As promised, here are the answers to this painful puzzle. That is, if Scurra doesn't nick them again.
Christmas non- rhymes ANSWER
1. A Christmas proposal of marriage might do this?
PROVE LOVE
2. I went to put on my blusher for the Christmas party, and the foam had fallen off the applicator. So I had to do this.
GOUGE ROUGE
3. I’m so upset. When making my pastry, I accidentally broke my favourite kitchen implement. I’m now having to do this…
GRIEVE SIEVE
4. I made my decorations very green this year. In fact they are:
WHOLLY HOLLY
5. Actually, the reindeer smelled like this after he had eaten the door decoration!
WREATH BREATH
6. It’s nice to have the girls home for Christmas, at the moment, all I can hear is…
DAUGHTER LAUGHTER
7. It’ll be so difficult to cook my turkey this year. Following a serious accident with an axe, we now have a…
CLOVEN OVEN
8. Father Christmas has so many noisy lice crawling around in his facial hair, when he was coming down the chimney I…
HEARD BEARD
9. AAh, there is a flame-haired caroller outside. In fact, she’s a…
GINGER SINGER
10. WHO ate the last mince pie? It’s all very well being affable, all I’m getting is a…
GENIAL DENIAL
11. Over there, the Magi were awestruck by the miraculous star.
YONDER WONDER
12. A part of the knobbly Christmas tree?
ROUGH BOUGH
13. Hand out a number of golden rings.
GIVE FIVE
14. Oh look at that, kids. Dad has got cranberry sauce all over him. I need a volunteer to be a…
FATHER BATHER
15. I’ve got a burned bit on my tummy. When I made those mince pies, I really shouldn’t have…
BAKED NAKED
I did warn you that some of them were corny, didn't I??
.....Runs away before anyone gets her.
Christmas non- rhymes
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Re: Christmas non- rhymes
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
Re: Christmas non- rhymes
Thanks. I scored four of the official answers and gave myself a half point for eco deco on number 4 !
I'm sure I thought about wreath and breath for number 5, but not at the same time!
I'm sure I thought about wreath and breath for number 5, but not at the same time!
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Re: Christmas non- rhymes
Well I think you did really well. These were very hard, I realised that when I posted them. I did particularly like Baked naked though. Conjured up a hideous image though!!
You're only given a little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
“Tomorrow is always fresh, with no mistakes in it yet.”
Re: Christmas non- rhymes
I gave Mum a copy and told her the answers yesterday. She had got Baked naked, cloven ovenand one that I got too, so we should perhaps have combined our efforts.
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