The Great Big January Crossword!

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Across
  1. 2. A wee ____, the Scots word for a tot of whisky, typically drunk at New Year (4)
  2. 6. These are mashed turnip pieces, commonly eaten with 17-ACROSS and 23-ACROSS on 26 DOWN night! *PLURAL* (5)
  3. 9. Dolly ______, iconic singer of "Jolene" and "9 to 5", born on January 19th, 1946 (6)
  4. 11. _______ Night, this night (January 5th) is the last day of Christmas, when decorations should come down. Also a play by Bill Shakespeare! (7)
  5. 13. This star sign is symbolised by a goat and runs from December 21st to January 20th. (9)
  6. 17. This offal is made of sheep's innards mixed with oatmeal, and is commonly eaten with 6-ACROSS and 23-ACROSS on 26 DOWN Night! (6)
  7. 19. This is what those having a meat AND dairy-free first month of the year call January! (9)
  8. 22. Rowan ________, AKA Mr Bean, who was born on 6th January 1955 (8)
  9. 23. This is the Scots words for potatoes, commonly eaten with 17-ACROSS and 6-ACROSS on 26 DOWN Night! *PLURAL* (7)
  10. 24. You'll hear lots of these going off on 39-ACROSS *PLURAL* (9)
  11. 28. This star sign is symbolised by a water-carrier and runs from January 21st to February 18th (8)
  12. 30. David _____ AKA Ziggy Stardust, famous singer who was born on the same day as 12 DOWN, but in 1947 (5)
  13. 32. Colloquial Scots word for New Year's Day (6)
  14. 33. Captain James ____, famous explorer who discovered the Antarctic Circle on January 17th, 1773 (4)
  15. 35. The January _____, when things are going cheap! *PLURAL* (5)
  16. 37. On January 27th, 1926, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird demonstrated his new invention to the Royal Institution. In 2026, we all watch shows on it! (10)
  17. 38. ___ January, the name for those having an alcohol-free first month of the year (3)
  18. 39. This is the Scottish word for "New Year's Eve" (8)
Down
  1. 1. A (usually pink or white) flower that sounds like a kind of evaporated milk, used as a symbol and birth flower for those born this month (9) (9)
  2. 3. The _____, the name Scots give to the stroke of midnight on 39 ACROSS *PLURAL* (5)
  3. 4. The revolutionary Apple smartphone, introduced to the world by Steve Jobs on January 9th, 2007 (6)
  4. 5. Scotch and ___, fantastic comedy sketch show with Rikki Fulton, which always aired on BBC1 on 39 ACROSS (3)
  5. 7. This precious stone is the birthstone for January. Anagram of "argent" (6)
  6. 8. Martin Luther ____ Junior, legendary civil rights activist who is celebrated on the third Monday of January every year in the US and worldwide (4)
  7. 10. ____ An Excuse?, sports comedy sketch show with Jonathan Watson which was typically broadcast on 39 ACROSS every year (4)
  8. 12. _____ Presley, iconic rock n' roller who was born on January 8th, 1935 (5)
  9. 14. ____ Rickman, actor famous for his roles in "Die Hard" and "Harry Potter", who passed away on January 14th 2016 (4)
  10. 15. ______ Obama, 44th President of the United States, who was inaugurated on January 20th, 2009 (6)
  11. 16. ______ Connections, a traditonal Scottish music festival held annually in Glasgow every January (6)
  12. 18. US state in between Canada and Russia, which became the 49th state of the USA on January 3rd, 1959 (6)
  13. 20. Muhammad ___, legendary boxer called "The Greatest", born on January 17th 1942 (3)
  14. 21. ____ Moon, the Native American name for the first full moon of the year in January, named for an animal that howls at it! (4)
  15. 24. First _______, the tradition of being the first one to enter the house (cross the threshold) after New Year (7)
  16. 25. New Year's __________, something you'll have broken by January 2nd? (10)
  17. 26. _____ Night, the night of the year when Scots celebrate their poet, Rabbie! (5)
  18. 27. Abraham _______, US President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1st, 1863 (7)
  19. 29. Thirty-___, the amount of days in January! (3)
  20. 31. Christian ____, famous English Batman actor, who was born on January 30th, 1974 (4)
  21. 34. ____ Monday, the third Monday of January, said to be the most depressing of the year... (4)
  22. 36. This drooping white flower is one of the two birth flowers of January, along with the 1 DOWN (8)