Complete Clue List
Across
5. Juicy stocking filler
8. Good old Saint Nick or Father Christmas (5,5)
9. Norse god of thunder
10. "My true love sent to me/
___ calling birds"
11. "Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer...And if you ever saw him, you would even say it ___"
13. Tirana is its capital (abbr.)
14. "I'll be ___ for Christmas/ You can count on me"
15. "The Little Drummer ___"
18. Chemical symbol for silver (abbr.)
19. Red-nosed reindeer
22. Spear of freezing water
23. Formal male partywear
25. Antonym of no
26. The blessed virgin
27. Small cask or barrel often seen at parties
28. "See ___ the winter's snow/ Born for us on earth below"
29. Immoderate indulgence often seen at Christmas
30. Excessively greasy
31. The king of the jungle
32. "Oh ___, All Ye Faithful"
35. Spirit flavoured with juniper berries
37. Christmas or Boxing
39. "A Christmas to ___"
Down
1. Female with a very sing song name
2. Treetop decoration
3. Skinflint character created by Dickens
4. The baby Jesus lay in one
5. Norway's capital city
6. The fifth book of the "New Testament"
7. "___ on one Christmas morn/ Jesus Christ the son was born"
10. Whether you love them or hate them, Christmas is all about them
12. To seduce
14. Cards for those who "care to send the very best"
15. Author of "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" (init.)
16. "___, have a holly/ Jolly Christmas this year" (2,2,5)
17. Yarn for the tree
20. "I'm ___ of a white Christmas/ Just like the ones I used to know"
21. "I love Thee, Lord Jesus/ ___ from the sky" (4,4)
23. "On the first day of Christmas/ my ___ sent to me/ A partridge in a pear tree" (4,4)
24. Country located in the southeastern part of South America (abbr.)
29. Santa's carrying case
33. The Old Line State (abbr.)
34. "Jolly old Saint Nicholas/ lean your ___ this way"
36. Institute of Audio Research (abbr.)
38. "Oh, come, all ___ faithful/ Joyful and triumphant"