Christmas Countdown 2022

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Across
  1. 1. Singer of ‘7 Things I Hate About You’
  2. 7. Streaming service which developed ‘13 Reasons Why’
  3. 8. 3rd Bond film starring Daniel Craig
  4. 9. Longest serving Prime Minister of 20th century
  5. 14. Singer of ‘Sk8er Boi’
  6. 15. Himalia is 11th moon of this planet
  7. 16. Country ranked 1st by population
  8. 19. You get 6 guesses in this daily NYT puzzle
  9. 25. Racquet sport which ends when a player reaches 21 points
  10. 26. He served as both 22nd and 24th US President
  11. 27. 5 Olympic Rings represent Africa, Asia, America, Europe, and…
  12. 28. Song featuring lyrics “nobody likes you when you’re 23”
  13. 34. 4 Seasons composer
  14. 35. Government role which traditionally resides at Number 10
  15. 37. Shape with 9 sides
  16. 39. Boy band who released the song ‘18’ as part of their album ‘Four’
  17. 41. Board game featuring 16 pawns (also a musical)
  18. 44. Day of the week which should ideally not be the 13th
  19. 46. Another name for card game ‘21’
  20. 48. British slang for £25
  21. 50. Songwriter who wrote musical ‘21 Chump Street’
  22. 52. Actress who starred in ‘The Last Five Years’
  23. 55. Economist who appeared on £20 note until 2020
  24. 57. Pixar film starring major character ‘22’
  25. 62. What my true love sent on 4th day of Christmas
  26. 65. There are 16 of these in a pound
  27. 66. 4 Avatar lands are Water Tribes, Earth Kingdom, Air Nomads and…
  28. 67. First President George Washington was first played by Christopher Jackson in this musical
  29. 71. 3rd Harry Potter film featured ‘Prisoner of…’
  30. 72. Royal charter of rights signed by King John on 15 June 1215
  31. 75. Star of ‘The Sixth Sense’ alongside Haley Joel Osment
  32. 76. 24 of these represents 100% pure gold
  33. 77. Human body contains 24 of these bones
  34. 80. 25th anniversary is marked by this element
  35. 81. 17 is highest possible house number in this board game
  36. 82. Musical featuring song ‘Seventeen’
  37. 83. UK Eurovision 2022 entry who received 12 points from 8 countries
  38. 86. A Quidditch team is made up of 3 Chasers, 1 Seeker, 1 Keeper, and 2…
  39. 90. 2nd wife of Henry VIII
  40. 91. Composer of Piano Sonata No. 14 (Moonlight Sonata)
  41. 92. Shortest word length of the 6 D&D ability scores
  42. 93. ‘24’ in Roman numerals
  43. 94. Greek hero who completed 12 labours
  44. 95. Athletics event consisting of 10 track and field events
  45. 96. Artist who coomed the phrase “15 minutes of fame”
  46. 97. He was inaugurated on 20th January 2021
  47. 98. Personality test with 16 options
Down
  1. 1. Star of ‘Sixteen Candles’
  2. 2. Musical ‘9 to 5’ is based on works of this artist
  3. 3. Star of TV show ‘24’
  4. 4. Actress who played Queen Amidala in Star Wars Episode 1
  5. 5. Someone who would consider 13 a “dozen”
  6. 6. 8th planet from Sun
  7. 10. 7 dwarves are Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Dopey, and…
  8. 11. Shakespeare comedy on which ‘10 Things I Hate About You’ is based
  9. 12. Star of ‘Princess Switch’ trilogy
  10. 13. Director of ‘Eighth Grade’
  11. 17. Represented by a laid-down 8 symbol
  12. 18. Two-player board game in which each player starts with 15 counters
  13. 20. Swift album featuring song ‘Fifteen’
  14. 21. Only remaining 7th Wonder of the World
  15. 22. 9 justices sit on this US judicial body
  16. 23. This figure was stabbed 23 times in Theatre of Pompey
  17. 24. Cultery toy introduced in Toy Story 4
  18. 29. Band who sings ‘21 Guns’
  19. 30. Actress who played the 13th Doctor
  20. 31. Sci-fi series featuring character ‘Eleven’
  21. 32. Developer who released Windows 11 in 2021
  22. 33. Children’s TV character who had Christmas No. 1 in 2000
  23. 36. 19th Eurovision was held in this UK seaside resort in 1974
  24. 38. M25 is a major road encircling most of this city
  25. 40. Country whose flag features a maple leaf with 11 points
  26. 42. There are 12 of these on Flag of Europe
  27. 43. Type of poem containing 14 lines
  28. 44. 3 wise men brought gold, myrrh, and…
  29. 45. Female protagonist of Twelth Night (also an instrument)
  30. 47. ‘The Number 23’ stars this comedic actor
  31. 49. 10 of these are hanging on wall in a popular nursery rhyme
  32. 51. Star of ‘17 Again’
  33. 53. Poem containing exactly 17 syllables
  34. 54. Subtitle of second film in Scooby Doo live action franchise
  35. 56. 14 young people were chosen to be sacrificial victims to this Greek monster
  36. 58. Seaside town whose postcode district is DT7
  37. 59. Edmond Dantes was imprisoned for 14 years in this Alexandre Dumas novel
  38. 60. 19th letter of NATO phonetic alphabet
  39. 61. Talent show whose 18th series was won by Bill Bailey
  40. 63. Puzzle which can always be solved in 20 moves or fewer
  41. 64. ‘2-player Game’ is sung by Michael and…
  42. 68. Auhtor who published ‘Frankenstein’ in 1818
  43. 69. X-23 is an attempt to create a female genetic twin of this Marvel character
  44. 70. Author of ‘Catch-22’
  45. 73. Singer with album titled ‘19’
  46. 74. Country which held 2018 Winter Olympics
  47. 78. 5th letter of Greek alphabet
  48. 79. Annual celebration of Scottish poet held on 25 January
  49. 84. Swift album featuring song ‘22’
  50. 85. 5th main installment in Elder Scrolls series
  51. 87. Song from musical Six: “Heart of…”
  52. 88. Medieval Catholic cathedral which was damaged by fire in 2019
  53. 89. Element whose atomic number is 9