Hoorah! It's Lord Thos' Very Festive But Also Somewhat Irritating Crossword Conundrum 2025 (Guaranteed To Cause Arguments At Christmas - Just Like Everything Else) Remember, Either It's Simple - Or You Are!

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Across
  1. 2. Used to shoot a festive game bird (9,2,1,4,4)
  2. 7. Goldilocks and the Three Criminal Charges number two (5)
  3. 8. A Christmas food which is not unlike a Turk (6)
  4. 9. Funny person at Yuletide who costs £1.70 to post (9,4)
  5. 10. Yuletide in a Devonshire town for a lisping lover of homonyms (4,2,7)
  6. 11. Goldilocks and the Three Criminal Charges number one (8,3,8)
  7. 13. Animal used by Father Christmas when deer are unavailable (9)
  8. 14. Name of the woman who turns up unexpectedly at the end of every rendition of White Christmas (3,1,5)
  9. 17. Bing Crosby's revised dream festive weather condition after global warming (3,9)
  10. 20. Cinderella featuring Judy Dench, Eileen Atkins and Helen Mirren (9,5)
  11. 22. Scottish Christmas Tree (6,3,6)
  12. 24. Manual used by Father Christmas when his staff get ill (3,4,4)
  13. 27. James Bond's festive snack in a Polo factory (4,3)
  14. 28. First class Hollywood Chocolates (7,6)
  15. 29. Decoration used by Tiger Woods (9,3)
  16. 31. Father Christmas goes commando! (5,11)
  17. 32. Carol about the last Saxon King (4,3,6,6,4)
  18. 33. Captain Kirk's festive journal (4,3)
  19. 34. Cover these in cheese to get a paper hat and a riddle (8)
  20. 35. We Wish You a _____ Christmas after a food fight (5)
  21. 37. Frank Bruno's favourite day (6,3)
  22. 41. Tub of Roses described by John Masefield (3,2,8)
  23. 42. Goldilocks and the Three Criminal Charges number three (9)
  24. 43. Warning to a famous festive monarch (4,4,9,4,3)
  25. 44. Carol about ITV's lovable duo being nailed to a wall (3,3,3,3,5)
Down
  1. 1. We know he liked his pizza deep pan, crisp and even but what was Good King Wenceslas' favourite pizza choice? (9,2,7)
  2. 3. Hair infestation on Christmas Eve (3,3,6,9)
  3. 4. Hole in a television programme to allow for rampant capitalism (2,4)
  4. 5. Rudolph the ________ Reindeer after breaking wind (3,5)
  5. 6. Carol about table tennis playing angels (4,4,7,2,4)
  6. 7. Carol about the premiere usage of fifty in Roman numerals (3,5,2,1)
  7. 12. Monarchical fruit watched by the nation at 3.00pm on Christmas Day (5,5)
  8. 15. Famous illness caused by eating Christmas decorations (10)
  9. 16. Unusual variety of vegetation celebrated in a German carol (3,9,4)
  10. 18. Christmas drink enjoyed by animated Vikings (3,6,3,3)
  11. 19. Holey object used in the kitchen on Holy Night (6,8)
  12. 21. Homicidal Santa's getaway (4,4)
  13. 23. Podiatrist stuffing (4,3,6)
  14. 25. Fascist Panto (6,9)
  15. 26. Paper used by Alexander Hamilton for his presents (6)
  16. 30. Singing this Christmas song at breakfast is Grrreat! (8,3,7)
  17. 36. Channing Drinkwater Burnett Carpenter (6)
  18. 38. Antipodean Harry Potter (6,2,2)
  19. 39. So Bring Us Some _____ Pudding, we all sing in the rain (5)
  20. 40. Precipitation based weather report from Mrs Christmas to her husband (4,4)