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We hope this cheers the poor souls who mailed us to say the whole business had knobbled them lame, or that they could not unwind the maze! In gray, below, possible answers to each question; in bold, the proper answers that aren't used up by other questions.

E & O E: thanks to the people who made some useful suggestions! This all made sense on Christmas Eve ... and it's too late to worry now if it doesn't!

Day One
1	In this song, Maestro Brooker sings the word 'Christmas'.	Still There'll Be More Wizard Man
2	This song's title contains the word 'more'.	Still There'll Be More All This and More One More Time
3	She can be bared, she can be continental, she can be six-triggered. What other song does she occur in?	Barnyard Story
4	This song contains the words 'one more time'.	One More Time (You Can't) Turn Back the Page
5	A song containing the words 'I wandered through my playing-cards'	King of Hearts A Whiter Shade of Pale
6	A song with 'chicken' in it.	Mabel Luskus Delph Barnyard Story
7	Is yours turning grey, or has it got stardust in it? What other song refers to this stuff and the way it changes?	One More Time
8	A song in which the word 'wax' is sung.	All This and More Luskus Delph
9	This song uses the word 'banana'.	Mabel
Day Two
10	A track with no singing or speaking on it.	Repent Walpurgis Backgammon
11	A song with the word 'Box' in the title	Pandora's Box Robert's Box
12	A title with (perhaps?) a hint of pork about it?	Piggy Pig Pig Backgammon Bringing Home the Bacon
13	'The bell on my door rang this morning ...' What other Procol song features an identical interruption?	Salad Days (Are Here Again)
14	What song features someone who (for once) is in the same state as a muse and a jumberlack?	Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)
15	Quadrupeds in song titles: there's a salty one, a Christmas one ... but which title has most quadrupeds in it?	Piggy Pig Pig
16	Song title with a girl's name in it.	Repent Walpurgis Pandora's Box Mabel Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone)
17	A song in which the word 'cream' is sung.	Bringing Home the Bacon Salad Days (Are Here Again)
Day Three
18	Lots of Procol Harum songs contain the word 'nothing': this one also has it in the title.	Nothing that I didn't Know Nothing But the Truth
19	This one, on the other hand, has 'Something' in the title.	Something Magic Something Following Me
20	Fresh Fruit, Broken Barricades, Pilgrim's Progress, Simple Sister, Typewriter Torment ... all these titles have something in common: is there a three-word title with the same feature?	Piggy Pig Pig Taking the Time
21	A song with 'hearts' in the words, but not in the title.	Nothing But the Truth
22	A song with 'Truth' in the title.	Nothing But the Truth The Truth Won't Fade Away
23	Lots of Procol Harum songs feature the word 'bright' and lots feature the word 'burnt'. This one features both.	About to Die Something Magic
24	A song in which we hear the word 'strangers'.	Strangers in Space Crucifiction Lane
25	There's a woman on the table, a grappling-hook coming in at the door, and the ceiling has collapsed; but who is in the same room, sitting by the door?	Poor Mohammed
Day Four
26	This song contains the word 'madness'.	In the Autumn of my Madness The Mark of the Claw (You Can't) Turn back the Page
27	This song contains the word 'humble'.	Wreck of the Hesperus Good Captain Clack The Devil Came from Kansas
28	A song containing the word 'hell' and the word 'heaven'.	Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) Juicy John Pink
29	A song that mentions shoes.	Homburg Good Captain Clack
30	A song in which we hear the word 'smiling'.	Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) Salad Days (Are Here Again)
31	A song containing the phrase 'fall from grace'.	For Liquorice John Wreck of the Hesperus
32	It has collapsed, it flew away, and a rat flew down from it: which other song refers to it?	Homburg
33	A Gospel question: the title of this song contains the name of one of the authors who told the Christmas story in the New Testament.	Mark of the Claw Juicy John Pink For Liquorice John
Day Five
34	A song that refers to a real-world city (even though 'Kansas' itself is not actually the name of a city: thanks, Richard)	The Devil Came from Kansas Souvenir of London
35	A song that uses the word 'remember'	A Dream in Ev'ry Home Strangers in Space One More Time
36	A song that uses the word 'cook'.	A Salty Dog The Devil came from Kansas Without a Doubt
37	This song refers to television, by a well-known abbreviation.	TV Ceasar A Dream in Ev'ry Home
38	In this song we hear the title of a PH album which is not the title of a song: the answer is not Home!	Man with a Mission
39	A song in which Gary sings the word 'pale'	A Whiter Shade of Pale Nothing That I Didn't Know
40	A song in which we hear the word 'salty'.	A Salty Dog Crucifiction Lane
41	Song containing a mouse.	TV Ceasar Man With a Mission
42	This song contains 'rose' but not 'savage'	Without a Doubt
Day Six
43	Song containing the phrase 'right or wrong'.	The Final Thrust The Hand That Rocks The Cradle The Truth Won't Fade Away
44	A song in which the word 'earth' is sung.	The Pursuit of Happiness Fresh Fruit
45	Where do 'rusty' and 'sword' occur in the same song?	Conquistador In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence
46	Song containing the phrase 'all in all'.	Barnyard Story Boredom
47	Song containing the word 'remedy'.	Robert's Box Fresh Fruit
