Backing Singers

Sharon Osborne on America's Got Talent about Marcus Tyrell and the Serenades. Saying 'I'm really hoping his new backup singers work'. Meant backing singers. Just by chance, David Hasselhof referred to them as Background Singers later on.

Table Top

21D. Place the wrong way up on a table top (3). PUT. Evening Standard Cryptic. 15/7/2010.

Short Cut

23A. Short cut, about right (4). CURT. Evening Standard Cryptic. 15/7/2010.

Vital Statistics

Colossus No. 223. Numerical facts that can be vital (10). STATISTICS.

Fighting Chance

Colossus No. 221. Risk being seen after fighting (6). CHANCE.

Midnight

Colossus No. 221. Performing with ancient characters before midnight. ENACTING.

Lost Cause

Colossus No. 221. Making us a closet? It cannot possibly succeed (4,5). LOST CAUSE.

Redhead

Colossus No. 221. Redhead upset early, but not often. RARELY

Red Carpet

Colossus No 219. Cryptic. Where to do some stargazing (3, 6). RED CARPET.

Easy Chairs

Colossus No 219. Furniture pieces that are simple to make (4,6). EASY CHAIRS.

Put You Out Of Your Torture

sharon osborne. America's got Talent. When speaking to Hairo Torres about whether in top 40 or not said 'I'll put you out of your torture'.
Aired on 2nd July 9pm ITV2.

Ties Knots Round Everybody

Guy at folks who came round to discuss the conservatory. Said about 'Magic' the tiler that he went to the a competition and that he 'ties knows round everybody'. Mix of 'tied everyone up in knows' (or similar) and 'ran circles around everyone'.

Bite Of Sound

Deputy Postmaster Groat said 'You do give a good bite of sound.' Televised version of Terry Pratchett's Going Postal. Shown in two parts on Sky 1. Second part. 31st May 2010.