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jjk
12-10-2008, 09:31 AM
I have had an afternoon of pulling my hair out helping DH with todays office christmas quiz (Im sure emailing the wife is cheating:rotfl: ) . i am off to put the kettle on and find me a very large bar of Chocolate, I think I have earned it :eek:

we got 19 and came 3rd :woohoo:

these were the the cryptic clues :scared1: Ive never spent so long thinKing about chocolate and sweets :rolleyes:

all are popular sweets and biscuits

1. Mother’s local
2. Mediterranean residents
3. Prairie roller
4. Treasure trove
5. 100% Metal
6. Merry-go-round
7. Associated with flight
8. Twinkle, twinkle — lots of them
9. Teddies like them
10. Brown fasteners
11. Dateline
12. Seen at the race meeting
13. Sport of Princes
14. Fallen fruit
15. Floribunda
16. Wise guys
17. Bus
18. A dog
19. All sorts of girls
20. Aromatic spheres
21. Sounds like scrooge
22. Wobbly infants
23. Sporting break
24. Eastern promise perhaps
25. Subject matter
26. Dairy carrier
27. Sweet crop
28. Valentine’s gift?
29. Toothless drink
30. Anglers mates?

mandymouse
12-10-2008, 09:36 AM
Oooh, I'll give this a go

1. ?Mars Bars (ma's bar)
2. ? Maltesers
3. ?Wagon Wheel
4. Bounty ?
5. ? All Gold
6. ?Twirl
7. ? Flying Saucers
8. Little Stars
9. Picnic
10. Chocolate Buttons
11.
12. Pacers
13. Polo
14. Pear Drops
15. Roses
16. Smarties
17. Double Decker
18.
19. Dolly Mixtures
20.
21. HumBug
22. Jelly Babies
23. Time Out
24. Turkish Delight
25. Topic
26. ? Milk Tray
27.
28. Love Hearts
29. Wine Gums
30. Fishermans Friends

tashasmum
12-10-2008, 10:41 AM
29.Wine gums?:santa:

13. Polo.

10. Chocolate buttons.

7. Flying saucers.

19.Dolly mixtures?

BRobson
12-10-2008, 10:45 AM
28 - Love Hearts

mandymouse
12-10-2008, 10:53 AM
I'll add your answers on girls :thumbsup2

jjk
12-10-2008, 10:58 AM
your doing well so far Mandy :thumbsup2

higgy66
12-10-2008, 10:59 AM
19. Dolly mixtures?

mandymouse
12-10-2008, 11:09 AM
your doing well so far Mandy :thumbsup2

It's all of us Rachel, I'm just adding them to my post :)

jjk
12-10-2008, 11:11 AM
It's all of us Rachel, I'm just adding them to my post :)

well done to everyone,it drove me mad all afternoon :thumbsup2

tashasmum
12-10-2008, 11:13 AM
well done to everyone,it drove me mad all afternoon :thumbsup2

Hope he gets a nice prize and shares it with you.:lmao: :santa:

mandymouse
12-10-2008, 11:22 AM
well done to everyone,it drove me mad all afternoon :thumbsup2

These last ones are driving me mad :crazy:

tashasmum
12-10-2008, 11:38 AM
14. Pear drops.:santa:

tashasmum
12-10-2008, 12:35 PM
18. Yorkie.:santa:

tashasmum
12-10-2008, 12:39 PM
Could number 7 be mint balls.:santa:

tashasmum
12-10-2008, 01:01 PM
12. Pacers

PoppyAnna
12-10-2008, 01:01 PM
I'm rubbish at cryptic stuff, so I'll leave it to you lot:lmao:

jjk
12-11-2008, 12:41 AM
here are the Aswers

1. Mother’s local Mars bar
2. Mediterranean residents Maltesers
3. Prairie roller Wagon wheel
4. Treasure trove Bounty
5. 100% Metal All gold
6. Merry-go-round Carrousel
7. Associated with flight Orbit
8. Twinkle, twinkle — lots of them Galaxy
9. Teddies like them Picnics
10. Brown fasteners Chocolate buttons
11. Dateline Matchmakers
12. Seen at the race meeting Tic Tacs
13. Sport of Princes Polo
14. Fallen fruit Pear drops
15. Floribunda Roses
16. Wise guys Smarties
17. Bus Double Decker
18. A dog Yorkie
19. All sorts of girls Dolly mixtures
20. Aromatic spheres Aniseed balls
21. Sounds like scrooge Humbug
22. Wobbly infants Jelly babies
23. Sporting break Time out
24. Eastern promise perhaps Turkish delight
25. Subject matter Topic
26. Dairy carrier Milk tray
27. Sweet crop Barley sugar
28. Valentine’s gift? Love hearts
29. Toothless drink Wine Gums
30. Anglers mates? Fisherman’s friend

mandymouse
12-11-2008, 12:47 AM
Thanks for putting us out of our misery Rachel :rotfl2: That was fun ::yes::

natalielongstaff
12-12-2008, 09:33 AM
:rotfl2: im glad i missed this it would have driven me mad !