Cryptic Crossword (source unknown, but from UK)

[mohill]

!. Made for Halloween, watch number later, outside, at onset of nighttime (6,7)
T?R??? ????E??
2. Unknown number fired from outside, non-stop (7) E?E????

Clue No 12: 14 or 25 (7,6) P???S?? ?A?R??
Clue No 14: 12 or 25 (5,4) A?R?? ?O??
Clue No 25: 12 or 14 (4) G???
I cannot make any sense of these last three. Any help much appreciated.

[Zhukov]

Clue No 14..looks to be...April Fool

..so...I guess..12 represents a Girls name..and also 14

..so..Clue No 25 ..12 or 14...Girl

[Zhukov]

guessing again...14..Girl"s name...25..type of Fool..

[mohill]

Thanks Zhukov I'll see how I go from there

[Zhukov]

Turnip Lantern...?

[Zhukov]

got the Lantern bit...Later around N..number...onset of nighttime...N

Unsure on 1st word..

[bulliver]

Everyman Crossword 3417 April 1, 2012

3d turnip lantern
5d eternal
12a poisson davril
14a april fool
25a gowk

[Zhukov]

how do they work,Bulliver..please?

[Zhukov]

what is "Fish of April"..?

[bulliver]

'turnip' (watch) + 'la(n)ter(n)'
e(x)ternal

'poisson d'avril' and 'gowk' are French and Scottish words for 'April Fool'

[Zhukov]

well!..who knew..?

Thanks again,Bulli

..the French one now "rings a Bell"!

[Zhukov]

"turnip"(watch)..?

[bulliver]

http://www.facebook.c...watch/110859178936220

[bulliver]

sorry, not a very good link, try here...

http://www.capetowncorp.com/20th/20th13.html

[mohill]

Thank you all very much. As an Antipodean, I am not familiar with the Scottish and French terms for April 1; also I had not heard of a turnip lantern. But, learn something new.....!

Cheers!

[Zhukov]

Ah..a "Turnip",being a showy,large cumbersome Watch..as sported by many Footballers and Hip Hop Artists...no ta,I Like my
Rotary.

G/Day..Evening Mate..! :-)