48	Song containing the word 'prayers'.	Poor Mohammed Broken Barricades The Pursuit of Happiness
49	Song with a one-word title.	Mabel Conquistador Homburg Boredom Backgammon Kaleidoscope
50	Procol Harum record in which we hear the word 'looking-glass'.	The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
Day Seven
51	A song in which we hear the phrase 'in the dark'.	Kaleidoscope Glimpses of Nirvana Something Magic The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
52	A song containing 'bright', 'shiny' and 'gold'.	New Lamps for Old Fool's Gold
53	A song with a chandelier in it.	Grand Hotel Shine on Brightly In the Wee Small Hours of Sixpence
54	A song with the word 'brightly' in it.	Shine on Brightly Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) Fool's Gold
55	A track that's entirely spoken.	The Worm and the Tree Glimpses of Nirvana
56	A song that contains the words 'silken sheets'.	Grand Hotel Perpetual Motion
57	A Procol work that refers to 'birds'.	In the Autumn of My Madness The Worm and the Tree
58	A song that alludes to 'duty'.	New Lamps for Old The Devil Came from Kansas
59	A song with a rotating wheel in it.	Shine on Brightly A Whiter Shade of Pale The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
Day Eight
60	A song in which the word 'sixteen' is sung.	A Whiter Shade of Pale Whaling Stories
61	A song containing the word 'city'	The Dead Man's Dream About to Die
62	A song that uses the word 'neither'.	Rambling On The Idol
63	A song with the word 'screen' in it.	Whaling Stories The Thin End of the Wedge
64	A song that uses the word 'movie'.	Rambling On The Thin End of the Wedge Whaling Stories Something Following Me
65	A song with the word 'dream' in the title.	A Dream in Ev'ry Home The Dead Man's Dream
66	A song with part of its title in parentheses (brackets).	(You Can't) Turn Back the Page Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) Cerdes (Outside the Gates of) Magdalene (My Regal Zonophone) Skip Softly (My Moonbeams) Salad Days (Are Here Again)
67	A song using the word 'seldom'.	Nothing But The Truth Quite Rightly So
Day Nine
68	A song with a fruit in the title.	Lime Street Blues
69	A song that uses the word 'dollar'.	Memorial Drive All Our Dreams Are Sold
70	A song that appears to have the name of a road in its title ... there are three possibilities.	Lime Street Blues Crucifiction Lane Memorial Drive
71	A song that uses the word 'hole'.	Memorial Drive The Unquiet Zone
72	One of many Procol Harum songs that refer to doctors ...	Souvenir of London For Liquorice John Robert's Box Fresh Fruit Pandora's Box Typewriter Torment Song For a Dreamer
73	A song in which Keith Reid uses the word 'rhyme'.	All This and More Typewriter Torment Salad Days (Are Here Again) Your Own Choice
74	A song with the words 'your own' in it.	Piggy Pig Pig Your Own Choice
75	A song in which we hear the word 'torment'.	She Wandered through the Garden Fence Typewriter Torment New Lamps for Old
Day Ten
76	A song with the word 'goose' in it.	Taking the Time Into the Flood
77	A song containing the word 'joke'.	'Twas Teatime at the Circus Butterfly Boys New Lamps for Old
78	A song whose title includes an insect name.	Learn to Fly Butterfly Boys
79	A song that includes 'horses'.	'Twas Teatime at the Circus Into the Flood
80	A Procol Harum recording that includes the word 'crime'.	Look to Your Soul The Piper's Tune Strangers in Space
81	A song including the word 'mother'.	Drunk Again The Piper's Tune Crucifiction Lane
82	A title with 'Your' in it.	Your Own Choice Look to Your Soul
83	A song with the word 'teaching' in it.	Look to Your Soul As Strong as Samson Taking the Time
Day Eleven
84	A song title of which one word is the name of a well-known fluid.	The Milk of Human Kindness Whisky Train A Rum Tale
85	A song containing the word 'simple'	Look to Your Soul Simple Sister Pilgrims Progress Perpetual Motion
86	There are lots of dogs in Procol songs: this is one with a cat in it.	Toujours l'Amour Long Gone Geek Man with a Mission
87	A song including the word 'afloat'	A Salty Dog A Christmas Camel
88	Arguably the two finest Procol songs both have 'seasick' in them; the answer to this question, however, is a song with ordinary 'sick' in it.	Whisky Train Crucifiction Lane Robert's Box Drunk Again A Christmas Camel Quite Rightly So Glimpses of Nirvana
89	A song that doesn't have the word 'French' in it but comes on a record after two songs in a row that do! (thanks, Bert!)	A Rum Tale
90	A song with the word 'glee' in it.	Shine On Brightly Long Gone Geek Fresh Fruit
91	One is visionary, another has been killed by her diet ... name the third one.	Simple Sister
Day Twelve
92	A song with the word 'fate' in it.	The Worm and The Tree Holding On Playmate of the Mouth
93	A song including the word 'suffering'.	She Wandered Through The Garden Fence Nothing That I Didn't Know Wish Me Well
94	A song with the word 'funeral' in it.	Wreck of the Hesperus Playmate of the Mouth Monsieur R Monde
95	A song with the word 'speech' in it.	Too Much Between Us Power Failure
96	A song that includes 'swimming'	Butterfly Boys Skating on Thin Ice
97	A song in which we hear the word 'screwed'.	The Pursuit of Happiness Power Failure
98	A song including the word 'passion'.	Playmate of the Mouth Perpetual Motion
99	A song about 'the edge'.	The Thin End of the Wedge Beyond the Pale Fool's Gold
100	So the missing track was ... appropriately enough ...	Grand Finale

Big thanks to Jane Clare and Peter Clare for help with this year's conundra

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