FRUIT & NUT QUIZ ANSWERS
May 2004
The long awaited answers to last months quiz - now you can get some sleep
Hope you enjoyed the challenge? Here are the answers to put you out of your misery
RG
The first correct answer sheet drawn from the hat was from Mavis Smith of Stoke Ferry.
She gets the Editor's promised bottle of wine.
Fruit & Nut Quiz - Answers
Clue Answer
1 Sounds like a couple. (4) Pear
2 Jack Homer's fruit. (4) Plum
3 Blow this one, it's a bit disrespectful.(9) Raspberry
4 High ranking chinaman. (8) Mandarin
5 Sad fruit. (9) Blueberry
6 Not quick. (4) Sloe
7 Found in the rainbow. (6) Orange
8 Bovine male and top card. (7) Bullace
9 This apple steers the boat. (3) Cox
10 One who interferes? (6) Medlar
11 This one's from the egg plant. (9) Aubergine
12 Mark Twain's Finnish fruit. (11) Huckleberry
13 This one's very emotional. (12) Passionfruit
14 Not pretty. (4) Ugli
15 Could be telling if you look in the clue. (5) Betel
16 One of very small payment. (6) Peanut
17 Make an appointment. (4) Date
18 Yearn for what keeps the doctor away. (9) Pineapple
19 A get together fruit. (10, 4) Conference pear
20 South American hardcase. (6-3) Brazil nut
21 From the baker? (10) Breadfruit
22 Senior fruit. (10) Elderberry
23 Horse with a hard shell. (6) Cobnut
24 This one could be shy at the fair. (7) Coconut
25 The dame's lost the point with the male heir. (6) Damson
26 Sounds like two feet. (6) Pawpaw
27 Blow up one's relations. (7) Pumpkin
28 Mix the melon to make it sour. (5) Lemon
29 Sounds as though there are five. (6) Quince
30 The colour of her eyes. (5) Hazel
31 In keeping calm on days like this. (6) Almond
32 Round the bush for this one. (8) Mulberry
33 Top billing for the orchard fruit. (4, 5) Star Apple
34 Sea- going citrus? (5, 6) Navel Orange
35 The best for marmalade. (7, 6) Seville Orange
36 Ebony fruit. (10) Blackberry
37 Sweet morning moisture with a twist of lemon. (8,5) Honeydew melon
38 Three's a crowd when this one plays. (10) Gooseberry
39 Aussie Englishman with hard rock we hear. (11) Pomegranate
40 You could find it in early cheese from china. (6) Lychee
Ray Garrett