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The British Invasion

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DECCA
Decca famously turned the Beatles down in 1962, reportedly saying guitar groups were on the way out, one of music's great misjudgements.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MERSEY
The 'Merseybeat' sound took its name from the river running through Liverpool, where so many of the bands began.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
YARDBIRDS
The Yardbirds launched three of rock's greatest guitarists in turn, Eric Clapton, then Jeff Beck, then Jimmy Page.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
MOPTOP
The Beatles' mop-top haircut was copied so widely that shops did a roaring trade in Beatle wigs.Find this word in the grid to read its note.

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The Beatles hit Ed Sullivan in February 1964 and pop shifted overnight. Play this British Invasion word search free, no account needed, no app to install.

About The British Invasion

It started with four young men from Liverpool and a sound that swept the world. Soon the Stones, the Kinks, the Animals and the Hollies followed across the Atlantic, and for one giddy stretch the charts spoke with a British accent. This puzzle gathers the groups of the British Invasion, the Merseybeat and the mop-tops that turned pop upside down.

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    Find a word.Tap its first letter, then tap along to its last. The trail fills in and finishes itself when it spells a word. Or press the first letter and drag.
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    Words run in straight lines.Across and down, and on the harder difficulties diagonally and backwards.
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    It marks itself.Each word you find takes on its own soft colour on the grid and is crossed off the list.
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