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A Christmas crossword to crack!

A Christmas crossword to crack!

By LudwigThe Guardian

Crosswords are saved automatically. 1 across. Hymn conveying delights of fairground rides to listeners? 3 letters, 2 letters, 3 letters and 5 letters. 10 across. Habituated to drop of merriment, getting charged about. 10 letters. 11 across. Potter’s chaste figure. 5 letters. 12 across. Royal Marines dropping warmonger in resort that’s European. 9 letters. 13 across. New Testament figure’s miraculous food inspiring party. 7 letters. 14 across. Check-in: stable, after some characters turned away. 3 letters. 16 across. Eventually most giftwrap is knotted lace from these people. 7 letters. 18 across. Chip’s certainly not accepting German complaint. 5 letters. 19 across. Cold-weather protection - knitted pale scarf - but it’s not cold? 3-5 letters. 21 across. Good - nigh-on super - pie baked for Italian. 8 letters. 23 across. Gift missing, finally issue tirade. 5 letters. 24 across. Reserve to appear in skating event. 3 letters and 4 letters. 26 across. Some wassailing making you feel unwell ... 3 letters. 27 across. <span> ... remarkably, played intro to </span><i>Tannenbaum</i><span> with skill</span>. 7 letters. 28 across. Shattered aides rest: one lives at end of 34th St? 4-5 letters. 31 across. Intros from every last tune overplayed now - including mine? 5 letters. 32 across. Pelt in pristine condition: sweet! 10 letters. 33 across. <span>Number of Americans welcoming opportunity to dine </span><i>à la française</i>. 4 letters, 2 letters, 1 letters and 6 letters. 2 down. <span>Old Mark getting award for </span><i>White Christmas</i>. 5 letters. 3 down. Starts to take actual umbrage over quiz, extremely tight ... 7 letters. 4 down. ... with all players getting nearly half of confection. 5 letters. 5 down. He may be brought by tired mule? Amen! 8 letters. 6 down. Strange, like 2025. 3 letters. 7 down. Nothing achieved by son and family? 5 letters and 4 letters. 8 down. Mark, international artist who told of a Christmas angel. 5 letters and 5 letters. 9 down. I expose the flesh of King Edward. 6 letters and 6 letters. 12 down. Kick ball between legs of irritant that’s small with rough exterior. 6 letters and 6 letters. 13 down. Oratorio’s subject: footballer. Gosh! 7 letters. 15 down. Little saint to destroy gas bill, did you say? 10 letters. 17 down. Lean over, daft, vacuous, in squiffy manner. 7 letters. 20 down. Actively listen to beginning of wassailers’ festive refrain. 3 letters, 2 letters and 4 letters. 22 down. Safe to criticise one who’s never mature. 5 letters and 3 letters. 25 down. We’re after star anise, finally, for stuffing: sage and mint evenly chopped. 4 letters and 3 letters. 29 down. Not half chaste, Mother’s boosted enthusiasm. 5 letters. 30 down. Reel perhaps in party - empty Drambuie bottles. 5 letters. 32 down. Peer that’s capable of a-leaping topless. 3 letters.

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