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1.
Panicking,
I report disloyal stinker.
Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy
Anagram ('panicking') of 'I report disloyal stinker'
2.
Apparently,
the late Queen Mother's favourite newspaper is added after losing first
edition.
This
Sporting Life
the late Queen Mother's favourite
newspaper' = THE SPORTING LIFE, with the 'E' of 'THE' ('losing first Edition')replaced
by 'IS' ('is added')
3.
Fiona
comes back shortly…
If..
Fi is short for 'Fiona' - 'comes
back' gives IF
4.
Wolb
Blow-up
Wolb' is Blow backwards or 'up'
5.
Stupidly
allow hot, heavy, conflict.
Oh!
What A Lovely War
Anagram ('stupidly') of 'allow hot
heavy conflict'
6.
It's
in the bag and hidden.
Gandhi
In' thebaGANDHIdden
7.
Work
hanged poorly
Hope
and Glory
Anagram ('work') of 'hanged poorly'
8.
Seaside
resort music?
Brighton
Rock
Seaside Resort' = BRIGHTON, 'music' =
ROCK
9.
Corruption
might jail Clark.
I'm
All Right, Jack
Anagram ('corruption') of 'might jail
Clark'
10. Will Eva grow wild?
Shallow
Grave
Will' = SHALL + anagram ('wild') of
'Eva Grow' = OW GRAVE
11. Bad sprain in adding.
Trainspotting
Anagram ('bad') of 'sprain' = AINSP
'in' 'adding' = T OTTING
12. Poor accommodation laid in gloomier
state.
Slumdog
Millionaire
Poor accommodation' = SLUM + anagram
('state') of 'laid in gloomier' = DOG MILLIONNAIRE
13. Chicken with half a ryvita.
Henry
V
Chicken' = HEN + 'half a ryvita' = RY
V
14. Case involves mad IRA loony.
Casino
Royale
Case' = CAS E 'involving' anagram
('mad') of 'IRA loony' = INO ROYAL
15. The entire comedy team lost their
snake.
The
Full Monty
The entire' = THE FULL + 'comedy team
lost their snake' = MONTY i.e. Monty Python without the python.
16. Perversely, they wanted a source of
water.
Went
the Day Well?
Anagram ('perversely') of 'they
wanted' = WENT THE DAY + 'a source of water' = WELL
17. First ride in a craft.
Borat
First ride' = R 'in' 'a craft' = BOAT
18. Theo takes on a hospitality business
for less than a dollar
The
Innocents
Theo = THEO ''takes on' 'a
hospitality business' = INN + 'less than a dollar' = CENTS
19. Il employment.
The
Italian Job
The' (in) 'Italian' = Il +
'employement' = JOB
20. Sell in Hell! Rob the mail cunningly…
The
Lavender Hill Mob
Sell' = VEND 'in' anagram 'cunningly'
of 'Hell rob the mail'
21. Dawn - a mess after Ray (for example)
rang.
A
Fish Called Wanda
Anagram 'mess' of 'Dawn a' = WANDA
'after' 'Ray for example' = FISH, & 'rang' = CALLED
22. English television dramatist in dodgy
Y-fronts - a keen or haphazard brain!
Harry
Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
English television dramatist' =
(Dennis) POTTER 'in' anagram ('dodgy') of 'y fronts a keen or haphazard
brain'
23. Look! There's a strange cave in front
of you, Latin friend.
Love
Actually
Look' = LO + anagram ('strange') of
'cave' = VE AC, 'you' (in) 'Latin' = TU, 'friend' = ALLY
24. Unwell, you return unwell. There's a
nasty smell about it, too, intitally.
Billy
Elliot
Unwell' = ILL, 'you' = YE, 'return
unwell' = ill backwards = LLI, 'nasty smell = BO 'about' + 'too initially = T
25. Cunning violinist's tactless devil.
Distant
Voices, Still Lives
Anagram ('cunning') of 'violinist's
tactless devil'
26. Relived gentle schooldays.
The
Long Day Closes
Anagram ('relived') of 'gentle
schooldays'
27. The last letter of the radio
operator.
