Quizzy thing

marksi · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.09

I've been doing one of those puzzle things with cryptic clues. It's from one of the local primary schools (you pay a pound for the sheet and if you get all the answers right it goes into a draw and you win a huge prize, which is a tin of Quality Street).

All the answers are confectionery. And I have all of them except one.

Examples:
Wobbly Infants = Jelly Babies
Pirate's Treasure = Bounty
Chocolate, not snow = Flake
A spread in the highlands = Butterscotch

The one I haven't got:
Daddy's painful toe = _ _ _ _ _ _ _

It's been annoying me for two days now.

Alexia · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.37

7 letters yeah?

I've been trying to think of chocolate or candy with Pa or Dad in the name.....

Stuart* · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.40

Alexia wrote:I've been trying to think of chocolate or candy with Pa or Dad in the name.....

I've been doing the same constantly since I read this thread. 'Painful toe' made me think of either 'stub' or 'gout'. But that didn't help.

Damn you Marksi!

Nick Harvey · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.42

Not asking us to help with your homework, surely, Mr S? How terribly TVF!

If it's any consolation, I seem to be stumped as well; and I normally see those things instantly.

Did you see the cryptic crossword programme on BBC Four the other night?

Beep · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.45

Daddy's painful toe = Hurting ?
^Joking.

Alexia · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.48

See... there's a PA in Wispa... but how WIS could mean hurting toe I've no idea....

Pete · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.49

plus theres only five letters in wispa

Alexia · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 11.51

True, but Marksi hasn't confirmed if it is a 7-letter answer yet, although his underscores lead to that assumption.

EDIT: There's a lot of stealthy editing in this thread btw.

marksi · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 12.03

If it follows the same rules as all the others on the sheet then yes, it is 7 letters!

There is already a Wispa answer (Say it softly).

I did see the crossword thing on BBC Four. Although I hate crosswords.

My favourite clue was: A bar of soap. (6,6)

Nick Harvey · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 12.07

Between 'Er Indoors and I, we've come up with Mintoes or Dipdabs.

However, we can't see much logic to either answer except a bit of an anagram in the latter.

Might be of some help to you or somebody else though.

Nick Harvey · Sat 29 Nov, 2008 12.21

We also keep coming back to Sherbet for some reason as well.

Not that that seems to fit the clue either. But it might trigger somebody else's thinking.