Cryptic Crossword Calendar Clues.

[Roger Kettle]

One of my favourites was "h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o."
Water.

[The Peepmaster]

1) A time to spoil place of worship.

2) In a flap, riled - that's how you'll find her.

3) Another month, I'll grant you.

Help!

Roger! You're not trying!

[The Peepmaster]

Thanks, Nige. I know you're a fan (or prisoner!) of cryptic clues, as well. Sometimes I'll see a word on a poster or something and spend the next ten minutes trying to work out an anagram of it. NURSE!

I've mentioned this before to you, Roger, but one of my favourite crossword clues was: "Score, 2-0"


Here's another one I've just made up:
"This twit used to make pies". :

Twenty?
Tarks?

Twenty - Yes. Tarks - No!  :

[peter]

Thanks, Nige. I know you're a fan (or prisoner!) of cryptic clues, as well. Sometimes I'll see a word on a poster or something and spend the next ten minutes trying to work out an anagram of it. NURSE!

I've mentioned this before to you, Roger, but one of my favourite crossword clues was: "Score, 2-0"


Here's another one I've just made up:
"This twit used to make pies". :

Its Mince

[The Peepmaster]

Thanks, Nige. I know you're a fan (or prisoner!) of cryptic clues, as well. Sometimes I'll see a word on a poster or something and spend the next ten minutes trying to work out an anagram of it. NURSE!

I've mentioned this before to you, Roger, but one of my favourite crossword clues was: "Score, 2-0"


Here's another one I've just made up:
"This twit used to make pies". :

Its Mince

Well done, Peter. You win. Personally, I thought that was easy.

[The Peepmaster]

Okay, a clue. These are still "Calendar Clues".

1) A time to spoil place of worship.

2) In a flap, riled - that's how you'll find her.

3) Another month, I'll grant you.

[Mince]

Here is my puzzle. What is the connection between Christmas Day (DEC 25) and Halloween (OCT 31)?

[peter]

There both days that you stay in bed all day

[The Peepmaster]

Here is my puzzle. What is the connection between Christmas Day (DEC 25) and Halloween (OCT 31)?

They're both days where you stay in bed all day in the final quarter of the year.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

They're both days.

[A Woman]

Here is my puzzle. What is the connection between Christmas Day (DEC 25) and Halloween (OCT 31)?

They are both Pagan events in the calender.
The Christians took over Christmas day and made it their own as they did 'All halo's Eve'.... or did the Pagan's make that one there own? Either way.... pagan is the connection.

[The Peepmaster]

Here is my puzzle. What is the connection between Christmas Day (DEC 25) and Halloween (OCT 31)?

They are both Pagan events in the calender.
The Christians took over Christmas day and made it their own as they did 'All halo's Eve'.... or did the Pagan's make that one there own? Either way.... pagan is the connection.

That's a commendable effort. Bless your heart.

[Vulture]

Here is my puzzle. What is the connection between Christmas Day (DEC 25) and Halloween (OCT 31)?

They are both Pagan events in the calender.
The Christians took over Christmas day and made it their own as they did 'All halo's Eve'.... or did the Pagan's make that one there own? Either way.... pagan is the connection.

Is your middle name 'Patronising'?

That's a commendable effort. Bless your heart.

[Mince]

ANSWER: They are both the same.

DEC is short for DECIMAL (Base 10).

OCT is short for OCTAL (Base 8).

DEC 25 obviously is 25 in the decimal system.

OCT 31 is also 25 since 3 x 8 + 1 = 25.

For those who don't understand, here are the first 25 numbers in both bases (and you should know the first set):

DECIMAL:  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

  OCTAL:  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31

[The Peepmaster]

ANSWER: They are both the same.

DEC is short for DECIMAL (Base 10).

OCT is short for OCTAL (Base .

DEC 25 obviously is 25 in the decimal system.

OCT 31 is also 25 since 3 x 8 + 1 = 25.

For those who don't understand, here are the first 25 numbers in both bases (and you should know the first set):

DECIMAL:  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7,  8,  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

  OCTAL:  1,  2,  3,  4,  5,  6,  7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 30, 31

That's what we in the trade, call b*llocks. Peter had the right answer.