Bangers Christmas Crossword 2024

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Across
  1. 2. Boks 7s team, sounds a bit like one of Santa's reindeer. [5]
  2. 3. Nationality of the hens in the "12 Days of Christmas" song, meaning they're usually late. [6]
  3. 7. Festive name shared by TV presenter Edmonds (first name) and a Banger (middle name). [4]
  4. 9. 1988 Christmas Classic starring Mark Higgins' lookalike. [7]
  5. 10. This country's men's rugby team is ranked 83rd and tastes best with cranberry sauce. [6]
  6. 12. Country ranked 128th in Men's World Rugby Rankings, Christmas tree flag. [7]
  7. 16. Christmas Dinner essential, inside you will find terrible jokes. [8]
  8. 17. Kick from hand, former Irish currency. [4]
  9. 18. _____ Tshiunza, Welsh forward who sounds like he was born on 25th December. [6]
  10. 19. Like a maul, but on the floor. [4]
Down
  1. 1. English Premiership rugby team who play in candy-cane colours. [10]
  2. 4. This rugby nation have a tree on their badge! [4]
  3. 5. South African lock with first name Rudolph, better know by his initials. [6]
  4. 6. Trait shared by Rudolph and rugby players who drink too much. [7]
  5. 8. South American country, rugby team nicknamed The Condors, much warmer than it sounds. [5]
  6. 10. Bangers Old Boys essential, inside you will find terrible jokes. [5]
  7. 11. Biblical-sounding rugby stadium in Auckland [4, 4]
  8. 13. Holly ________, England Women's fly-half [9]
  9. 14. This reindeer would be most useful on the wing [6]
  10. 15. Nick ______, former Harlequins No. 8 with an unchristmassy name. [6]