Christian Aid Cryptic Dances Quiz

Have a little fun as you help someone else, and you could win a bottle of Fairtrade wine. Here are clues to assorted dances from the past half millennium. The clues are mostly cryptic or just bad puns (occasionally a mix). Some names need the word 'dance' or 'dancing' to make complete sense. I have shown this where applicable
Solve as many as you can (you don't have to complete it; some years no-one finishes) and send the answers to Mrs Walker, 12 West Way, Slinfold, RH13 0SB, together with a donation of at least £3 for Christian Aid (If you can fill in the Gift Aid declaration at the end, your gift is worth even more). Closing date is June 4th 2025
The winner, whoever correctly solves the most clues, will be announced on St. Peter's, Slinfold website, shortly after and the prize delivered within the next few days
In the event of a tie, the winner will be the person who, in the opinion of the committee, best completes this sentence, using ten or fewer words:-
'I support Christian Aid because

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The Quiz

4-D distortion (4,4)
4-wheel motorbike, about about poorly (9)
A coney & how it goes (5,3)
A neutral afterlife (5)
A ring, a circle (5)
A stroll in SE11 (7,4)
A very short dance? (3-4)
Alcoholic arty graduate (5)
All I drag wildly around dates to the 16th century (8)
Antler plus briar (8)
Arc beam mixture is gruesome (danse, 7)
Azimov's I (5)
Baby bed the Italian big cat (9)
Big girls, all alone (6,6)
Business graduate and the way he works - all mixed up (5)
But Neil Armstrong did it first (8)
Charitable homelessness solution (1,1,1,1)
City of the 'Merry Monarch' (10)
Comedian Pascoe and her music group (8)
Crazy movement (10)
Did Amelia fly across oceans or just between islands? (5,3)
Enthusiast Daniel - leave! (8)
Exclaim in mild surprise,steal ring and take centre of careers(10)
Fastest horse gait, but a bit missing in the middle (5)
Faucet puts Mr. Boone backwards (3, dance)
German Scottish (11)
Gneiss and bap (4'1'4)
Greek 'ell' around an indefinite article (7)
Hunter's quarry, not necessarily hunter' gait (7)
In the 50s & 60s we did it sitting down (4,4)
In the manner of a criminal group and a short 60s war (7,5)
Including minor Oxford bullnose (6, dance)
Independent nation, not town (7, dance)
Informal abdomen (5, dance)
Lay an outdoor floor incorporating the indefinite article (6)
Light brown oriental game (5)
Mixing up the cards in Upper Manhattan (6,7)
Nearly midnight in French (6)
Nymph who caused 70% of Penelope's waiting time (7)
Oliver? (5)
One dimensional, but usually in a group (4,dance)
Ordering two teas (or maybe three) (3-3 or 3-3-3)
Pasta tubes with a vowel shift (8)
Playground equipment (5,dance)
Pomme Purée (6,6)
Range cooker perform a circle (6)
Sphere and French (6)
Spherical chamber? - no it needs a flat floor (8, dancing)
Spicy tomato sauce (5)
Spools of cotton (5)
The armoured cavalry (the death or glory boys) (3,7)
The dance for an infantryman or a Little Woman (5)
The season for torn clothes (7)
Theatrical performance needs to wade a stream (8)
Time to stop for refreshment (5,dance)
To dance this won't be 'cool' or 'hip' (6,dance)
Twisted words dance, mind you don't cut your toes (5, dance)
Victoria sponge takes a stroll (8)
Whose kingdom? Johann ll or André (5)
You put your right arm in (that's what it's all about) (5,5)

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Christian Aid Week 2025

We hope that to be able to deliver Christian Aid envelopes during CA Week, which we invite you to drop in to the church or post back. We will not be returning to collect them. We also plan to have a Cream Tea Afternoon (with cake stall, Raffle, etc.) at the end of June. We will deliver details together with the CA envelopes.
Christian Aid Week is a major part of Christian Aid's annual fundraising and the current world situation increases their need for funds, since they work with the poorest of the poor, who are even more vulnerable to disease, through inadequate food & sanitation in many areas. You can donate directly to them online by going to their website and clicking the "Donate Now" button.
Alternately you can send cash or cheques via us; drop them in to Janet at 12 West Way, who forwards it all to the treasurer, or post them (in an envelope marked Christian Aid) into the safe in the belfry door at St. Peter's Church in Slinfold. (the safe is emptied daily) and we'll make sure that it all gets to them.

At the back of St Peter's church you can find a recycled plastic bottle for collecting 'Pat's Pennies'. Pat was one of our earliest volunteers and originated the idea of collecting your small change throughout the year. The format varies slightly each year; we have had a 'mile of pennies' 'pounds of pennies' 'copperplate Pat's wall' 'a barrowful of pennies' etc. but we have been collecting this 'Small Change To Make Large Changes In The Poorest Lives' for at least 30 years now. Please take a 'Pat's Penny Pot' to collect for next year.

The committee will always be glad to hear of suggestions for fund-raising ideas and volunteers to help. Click here to contact us

Christian Aid aims to help people who need help, irrespective of race or creed. This is our attempt to help raise money for this work.