Zulu
Zulu' represents the letter 'Z' -
i.e. the last letter in the phonetic alphabet used by radio operators
28. Return card to the centre of gulag.
Dracula
Return card' gives DRAC, 'the centre
of gulag' = ULA
29. Unruly orgy - girls engulf Reg!
Gregory's
Girl
Anagram ('unruly') of 'orgy girls' =
G ORYS GIRL 'engulfing' REG
30. Rachel is confused in toilet.
Local
Hero
Anagram ('is confused') of 'Rachel' =
CAL HER 'in' 'toilet' = LOO
31. Refit secret ship for new life.
The
Ipcress File
Anagram ('refit') of 'secret ship' =
THE IPCRESS + anagram ('new') of 'life' = FILE
32. Ian comes away from a painful wax
treatment.
Brazil
a painful wax treatment' = brazilian,
which 'Ian comes away from' leaving BRAZIL
33. Hear when surrounded by awful
constant kids' drone.
Kind
Hearts and Coronets
Hear = HEAR 'surrounded' by anagram
('awful') of 'constant kids drone'
34. I'm told Inga follows a sport which
includes degrading initiation!
Goldfinger
I'm told' = sounds like 'Inga' giving
INGER 'follows' 'a sport' = GOLF 'which includes' 'degrading initiation' = D
35. The Queen's man tours a town in the
north of Scotland.
The
Wicker Man
The Queen's man' = THE ER MAN,
'tours' 'a town in the North of Scotland = WICK
36. XXXIX is in an area of Central Asia,
I hear.
The
39 Steps
XXXIX' = 39 'an area of Central Asia'
= STEPPES which 'I hear' as STEPS
37. Magazine disappears.
The
Lady Vanishes
Magazine' = THE LADY, 'disappears' =
VANISHES
38. Half-accept return after brewing
beer.
Rebecca
Half-accept' = ACC 'return' = CCA
'after anagram ('brewing') of 'beer' = REBE
39. Retract, e.g. about face.
Get
Carter
Retract eg' backwards ('about face')
= GET CARTER
40. Heard a royal fruit.
The
King's Speech
a royal fruit' = The King's Peach'
'heard' as THE KING'S SPEECH
41. Odd for a Chief to be around riots.
Chariots
of Fire
Anagram ('Odd') of 'for a Chief' =
CHA OF FIRE 'around' RIOTS
42. Very serene masochist rejects
correction!
On
Her Majesty's Secret Service
Anagram ('correction') of 'Very
serene masochist rejects'
43. In the place to swim backwards?
In
The Loop
In the' = IN THE, 'place to swim' =
pool - 'backwards' = LOOP
44. An opinionated indoor space!
A
Room with a View
indoor space' = ROOM, 'opinionated' =
WITH A VIEW
45. In that place in France may Ashton
defy being choreographed!
The
Remains Of The Day
In the place' = THE RE, 'in France
may' = MAI + anagram ('being choreographed' ) of 'Ashton defy' = NS OF THE
DAY
46. Caravan going - half-nine departure
arranged.
Caravaggio
Anagram ('arranged') of 'Caravan
going' with 'half-nine' = NI removed ('departure')
47. Insect-free abluent.
Blue
Insect' = ANT, removed from ('free')
'abluent' leaves BLUE
48. Ethically hinder war preparations.
The
Railway Children
Anagram ('preparations') of
'ethically hinder war'
49. Pulls the trigger before we
restarted.
Fires
Were Started
Pulls the trigger' = FIRES 'before'
'we restarted' = WERE STARTED
50. Organised skilled nightlife.
The
Killing Fields
Anagram ('organised') of 'skilled
nightlife'
51. Common performance without MC
Moon
Anagram ('performance') of 'common'
'without' (the letters) 'MC'
52. Withnail's Uncle in noble hasty
ripoff scandal.
Monty
Python's Life of Brian
Withnail's Uncle' (in the film
Withnail & I) is called MONTY + anagram ('scandal') of 'noble hasty
ripoff'
53. Snake expert's journey after I first
leave Mimi number.
2001:
A Space Odyssey
snake' = ASP, 'expert = ACE, journey
= ODYSSEY 'after' 'I first leave Mimi'
= MMI (as a) 'number' = 2001
54. Crooked cock or walk with protestant
order.
