19 January 2017

Crossword by Boffles

Dance While You Can Can

Across

    1  Famous 11ac (7)

    5  Odd graduate for sensuous one (5)

    8  Liked to dance to ska and soul – possibly with the aid of  a stimulant (3)

    9  ‘She’s a dancing ……….’ Jackson 5 robotic hit (7)

  10  In short, in spite of its name, the home of the Royal Ballet (3)

  11  Sounds as if she spends a lot of time at the bar (9)

  12  You can work up a big one on the floor (6)

  14  Flamenco or Csardas are this kind (6)

  17  Percussive instruments featured in flamenco (9)

  18  Fancy cutting one? (3)

  19  What Marlon Brando did in Paris? (7)

  20  The most attractive girl at 20dn (5)

  21  Coppelia composer (7)

 

Down

    1  Occurs in military radio conversations as well (7)

    2  1ac triumphed in a ballet featuring one called Ondine (5)

    3  ‘Auld Lang Syne’ often indicates the …… of proceedings (3)

    4  Ballet dancers need to be (6)

    5  US troupe who will,  after some debate, be appearing at Trump’s inauguration (9)

    6  The French do not dance round a pole on the first of this month (3)

    7  Setting for some displays such as the ice version (5)

  11  Brazilian one based on the samba (5,4)

  13  It works best if partners are (2,5)

  15  Well-known for their Swan Lake performance (7)

  16  Ballet dancers often have to go on this knee –  but so do others (6)

  17  What cads do to pinch your partner (3,2)

  20  Could be masque or musette (3)