Female singers quiz

[kitty1950]

The clue is for the surname but the number of letters for the first name is also given.

eg, This old man had agricultural property. (5), (9).
= Jayne Macdonald.

1, The cub leader played a prank. (6), (4).
2, Put a compass point in the window. (7), (6).
3, Come as Tony Blair inside. (5), (6).
4, A wink at a shift. (4), (8).
5, Come back in a bitter rage. (6), (6).
6, Potomac's capital place. (4), (10).

Thanks. X

[Argee2]

6. Geno Washington?

[Argee2]

2. Shirley Bassey

[kitty1950]

Geno Washington was male, I need female singers.

[captainandy]

I'd say 3 was Sheena Easton (surname concealed in sentence) but that gives (6), (6).

[captainandy]

6. And Dinah Washington is (5) (10)

[kitty1950]

captainandy, I agree with both of your answers as I have come up with them myself, but I will use them as a last resort, maybe someone will come up with something different.

[Argee2]

Sorry!! Toni Washington?

[kitty1950]

Argee2. Never heard of Toni Washington, who is she.

[Argee2]

5. Lesley Garret

[Argee2]

She is actually called Toni Lynn Washington as is known as Boston's "Queen of the Blues". Just a guess.

[Argee2]

GARRET is backwards in bitTER RAGe.

[kitty1950]

Argee2, again I agree with you about the Lesley Garret answer but the opera singer is actually called Lesley Garrett, but that is (6), (7).

[kitty1950]

logging off now, too tired to continue, will check for more replies tomorrow, nighty night everyone. X

[smouse]

I think several of the numbers are wrong which is a bit confusing
I have but baby washington
on the grounds of wrong numbering number 1 is Petula Clark or so I think
other is Kiri Ti Kitanawa ( i know thats not spelt right either but is an anagram

[kitty1950]

Hi smouse, I agree with your answers as I have come up with the same. The compiler has made mistakes before but not as many as this in one quiz, it's very frustrating. I will use these answers if no one else comes up with anything different, it's a good job it's not a big money prize quiz or there would be a lynch mob out for him. Are you doing this quiz too?.

[Argee2]

Hello kitty, I agree with you about Lesley Garrett but as it said 6 letters it misled me. I also thought that Te Kanawa was almost an anagram of "a wink at a" and Kiri is the right number. The only other one I can come up with for no.1 is Sheryl Crow which is the right nuumber of letters with C (for cub leader) but I cannot see row for prank, whereas Clark fits the clue. Good Luck!

[kitty1950]

Thanks Argee2, again I totally agree with you and everything everyone has said as I had also thought of these answers, we can't all be wrong so I am hoping the compiler has made some mistakes. At least I got Shirley Bassey from you which at first I couldn't figure out but then it dawned on me, so thanks again. :-)