Christmas Charity Puzzle 2013

[grandilo]

Some help with the following, please ( www.christmaspuzzle.co.uk ):

24... childish, wanton behavior is rare, however

(a) Immature (b) ???MBE???? (c) Apostatism

27. Such may be ignores, they are unimportant in the early stage of development, more...

( a ) Negligable ( b ) Embryonic ( c ) ???NOC?

40. One glass of fragrant, sweet wine
( a ) Monocle ( b ) Ambrosial ( c ) ????STE????

I think I have the others right. Thanks in advance for your help.

[Tilly2]

sweet wine, Niersteiner

[scorpiojo]

Are the answers all wines?

[scorpiojo]

^ 1 could be Chambertin

[mallyh]

27 eggnog?

[grandilo]

Thanks, Tilly, this one is good! But the answers are not all wines, and eggnog is definitely out of the question. This one is really tricky! But thank you all!

[smouse]

This brilliant quiz was only downloadable from yesterday

[grandilo]

Yes, that's true, smouse, and it's a real thrilling one! Every year, it appears at this very time!

[boxtops]

when does it close then? If it's only gone live today, it's a bit soon to be asking for answers, some of the rest of us are still trying to do it........ :-(

[smouse]

26th January and I think you have to have it to realise it isnt a straight forward quiz and needs working at and one day didnt seem long it takes me ages but thats how a good quiz should be
The average donation for the quiz last year was £17.98 so please just give it a bit of a chance

[grandilo]

I agree with you, Smouse, this is an excellent puzzle! I just could not put it down for long when I got it yesterday! And God knows that I have other activities, like writing haiku, to see about! But this puzzle is a winner, indeed! A generous donation will certainly be on the way! My apologies to all for my exuberance in trying to see what the finished product will look like!

[emeritus]

40 Neirsteiner

[emeritus]

Sorry Missed all the previous answers

[grandilo]

Thank you, emeritus! That's a good answer!

[factor-fiction]

I don't understand the questions (is there a choice of 3 answers, two given in full and the third given with some letters missing), but 27 won't be Negligable as that isn't a word

[Calibax]

Do the clues lead to 3 separate answers?
Are you given three letters of each answer to get you started?
Is there a theme?

[Mamyalynne]

http://www.christmaspuzzle.co.uk/

[grandilo]

Ok, Calibax, see the puzzle at :www.christmaspuzzle.co.uk
Take 24 as an example. We are given

- - - ATU - - ( IMMATURE ) ; ---MBE---- ; ---STA---- ( APOSTATISM )

I did not get the second one yet.

[grandilo]

Factor-fiction, 27 should be NEGLIGIBLE. Sorry about that!

[Calibax]

24b Chambering

[Calibax]

I can't see how 'apostatism' = "rare, however".
Maybe Leastaways? (an uncommon form of leastways/however)