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