Christmas crossword

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