JULIAN COPE’S ALBUM OF THE MONTH #107 KISS KROSSWORD 7 13 14 17 8 9 15 18 20 10 19 21 22 23 26 24 28 27 29 K I 30 S S 33 32 25 34 31 35 36 K R O S S W O R D 38 39 42 40 41 43 44 45 48 49 54 58 50 55 51 52 56 59 60 72 73 76 77 53 61 65 68 47 63 64 67 46 57 62 78 37 69 79 70 74 66 71 75 80 81 Clues Across 82 Clues Down 6 4. 9. 11. 14. 16. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 32. 33. 35. 38. 39. 42. 43. 44. 45. 12 5 Wicked Lester Hurl Beth Wands Eke Fax Does Gin Jendel Hip Deuce He-She T.N.T. Gel Hits Isis Booby Unherman Knossos Sew Kistory D.F. Urn Sod Ur Limp-wristed Runny Dork Maim Etat Polka Tulk [the first name] Paul Anti Semite Nishinihon Othin Idealist Snatch (Eric) Singer Eric ELDER Itch It Gut 16 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 12. 15. 17. 18. 19. 23. 24. 25. 27. 28. 29. 38. 31. 33. 34. 36. 37. 39. 40. 42. 47. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 58. 65. 66. 68. 69. 71. 77. 79. 11 3 Well-fed Haj Uh Odin Christine Sixteen Gun Kelp N.S.U. E.S. Hi Blue D.H. Ugly Kiss Edo (David) Lean Unties Foul Krossword Brit (Ekland) Melvins Duo Tear N.R.A. (National Rifleman Association of America) P.E. Imp Plank Nowt Mao Oss N.Y. Mitra N.L. Dust Shit Key His Sex Slint Ta E.T. Nite Il (ilyushin Il-20) Rural At Mensi Di Vigil T.C. Sucked each other off T.T. 2 46. 48. 50. 52. 54. 55. 56. 57. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 64. 66. 67. 68. 70. 72. 73. 74. 75. 76. 78. 80. 81. 82. 1 Answers: Clues Down 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. 12. 15. 17. 18. 19. 23. 24. 25. 27. 28. 29. 31. 33. 34. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 42. 47. Paul and the Gene’s first band together. Natural reaction to the Peter Criss solo LP. Orchestrated 7” abortion that scored the Catman his biggest contribution to outright hatred by many Kiss fans. From Harry Potter to Ritchie Blackmore, every Rock God needs a few. Best verb to describe the manner in which Kiss rationed out their meagre talents across four decades. Cruel method by which actress Donna Dixon dumped the Starchild. Opposite of the don’ts. What cheap chilled drink does Gene the Teetotaller inauthentically claim he needs? On which planet was the Space Ace born? In spite of all his billions, what Gene could never be? What Gene in ‘hard workin’ daddy’ mode claims to be worth. What Ace and his gang called Paul. Australian-only AC/DC album said by many to be their best. What Paul the Starchild’s entire career appears held together by. What Gene can never have too many of. Goddess with 10,000 names. What Ace calls everyone. Infamous pioneering Kiss website forum troll. Ancient mythical Cretan palace and home of King Minos. Despite their phenomenal outfits, none of Kiss are reportedly able to do this well. Nickname of former Echo & the Bunnymen drummer. Preferred vessel for interment of the dead used by many ancient peoples. John Rotten was a lazy one. Ancient city of hesitation. What the world thinks Paul is. Another chance to fleece Kiss fans, this time in book form. What it must be if Kiss need you to lick it up. A synonym for Peter Criss. Obscure North Virginia band highly unlikely to rise higher than a brief mention in this crossword. A blow to the state is a coup de what? Clues Across 49. Pre-Sabbath, pre-Earth sextet incarnation of Ozzy, Geezer’n’company. 50. What Saul became to get his Roman passport, what Stanley became to be more rock, and what Ace Frehley and Eric Carr had to abandon to become Kiss members. 51. Accoding to the book KISS & TELL by Gordon G.G. Gebert and Bob McAdams, Ace added the twin SS insignias to the Kiss logo because he’s a bit this. 52. What western Japanese Yokel Metal band base their vocal and thunderous bass sound around Kiss? 53. The archaic way of spelling Odin. 58. What Gene could never be. 65. What two-lady band wrote/released a 7” single purportedly about Paul leaving home? 66. Confusing vocational surname of post-postPeter Criss drummer. 