some hedges or a mixture (not to do with flora)
9.  Electric flash
10. Noticed the dance (one word)
11. Admiring the garden (to do with flora)
12. Lover of a tall bridge
13. Might shine a torch for you
14. Old Uncle's dancing
15. Half of the king's men were jinxed

14 grandaddy

14.

13 usher

1 - The Waterboys

13. USHER makemyhay


1.

15 James

8 Al (all) Green

9 Ark ?  (sounds like Arc)

14 Samantha Mumba

3 Crowded House

12 kissing the pink

1 Blue

2 Badfinger

3. The coasters

1.  Stuck in the Navy (90's singer)
2.  Digital fungal infection? (early 70's band, most associated with a well-known song, not their version though)
3.  Frowned upon in today's climate, on the coast for example
4.  An issue to overcome in an Oxfordshire town.

5.  Drinking in Lombardy - PERRY COMO
6.  Mike Baldwin's baby - UNDERWORLD

7.  Feverish laughter (band, their best chart position was very early 70s)
8.  A bush and some hedges(not to do with flora)
9.  Electric flash (Electric is a type of something)
10. Noticed the Irish dance (one word) a mid-70's one-hit wonder, well just scraped into the top 10
11. Admiring the garden (to do with flora) 90's band
12. Tall regal lover

13. Might shine a torch for you - USHER

14. Old Uncle's dancing (think of someone called Old Uncle)
15. Half of The Kingsmen were jinxed (early 80's singer)

11 Sunfire (fire sounds a bit like flower)

15.
8.
9.
14.
3.
12.
1.

2. BADFINGER raspberyy and before the giveaway clue

3.

11.   I will reword it slightly next list

3. beach boys

3. close but not right

4 Witney Houston

4. WHITNEY HOUSTON raspberry

3 Beach Boys

this forum is so slow

The Tourists

3  Sunscreem

3. THE TOURISTS nec

Apr 9, 2020 -- 4:36PM, squares wrote:

3. THE TOURISTS  nec

Shyte, was watching them on telly yesterday!

Annie Lennox hasn't changed a bit!

14 Tom Waits

.  Stuck in the Navy (90's singer, one word)

2.  Digital fungal infection? - BADFINGER
3.  Frowned upon in today's climate, on the coast for example - THE TOURISTS
4.  An issue to overcome in an Oxfordshire town - WHITNEY HOUSTON
5.  Drinking in Lombardy - PERRY COMO
6.  Mike Baldwin's baby - UNDERWORLD

7.  Feverish laughter (late 60's US band, their best chart position over here was very early 70s)
8.  A bush and some hedges(not to do with flora, think of the former as a surname)
9.  Electric flash (Electric is a type of item used in the bathroom)
10. Noticed the Irish dance (one word, also a tool) a mid-70's one-hit wonder, well just scraped into the top 10
11. Admiring the lawn (to do with flora) 90's band
12. Tall regal lover (band with one top ten hit in 1980)

13. Might shine a torch for you - USHER

14. Old Uncle's dancing (think of someone on tv called Old Uncle)
15. Half of The Kingsmen were jinxed (early 80's singer, slightly novelty)

14.

7 - Canned Heat

8 George Benson

15 Jona Lewie

9 Razorlight

I fink that's good hfink

I fink so too Aspro 

Apr 9, 2020 -- 4:44PM, hfink wrote:

8 George Benson

Lol, has to be surely.

7
8
15
9

11 Supergrass

A roll! wd everyone!

10. Jigsaw

14 Tom Tom Club

11.

lol "Super grass"  wd NEC

10.

1. Seal

hfink, you mentioned films tomorrow on the other thread. Any idea of a time?

1.

Hi Aspro, I can do tomorrow say around midday...I'll aim for 12:00 on the dot!

Seal... can't believe I missed that. Loved the first album too

Sweet hfink… noted

is the uncle albert (only fools etc) or albert any thoughts guys?

If It helps I was thinking (Wombles) Uncle Bulgaria

second name should have been arthur but bulgaria sounds good

I've also realised that the cut-off for me isn't 2000, it is 1989

that's the one nec


1.  Stuck in the Navy - SEAL
2.  Digital fungal infection? - BADFINGER
3.  Frowned upon in today's climate, on the coast for example - THE TOURISTS
4.  An issue to overcome in an Oxfordshire town - WHITNEY HOUSTON
5.  Drinking in Lombardy - PERRY COMO
6.  Mike Baldwin's baby - UNDERWORLD
7.  Feverish laughter - CANNED HEAT
8.  A bush and some hedges - GEORGE BENSON
9.  Electric flash - RAZORLIGHT
10. Noticed the Irish dance - JIGSAW
11. Admiring the lawn - SUPERGRASS

12. Tall regal lover (US funk band with one top ten hit in 1980)

13. Might shine a torch for you - USHER

14. Old Uncle's dancing (think of someone on tv called Old Uncle for the surname)

15. Half of The Kingsmen were jinxed - JONA LEWIE

14. top 5 one-hit wonder in the mid 70s

12. two of the words in the bands name also appear in a late 60's iconic film

12. Tall regal lover (US funk disco band with one top ten hit in 1980.  Three words, 2 of the words appear in the title of an iconic late 60's film)



14. Old Uncle's dancing (think of someone on tv called Old Uncle for the surname, and an old car manufacturing company for the first name)

12 - Crown Heights Affair

Morris Albert

we Aspro reckon you got that

*wd

I think so

Albert's answer sounds good too...

This could be a wrap guys

1.  Stuck in the Navy - SEAL
2.  Digital fungal infection? - BADFINGER
3.  Frowned upon in today's climate, on the coast for example - THE TOURISTS
4.  An issue to overcome in an Oxfordshire town - WHITNEY HOUSTON
5.  Drinking in Lombardy - PERRY COMO
6.  Mike Baldwin's baby - UNDERWORLD
7.  Feverish laughter - CANNED HEAT
8.  A bush and some hedges - GEORGE BENSON
9.  Electric flash - RAZORLIGHT
10. Noticed the Irish dance - JIGSAW
11. Admiring the lawn - SUPERGRASS
12. Tall regal lover - CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR
13. Might shine a torch for you - USHER
14. Old Uncle's dancing - MORRIS ALBERT
15. Half of The Kingsmen were jinxed - JONA LEWIE


VWD All

That was pretty tough. WD squares, killed a nice few hours there

wd all - some good ones there aspro

squares even

Thanks squares!

Only around for the last 10 mins but thanks squares.

Thanks squares, some brilliant clues.

thank you squares