Rachael Norris's 2023 CrossmasWord!

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Across
  1. 2. [Simpsons] Itchy & scratchy short term canine companion
  2. 3. [Literature] The broom that Harry used to complete the first task of the Triwizard tournament
  3. 6. [Simpsons] Mother Simpson
  4. 10. [Literature] The family of 3 siblings that Count Olaf chased in hope of gaining their fortune
  5. 11. [Simpsons] Globex Corporation CEO Frank _______
  6. 12. [Simpsons] Near fatal pufferfish
  7. 13. [Literature] Similar to reversi
  8. 15. [General] Dentist's best friend
  9. 16. [Literature] "Shoot all the ________ you want if you can hit them but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird
  10. 20. [General] Musical voice + Celestial body
  11. 21. [General] Non-affirmative end of the alphabet
  12. 22. [Simpsons] Headline act at Flaming Moe's Tavern
  13. 25. [General] E_____o patronum + twin caramel chocolate bar
  14. 26. [Simpsons] Lisa's first word
  15. 27. [Simpsons] Who shot Mr Burns?
  16. 28. [Simpsons] 3 eyed fish generated by nuclear power plant
  17. 29. [Literature] AABBA
  18. 32. [Simpsons] Quartet of homer, barney apu & skinner
  19. 34. [General] ____ and anchor, pub off Hardman street
  20. 36. [Simpsons] Lisa's vegetarian alternative at the BBBQ
  21. 37. [General] {cryptic} not the Messiah, but a very aughty boy + how regularl the Earth spins on its axis
  22. 39. [Literature] Dons the armour against evil windmills
  23. 40. [General] Used to play an instrument with your mouth + sound one makes when unsure
  24. 42. [Simpsons] Homer's tasty crustacean friend
  25. 43. [Literature] Victim of the Murder on the Orient Express
  26. 44. [General] Quiet gesture at end of each Simpsons episode + pig product + Lake in North Wales
  27. 45. [Simpsons] Radioactive Man's sidekick _______ Boy
Down
  1. 1. [Simpsons] Who controls the British Crown? Who keeps the metric system down? We do...
  2. 4. [Literature] The most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have
  3. 5. [Simpsons] Writer of 'The Odyssey'
  4. 7. [Simpsons] Comic book guy's surname
  5. 8. [Literature] 5-7-5
  6. 9. [Simpsons] Kamp Krusty signature dish
  7. 11. [Literature] The society controlling drug in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World
  8. 14. [Literature] "All animals are _____, but some animals are more _____ than others"
  9. 17. [Simpsons] High scoring scrabble bartending surname
  10. 18. [Literature] M6 bypass + too eager
  11. 19. [Literature] Frodo's sword that illuminates when danger is near
  12. 20. [General] Walking with purpose
  13. 23. [Simpsons] S1E1 new adoptee
  14. 24. [Simpsons] Bart's aviary form in 1st Treehouse of Horror
  15. 30. [Literature] "War is Peace. Freedom is Slavery. _________ is Bliss."
  16. 31. [Simpsons] Simpson's answer to Barbie - ______ Stacy
  17. 33. [General] Ship your parcel without the Ex + show me the _____ of my ways
  18. 35. [Literature] "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the jubjub bird, and shun The frumious ____________!"
  19. 38. [General] Wandering town in Greater Manchester
  20. 41. [Literature] Smallest type of settlement