Merry Quizmas
Across
- 4. "Unless someone beats them to it. ______?" (6)
- 8. A coral rim that encircles a lagoon (5)
- 9. The fraternity that 'neath the elms they sing their tones, and are brothers to the end. (7)
- 12. The second gift given to Jesus by one of the Three Kings (12)
- 14. This team loved it when a plan came together (5)
- 18. Gift that most of you will be receiving from Santa on Christmas morning (4)
- 20. Claire's nickname for Frank in Scrooged (5)
- 23. Latin text used as placeholder until copy can be inserted into document or design (5/5)
- 24. which company was the first to use Santa in its advertising? (8)
- 25. Stephens' Day activity of note in South County Dublin (5)
- 26. A fabled snowman, or premium cooler. (4)
- 29. Mitch's secret sauce (8)
- 30. Mac or Bernie? No, it's something else. (3)
- 32. Zeitgeist meal, and one Brennan would organise for Christmas. (6)
- 33. A reindeer and a marksman. (5)
- 35. "After the _________, Ulster was left leaderless" Fasht (6/2/3/5)
- 36. The name of DO'Gs eldest dog. (3)
- 37. London street famed for its Haribo-tossing (7)
- 38. Sean Connery won the 1987 Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in this film (15)
- 39. Stag city, out west. (8)
- 40. Foxrock structure, dating to 1926, has been made a historic landmark by the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (8)
Down
- 1. Passionate expression of grief or sorrow (6)
- 2. 10. RIP (5)
- 3. Singers (surnames) of Little Drummer Boy (Peace on Earth) duet (6/5)
- 5. The first gift given to Jesus by one of the Three Kings (4)
- 6. He's got clout. But its in Cork....(7)
- 7. Best Christmas film of all time. FACT. (7)
- 10. One of a set of islands off the coast of Ireland, or a Foxrock curtain-twitcher (8)
- 11. On a Risk board, how many 'countries' make up the continent of North America (4)
- 13. The day our Lord was born, or a 4 week holiday in Ireland (9)
- 15. Film for which Kathy Bates won the Best Actress Oscar in 1990. (6)
- 16. OJ's nickname (8)
- 17. Which brand of drink featured predominantly in the Tik Tok skateboarding trend featuring Fleetwood Mac's 'Dreams' (10)
- 19. The third gift given to Jesus by one of the Three Kings (5)
- 21. A millennial call to arms, it won't last forever. (4)
- 22. The number of ghosts that appear in A Christmas Carol (4)
- 23. Dennis was a blue. The he was a red, then he was blue again. (3)
- 27. Christmas movie character played by Carrey and Cumberbatch (9)
- 28. Band behind the third best-selling christmas song of all time, good in a scrape (7)
- 31. In general, this malady could prevent a team from reaching its potential. (7)
- 33. Five gold rings, four ______ birds, three french hens...... (7)
- 34. 1984 hit for Alphaville (12)
- 35. Childhood home of the Right Honourable DJMCG (10)