** Sunday Noon, 12 Bands/Singers to name **

1. Grappling with a stroke in the pool (IRON BUTTERFLY)
2. Gingerbread from the waste down?   (HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT)
3. Cockney's useful Munich scorer
4. Role for Attenborough gets an award   (TONY CHRISTIE)
5. Favoured topic of Apollo conspiracy theorists?
6. Chant is real (anag.)   (TINA CHARLES)
7. International Fitness Group?
8. Commit to only 66.67%
9. Mr Whippy maker, possibly?
10. Bisexual?
11. Belonging to 6
12. Walker's ball is showing

Clues
8 is an Aspro-squares type clue
9 think of the texture of a 'Mr Whippy' product
10 this has become a slang term for bisexual; a well known band.

7. Tracy Chapman

10

5 police

5

9. Soft Cell

9 Soft Cell

10. AC-DC

9
9
(closer)
10

8. Devo

8 Booker Newberry lll

8   2/3 of 'Devote' 
8

1. Grappling with a stroke in the pool (IRON BUTTERFLY)
2. Gingerbread from the waste down?   (HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT)
3. Cockney's useful Munich scorer
4. Role for Attenborough gets an award   (TONY CHRISTIE)
5. Favoured topic of Apollo conspiracy theorists?
6. Chant is real (anag.)   (TINA CHARLES)
7. International Fitness Group?
8. Commit to only 66.67%  (DEVO)
9. Mr Whippy maker, possibly?
10. Bisexual?  (AC/DC)
11. Belonging to 6
12. Walker's ball is showing

Clues
5 is related to particular 'evidence' that the theorists/deniers like to 'follow' a lot!
9 think of the texture of a 'Mr Whippy' product; recent answers halfway there

2 The Shadows

9. Michael Buble

9 godley and creme

9
9

9 additional: one of the members fell from a window in the early 70's.

5 the shadows

5

5. The EAgles

Soft Machine

9. Soft Machine

9 soft machine

5
9
wd squares, pp

I will admit, Number 9 is not the strongest clue, and not my favourite. I 'grappled' with whether to use that one or not!

1. Grappling with a stroke in the pool (IRON BUTTERFLY)
2. Gingerbread from the waste down?   (HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT)
3. Cockney's useful Munich scorer
4. Role for Attenborough gets an award   (TONY CHRISTIE)
5. Favoured topic of Apollo conspiracy theorists?  (THE SHADOWS)
6. Chant is real (anag.)   (TINA CHARLES)
7. International Fitness Group?
8. Commit to only 66.67%  (DEVO)
9. Mr Whippy maker, possibly?  (SOFT MACHINE)
10. Bisexual?  (AC/DC)
11. Belonging to Number 6
12. Walker's ball is showing

Clues
3 'scorer' is being used in a cryptic sense; it's not related to sport.

3. Richard Marx

3

3 gerry and the pacemakers

3. The Rebel MC

3 jerry lee lewis

3
3
3

thought I was on the right lines there with the method used for scoring at cricket!

good try pp, it's a different type of 'scorer'
Who else 'scores' ?  You're looking for the surname of someone who scores.

7. Thunderclap Newman

7

1. Grappling with a stroke in the pool (IRON BUTTERFLY)
2. Gingerbread from the waste down?   (HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT)
3. Cockney's useful Munich scorer
4. Role for Attenborough gets an award   (TONY CHRISTIE)
5. Favoured topic of Apollo conspiracy theorists?  (THE SHADOWS)
6. Chant is real (anag.)   (TINA CHARLES)
7. International Fitness Group?
8. Commit to only 66.67%  (DEVO)
9. Mr Whippy maker, possibly?  (SOFT MACHINE)
10. Bisexual?  (AC/DC)
11. Belonging to Number 6
12. Walker's ball is showing

Clues
3 'scorer' is being used in a cryptic sense; it's not related to sport. Who else 'scores' ?  You're looking for the surname of someone who scores. Are these notes useful?
7 has a topical link

3. Emile Ford and the checkmates

3

Additional clue: Munich is a film

(You make look up who did the music for Munich, though as it's a Spielberg film, you may already know! )

7 the who

3. Al Green

7 wd Fire
3

3. Andy Williams

3 wd squares

Cockney's useful = 'andy. Munich scorer (composer) = Williams.
'Scorer' only means 'composer' in the cryptic world, so may not be in many dictionaries. I hope there aren't too many groans about that one, lol!

I had the John Williams bit ok but couldn't put it together with anything.

Thanks hfink
Great clues there

1. Grappling with a stroke in the pool (IRON BUTTERFLY)
2. Gingerbread from the waste down?   (HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT)
3. Cockney's useful Munich scorer (ANDY WILLIAMS)
4. Role for Attenborough gets an award   (TONY CHRISTIE)
5. Favoured topic of Apollo conspiracy theorists?  (THE SHADOWS)
6. Chant is real (anag.)   (TINA CHARLES)
7. International Fitness Group? (THE WHO)
8. Commit to only 66.67%  (DEVO)
9. Mr Whippy maker, possibly?  (SOFT MACHINE)
10. Bisexual?  (AC/DC)
11. Belonging to Number 6
12. Walker's ball is showing

Clues
12 1960's US Singer; think of someone with surname of Walker, and you'll probably get it...(though some of this construction is a bit of a groaner, so apologies in advance!)

