| The clergyman accepts a drink for taking part in an idyllic opera (9) |
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| Simple musical play with a rural subject (9) |
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| The last opera turns out to have a rural theme (9) |
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| Former exam primarily exploring a rustic composition (9) |
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| Musical piece in examination? Stick around (9) |
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| Musical piece in examination? Stick around |
The Guardian Cryptic |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Rustic opera or cantata (9) |
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| Some country music has beat not written in |
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| Musical composition |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Jun 2022 |
| Piece of music over before spoken introduction to evensong |
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| Piece of music that evokes the countryside |
New York Times |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Old-style exam initially exploring rural composition |
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| Former type of exam: English composition |
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| Finished exam with little energy for play |
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| Instrumental work in last opera composed |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Nov 2015 |
| Musical work, formerly spoken start to elegy |
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| Musical work, formerly spoken start to elegy |
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| Any rural-themed opera |
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| Country music? |
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| Rural-themed opus |
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| Rural-themed composition |
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| Beethoven's Sixth |
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| Beethoven's Sixth |
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| Handel or Bach piece |
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| Rural style |
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| Country music? |
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| Gide's "La symphonie _____" |
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| Rural-themed opera |
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| A forerunner of opera |
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| Opera with a rustic theme |
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| Idyllic composition |
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| Beethoven's Sixth. |
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| Piece of idyllic music. |
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