Great Big Christmas Quiz: Ordinary Level

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