Christmas Quiz

[maggieriorda]

I’m hopeless at cryptic quizzes - hope someone can help me out here…
1. Stole time arranging this Christmas decoration (9)
2. Stun (5, 4)
3. Muddled thieves scram tonight (9, 3)
4. 12-o’clock accumulation (8, 4)
5. Amorous honey maker
6. Light part of music and learning (6)
7. Diminutive Bethlehem transporter (6, 6)
8. A single time in the noble conurbation of Mr. Beckham (4,2,5,6,4)
9. He disposed of a gerbil (7)
10. Imagine including these (4)
11. Sinatra at home; it’s an unusual scene for this gift (12)
12. Cockney optical organs (5, 4)
13. Old Anatolian pleasure (7, 7)
14. Listen, the celestial messengers are vocalising (4,3,6,6,4) Hark the Herald Angels Sing?
15. Make a pig of yourself when you find them (8)
16. Beginner included in this misappropriated German fruit cake? (7)
17. Twice summon the footballer, Adebayor (1,4,1,4,8)
18. Singular planet fastener meets a pot (8)
19. Carol asks who was earliest, Edmonds or Gallagher? (3,5,4)
20. A small, magical, flying humanoid in the tree tops (5)
21. Miss Willoughby sings along with the Hedera genus (3,5,,3,3,3) The Holly and the Ivy?
22. If I’d a fortune as well, remove a disruption (3,1,9,4)
23. Quiet Sir Lancelot (6,5)
24. Mix use us as mats (8)
25. I appreciated my affection all maternal parent osculating with a corpulent, unshaven male in scarlet (1,3,5,7,5,5). I saw mother kissing Santa Claus?

[Hazlinny]

1. mistletoe (anagram)

[tedsgran]

3. Christmas eve ...anagram of thieves scram

[Neveracrossword]

1Mistletoe, anagram.
21 Yes
16 Stollen, German cake. Stolen with L, learner, beginner, inside.

PS 25 is an an awful lot to keep track of!

[roslyn251254]

Rather a lot of questions asked.....

[Hazlinny]

8 Once in Royal David's city

[Neveracrossword]

7 Little Donkey

[Neveracrossword]

13 Turkish Delight

[bhg481]

4 midnight mass

[Hazlinny]

17 O come O come Emmanuel

[Hazlinny]

19 The First Noel

[bhg481]

23 silent night

[maggieriorda]

I know it’s a lot of questions but I thought it might be a nice quiz for a Christmas party if someone else would like to use the questions and answers.

[Neveracrossword]

Maggierlorda, thanks. 25 questions means you will get a huge number of answers, with some people answering two or three at a time, and there is likely to be lots of duplication!

[elliemay1]

2 mixed nuts

[Hazlinny]

24 Satsumas

[bhg481]

11 frankinsence

[bhg481]

12 mince pies

[bhg481]

14 hark the herald angels sing

[elliemay1]

15 trotters

[bhg481]

15 truffles