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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#21 Post by giraffe » Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:05 pm

Yes that would work. Better than Profit sorbet :roll: :lol:

Do you have a full set now?

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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#22 Post by Looby » Sun Dec 29, 2013 4:38 pm

Yes! Full set. I don't like what I have for #10 but have conflabbed with others who assure me it's correct. If that is what they wanted for the answer then I would have expressed the clue differently - maybe cleft in cliff or animal's backbone or meat containing part of backbone

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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#23 Post by giraffe » Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:31 pm

Yes we didn't like the wall reference as it makes it sound man made, and Chine is a cleft in a cliff.

With 29 filled in I have a full set too and it kept Mum nice and quiet while she was here, so thank you for posting it on the forum.

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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#24 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:33 pm

Any chance of a full set of answers please? I'd quite like to have this lying around at new year for those odd moments between eating, drinking, wine and cheese tasting and silly games... :lol:
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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#25 Post by giraffe » Sun Dec 29, 2013 5:38 pm

Which ones are you missing?

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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#26 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:03 pm

These are the ones we got
1 PRESS SCENTS (PRESENTS)
2 MISS TELL TOW (MISTLETOE)
3DECOR RAY SHUNS
4 KIDS SPAR TEA (KIDS' PARTY)
5 CAR ROLL CON CERT (CAROL CONCERT)
6 ROWS TURK QUAY (ROAST TURKEY)
7 CRACK CURS (CRACKERS)
8 FESTER VAL (FESTIVAL)
9
10 PAY PER CHINE (PAPER CHAIN)
11 TINS SELL LAND BORE BULLS (TINSEL AND BAUBLES)
12 STOCK KING FEELER (STOCKING FILLER)
13
14 EYE SCREAM SON DAY
15
16
17 MAD DEARER (MADIERA)
18SCENT TACK CLAWS (SANTA CLAUS)
19 WRAP PIN PAY PAR (WRAPPING PAPER)
20
21
22 AD VENT COLLANDER (ADVENT CALLENDAR)
23 PROSE ECHO (PROSECCO)
24PLUMP HOOD DING (PLUM PUDDING)
25 LICK QUEUER CHOC COLLATES (LIQUEUR CHOCOLATES)
26 BRAND DEE BUTT TAR (BRANDY BUTTER)
27 TOUR QUICHE DEL LIGHT (TURKISH DELIGHT)
28 RAINED DEAR SLAY (REINDEER SLEIGH)
29 FRUITS SORE BAY (FRUIT SORBET)
30 CRAN BERET SORES (CRANBERRY SAUCE)
31 FAIR RELIGHTS (FAIRY LIGHTS)
32 SIEZE ZONES GREET TINGS (SEASON'S GREETINGS)
33 MA ZIP PAN (MARZIPAN)
34
35
36 SOW TURNS (SAUTERNES)
37 BALL LOONS (BALLOONS)
38
39 SAW SAGE ROLES (SAUSAGE ROLLS)
40 GOAD KING WHENCE CESS LASS (GOOD KING WENCESLAS)

So I'd love to know what the missing ones should have been. :D
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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#27 Post by giraffe » Sun Dec 29, 2013 6:10 pm

1 PRESS SCENTS (PRESENTS)
2 MISS TELL TOW (MISTLETOE)
3DECOR RAY SHUNS
4 KIDS SPAR TEA (KIDS' PARTY)
5 CAR ROLL CON CERT (CAROL CONCERT)
6 ROWS TURK QUAY (ROAST TURKEY)
7 CRACK CURS (CRACKERS)
8 FESTER VAL (FESTIVAL)
9 SHAM PAIN COCKED AIL (CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL)
10 PAY PER CHINE (PAPER CHAIN)
11 TINS SELL LAND BORE BULLS (TINSEL AND BAUBLES)
12 STOCK KING FEELER (STOCKING FILLER)
13 GNAT TIFF FIT TIP LAY (NATIVITY PLAY)
14 EYE SCREAM SON DAY
15 CHEEK KEN VOLLEY VAUNT (CHICKEN VOLAU VENT)
16 FEZ ANT PAT TAY (PHEASANT PATE)
17 MAD DEARER (MADIERA)
18SCENT TACK CLAWS (SANTA CLAUS)
19 WRAP PIN PAY PAR (WRAPPING PAPER)
20 POINT SET TIER (PONSETTIA)
21 PANT TOME MIME
22 AD VENT COLLANDER (ADVENT CALLENDAR)
23 PROSE ECHO (PROSECCO)
24PLUMP HOOD DING (PLUM PUDDING)
25 LICK QUEUER CHOC COLLATES (LIQUEUR CHOCOLATES)
26 BRAND DEE BUTT TAR (BRANDY BUTTER)
27 TOUR QUICHE DEL LIGHT (TURKISH DELIGHT)
28 RAINED DEAR SLAY (REINDEER SLEIGH)
29 FRUITS SORE BAY (FRUIT SORBET)
30 CRAN BERET SORES (CRANBERRY SAUCE)
31 FAIR RELIGHTS (FAIRY LIGHTS)
32 SIEZE ZONES GREET TINGS (SEASON'S GREETINGS)
33 MA ZIP PAN (MARZIPAN)
34 PETTY FORCE (PETIT FOURS)
35 GIN GULL BAILS (JINGLE BELLS)
36 SOW TURNS (SAUTERNES)
37 BALL LOONS (BALLOONS)
38 CAN DULLS (CANDLES)
39 SAW SAGE ROLES (SAUSAGE ROLLS)
40 GOAD KING WHENCE CESS LASS (GOOD KING WENCESLAS)

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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#28 Post by Bunnylump » Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:51 pm

Groan to some of those!! :lol:

Thank you so much.

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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#29 Post by giraffe » Sun Dec 29, 2013 7:59 pm

I looked back at 13 and couldn't work out what the words were saying and thought I must have got it wrong. It took ages for the penny to drop again!

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Re: Sounds like Christmas

#30 Post by LAT » Sun Dec 29, 2013 8:18 pm

We did this yesterday when my sisters were here and managed to get them all between us. :D
It was great as it kept them quiet for a while after lunch.

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