Alphabet associations - I

[cloughie]

Are you thinkinking of the other Billy of the 80s Billy Idol - it's not him either!

[vinteuil]

it's not him either!

... does this mean that it is a him ( and a Billy?)we are looking for?

Not, fr'instance, the BBC Philharmonic - which used to be the BBC Northern Symphonic Orchestra

[amateur51]

Not Bertrand de Billy issit?

[Norfolk Born]

... yes, I think 'indirect' would fit - or, perhaps, 'détourné'...

Actually, I think the best word for some of cloughie's questions would be 'tortueuses'

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Actually, I think the best word for some of cloughie's questions would be 'tortueuses'

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Because they have a hard shell and are slow to be solved?

[amateur51]

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Because they have a hard shell and are slow to be solved?

[cloughie]

... does this mean that it is a him ( and a Billy?)we are looking for?

Not, fr'instance, the BBC Philharmonic - which used to be the BBC Northern Symphonic Orchestra

Not Billy and not BBCPO, and 2 of 3 clues are music-related.

[cloughie]

All this talking behind my back - I can hear you know!

[Anna]

I looked at the thread first thing this morning expecting we would have moved on but I see - we haven't. I think a clue is overdue.

[cloughie]

Anybody there?
The silence is deafening!

OK Clues - not goats but livestock there, the non-musical link is egg-shaped.

Edit (crossed posting), Good Morning Anna.

[Anna]

the non-musical link is egg-shaped.

Hmm, thesaurus say egg shaped is elliptical, oblong, ovate, ovoid, pear-shaped. Dare I suggest this puzzle is going pear-shaped!

[Norfolk Born]

Dear Cloughie - I'm here
But without an idea
Your question is tough
And I'm not bright enough
To come anywhere near
The solution this year.

[mercia]

2 of 3 clues are music-related.

which 2 ?

[mercia]

not goats but livestock there

where ? which part of the question does this relate to ?

[mercia]

the non-musical link is egg-shaped

which is the non-musical link ?