The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
An original holiday crossword puzzle.
| ACROSS | |||||
| 1. They might herald Santa’s approach | |||||
| 11. Not fast, as in video speed | |||||
| 12. You may do this with holiday packages | |||||
| 13. The lamp stand was one, in “A Christmas Story” | |||||
| 15. With the wrong soap, your load might be this | |||||
| 17. One, south of the border | |||||
| 18. Contraction in “Deck the Halls” | |||||
| 19. Like a star, or an expecting mother | |||||
| 22. As a candle once the match has been applied | |||||
| 23. One of flowers, or of water | |||||
| 25. A thief or a nose may do this | |||||
| 26. Uncooked or unhealed | |||||
| 27. Mary had them at the first Christmas | |||||
| 29. Christmas dinner protein, maybe | |||||
| 30. To join carolers | |||||
| 31. A follow-up to an addendum | |||||
| 34. Popular Christmas tree | |||||
| 36. A reclusive northerner, any other time of year | |||||
| 40. American chant, often | |||||
| 41. To avoid the risk of | |||||
| 42. Jura-to-Rhone waterway | |||||
| 43. AKA Santa Claus |
| DOWN | ||||||
| 2. A message sent with colored bricks, perhaps? | ||||||
| 3. Career suffix | ||||||
| 4. 20-across, commercially | ||||||
| 5. You might have one at a party | ||||||
| 6. Large flightless birds | ||||||
| 7. A young boy | ||||||
| 8. A common holiday activity | ||||||
| 9. Of a fox or a sneak | ||||||
| 10. These may dance in heads | ||||||
| 14. Half of em | ||||||
| 16. Yes, in Mexico | ||||||
| 20. It can be laid down | ||||||
| 21. Expression of dismay | ||||||
| 22. You may get one of crisp air while skiing | ||||||
| 24. A reindeer name | ||||||
| 25. Past tense of 25-across | ||||||
| 27. Circumference divided by diameter, so to speak | ||||||
| 28. First Christmas bedding | ||||||
| 31. They can visit Santa at many malls | ||||||
| 32. Not offensive | ||||||
| 33. A tree topper, often | ||||||
| 35. To be, third person present singular | ||||||
| 36. AKA Reindeer | ||||||
| 37. IATA code in Shetland | ||||||
| 38. Son of Jr | ||||||
| 39. Fox competition |