Christmas Crossword 2023

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Across
  1. 1. Wellesley girls (5,3,8)
  2. 3. Liked her wine and wheat thins (5,4)
  3. 5. A nice walk around this New Hampshire ruin (6,6,6)
  4. 7. Multicolored family favorite (5)
  5. 12. Better than seven needed to beat this Master (5,4)
  6. 15. Welsh castle with a moat (9)
  7. 16. Found a New Haven for research (8,3)
  8. 17. Doesn’t mean to be in your face (4,6)
  9. 20. After school fun for a while (10)
  10. 24. Frank Family (3,7)
  11. 27. Roughly one of Karen’s favorite times (5)
  12. 28. “She had peas” for dinner in Reykjavik (10)
  13. 29. Photo bombed by Karen (4,5)
  14. 30. Send this back to the kitchen (4)
  15. 31. Olivia’s favorite twist on vegetables (6)
  16. 32. AKA 4 Ridge Road (3,5,6)
  17. 34. DK clawed his way to this first prize (4,4)
  18. 36. So you are this Turkish Delight (4,6)
  19. 37. Karen’s favorite slitherer (6,5)
  20. 40. Olivia and friends swiftly sing this song (5,5)
  21. 42. Last orders have past for this “Nicer Bra” (4,4)
  22. 43. Bert wore this jumper outside (10)
  23. 44. Marmalade “egg roe”(6)
  24. 46. Panoramic views all the way around this favorite icy place (6)
  25. 47. No bugs on this beetle (2)
  26. 49. Benedictine monks also walked here (10)
  27. 53. Mom’s best friend (4)
  28. 55. Crazy pig! (2,6,6)
  29. 56. First hike (4,5)
  30. 57. Andoverman (5,6)
  31. 59. Chicken who looked both ways before crossing the road (4)
  32. 60. Washington friends (5,3,6)
  33. 62. Quebec cuisine (7)
  34. 63. Solid dinner (5)
  35. 64. Commuted the commute here (8)
  36. 66. Karen’s favorite British baker (not DK) (4,9)
  37. 68. Still climbing hills (6)
  38. 70. Don’t park in our state forest (8)
  39. 71. “Van Elder” the blue blooded Russian (8)
  40. 72. Roaming around the garden (6)
  41. 74. Olivia’s unpaid first job (4,6)
  42. 76. We are always happy to see this “Dog urine” (8)
  43. 79. High School Quiz master (5,5)
  44. 81. Fell out of favor after covid (3,4,3)
  45. 84. Helps Karen to smell better (5,7)
  46. 86. Cosmopolitan home and away stars (3,3,3)
  47. 88. You’ll be amazed (6)
  48. 89. Where it all began (8)
  49. 90. German market town is in the can (6,4)
  50. 93. New Hampshire building in the skies (6,2,3,6)
  51. 96. I love you (3,4,5)
  52. 97. Leader of this small army (6)
  53. 98. Icelandic landlady (6)
  54. 99. “No hamper” for Karen’s friend (3,5)
  55. 100. This captain did not see that land was ahoy (3,8)
  56. 101. Connecticut sleep over (5,4)
  57. 102. Olivia is a better baker than this (6,6)
Down
  1. 2. Our favorite place to wash in NH (6,5)
  2. 4. Difficult itch to scratch (8)
  3. 6. George’s favorite restaurant (4,1,4)
  4. 8. Warm gift for newcomer (4,7)
  5. 9. Rosemary and chicken in a bun (5,6)
  6. 10. Canadian President of Russia (8,7)
  7. 11. One time handy man (2,5)
  8. 13. Now a perennial friend (7)
  9. 14. DK’s prize pony (5)
  10. 18. Favorite reception for a spicy feast (7,5)
  11. 19. Occasional blue flowers in our “Hay garden” (9)
  12. 20. Autotech man (3)
  13. 21. Psychological crime sleuth (6)
  14. 22. Karen made this great escape? (3,2,3,3)
  15. 23. This gift flew back home (6,8)
  16. 25. Don’t forget to charge this one-time yard perennial (4,6)
  17. 26. Colorful hunt for these one summer (6,4)
  18. 33. Northern woofer (7)
  19. 35. No need to go to Wales for dinner with these (3,3,5)
  20. 38. Karen spared no expense on this Christmas dinner (4,10)
  21. 39. Olivia worked this bar (9)
  22. 41. College town (9)
  23. 45. Monsters were spotted here in 2015 (7)
  24. 46. Out of breath Karen missed this birdie (6)
  25. 48. Dinner night of the past? (5,7)
  26. 50. Figure out Saturday mornings (3,7)
  27. 51. Karen’s favorite yarn (8)
  28. 52. Vermont Bed and Breakfast (3,5,5)
  29. 54. Olivia figured out this clue (5,5)
  30. 58. DK did not blimp out on Karen’s birthday (10)
  31. 61. Not all white for Karen (12)
  32. 65. Hard to figure out Saturday mornings (7,4)
  33. 67. Karen’s favorite chemist (3,4)
  34. 69. Also ate too many of these (7,8)
  35. 73. Best place in Cambridge (4,4)
  36. 75. Is Karen’s friend a “phoney tart”? (5,5)
  37. 77. European horse found drunk in Montreal (6,4)
  38. 78. No food to be found in these New England drive thrus (7,6)
  39. 80. Natick Avenue (10)
  40. 82. Musical Meower (5)
  41. 83. No Christmas turkey for these family members (10)
  42. 85. Horribles city (4)
  43. 87. Co-opted Olivia (12)
  44. 91. Photo bombed by DK (3,5)
  45. 92. Karen had crosswords after this game (8)
  46. 94. Olivia’s varsity sport (6)
  47. 95. Ice cold case detective (8)