Coldstream Christmas Lights Quiz Answers

[Donnart]

The quiz raised £365. Winners D Young, Coldstream and S Barnett, Wrexham
Clue 10 had the wrong amount of letters - senior moment, but no one was marked down for this clue.
Next quiz is to raise funds for Cruse Bereavement Care Scotland .
Many thanks for your continued support of my fundraising quizzes.

1 Belgian lager is a mixed up messenger (5,7) ANGEL GABRIEL
2 Agnew, Anya and Mira got together to sing this (4,2,1,6) AWAY IN A MANGER
3 Crazy album’s richest song was a hit for Elvis (4,9) BLUE CHRISTMAS
4 It’s not 24 hours of pugilism (6,3) BOXING DAY
5 Belgian vegetables? (8,7) BRUSSELS SPROUTS
6 Linger across confused musical entertainers (5,7) CAROL SINGERS
7 Author checks islander who wrote a classic seasonal story (7,7) CHARLES DICKENS
8 My niche messy means of entrance for Father Christmas (7) CHIMNEY
9 Crickets mash a mixture which contains dried fruit (9,4) CHRISTMAS CAKE
10 Discs charm art to give the postman something to deliver (9,5) CHRISTMAS CARDS
11 Pull these or you’re nuts (8) CRACKERS
12 Such as MBE, OBE, KBE, BEM etc (11) DECORATIONS
13 Forged livings to create something for the twelve days of Christmas(4,4,5) FIVE GOLD RINGS
14 He’s a jolly happy soul with a carob pipe and a button nose (6,3,7) FROSTY THE SNOWMAN
15 Partly bring older gift for the baby (4) GOLD
16 A right intake of breath confuses one of the magi (6) GASPAR
17 Guard its gin and it will show the way (7,4) GUIDING STAR
18 If you arranged to meet Judy in St Louis she might sing this song for you (4,8,1,5,6,9) HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS
19 An existence is replete with joy for a classic Christmas film (3,1,9,4) IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE
20 Despite their name they taste better with cream than potatoes (5,4) MINCE PIES
21 TV programme originating from a Lancashire town? Plus it’s clever! (9,3,4) MORECAMBE AND WISE
22 Paint memo for a madcap form of entertainment (9) PANTOMIME
23 Madly, I paste into a seasonal red plant (10) POINSETTIA
24 The staunchest sorted the street food on the brazier (7,9) ROASTED CHESTNUTS
25 An art school heard constantly on the radio over Christmas (5) SLADE
26 Sounds like slaughter but it’s for riding (6) SLEIGH
27 Wild turkeys halt note for those that should be written after Christmas Day (5,3,7) THANK YOU LETTERS
28 Part of the maestri fled towards dessert (6) TRIFLE
29 Seasonal ballet can smash almonds for example (3,10) THE NUTCRACKER
30 It’s for eating, not for chopping up for firewood (4,3) YULE LOG / XMAS LOG

[Captain2]

Well done Donnart for
a) raising such an amazing amount, and
b) for typing all that out - unless you copied and pasted. ;0)))

[Donnart]

Copied and pasted answers.