Junior Walker

Scott Walker

Another Walker...Irish

Paddy Walker

1. Grappling with a stroke in the pool (IRON BUTTERFLY)
2. Gingerbread from the waste down?   (HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT)
3. Cockney's useful Munich scorer (ANDY WILLIAMS)
4. Role for Attenborough gets an award   (TONY CHRISTIE)
5. Favoured topic of Apollo conspiracy theorists?  (THE SHADOWS)
6. Chant is real (anag.)   (TINA CHARLES)
7. International Fitness Group? (THE WHO)
8. Commit to only 66.67%  (DEVO)
9. Mr Whippy maker, possibly?  (SOFT MACHINE)
10. Bisexual?  (AC/DC)
11. Belonging to Number 6
12. Walker's ball is showing

Clues
12 1960's US Singer; think of someone with surname of Walker; and think of dark glasses...

11. I had a mate who loved this 1980's band (not particularly well known). I think it may have been because it reminded him of the village...

Paddy Walker

Roy Orbison

12 Junior Walker

Roy \Orbison

wd Make my hay
I original had "Keane" but dastardly changed it to "Walker"!
Orb = ball; "is showing" = "is on"
Sorry about that one!

11 the dammed

11

11 *The Damned

wd as well squares

A different famous village...late 60's tv...

"Where am I?" !

Number 6 was...

The Mission

The answer is a homophone, which I've rarely done in my clues.
Late 1960's British series.

The Prisoner

wd squares, I was beginning to wonder if anybody watched it, lol.

11 The Prisoners

Homophone of "The Prisoner's". 1980's band. And they used the same font as used by the series' credits on their albums:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlrEF9TeMHo

Apologies as they may not be well known.

And that's a wrap!

1. Grappling with a stroke in the pool (IRON BUTTERFLY)
2. Gingerbread from the waste down?   (HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT)
3. Cockney's useful Munich scorer (ANDY WILLIAMS)
4. Role for Attenborough gets an award   (TONY CHRISTIE)
5. Favoured topic of Apollo conspiracy theorists?  (THE SHADOWS)
6. Chant is real (anag.)   (TINA CHARLES)
7. International Fitness Group? (THE WHO)
8. Commit to only 66.67%  (DEVO)
9. Mr Whippy maker, possibly?  (SOFT MACHINE)
10. Bisexual?  (AC/DC)
11. Belonging to Number 6 (THE PRISONERS)
12. Walker's ball is showing (ROY ORBISON)

time for a lie down in a dark room

The Prisoner?
Portmeirion?

Thanks for playing everyone, and apologies for the few 'groaners' in there!

lol, squares

a bit late!

That's okay Jack, still got there

Thanks for the quiz.  I need to improve my crypticity.

Cheers everyone

Lol, my good lady said ages ago that the number 6 clue might be something to do with the prisoner but I still couldn't see it. Spent a while trawling through singers connected with Johnny for number 12 as I thought it might be to do with the whisky!

Thanks hfink

Thanks pp.

Lol, I originally had it as "Belonging to Number 6" but removed the "Number" part, thinking it was too easy. So only added that part later. But I obviously didn't figure on the obscurity of the band. Will have to be cautious of that in future.
@ 12; I think that was one of the reasons I changed the clue from Keane to Walker, a lot more 'Walkers' to think about of course. But Keane would have fitted the surface much nicer (with the "ball" connection of course). I probably should have left it alone, lol!

Anyone doing any quizzes?

Or around for one?  I could aim for Thursday, Friday or Saturday early pm.

Hi squares; I couldn't log on for this one. I could log onto the main site, but for some reason it wouldn't let me post on here so after around 30 minutes of trying I gave up; this isn't the first time this has happened either. Most days is good for me if the site allows me to post. Quite busy today so will look again tomorrow morning to see what you have all decided, but I'm good with any time.

Hi Aspro,

forum is certainly desperate.  I think I'll aim for Saturday pm.

Excellent, see you Saturday

Hi Aspro, squares & usual quizzers. I'm lining up another filums list and can post tomorrow lunchtime, if anyone fancies a go at that time (and forum performance permitting). But if weekend preferred, maybe post it Sunday?

Very glad of people's efforts but can't commit to a day or time, but will join in where possible.

Can you please arrange it for a time when it is raining here?

Tomorrow or Sunday would be OK for films quiz, although it's way off my specialist subject - thanks H

Jack, it's raining now but I don't have any clues set up!

Okay, I'll post the film clues at 13:00 tomorrow. Though sorry Jack, I'm not sure if I can guarantee Rain, Man 

I think I could get a Golden Oldies music quiz together for one of the days; if hfink does tomorrow, squares, you choose when you want to do yours, aspro or anyone else choose a day, and I`ll do one to slot in accordingly.

Nice one Tim. Sounds like a plan!

Will put 'em up 13:00 today

N1 Tim.  I can get mine ready for tomorrow early afternoon - or leave it until Sunday to fit in with someone else.

@ hfink .... is that bst...or betfair bst ??????

Hi liqernpoker, many apologies as I didn't see your message earlier; I'm generally ignoring the betfair clock. Can't believe it's still wrong. Maybe it's got the chronologic virus!

Not the coronalogic virus?

Even better Tim