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Salty | 12:11 Sun 26th Nov 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Help, please, on two cryptic clues to titles of famous plays:

1. Scientific practitioner makes pact with Lucifer
2. Subtle attempts to transform base metal into more valuable product

Any help much appreciated.
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1. Doctor Faustus? and 2. The Alchemist?
12:16 Sun 26th Nov 2006
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Dr Faustus certainly looks correct.

The Alchemist sounds right too, but I can't see specific reference to transforming base metals in the plot summaries I can find. Does anyone have a link which confirms this?
12:30 Sun 26th Nov 2006

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