Scotland Puzzle - Burns Night

Burns Night

By Kay Glasgow

Robert Burns' birthday is January 25th. Within decades after his death (1796), groups assembled to honour the poet's life and work. In the past two hundred years, late January finds celebrants the world over keeping to the traditional format of a Burns Dinner developed by his friends and early fans of "Oor Robin". Most of the anagrams are of items common to a Burns Supper.

1 before the meal it is standard to say the __ __ (7,5) LEG CREAK IRKS

2 musical accompaniment in ceremonial parade of the haggis PAP GIBES

3 poem to great chieftan o' the puddin' race, Address __ __ __(2,1,6) HOIST GAGA

4 for the starter, soup is usually cock-a-leekie or __ __(6,5) BOTCH TORCHS

5 typical fare includes champit tatties and __ __ (6,5) BANSHEE SPED

6 another name for dessert, tipsy laird (6,6) SHYER FLIRTER

7 a dessert of toasted oatmeal, sweetened whipped cream and raspberries CANNA ARCH

8 "Immortal Memory" is a _ _ to honor Burns (5,6) HOST PERCHES

9 the __ to the __ is followed by a response from the women (5,6) ASSESS TOTAL

10 recitations often include Burns' poem __ __ __ (2,1,5) A MUSE TOO

11 a drink of whisky but certainly not its real measure (1,3,4) DREAM AWE

12 last song of the evening (4,4,4) LAUD SAGE LYNN

13 Burns wrote in dialect Lallans or __ __ (8,5) SANDLOT SCOWL

14 in 1803 __ and in 1818 Keats visited Burns' grave and wrote memorial poems SWORD WORTH

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1	before the meal it is standard to say the __ __ (7,5)	LEG CREAK IRKS
2	musical accompaniment in ceremonial parade of the haggis	PAP GIBES
3	poem to great chieftan o' the puddin' race, Address __ __ __(2,1,6)	HOIST GAGA
4	for the starter, soup is usually cock-a-leekie or __ __(6,5)	BOTCH TORCHS
5	typical fare includes champit tatties and __ __ (6,5)	BANSHEE SPED
6	another name for dessert, tipsy laird (6,6)	SHYER FLIRTER
7	a dessert of toasted oatmeal, sweetened whipped cream and raspberries	CANNA ARCH
8	"Immortal Memory" is a _ _ to honor Burns (5,6)	HOST PERCHES
9	the __ to the __ is followed by a response from the women (5,6)	ASSESS TOTAL
10	recitations often include Burns' poem __ __ __ (2,1,5)	A MUSE TOO
11	a drink of whisky but certainly not its real measure (1,3,4)	DREAM AWE
12	last song of the evening (4,4,4)	LAUD SAGE LYNN
13	Burns wrote in dialect Lallans or __ __ (8,5)	SANDLOT SCOWL
14	in 1803 __ and in 1818 Keats visited Burns' grave and wrote memorial poems	SWORD WORTH