Great Big Christmas Quiz: Ordinary Level

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