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rob wrote:Almost something you could float away on. (4)
I'm not sure that you or I could float away on a Raff...

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rob wrote:Almost something you could float away on. (4)
I'm not sure that you or I could float away on a Raff...

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Good try, but wrong nationality, and therefore wrong composer. Though your method on this one is correct - 'almost' tells you there is a spelling mistake to get the clue to work.
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rob wrote:Good try, but wrong nationality, and therefore wrong composer.
You didn't specify the nationality, and therefore my composer, since he fits the clue, is correct. Please adjust all of your other composers to fit the new nationality.

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fredbucket wrote:
rob wrote:Good try, but wrong nationality, and therefore wrong composer.
You didn't specify the nationality, and therefore my composer, since he fits the clue, is correct. Please adjust all of your other composers to fit the new nationality.

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Well try another nationality and I'm sure you'll get it. All rhe composers are of the same nationality. No Swiss composers, no matter which of the four official languages they speak.
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Rob's caught the bug...

His penultimate lot got dealt with so quickly that they were all done by the time I checked PP this morning. So let me jump in at once with the few from the latest set that I saw immediately:

2 = Grétry
7 = Chausson
13 = Roussel

We've established the nationality, at least!

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This is what I've come up with so far. (The non-alphabetic
order of the answers makes it 26 times trickier!)
1. Lalo
6. Latour or Onslow? (both one letter too short)
9. Grovlez
11. Jadin
12. Ratez! (total stab in the dark)
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Mostly good so far - and French. Apologies for the terrible liberties taken.

Jo's are correct
2 = Grétry
7 = Chausson
13 = Roussel

Three of Tim's are correct
1. Lalo
9. Grovlez
11. Jadin

But these are wrong - sorry, though I like Onslow as an answer.
6. Latour or Onslow? (both one letter too short)
12. Ratez! (total stab in the dark)

An additional clue for Tim for 6: "My old man said follow the van and don't..."
I really want Brian to get 12, but I can offer another clue if needed.

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OK, let me forestall Tim on 6:

6 = Dallier (Nice hint, Rob!).

And 10 has just hit me between the eyes:

10 = Jolivet.

(No, I don't spend my time at work surfing the internet - or "cyberslacking", as I've seen it referred to. It's my lunch break.)

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I feel that the answer to No.8 should be either Magnard or Grofé.
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Jo's answers are again correct:

6 = Dallier
10 = Jolivet

No 6 was a terrible clue (sorry) - the word Dallier surely doesn't exist in English, but if it did it would either mean one who dallies, or it wold be the comparaitive adjective describing one who dallies.

Tim's "I feel that the answer to No.8 should be either Magnard or Grofe." is wrong, sorry. Nice try though. Hint: Start with the periodic table!
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