Great Big Christmas Quiz: Ordinary Level

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Across
  1. 2. Country not celebrating Christmas. (6)
  2. 3. Singular barmen baked rewards. (6)
  3. 4. ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ (4)
  4. 5. Santa’s SNAs. (7)
  5. 8. Play around in year four. (3)
  6. 9. According to the kisser with caries, they were ‘ringing out’. (5)
  7. 12. Attendance is all wrapped up. (8)
  8. 14. Sounds like Mr. Culleton has good judgement. Smells nice anyway. (12)
  9. 16. Measure of potassium before Queen for Sam’s friend. (6)
  10. 17. J.C. keeps him secret! (5)
  11. 18. This month’s speeches are fancy. (11)
  12. 19. Stocking up time. (9, 3)
  13. 22. A pointiest Christmas shrub. (10)
  14. 24. Nocturnal noiselessness. (6,5)
  15. 25. Quiet! It’s trendy to invest - Where many fish hoard (6,4)
  16. 31. Their is war! Ice us Glib Hip..... (5, 5)
  17. 33. The other half has talons I hear. (3,5)
  18. 34. Loveliest fauna appraise your performance. (4, 10)
  19. 37. Devilish staffroom consortium! (3,3,3)
  20. 38. ER in short. Little town on the French border. (9)
  21. 40. It ‘singed the moth’ according to Will. Watch both ends over the holidays! (6)
  22. 42. First lady’s fifty little pointy men. (5)
  23. 43. Measure of potassium provided by equine lover! (4)
  24. 45. Norma and Niamh in Paraguay. Knees up! (5)
  25. 46. Waiting for Noonan and Howlin to say vat end. Some hope! (6)
  26. 47. Coral tunes. (5)
  27. 48. Sidekick with crimson proboscis. (7)
  28. 49. Check it twice or you may tilt! (4)
  29. 53. Precipitation darling for Santa’s journey. (8)
  30. 55. Michael Noonan past, present and future! (7)
  31. 56. Play nines. Ask the girl who says aye! (5)
  32. 58. Jumbled Russian leader is one of 400 billion. (4)
Down
  1. 1. Spices things up at these times of the year. (7)
  2. 6. Mildly risqué words in the classroom! (8)
  3. 7. Zero gravity mania. Wow! (7)
  4. 10. According to W.B. ‘a man whom Sorrow named his friend’. Less important guests who arrived empty handed! (8)
  5. 11. Pythagoras point of view is confused. How celestial! (6)
  6. 13. Garth didn’t make it to detention for teachers! (5, 4, 5)
  7. 15. Grand instrument for this time of the year. (4)
  8. 20. The eponymous hero is a communist, senator, war criminal, carpenter and from Ballyfermot. (6)
  9. 21. You should be airing flesh with your colleagues! (4, 7)
  10. 23. Vivid chronicle to behold. RGB (11)
  11. 26. 90.0000° N, 0.0000° W
  12. 27. Taint ivy at the birth. (8)
  13. 28. Ancient benevolent despot. (9)
  14. 29. Give a democrat his taco and go, go, go! (9)
  15. 30. Miscalculate. Detach the cleat for sweet time off class! (7)
  16. 31. Drive by dreaded by hapless secondary teachers. (10)
  17. 32. Something afoot in pantomime. (5, 7)
  18. 35. Risque after hesitation between two points! What the inspectors are counting on. (8)
  19. 36. You may find Nan in this Dam den but we’ve figured out she is steady! (6)
  20. 39. Cliff, Madonna and Green Day take time off. (8)
  21. 41. Thrash em Mark! (7)
  22. 44. Zilch in the midst of three points is Bing’s desire! (4)
  23. 48. Santa’s little spy sounds like he’s stealing! (5)
  24. 50. Fury around a note for this decorative ring. How grave!(6)
  25. 51. British pugilists love this day. (6)
  26. 52. Your achievements are tasty. (5)
  27. 54. Any ewer will do for a party. (3,4)
  28. 56. Following sulfur, Miss Minogue tries to stay on her feet. (5)
  29. 57. Four + Y = ? (3)