Affordable Granite Prize Crossword, Family Christmas Quiz and Wordsearch
Happy Christmas everyone! This blog should publish automatically on Boxing Day – no – I’m not at work! We thought we would do something different this year with a Christmas quiz, a Wordsearch and a Prize Crossword. So grab a glass of port and get working!
The Affordable Granite Christmas Quiz
This quiz is meant for all the family… answers at the bottom of this page
3 What’s the fun name for the sausages wrapped in bacon traditionally eaten with the Christmas dinner?
4 This is the first British Christmas card. What year was it sent: a) 1762 b) 1843 c) 1898 d) 1969 ?
5 What is the name of the 25 days leading up to Christmas?
9 Boxing Day gets its name from families having a fight over who can use the X-Box. True or false?
11 In Poland Christmas lunch is traditionally: a) Roast Beef b) Sausages c) Turkey d) Fish
12 Which seaside town does the boy fly over in the Snowman?
13 What might you find (but not swallow!) in a Christmas pudding?
15 Who gives a speech on Television every Christmas day?
17 What country gives a Christmas Tree every year to stand in Trafalgar Square as a thank you present?
19 In the song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ how many gold rings does the singer’s ‘truelove’ give him?
The Killer Affordable Granite Christmas Wordsearch
Our Christmas Wordsearch has 50 words to find, with both Christmas and granite worktop industry themes. Probably best to copy and print it off if you can…
AFFORDABLE
ANGEL
ARCTIC
ARENASTONE
BERWYN
BEVEL
BRITTANICCA
CAESARSTONE
CALACATTA
CAMBRIA
CAROLS
CHAMFER
CHOIR
CHRISTMAS
COUNTERTOPS
CRACKER
CULLIFORD
CUSTOMER
DOWNSTAND
DUPONT
EMERALD
GRANITE
INSTALLATION
ISLAND
JENNY
JUPARANA
MAKALU
MIDNIGHT
MISTLETOE
NOVAESTONE
PAISLEY
PENINSULA
PLATINO
POLISHING
PRESENT
QUARTZ
RADIANZ
SERVICE
SHARKSNOSE
SHERRY
SOCKET
SPLASHBACK
STABLE
STATUARIO
STEEL
TINSEL
TURBINE
TURKEY
UPSTAND
WORKTOPS
The Appalling Affordable Granite Prize Crossword
There is a £50 John Lewis Voucher for the first correct solution received to this crossword. Print it out, fill it in, scan/photo it back.
This is a light cryptic crossword, though with some clues a bit more direct. There is no Christmas theme but a definite granite and quartz worktop thing going on. You will find that many of the clues can only be solved by looking at our website. Use the search facility at top right of the page, beside the opening hours! Good luck!
Prize not available to employees or family members of employees of Affordable Granite.
Across
7 An old dog makes great worktops in Horley! (8)
8 Sounds like it could catch 16 after tax (4)
10 Vowelless disapproval (6)
11 Mangled conduits give a great deal (8)
12 Cracks (with pits, typical of many natural stones) (8)
15 Cold cream in an Oxted kitchen? (6)
17 Looks like white marble in Guildford (6,5)
21 Very hot atmosphere for a beer! (6)
22 “To be, or not to be” repeatedly adjusts estimates. (8)
24 Always North American, could be British, but ours is a grey Korean (8)
27 This clue is (6)
29 Confused dare to decipher text (4)
30 This could be you, if you have come to buy (8)
Down
1 A great book, and regular supplier with 23 (7)
2 Touch, like two joined slabs (4)
3 Rescue ship in backward colour is more gloomy (6)
4 First place from Madura, Angola or Kashmir (4)
5 Emperor granite that is definitely 3! (4)
6 Implement messy lint use? (7)
9 Red planet backs into recovery service for this eastern hostel – a spiritual stage in life (6)
13 Quite a discharge, though it could be friendly (5)
14 Thoroughly search with wire wool? (5)
16 This fish is an IT multinational! (5)
18 Close to a wild barney! (6)
19 Shades – they sound like Hugh’s (7)
20 Determine dimensions to muddle a resume! (7)
23 Engineered stones? I hear they’re good places for tennis (6)
25 Russian mountains in our Korean range (4)
26 Tile-based game describes our granite on the Surrey/Sussex border (4)
28 Outer edges (4)
The Affordable Granite Christmas Quiz - Answers
We are Affordable Granite, hoping that you and yours are having a really great festive season! We will be back to normal and ready to look after you and your kitchen worktops from 3rd January. Until then, enjoy the break, and we hope that this blog provides a bit of amusement! For samples, quotes and any questions connected with any aspect of worktop installation or kitchen design, please don’t hesitate to contact us on 01293 863992 or by email on sales@affordablegranite.co.uk/ .