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theambler

7th November 2011, 21:04
HERE IS THE NOVEMBER THINGY (NOVVABOVVA)
We/you are looking for ten famous persons.
Mostly British, both alive and dead (not at the same time)
Men and women (not at the same time)
Their surnames use the ten letters A-K omitting I.
The first ten clues give these surnames in non-alphabetical order
The second ten clues give the forenames in alphabetical order
The remaining nine clues ( which include definitions ) each give a keyword associated with one of the aforesaid persons and there is an indication of length. So, one clue is missing!!!
Suggest a possible answer and supply a clue.
(Post what you like when you like – I’ll try to keep a running score)
AND IT WILL BE DONE HEY PRESTO
SURNAMES
1. Baby bath before confused French general
2. Poorly after you are in two churches say
3. Ethelred around circular constant – about fifty
4. Also concerning the little preacher
5. Stitch around double letter and single
6. Capital park – No, its the other part of personality
7. British up river, nine swimmers leading
8. Notably back to front back without a .........
9. Strange German brew
10. Lucky stuff but no King Edward
FIRST NAMES
11. Tea for Leslie
12. Pull from Calais and back
13. Conflict in the water whirl unended
14. Eat facing West
15. Impolite after little german cuppa say
16. Back to the French and disturbed Scots lot
17. Mum got right inside
18. Clothing at the right time
19. Reddish but not second note- hard but not hot
20. Achieves the weight
KEYWORDS
21. Kingsway in Manchester for starters lad (3,4 or 5)
22. Canny Scotsman like Disraeli (6,8 or 10)
23. Alien on the flower and a composer (4,6 or 8)
24. Here’s the ball and here’s the net but not the beginning of Nutcracker Ditto (5,6 or 7)
25. Water spout? Oh, not you I say majestically (4,6 or 8)
26. Mint product with southern groups (3,5 or 7)
27. Cut, but beginner does about turn. No way (3,4 or 5)
28. Funny in US city toy-boy (5,7 or 9)
29. On the board only on inclined path to see (3,4 or 6)


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phillip

7th November 2011, 22:02
Enid Blyton 14 & 8.

Gertrude Jekyll 15 & 6.

Winston Churchill 20 & 2.
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phillip

7th November 2011, 22:11
Rudyard Kipling 19 & 3. 21: Kim
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phillip

7th November 2011, 22:18
Edward Heath 13 & 10.
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phillip

7th November 2011, 22:31
Robert Burns 18 & 7. poet, 23.
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theambler

7th November 2011, 22:47
Hi Phillip All well so far.
Hi all you others
Have a go. Give phillip a run
Have a nice day tomorrow
Glad to see that the olympic torch will pass through here
see u soon
THEA
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phillip

7th November 2011, 22:58
Margot Fonteyn 17 & 1. ballet, 24.
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phillip

7th November 2011, 23:18
Charles Darwin 5 & 11.
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phillip

7th November 2011, 23:20
meant to say Charles Darwin is 11 & 5.
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phillip

7th November 2011, 23:27
Edward Elgar 12 & 9.
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