LIGHTHOUSE CRYPTIC QUIZ—2014
CHRISTMAS
Answers
1
Germans brought these in and Norway still presents one
9,4
Christmas Tree
2
Metal prison room
6
Tinsel
3
Have you scene where Jesus was born?
8
Nativity
4
Appealing colour from rainbow
6
Orange
5
It`s wet when this does its disappearing act
4
Snow
6
Is it a celebrity?
4
Star
7
You have to use your loaf for this cheeky accompaniment
5,5
Bread Sauce
8
Ded Moroz
6,9
Father Christmas
9
No good in the wind
6
Candle
10
Is he peeking where they make the money?
5,3
Mince pie
11
You don’t want to be handed these at this time of year, Or do you?
5
Cards
12
Give ‘us a kiss an’ I’ll give you a clue
9
Mistletoe
13
These twinklers must be a turn on
5,6
Fairy lights
14
Mate of a bear and known by his sound
6
Donkey
15
These aren’t very tight
9
Stockings
16
Were his parents in a stable relationship?
5
Jesus
17
And we won’t go until we get some!
5,7
Figgy pudding
18
Sheep, piebald sweet. Who quoth thus?
7
Scrooge
19
Past or future? Maybe not
7
Present
20
This master piece of delight can be very fruitful
9,4
Christmas cake
21
This small bed is not out of a play
4,5
Crib scene
22
Is this hip hop just a covering?
8,5
Wrapping paper
23
Are you contemplating or moaning?
6,4
Mulled wine
24
Christmas + (moon + sea) =
4,4
Yule tide
25
Daft titfers
5,4
Silly hats
26
Was Sally inspired?
6,5
Church bells
27
Not too Greecey
6
Turkey
28
Him sheet, her sheet, or one specific person’s?
6
Carols
29
Oh no it isn’t,
9
Pantomime
30
Not all of these need hot air
8
Balloons
31
‘It doesn’t look very sunny, darling’
8
Reindeer
32
In the past usually pulled around the present
7
Ribbons
33
I am in cushion, bear and mattress
8
Stuffing
34
Its good luck if you shake hands with my cleaner
7
Chimney
35
American minister to Mexico 1828
10
Poinsettia
36
If you get this it won’t feel so sweet
5,4
Candy cane
37
You can’t ride this though it rhymes with a long form of bike.
6
Icicle
38
Not a bouncing bomb, but a saucy alternative
9,5
Cranberry sauce
39
You are in the middle of this steam train sound
6
Church
40
If you’re lost its bright to follow your nose
7
Rudolph
41
Don’t let Jack Frost nip your nose while you eat these
9
Chestnuts
42
This wouldn’t hold the prisoner for long
5,5
Paper chain
43
Erithacus rubecula
5
Robin
44
Nuts, bonkers or these?
8
Crackers
45
Starts to grow in Belgium.
8,7
Brussels sprouts
46
On a bracket on the wall minus the ‘quiet’ signal
3
Elf
47
Dashed cheek
3,5
Rum sauce
48
Eating stick (anag)
3,7
Ice skating
49
Point away from face for fun
5,7
Party poppers
50
Abcdefghijkmnopqrstuvwxyz
4
Noel
51
I’ll branch out to warm your day
4,3
Yule log
52
Is this package in the present?
6
Parcel
53
Not a hammer to leave on the ledges
6
Sledge
44
Him sang midst (anag)
8,4
Midnight mass
55
1+1+2.4= ( on average)
6
Family
56
This creeping grape plant comes to a sticky end
7
Gluwein
57
Well, perhaps it’s a woman then
7
Snowman
58
Introduce an air duct
6
Advent
59
Office, festive or political
5
Party
60
This is not very wobbly
6
Stable
61
St Bernard only wanted a little bit of this for his bread
6,6
Brandy butter
62
Dashing through the snow
6
Sleigh
63
Not the fallen one
5
Angel
64
Bovine farm worker
4
Oxen
65
Hexagonal, unique and distinctly chilly
4,5
Snow flake
66
…bangles and beads
7
Baubles
67
A time for the pugilist
6,3
Boxing day
68
Caution: not for the fire, due to excessive melting.
9,3
Chocolate log
69
Silent living room drama
8
Charades
70
Strictly Come Dancing’s favourite embellishment
7
Glitter
71
Christmas hymns often sings of this girls name
3
Joy
72
See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, oh no not monkeys.
5,4,3
Three Wise Men
73
Not oaks or hocks
5
Holly
74
Spicy dog noise
6,4
Ginger wine
75
French eating
6
Manger
76
Advert tunes tipple, not for teacher
6,5
Jingle bells
77
Hart Yell Who (anag)
5,6
Holly wreath
78
Was it Humphrey’s last straw?
5
Camel
79
Witch seemingly sweet abode did these lost children find?
11,5
Gingerbread house
80
Did the Ghosts in a Christmas Carol teach about this
9,6
Christmas Spirit