Great Big Christmas Quiz: Ordinary Level

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