The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

[Paule]

They said it was impossible

They said it could never be completed

They said have you got change for the parking meter.

I will be posting 100 cryptic clues and all the answers will be Christmas related.

I am just finshing writing it all up and will post it shortly.

WATCH THIS SPACE

[Paule]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

Ok

The Christmas quiz consists of cryptic clues for all things chrstmassy in the UK.

There are 100 questions in total and beleive me when I say it will take you till christmas to answer them all.

If you are stuck with any, post them on this thread, so I can laugh at you, No only joking, I will give some more clues if people are getting stuck.

Good luck and here goes
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[Paule]

The Questions

I have given you a few answers to get you started

1 Prickly Buddy Holly
2 Crazy biscuits for cheese Crackers
3 Walls and Cumberland will do you a turn Sausage Rolls
4 Get some gloves on for 24 hours Boxing Day
5 Heavenly body Star
6 Cylindrical mass of tallow Candle
7 A dozen percussionists thumping Twelve Drummers Drumming
8 Far Eastern delightful country Turkey
9 Herders of sheep Shepherds
10 Foggy French digit Mistletoe
11 Bag Sack
12 Filling Stuffing
13 Planet fastener meets a pot Marzipan
14 A jester's staffBauble
15 Terrapin peace birds Turtle Doves
16 Backwards dog God
17 Mixed up serpent Present
18 Cold white males Snowmen
19 Ernie, Ernie and Ernie! Three Wise Men
20 Renown joke or storyChestnut
21 Producing urban rhyming lyrics on A4 or A3 Wrapping Paper
22 Badges of honour
23 Bring ‘Marx Dennis’ to the table [Anag.] Xmas Dinner
24 Political group's headgear Party Hat
25 Church singing group Choir
26 Preferred container
27 Frozen rain croons Icing
28 Roughage do it yourself without meBrandy
29 Use us as mats [Anag.] Satsumas
30 Hum a weightless 365 days Buzz Lightyear
31 Prickly garland Holly Wreath
32 Simpson's dog Santas Little Helper
33 Are you Mr. Lundgren Rudolph
34 Famous four weeks on a tabular display Advent Calendar
35 A dozen 24 hours of seasonal celebration Twelve Days of Christmas
36 Young person's function
37 Picturesque cave Grotto
38 Your eyes, so to speak
39 Festive calling aces to kings Christmas Cards
40 A shortened manager Manger
41 What the weather is love!
42 Short Bethany meets the French edge Bethlehem
43 Hymn requires car maintenance Carol Service
44 Spices up hello’s!
45 Crimson bird for stealing Red Robin
46 Enlist some shiny stuff [Anag.] Tinsel
47 A trio of fowl frogs Three French Hens
48 Communicating through a chess piece
49 ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ Noel
50 Think over little Edward's moan Mulled Wine
51 Dickie at the precipice
52 Belonging to Mrs Vorderman Carols
53 Quiet Sir Lancelot Silent Night
54 Radio ditty on campanologist's tools Jingle Bells
55 E's are goode for this tight-fisted person Ebeneezer Scrooge
56 Thick Ocean Spray juice Cranberry
57 Happy wave buys Barings for a pound
58 Steve Coogan's Alan in the double hierachy Partridge in a Pear Tree
59 Swap Miss World's little pyjamas and town of American witchesJersusalem
60 Scottish whiskey
61 Cannabis cigarette made of pig flesh Ham/Pork Joint
62 Famous poisonous London restaurant Ivy
63 The talking pig Babe
64 Godfather's door opening device Donkey
65 Fred's initial security device
66 AU Gold
67 Not out Inn
68 Steady place for animals Stable
69 Ring the patella
70 The King loses me for a drug
71 Boy band paints Olympic symbol yellow Five Gold Rings
72 Mild green washing up liquid Fairy
73 Shining Jack is canonised
74 Trio of male Monarchs Three Kings
75 Short magazine with oneMagi
76 Drone insect
77 Donkey changes MI6 chief by ocean current
78 Robert starts in the middle of a peg holding a golf ball Tree
79 In French I am without an eye
80 Not Southern stick North Pole
81 Prince of Wales and Richard make certain they lose Midge
82 Spanish saint says thank you with tiger's nails Santa Claus
83 Pork for each
84 Attach movie
85 Maverick's Top Gun navigator Goose
86 Stephen is initially guided Sled
87 Graphics interchange format has tea Gift
88 Heavenly messenger scores for Villa Angel
89 Chronicle
90 Funny man Skinner is enraged Frankincense
91 No, girlie is messed up [Anag.]
92 Kernels Nuts
93 No German women waltzing Nine Ladies Dancing
94 Gary is the leader of the gang Glitter
95 Boxing Prince meets most of diva Franklin Nazareth
96 Minuscule small Timothy Tiny Tim
97 Royal royal highness belonging to me
98 12 O'clock accummulation Midnight Mass
99 Bloody cocktail has not experienced sexual intercourse Virgin Mary
100 Baptise without English locale to gather an easy piece of thisChristmas Cake

Quiz written by Gav & Arno

[Amethyst]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

I'll do the obvious ones then - are we meant to put the answers on here? lol


6 Candle
7 Twelve Drummers Drumming
8 turkey
9 Shepherds


12 Stuffing
15 Turtle doves
16 God
17 Present
18 Snowmen

19 Three wise men

23 Xmas Dinner

99 Virgin Mary


That'll do for my input lol

[Happyolddog]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

somwhere in there is babe, stable, fairy, angel,dwarfs, holly, inn, garland.

oooooo nearly forgot Tiny Tim!

[Delta]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

here's mine

5, angel
6, candle
7, 12 drummers drumming
8, turkey
9, shepherd

11, sack

15, turtle doves
16, God

18, snowmen
19, 3 wise men

25, choir

31, holly wreath

35, 12 days of Christmas

37, grotto

39, Christmas cards

42, Bethlehem

45, robin

47, 3 French hens
48, speaking (speak - king)
49, alphabet?????

52, carols

56, cranberry

61, bacon joint (or roll)

66, silver
67, Inn
68, stable

71, 5 gold rings
72, fairy
73, st Nick
74, 3 kings

85, goose

88, Gabriel (agbonlahor)

92, nuts
93, ladies dancing
94, glitter

96, tiny Tim

99. Virgin Mary

[Paule]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

Ok

To keep the thread tidy and stop lots of posting with the same (in)correct answers I will add the correct answers to the list and remove the posts every day.

That way it will be easier for you all to see what answers are left to solve.

PKea

[enaid]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

49 noel lol
90 Frankinsense

[enaid]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

69 oh I say lol

[Delta]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

Got some more

32, Santas little helper
33, Rudolph
34, advent calendar

36, party

40, manger

43, carol service

63, babe

90 frankinsense (or however the fleck its spelt)

[Paule]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

Have you all given up already.

I will log the correct answers to date in the morning

PKea

[calamity jane]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

10 mistletoe

30 Buzz lightyear

[PJ69]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

46 Tinsel
55 Ebeneezer Scrooge
58 Partridge
82 Santa Claus
95 Nazareth

[calamity jane]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

13 marzipan

[PJ69]

Re: The Cryptic Christmas Quiz

24 Party Hat
29 Satsumas
49 Christmas Alphabet
60 Grouse?