Pure and Simple (solution)
by Sarah Anderson and Greg Clark
Each image clues a word or phrase. Each word or phrase in the left column gets paired with a word or phrase in the right column to form a song name, joined by “and”. The right column’s answers are in alphabetical order.
FATHERBLOW
MAD DOGSBRAHMS
WHISKEYENGLISHMEN
BANANASFRIEND
SUMMERGREEN TEA
ARMORHURRICANES
BUTTERFLIESLIGHTNING
MONA LISASMAD HATTERS
TITLEMIDNIGHT BLUE
CARDSQUARTERS
STARSREGISTRATION
CANSSWORD
Once the songs are paired, order them by the item in the left column and identify the artist:
| FATHER AND FRIEND | ALAIN CLARK |
| MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN | NOEL COWARD |
| WHISKEY AND GREEN TEA | SUPERGRASS |
| BANANAS AND BLOW | WEEN |
| SUMMER AND LIGHTNING | ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA |
| ARMOR AND SWORD | RUSH |
| BUTTERFLIES AND HURRICANES | MUSE |
| MONA LISAS AND MAD HATTERS | ELTON JOHN |
| TITLE AND REGISTRATION | DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE |
| CARDS AND QUARTERS | LOCAL NATIVES |
| STARS AND MIDNIGHT BLUE | ENYA |
| CANS AND BRAHMS | YES |
Reading the first letters of the artists gives ANSWER MEDLEY.