A
Clockwork Orange
Anagram ('crooked') of 'cock or walk'
= A CLOCKWORK 'with' 'protestant order' = ORANGE
55. Somewhere in South Wales, Lynn
swallows function.
Barry
Lyndon
Somewhere in South Wales' = BARRY,
'Lynn' = LYNN 'swallows' 'function' = DO (as in a social event) giving LYNDON
56. A meeting with one's counsel?
Brief
Encounter
(Legal) counsel = BRIEF, 'a meeting'
= ENCOUNTER
57. Nasty expert egos can overwhelm French
film-maker.
Great
Expectations
Anagram ('Nasty') of 'expert egos
can' = GREAT EXPEC ONS 'overwhelm'
'French film-maker = (Jacques) TATI
58. King reviewed heart-throb I reviewed.
The
Bridge on the River Kwai
Anagram ('reviewed') of 'King
reviewed heart-throb I'
59. Act if a bear ran wildly around the
boss.
Lawrence
of Arabia
Act' = LAW + anagram ('wildly') of
'if a bear ran' = REN F ARABIA
'around' 'the boss' = CEO
60. Feel out of place in tidy lesbians .
Sense
And Sensibility
Feel' = SENSE + anagram ('out of
place') of 'in tidy lesbians' = AND SENSIBILITY
61. Snaked but didn't slither initially.
Naked
slither initially' = S, so 'snaked'
without the 'S' = NAKED
62. Reconstitute sect as nerd is dishonest.
Secrets
and Lies
Anagram ('Reconstitute') of 'sect as
nerd' = SECRETS AND, 'is dishonest' = LIES
63. Syrupy TV to stir.
Topsy-Turvy
Anagram ('stir') of 'Syrupy TV to'
64. Knocked back gins in yard - had hat
ruined.
A
Hard Day's Night
Knocked back gins' = S NIG 'in'
anagram ('ruined') of 'yard had hat' = A HARD DAY HT
65. Brakes without support.
Kes
Support' = Bra, so 'Brakes without
support' gives KES
66. Surrounded by explosive & in a
confused state - Save her!
The
Servant
Anagram ('in a confused state') of
'Save her' = HE SERVA 'surrunded by' 'explosive' = T NT
67. Scandalous gay Silk enters whore!
Whisky
Galore!
Anagram ('scandalous') of 'gay silk'
= ISKY GAL 'enters' 'whore' = WH ORE
68. He's covered by hat with eminent,
eccentric clubs for example.
The
Man in the White Suit
He' = HE 'covered by' anagram
('eccentric') of 'hat with eminent' = T
MAN IN THE WHITE ' + clubs for example' = SUIT
69. In Hell, Kirsty arranged Dale's
return.
The
Ladykillers
Anagram ('arranged') of 'Hell Kirsty'
= TH Y KILLERS with 'Dale's return' = E LAD 'in'
70. They embrace old God if organ is
played.
The
Long Good Friday
They' = THE Y 'embrace anagram ('is
played') of 'old God if organ' = LONG GOOD FRIDA
71. Initially silent fish weapon evil one
conjured up.
Shakespeare
In Love
Initially silent = S, 'fish' = HAKE,
weapon = SPEAR + anagram ('conjured up') of 'evil one' = E IN LOVE
72. First enquiry is taken over by
strange death without a smell.
The
Descent
First enquiry = 'E' 'taken over by'
anagram ('strange') of 'death' 'without' 'a' = TH DE giving THE DE, 'smell' =
SCENT
73. Place where fatal shootings took
place with no car involved.
Hunger
Place where fatal shootings took
place' = Hungerford 'with no car' =
ford 'involved' gives HUNGER
74. Replanted and massed garden
implements…
Dead
Man's Shoes
Anagram ('replanted') of 'and massed'
= DEAD MANS' S, 'garden implements = HOES
75. …then organ overwhlemed Goddess of
fertility.
This
is England
Then' = TH EN, organ = GLAND
'overwhelmed' 'Goddess of fertility' = IS IS
76. The language inventor's right to
include interjections first.
The
English Patient
The language' = THE ENGLISH,
'inventor's right' = PATENT 'to include' 'interjections first' = I
77. God's weird fun was crazy, and fun in
a real mix-up!
