Christmas Quiz 2025 - The Answers
| 1 | Precipitation protector (8) | Raincoat |
| 2 | Military outerwear from China and Mali (9) | Chainmail (anagram) |
| 3 | T (7) | SingleT |
| 4 | My trousers are on fire (8) | Hotpants |
| 5 | Put your foot in it at the chemist’s (5) | Boots |
| 6 | Glorious ice creams (14) | Knickerbockers |
| 7 | Draw up troops in proper alignment (5) | Dress |
| 8 | They are all the same (7) | Uniform |
| 9 | French headgear sounds like a thankless Cardinal’s (5) | Beret(ta) |
| 10 | Silver’s (4,5) | Long Johns |
| 11 | Joint on bishop (5) | Mitre |
| 12 | Samuel’s line (8) | Plimsoll |
| 13 | Sherlock’s didn’t hunt anything (11) | Deerstalker |
| 14 | 8 (6,5,6) | Little black number |
| 15 | Rarely comes with a dagger (5) | Cloak |
| 16 | Cute alien behind steering position (6) | Helm(ET) |
| 17 | Mislaid paw warmers for little cats (7) | Mittens |
| 18 | Comes in string (or bulletproof) (4) | Vest |
| 19 | Blackjack dispenser (4) | Shoe |
| 20 | She puts it on her head, he puts it on his car (6) | Bonnet |
| 21 | Voluminous underneath copious flowers (8) | Bloomers |
| 22 | Naval dress from G & S (not M & S) (8) | (HMS) Pinafore |
| 23 | Miss Brodie claims they are hers (5) | Jeans |
| 24 | Inuit trainspotter’s essential wear (6) | Anorak |
| 25 | I spotted a very very small yellow garment (6) | bikini |
| 26 | 24,3 2, 36, 40……..(4,5) | Plus fours |
| 27 | Does a violinist play it airily, or does she wear it (1,6) | G string |
| 28 | Move left to allow overtaking (8) | Pullover |
| 29 | Damp rubber onesy (7) | Wetsuit |
| 30 | Desmond’s favourite dance outfit (4) | Tutu |
| 31 | Blocks up (5) | Clogs |
| 32 | Work period (5) | Shift |
| 33 | Banks must tell you up front the APR on every loan (5) | Apron |
| 34 | Supporter found in magician’s favourite spell (3) | A(bra)cada(bra) |
| 35 | Russian horseman turns to priestly wear (7) | Cassock |
| 36 | Go around the edge (5) | Skirt |
| 37 | Coloured Judo attire (4) | Belt |
| 38 | encircle it in a sort of unpowered aircraft (6) | Girdle anagram of glider) |
| 39 | Needed by Eventers on the third day (6) | Jumper |
| 40 | Wrong ones can be dangerous (8) | Trousers |
| 41 | Short rapid breaths sometimes act as a formicarium (5) | Pants |
| 42 | Ancient shinpads make modern(?) footballer (7) | Greaves |
| 43 | Wellesleys (11) | Wellingtons |
| 44 | Does it come from IKEA in 2 or 3 pieces (4) | Suit (e) |
| 45 | TT (7) | DoubleT |
| 46 | Come sail in a little top (8) | Camisole anagram |
| 47 | Nit’s mum follows end of comb (6) | (B)louse |
| 48 | Ships terminate here somehow (8) | Hipsters |
| 49 | Hold-ups for American men and English women(10) | Suspenders |
| 50 | Undergarment made of the sound of bells and a bit of elastic (7) |
Chemise (Chimes+e) |
| 51 | If you need a clue, go out in the rain with this (7) | Cagoule anagram |
| 52 | Found on top of a man in a skiff (6) | Boater |
| 53 | A decorator’s final layer (7) | Topcoat |
| 54 | Most of my name often found over pyjamas (4) | Robe |
| 55 | Test son and daughter to see if it fits (7) | Stetson anagram |
| 56 | Biggs knew one of there of the yard (8) | slippers |
| 57 | Aged nurse changes after work into something casual (9) |
Dungarees anagram |
| 58 | Putting this on is something you do now or do later (7) | Leotard anagram |
| 59 | Often heard by children just before nigh (7) | Nightie |
| 60 | Keep warm in agile training session (5) | Gilet |
| 61 | Seen with black tie, not white (6) | Tuxedo |
| 62 | My favourite potato dish (6) | Jacket |
| 63 | Gareth’s dapper fashion choice (9) | Waistcoat |
| 64 | What a chef’s clock says just after tique (5) | Toque |
| 65 | This is the sector where you keep in shape (6) | Corset anagram |
| 66 | Fiery jacket inspired by bacon and eggs at Lords (6) | Blazer |
| 67 | Fasteners found in some places but not others (5) | Laces |
| 68 | Protection from a platter of white turkey meat (11) | Breastplate |
| 69 | Found in Morocco but banned in Turkey (3) | Fez |
| 70 | Lawyers get them (even the female ones) (6) | Briefs |
| 71 | Evening serenade from man with a lisp (5) | Thong |
| 72 | Endless cartoonist round the neck (5) | (Gerald) Scarf(e) |
| 73 | But it comes from Ecuador! (6) | Panama |
| 74 | Challenging throw down (8) | Gauntlet |
| 75 | Has he been fed, or anything? (6) | Fedora |
| 76 | Christian descendant of hijab (6) | Wimple |
| 77 | Robe from the land of the rising sun (6) | Kimono |
| 78 | She is needing own attire for the ball (4) | Gown |
| 79 | Bergerac’s offshore? (6) | Jersey |
| 80 | Covering (4) | Coat or veil |
| 81 | Containers for iron fists (6) | Gloves |
| 82 | Stay calm, keep it on (5) | Shirt |
| 83 | Henry VIII’s favourite bit of fish (8) | Codpiece |
| 84 | Spinner, for example (6) | Bowler |
| 85 | Personal coaches (8) | Trainers |
| 86 | Twisted in times of crisis (8) | Knickers |
| 87 | Personal improvement follows pulling them up (5) | Socks |
| 88 | They straighten your teeth and keep your trousers up (6) | Braces |
| 89 | Normal behaviour for nuns (5) | Habit |
| 90 | Waterproof blowing up the channel (9) | Souwester |
| 91 | Knightly nightly security (8,4) | Chastity belt |
| 92 | The original woolly jumper (6) | Fleece |
| 93 | Rainproof Apple (9) | Macintosh |
| 94 | Storm follows little coin under skirt (11) | Farthingale |
| 95 | All sorts of bears rise in support (9) | Brassiere (anagram) |
| 96 | Svengali never wore one (6) | Trilby |
| 97 | Mistake (4) | Slip |
| 98 | Is anything worn underneath this (4) | Kilt |
| 99 | Cover up with a burnt relic (6) | Turban (anagram) |
| 100 | “OK” said Robin to Superman,“you have the blue ones and I will have the green ones” (6) |
Tights |
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