Scotland Puzzle

Scottish Dances

By Kay Glasgow

Here's a dance card of familiar Highland dance, Scottish country dancing and Scotland's national dances enjoyed at Highland games, cèilidhs, Burns Night and Scottish dance groups. Clue: for all but one, the 3 letter word is "the". I had fun choreographing anagrams but I've not a clue about pas de basque in The Gay Gordons!

1 ancient solo dance (3,8,5) HANDLEFLIGHTNIGH
2 dance associated with Malcolm Canmore (3,5,5) ODDSTREWNACHE
3 reel favourite in Scotland's north east (3,10) SHYSTEPTHREAT
4return of the kilt celebrated in dance (5,8) ABARESHINSTUN
5 cold villagers danced at church awaiting tardy minister (4,2,7) FEELHOTORCULL
6 depicts an angry wife (3,5,3) JETHIGHIRIS
7 for four in 4/4 set dance (3,8,4) ANGELHELDHITHER
8 dance with nautical theme (3,7,8) PERISHLIPTONASHORE
9 Hebrides and Perthshire both claim origins (3,8,4) LOSTTHISTLEITCH
10 to honour Bonnie Prince Charlie's disguise artist (5,10,5) SCANDALOFMADFALCONRY
11 dance music published in 1500's or a "wee dram"? (6,7) CASHMERESCOUT
12 Aberdeenshire dance of difficulty (3,4,2,5) HEROATFREEROLL

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