Alphabet associations - I

[Nick Armstrong]

Et tu, Brute?

I love seeing Flay and Subby going head to head

Does that mean the whole 'farm' thing is wrong - or do we infer that the Schmitt - 'ferme' reference is correct, and we need a different Cesar + farm / ferme combo?

[subcontrabass]

I love seeing Flay and Subby going head to head

Does that mean the whole 'farm' thing is wrong - or do we infer that the Schmitt - 'ferme' reference is correct, and we need a different Cesar + farm / ferme combo?

When you find the correct César you will find no mention of "farm" in the title of any of his operas, but you should find the required "F".

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Cui bonum?

[subcontrabass]

Cui bonum?

Keep going.

[amateur51]

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[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Keep going.

Well, Cui wrote an Opera called Mateo Falcone; Leslie Charteris was furious that his character The Saint was plagiarised in Hollywood by a series called The Falcon; and David Falcone is an American critic of TV Soap Operas.

... best I can do at this hour, I fear.

[subcontrabass]

Well, Cui wrote an Opera called Mateo Falcone; Leslie Charteris was furious that his character The Saint was plagiarised in Hollywood by a series called The Falcon; and David Falcone is an American critic of TV Soap Operas.

... best I can do at this hour, I fear.

Scroll a bit further down the list of Cui's operas. All three names refer to composers of operas.

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Scroll a bit further down the list of Cui's operas. All three names refer to composers of operas.

Look at the Time! I'm normally asleep by now, not wasting time on these Foolish pursuits!

Cesar Cui: Ivan the Fool;
David Schiff: Gimpel the Fool;
Leslie Howard (yep, the Liszt Pianist chap!): Hreidor the Fool.

If this is right, you'll all have to wait til the morning for the G!

G'night, all.

[Flay]

Scroll a bit further down the list of Cui's operas.

Some real gems: Feast in Time of Plague, Puss in Boots (about an ingrowing toenail), Mademoiselle Fifi

Edit: well done ferney!

[Nick Armstrong]

Some real gems: Feast in Time of Plague, Puss in Boots (about an ingrowing toenail), Mademoiselle Fifi

... and every one a stinker, I bet

[subcontrabass]

Look at the Time! I'm normally asleep by now, not wasting time on these Foolish pursuits!

Cesar Cui: Ivan the Fool;
David Schiff: Gimpel the Fool;
Leslie Howard (yep, the Liszt Pianist chap!): Hreidor the Fool.

If this is right, you'll all have to wait til the morning for the G!

G'night, all.

A perfect answer (which saved me giving a perfect clue). G in the morning will be fine by me.

[Northender]

A perfect answer (which saved me giving a perfect clue). G in the morning will be fine by me.

[Nick Armstrong]

A perfect answer (which saved me giving a perfect clue). G in the morning will be fine by me.

Nice work furrylobster

Having a lie-in to recover?

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

"A lie-in"??!!! "A LIE-IN"!!!!???

D'you think I've got ANY sleep in the past 12 hours?! Oh no: churning through my repose-free mind were little conversations along the lines of "'G'? Hmm: have we had Granados at all?" "Grieg's a bit obvious, perhaps?" "Can I get anything for Glasgow?" "I wonder if there's a composer called Gormley". Churning, I tell you: churning!

So we'll have to make do with this effort:

Wolfie's windy parts; Malcolm's doubly hopeful introduction; Jonathan begins the Wallace collection. Which G in common?

[Nick Armstrong]

"A lie-in"??!!! "A LIE-IN"!!!!???

D'you think I've got ANY sleep in the past 12 hours?! Oh no: churning through my repose-free mind were little conversations along the lines of "'G'? Hmm: have we had Granados at all?" "Grieg's a bit obvious, perhaps?" "Can I get anything for Glasgow?" "I wonder if there's a composer called Gormley". Churning, I tell you: churning!

So we'll have to make do with this effort:

Wolfie's windy parts; Malcolm's doubly hopeful introduction; Jonathan begins the Wallace collection. Which G in common?

OK! I'll let you off!

Sadly off to meetings so can't tackle your puzzle now I'm sure others will do it justice... or else I shall get stuck in on my return...