EB CHRISTMAS CROSSWORD 2024

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Across
  1. 3. Which party leaders election campaign included a trip to Thorpe Park
  2. 5. Had the fastest serve on the 2024 ATP tour
  3. 6. Who deceived 21 others and came out triumphant in a Scottish castle
  4. 7. Which Blue Peter presenter did Julian meet (4,5)
  5. 9. Athlete who made history by becoming the first to win eight Olympic all-around golds (6,5)
  6. 11. What do you call the practice of farming on rewetted marshland?
  7. 13. Britpop band who announced reunion in 2024
  8. 14. Slough House spy thriller (4,6)
  9. 15. Artist who's world tour netted over $2 billion
  10. 18. Dog tracking company that Gordon would have loved in 2022
  11. 21. Which capital city gifts the Trafalgar Square Xmas Tree
  12. 25. Sci-fi named olympic breakdancer who represented Australia at the Paris Olympics
  13. 27. Infant antlered animal featured in a popular tv series (4,8)
  14. 28. Who said 'I’d like to munch the living daylights out of your little tart’ on prime time television in 2013 (4,7)
  15. 31. Which English seaside town has taken Gordon back to his roots?
  16. 33. Architect who designed Hanover terrace on Regents Park (4,4)
  17. 36. Glasgow sweet-themed fantasy event that did not live up to expectation (5,5)
  18. 39. British tennis player who reached the last 16 at Wimbledon for the first time (6,7)
  19. 40. Who listened to 'things can only get better' whilst standing in the rain in SW1A 2AA
  20. 41. In what US city did the President Elect allege that the residents were eating cats and dogs
  21. 42. Famous duo making a Christmas comeback (7,3,6)
Down
  1. 1. French country garden belonging to impressionist?
  2. 2. Which popular Christmas carol, is based on the Ukrainian New Year song "Shchedryk" (5,2,3,5)
  3. 4. This German city makes "scents" for a wedding?
  4. 7. Gather under for a Christmas kiss
  5. 8. What word did Charlie XCX use to describe Kamala Harris
  6. 10. Which stranger appears in Patricia Highsmith's mono remake set in Italy (6,5)
  7. 12. The first city to use driverless public buses during the Summer Olympics
  8. 16. Glastonbury 2024 headline act featuring on Pyramid Stage for the first time (3,8)
  9. 17. Who sings about beautiful things? (6,5)
  10. 19. Name of viral pygmy thai hippo (3,7)
  11. 20. Oxford dictionary's 2024 word of the year
  12. 22. River that runs through Berlin
  13. 23. Which 2024 Olympic torch bearer announced his retirement in October after 36 grand slam victories
  14. 24. In which city do Emma and Dexter meet in One Day?
  15. 26. First name of both finalists in the darts Players Championship 2024
  16. 29. Site where Novak Djokovic clinched his record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title
  17. 30. Which duo made Christmas No 1, 39 & 40 years after the first release
  18. 32. Played Harry Truman in Nolan's Oppenheimer
  19. 34. Which ocean sits on the west coast of Portugal
  20. 35. Northern county home to the second Wildhive hotel
  21. 37. Who has visited 15 different countries since the 5th July (4,7)
  22. 38. Who will be leading the brand new 'Department of Government Efficiency' (DOGE) in the next US Government?