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