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Prog Rock Cryptic

◆◆ · By Melanie Branton · Published 2025-02-04T14:36:24.872Z

Constructor's Note
Many (but not all) of the answers to these clues are musicians or bands working broadly within the progressive rock genre
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  • Jonathan Airey 53:46 · 2025-02-05T11:48:54.020Z
    Very clever. Enjoyed that 👍
    • Melanie Branton constructor · 2025-02-05T13:34:45.725Z
      Thank you! I devised it mainly for my sister, so I'm very glad someone else enjoyed it!
    1A
    Prog rock band caught up in angry phone call (7)
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    Across
    1. 1A
      Prog rock band caught up in angry phone call (7)
    2. 4A
      Spat makes you almost rigid (4)
    3. 7A
      Evenly impale in the west (3)
    4. 8A
      The curve of Bolan losing his head (3)
    5. 9A
      One who could go platinum, turn to ash, be dirty or be a strawberry (5)
    6. 12A
      Occasionally, Kanye, legless, gets into the praying position (6)
    7. 13A
      Tony Banks sounds like he ought to be in this band, sitting right next to Roger Waters (9)
    8. 15A
      Tim, who really ought to have formed a double act with Tim Curry (4)
    9. 16A
      It's usually logged in December (4)
    10. 17A
      Tin band? (3)
    11. 19A
      French pig that forms part of Steven Wilson's band (4)
    12. 21A
      Mew abandoning whisky for the setter (2)
    13. 22A
      Kind of wineglass favoured by 1 down and 8 down (5)
    14. 25A
      Stop osteopath holding back this Polish seaside town! (5)
    15. 26A
      It may be curved, come with a supply, or just be on its own (3)
    16. 27A
      Objectively, we are a country in America (2)
    17. 28A
      It's really not on, you know! (3)
    18. 30A
      Sharp taste forming part of a prog rocker's dream (4)
    19. 32A
      Rick Wakeman's band keeping a time for something that will make them rise in the charts, perhaps? (5)
    20. 33A
      Reedy-sounding sort of band (4)
    21. 35A
      I'm in Wales! (2'1)
    22. 36A
      Part of the Netherlands which is virtually synonymous with the colour of a prog rocker's dream (6)
    23. 37A
      Ireland, forming part of a prog rocker's dream (4)
    24. 38A
      Stupidly near to making money (4)
    25. 39A
      (and 11 down) Eccentric kindly fop forms band (4, 5)
    Down
    1. 1D
      The angel from the first chapter of Genesis (7)
    2. 2D
      Mature lice retain a trace of what was there before (5)
    3. 3D
      (and 4 down) Growing concern that forms part of Steven Wilson's band (4, 4)
    4. 4D
      See 3 down (4, 4)
    5. 5D
      It's almost nice and very cold (3)
    6. 6D
      Marillion vocalist wins sexy stockings! (8)
    7. 8D
      Prog rocker who is apparently both living in the past and in a state of independence (8)
    8. 10D
      It's blatant Midge has abandoned the overture (5)
    9. 11D
      Boring kind of cider? (3)
    10. 12D
      The weight of Loki's pants (4)
    11. 14D
      Lovely hobo that produced prog rock music (10)
    12. 18D
      Loves being in a glamour shoot (6)
    13. 20D
      Firm sides of "If You Leave Me Now" band (2)
    14. 22D
      See 39 across (4, 5)
    15. 23D
      United Nations fete that's anything but equitable (6)
    16. 24D
      Sheena, definitely not a prog rocker, can always be found in the least onerous surroundings (6)
    17. 29D
      Not so many held by safe werewolves (5)
    18. 31D
      The nationality of one of the friends of Mr Cairo (5)
    19. 34D
      Eric Clapton was a slow one of these (4)
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