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Christmas Quiz, help please!

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Janh · 14/12/2005 00:24

Got some of these already - all help gratefully received - all answers are Christmas-related.

1 Be Quiet, Sir Cliff (6,5)
2 Seasonal ship's diary (4,3)
3 Effeminate pastries (5,4)
4 Roman 4 at it in New York (8)
5 Barmy! (8)
6 Tiny: George, Edward and Henry (2,5,5)
7 80's icons oratory (6,6)
8 Chocolate and lace place comes forth from the ground (7,7)
9 Hip-hop genre broadsheet (8,5)
10 Julian Clary stops traffic! (5,6)
11 Moaning donkey in past tense dropped L plate (6,4)
12 Incorrectly spelt Japanese wrestler in repose! (7)
13 Frozen water sphere (4,4)
14 Barbie perhaps, in unfinished diamond (7)
15 Cooking vessel going for silent act! (9)
16 Seasonal patriarch (6, 9)
17 Little Elizabeth, the French turn-up! (9)
18 Sweet walking aids (5,5)
19 Road of substance! (7,6)
20 Preserved tear-jerkers (7,6)

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Auntybrandybutter · 14/12/2005 10:36

well done cookie

Auntybrandybutter · 14/12/2005 10:36

well done cookie

Auntybrandybutter · 14/12/2005 10:37

well done cookie

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Janh · 14/12/2005 17:50

YEAH, thanks all, I nearly have the lot now! It's from work and a team effort was still lacking 7, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 19 - you have cracked all of those except 11 (donkey) and 14, the Barbie one - any ideas?

1 Be Quiet, Sir Cliff (6,5) SILENT NIGHT
2 Seasonal ship's diary (4,3) YULE LOG
3 Effeminate pastries (5,4) MINCE PIES
4 Roman 4 at it in New York (8) NATIVITY
5 Barmy! (8) CRACKERS
6 Tiny: George, Edward and Henry (2,5,5) WE THREE KINGS
7 80's icons oratory (6,6) QUEEN'S SPEECH
8 Chocolate and lace place comes forth from the ground (7,7) BELGIAN TRUFFLES
9 Hip-hop genre broadsheet (8,5) WRAPPING PAPER
10 Julian Clary stops traffic! (5,6) FAIRY LIGHTS
11 Moaning donkey in past tense dropped L plate (6,4)
12 Incorrectly spelt Japanese wrestler in repose! (7) SATSUMA
13 Frozen water sphere (4,4) SNOWBALL
14 Barbie perhaps, in unfinished diamond (7)
15 Cooking vessel going for silent act! (9) PANTOMIME
16 Seasonal patriarch (6, 9) FATHER CHRISTMAS
17 Little Elizabeth, the French turn-up! (9) BETHLEHEM
18 Sweet walking aids (5,5) CANDY CANES
19 Road of substance! (7,6) QUALITY STREET
20 Preserved tear-jerkers (7,6) PICKLED ONIONS

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COPPERfeelunderSantasTOP · 14/12/2005 17:57

Is the Barbie one RUDOLPH? (rough and doll?) or is that clutching at straws?

COPPERfeelunderSantasTOP · 14/12/2005 17:59

MULLED WINE for the other one

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Janh · 14/12/2005 18:10

copper, you are brilliant - I would never have got mulled wine! Not sure about Rudolph but it could be, after the way they got to mulled - I will pencil it in anyway

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Janh · 15/12/2005 10:54

Ooops, it's ct, isn't it, not copper - sorry (I keep struggling with Christmas names )

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COPPERfeelunderSantasTOP · 15/12/2005 12:49
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SantaClausFrau · 15/12/2005 12:55

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CookieMonster · 15/12/2005 12:59

Could somebody explain to me how you get mulled wine for no 11? I can see the 'wine' but not 'mulled' at all and it's driving me potty!

COPPERfeelunderSantasTOP · 15/12/2005 13:01

donkey = mule

L plate = L

paste tense = 'd' on the end.

CookieMonster · 15/12/2005 13:05

groan .. thanks Copper

csa · 15/12/2005 13:31

why wine?

JackieNoCribForABed · 15/12/2005 13:33

7 Queen's speech

WigWamBam · 15/12/2005 13:36

Wine = whine = moaning

JackieNoCribForABed · 15/12/2005 13:37

14 Rudolph (barbie = doll and uncut diamond = rough)

csa · 15/12/2005 13:44

aah.. thanks!

JackieNoCribForABed · 15/12/2005 13:48

Not sure about Rudolph for no 14 now - seems like some very dodgy reasoning on my part...

JackieNoCribForABed · 15/12/2005 13:50

Byt pretty sure that 12 is satsuma

JackieNoCribForABed · 15/12/2005 13:53

Urgh - teach me to read the rest of the thread before posting!

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Janh · 15/12/2005 21:48

That's OK, JNCFAB - your dodgy reasoning is the same as CT's and you getting Rudolph too makes me more convinced about it! I gave it to someone else today to hand over to distributor tomorrow (shift work) - hope they don't pinch all my answers and steal the prize

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csa · 15/12/2005 21:49

can someone explain no 4 to me please?

feastofsteven · 15/12/2005 21:51

Roman 4 = iv
then combine that with at, it, and ny, and you get the word nativity

COPPERfeelunderSantasTOP · 15/12/2005 22:01

I feel strangely relieved that JackieNCFAB ended up with the same answer I did. Perhaps my logic isn't as twisted as I'd thought it was.

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