QUICK CLUES

ACROSS

1. Cradle (4)

2. Adoration (5)

7. Well-rounded (5)

10. Cardinal point (4)

12. Hammering block (5)

14. Type of window (3)

15. Proposal (5)

17. S American river (5)

20. Ruler of Jerusalem (5)

21. Christmas postal item (4)

23. Tendency (11)

24. Wise men (4)

26. Shift (5)

27. Small branch (5)

28. One dried fruit (1,3)

29. Fruit from ground (5)

30. Lady (5)

31. Disc of light (4)

32. Town near Weybridge (5)

37. Horse’s whinny (5)

39. Sound transmission (5,4)

42. Skinflint (5)

43. Snack items (4)

44. Records (4)

45. Excessive desire (5)

48. Sparkle (7)

52. Religious community (7)

53. Part of church (4)

55. Culinary herb (4)

57. Tan (7)

60. Lead-up to Christmas (6)

62. Christmas entertainment (5)

63. Nursery (6)

65. Sphere of action (5)

67. Come about (5)

68. Great success (5)

69. Of the Earth (7)

70. Cold-weather garment (5)

72. Deer-like animal (5)

73. Ordain (5)

75. Hebrew nation (6)

77. Strong-smelling timber (5)

78. Cause (6)

83. Winter effigy (7)

84. S American civilisation (4)

85. Norse deity (4)

87. Aromatic plant (7)

88. Complete control (7)

90. Plenty (5)

91. Soft cheese (4)

92. Slender (4)

94. A listener (2,3)

95. Iron pyrites (5,4)

99. Slumber (5)

102. Restrains (5)

104. Religious ceremony (4)

105. Fabric (5)

106. Spree (5)

107. eg Lindisfarne (4)

108. