Christmas Crossword

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Across
  1. 5. Raised platform for performers (5)
  2. 7. Mollys age in 2021 (12)
  3. 8. Words sung rather than spoken (6)
  4. 9. Written reminder, kept brief (4)
  5. 12. Performers appearing together on stage (6)
  6. 14. Bright bird seen by rivers, fishing (10)
  7. 15. Melody or track performed live (4)
  8. 16. Passes granting entry to the show (7)
  9. 20. Moment when something hidden becomes clear (6)
  10. 22. Information uncovered at the end (7)
  11. 23. Audience gathered together (5)
  12. 25. Hint pointing toward an answer (4)
  13. 26. Vocalist’s essential piece of kit (10)
  14. 27. Gift, or something happening now (7)
  15. 28. Completed response to a clue (6)
Down
  1. 1. Live music event — loud, energetic affair (7)
  2. 2. Brain teaser designed to challenge (6)
  3. 3. Indoor performance space (5)
  4. 4. Spring month, short but significant (3)
  5. 5. Something unexpected, revealed at the end (8)
  6. 6. Planned occasion, not improvised (5)
  7. 10. Year that lies ahead, numerically speaking (10)
  8. 11. Feathered creature, definition at its simplest (4)
  9. 13. Irish place name lending its title to a song (8)
  10. 17. Puzzle pastime requiring patience and persistence (9)
  11. 18. Something concealed until solved (6)
  12. 19. Group playing together live (4)
  13. 21. Northern city with music, crowds and a famous arena (10)
  14. 22. Sound created by instruments together (5)
  15. 24. Place where artists perform (5)