Great Big Christmas Crossword: Ordinary Level

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Across
  1. 3. Zilch in the midst of three points is Bing’s desire! (4)
  2. 5. Sidekick with crimson proboscis. (7)
  3. 9. Drive by dreaded by hapless secondary teachers. (10)
  4. 10. Your achievements are tasty. (5)
  5. 11. Sounds like Mr. Culleton has good judgement. He smells nice anyway. (12)
  6. 14. Devilish staffroom consortium! (3,3,3)
  7. 16. Risque after hesitation between two points! It’s what the inspectors are counting on. (8)
  8. 18. Measure of potassium provided by equine lover! (4)
  9. 22. Michael Noonan past, present and future! (7)
  10. 23. Coral tunes. (5)
  11. 24. ER in short. Little town on the French border. (9)
  12. 25. Play nines. Ask the girl who says aye! (5)
  13. 26. Attendance is all wrapped up. (8)
  14. 27. Cliff, Madonna and Green Day take time off. (8)
  15. 29. Loveliest fauna appraise your performance. (4, 10)
  16. 31. British pugilists love this day. (6)
  17. 33. This month’s speeches are fancy. (11)
  18. 37. Jumbled Russian leader is one of 400 billion. (4)
  19. 38. Country not celebrating Christmas. (6)
  20. 39. Spices things up at these times of the year. (7)
  21. 40. You should be airing flesh with your colleagues! (4, 7)
  22. 43. Check it twice or you may tilt! (4)
  23. 45. Waiting for Noonan and Howlin to say end vat. Some hope! (6)
  24. 48. Thrash em Mark! (7)
  25. 49. It ‘singed the moth’ according to Will. Watch both ends over the holidays! (6)
  26. 50. Precipitation darling for Santa’s journey. (8)
Down
  1. 1. 90.0000° N, 0.0000° W
  2. 2. Ancient benevolent despot. (9)
  3. 3. According to W.B. ‘a man whom Sorrow named his friend’. Less important guests who arrived empty handed! (8)
  4. 4. Following sulfur, Miss Minogue tries to stay on her feet. (5)
  5. 6. Mildly risqué words in the classroom! (8)
  6. 7. Nocturnal noiselessness. (6,5)
  7. 8. Garth didn’t make it to detention for teachers! (5, 4, 5)
  8. 12. Taint ivy at the birth. (8)
  9. 13. Grand instrument for this time of the year. (4)
  10. 15. J.C. keeps him secret! (5)
  11. 17. The other half has talons I hear. (8)
  12. 19. Stocking up time. (9, 3)
  13. 20. Santa’s little spy sounds like he’s stealing! (5)
  14. 21. ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ (4)
  15. 22. Quiet! It’s trendy to invest - Where many fish hoard (6,4)
  16. 28. Something afoot in pantomime. (5, 7)
  17. 30. A pointiest Christmas shrub. (10)
  18. 32. Fury around a note for this decorative ring. How grave!(6)
  19. 34. Norma and Niamh in Paraguay. Knees up! (5)
  20. 35. Their is war! Ice us Glib Hip..... (5, 5)
  21. 36. Santa’s SNAs. (7)
  22. 41. Pythagoras point of view is confused. How celestial! (6)
  23. 42. Any ewer will do at this party. (3,4)
  24. 44. Four + Y = ? (3)
  25. 46. First lady’s fifty little pointy men. (5)
  26. 47. Play around in year four. (3)