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The British Invasion

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Use the arrow keys to move between letters. Press Enter or Space on the first letter of a word, then again on the last letter. Press Escape to cancel.

A few of the words

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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When the Beatles, the Stones and the Kinks crossed the Atlantic, pop was never the same. Find the bands of the British Invasion in this free, large-print word search.

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.

How to play

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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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    Choose a difficulty.Relaxed, Classic or Challenging set those directions and how much the word list helps — never the grid size. Tap the A buttons at the top to enlarge the letters, or pinch the grid.

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