The Rose Masquerade - Christmas 2025
3.

A Mad Tea-Party

An uninvited guest has gatecrashed the Mad Hatter's cryptic tea party, and has stolen all the definitions from the clues below! The Dormouse is stuck in treacle and the March Hare is questioning the relativistic nature of time. Can you help them identify who has gatecrashed the party?

Answers listed in alphabetical order

A hundred elephants initially (3)

Stumbled after losing head (7)

Vicious singer captured by honey maker (6)

Two companions surround ancient city (6)

Consuming seven lychees (6)

Asquith ultimately damages richest (8)

Correct prim AI (6)

First lady infiltrating the French (5)

El Cap is disintegrating (5)

All starters really are cold entrées (4)

Rare treat in gold extract (10)

I've got in Rolls Royce (5)

Retiring ma surrounds herself with gin or rum (7)

Glen's pie is cooked (8)

Milk producer brings in HR (6)

Rosy hiker wandering (9)

Organise the words above into their proper groups so that they identify each tea party attendee:

  • Four words (host):
  • Enter
  • Four words (guest):
  • Enter
  • Five words (guest):
  • Enter
  • Three words (gategrasher):
  • Enter
  • Who is the gatecrasher?
  • Enter