68. New drummer Paul became this so that Stanley could remain Paul. 69. Ghostly patriarch around which Kiss based their 1981 mega-flop. 71. Mythical feelings held by married couples after 84 months together. 77. What you’d have most likely called Ace, if you’d had to go to school with him. 79. The name of Blue Cheer’s original biker road manager. 4. Your first impressions of Kiss without makeup would be… 9. Prophet Mohammed’s legendary journey. 11. Early Liverpool band featuring the Archdrude. 13. Pre-fix employed by Russia’s second most famous machine gun makers. 14. Archetypal pre-Christian lawmaking God seemingly making a come back. 16. Catchy but well-dodgy post-Chuck Berry Gene Simmons song about a schoolgirl. 19. Impressed by the crassness of the Sex Pistols’ band name, Starchild Paul declared his penis to be a love what? 20. Frequently recurring sub-aquatic motif in Spongebob Squarepants. 21. Forgotten foreign car, or a kind of sexually transmitted disease celebrated by Cream. 22. The pre-fix of all Gibson electric semi-acoustic guitars. 23. Three of these got Sir Macca banned in December 1972. 25. The colour of Ace’s aura, as revealed on the sleeve of his solo LP. 26. Another initialled Lawrence even more controversial that T.E. 27. Collective noun used to describe Kiss unmasked. 28. Subject of this Album of the Month. 30. Former name of Japan’s capital city. 32. Skinny director obsessed with T.E. Lawrence. 33. All dressed in thattin and laythe; or how the Starchild dispenses with corsets. 35. What Peter looks like without his make-up. 38. The name of this compilation. 41. One time common law wife of the ex-Mod that Peter’s trying to sound like. 42. Doom conquerors known for their championing of Alice Cooper and Kiss material. 43. What Kiss really are, despite Gene and Paul’s protests and rancid attempts to present it otherwise. 44. The singular of what is falling. 45. Uncle Ted Nugent and Charlton Heston were big in this. 46. What Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace all got out of at school. 48. Mythological creature. 50. Wooden metaphor to describe a fool. 52. What Peter appears to keep down his kecks. 54. Infamous world leader who set up his headquarters in the changing rooms of a secondary school swimming pool. 55. So-called archaic festival during which massed accordionists butcher some old Terry Wogan hit as scores of obnoxious drunken Cornish locals trail a Beryl Cook-style fetishized leatherette gimp round the streets. 56. Initials of Kiss’ home state. 57. The archaic way of spelling Mithra. 59. International number plates used by Holland. 60. Marky Ramone started life drumming in what power trio whose guitarist and co-writer would later produce early Kiss? 61. What Ace looks like without his make-up. 62. What Ace forgets about whenever he’s singing. 63. What Gene thinks the world is. 64. What the Starchild believes he invented. 66. From Ron to Rhoda, Tweeze is the product of what band? 67. Midland thanks deriving from Norse. 68. What Ace looks like first thing in the morning. 70. They wanna party every day and rock’n’roll for all of its duration. 72. Cool Beastie Boys-style prefix used by Russian’s remarkable WW2 Sturmovik tank buster. 73. Replete with acoustic guitars and Peter the Catman’s (ahem) inimitable Rod the Mod vocals, Kiss’ ‘Hard Luck Woman’ inadvertently sounded this. 74. This archaic name for Odin is also a hippy description of where it is. 75. What old Northeast punk rock singer wouldn’t be caught dead doing a Kiss cover? 76. Goddess figure celebrated in Cope’s mid price label. 78. The kind of thing Kiss woulda held during their MUSIC FROM ‘THE ELDER’ period. 80. Rover Cars’ mid-70s Lethbridgean allusion. 81. According to the book KISS & TELL by Gordon G.G. Gebert and Rob McAdams, this is what Peter and Ace are said to have done back at the hotel, whenever they played a gig without scoring with the ladies. 82. Where the Isle of Man unites with Kiss’ Tommy Thayer.
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