Four
Weddings and a Funeral
Anagram ('was crazy') of 'God's weird
fun' = FOUR WEDDINGS 'and' anagram
('mix-up') of 'fun in a real' = FUNERAL
78. Wobbly into humbly.
Nil
by Mouth
Anagram ('wobbly') of 'into humbly'
79. Wars about mad hatemongering dictator
run so well.
Wallace
and Gromit in The Wrong Trousers
Wars' = WA RS 'about' anagram ('mad')
of 'hatemongering dictator run so well' = LLACE AND GROMIT IN THE WRONG
TROUSE
80. Part of the deal of peace for land or
not?
Orlando
Inset ('part of the') in 'fOR LAND
Or'
81. Flimsy ending to deflate
bonehead. Filth strewn randomly about
a Panamanian city.
The
Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
Anagram ('randomly') of 'to deflate bonehead. Filth strewn' = THE LIFE AND DEATH OF EL B 'about' 'a
Panamanian city' = COLON with 'Flimsy'
= LIMP 'ending'
82. A horseride place under the ground
story.
A
Canterbury Tale
A horseride' = A CANTER, 'place under
the ground' = BURY, 'story' = TALE
83. Crank returns in sub-class I
organise.
Black
Narcissus
Crank returns' = K NARC 'in' anagram
('organise') of 'sub-class I' = BLAC ISSUS
84. Communist's loose women…
The
Red Shoes
Communist's = 'THE RED S, 'loose
women' = HOES
85. …slips in front of him at 45 degrees.
The
Third Man
In cricket, THE THIRD MAN is
positioned so that the 'slips (are) in front of him at 45 degrees'
86. Oscar organ.
Oliver!
Oscar' is 'O' in the international
phonetic alphabet. 'Organ' = LIVER
87. Headless birdwatcher conceals
discovery in front of senior officer.
Witchfinder
General
Birdwathcher' = twitcher 'headless'
gives WITCH ER 'conceals' 'discovery' = FIND 'in front of' 'senior officer' =
GENERAL
88. Sat when it was dark and the usual
time for mattins.
Saturday
Night and Sunday Morning
Sat' = SATURDAY, 'when it was dark' =
NIGHT, 'and the usual time for mattins' = AND SUNDAY MORNING
89. Ankoolger
Look
Back In Anger
kool' = LOOK BACK, so ANkoolGER =
LOOK BACK IN ANGER
90. Mojo tones are remastered with
off-key opening edited out.
Tom
Jones
Anagram ('are remastered') of 'mojo
tones' without ('edited out') the letter 'o' ('off-key opening')
91. Idiotic down-market crooks slacking
bolts.
Lock,
Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
Anagram ('idiotic') of 'down-market
crooks slacking bolts'
92. Women's Institute re-established in
Thailand.
Withnail
and I
Women's Institute' = WI +
anagram('re-established') of 'in Thailand' = THNAIL AND I
93. Salesperson returns trash-can for me
Performance
Salesperson' = rep 'returns' giving
PER + anagram ('trash') of 'can for me' = FORMANCE
94. Don't know about lavatory.
Don't
Look Now
Don't Know' = DON'T K NOW 'about' 'lavatory' = LOO
95. These days, Tim is involved in a web
search engine.
Bad
Timing
These days' = AD, 'Tim' = TIM 'is
involved in' ' a web search engine' = B ING
96. Violently ill by rail.
Billy
Liar
Anagram ('violently') of 'ill by
rail'
97. Confused by the raunchy porker!
Carry
On Up the Khyber
Anagram ('confused') of 'by the raunchy
porker'
98. Quiet death of a nude is awful.
Shaun
of the Dead
Quiet' = SH + anagram ('is awful') of
'death of a nude' = AUN OF THE DEAD
99. Men go back in to Etna confused.
Atonement
Men go back' = NEM 'in' anagram
('confused') of 'to etna' = ATO ENT
100. Bizzarely, normal alfa adds flavour!
A
Man For All Seasons
Anagram ('Bizzarely') of 'normal
alfa' = A MAN FOR ALL', 'adds flavour' = SEASONS
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