Across
- 5. Cake disguised as wood
- 9. Protective headgear
- 10. Declared full… then this arrives
- 11. Peppermint propaganda
- 12. When mass or snacks happen
- 16. Fruit-filled pastry delight
- 19. Shiny ornaments
- 21. Decorative in Australia
- 25. Aussie holiday showstopper
- 27. Sweetly spiced fruit
- 28. Santa’s vocal signature
- 30. Literal and figurative
- 32. Centrepiece (sometimes dry)
- 33. Short for “I want it”
- 34. Where snow and mulled wine happen
- 36. Old-school British pudding
- 40. Hung for presents
- 41. Source of most traditions
- 42. Imaginary concept in Australia
- 44. Where snowmen are definitely not
- 45. French greeting of joy
- 46. Played on TV while everyone naps
- 49. Tangled, blinking, festive insanity
- 51. Christmas Day’s most-used container
- 53. Old-fashioned message
- 56. Twinkling at night
- 60. Countdown to chaos
- 61. Christmas songs
- 63. Added flair
- 64. Beach mat or nap mat
- 65. Snowman with melting issues
- 66. Emergency cooling device
- 67. Holiday kissing plant
Down
- 1. Humble birthplace
- 2. Cheerful… or forced
- 3. Greeting mailed
- 4. Unwanted souvenir of outdoor lunch
- 6. Candlelit tune of choice
- 7. Ballet tradition
- 8. Sweet architectural disaster
- 12. Queen of the December charts
- 13. Heard more than seen
- 14. Often hoped for
- 15. Merry Christmas in Spanish
- 16. German fruit loaf
- 17. Every decoration’s goal
- 18. Festive door decoration
- 20. December cooking method
- 22. Time off or chaos
- 23. Beer in a glass bottle
- 24. Italian tall fruit cake
- 26. David’s city
- 29. Christmas songs
- 31. Felt in December
- 35. Seafood that somehow feels festive
- 37. Gift of kings
- 38. Something unlikely, often hoped for
- 39. Layered dessert and minor mistake
- 43. What takes longer than buying
- 47. Flickering decoration
- 48. Raised glasses
- 50. Holiday mood for some
- 52. Jolly gift giver
- 54. Imaginary in Australia
- 55. Temporary peace, historically seasonal
- 57. Footwear never seen in snow
- 58. Boxing Day reality
- 59. Humble birthplace
- 61. Pop and minor disappointment
- 62. Winter fantasy in a dome
