Christmas Crossword
Across
- 4. First US ambassador to Mexico; flower
- 5. "Pat Girder" is eating all my fruit! (cryptic)
- 7. "Bah! Humbug"
- 8. 4 weeks before Christmas
- 9. iconic snowman
- 11. They're not as varied as Joseph's coat, but they sure are brighter (9,7)
- 13. Package within: "C/O Alex" (cryptic)
- 16. A Dutch take on the Bishop of Myra
- 18. android operating system c.2011; Christmas treat
- 21. lait de poule
- 22. "Bedeck'd with bays"
- 25. Looked out on the feast of Stephan
- 26. Santa's "lightning fast" reindeer (cryptic)
- 27. sparkly things that one might hang
- 30. A painting by Caravaggio stolen in 1969; a scene
- 31. A piece of wood burnt in a fireplace during Yuletide
Down
- 1. The Royal Family is on his list
- 2. :*
- 3. Deutsche; pine, fir, spruce
- 6. aromatic resin; a gift
- 9. lunacy; standard "office" Christmas gift
- 10. for starters, I'd look at the end (cryptic)
- 12. horse drawn carriage for travelling through snow
- 14. "Treasure Island" villain keeps you warm
- 15. Canadian Comedy Show
- 16. unwanted harassment, so to speak (cryptic)
- 17. these decorate a Christmas tree
- 19. globes, ball, flakes, and forts
- 20. "Christus est natus ex Maria Virgine"
- 23. ringing a tune in 4443
- 24. "_____ and the ivy"
- 28. "I can initially create lengthy extensions" (cryptic)
- 29. Arguably a Christmas movie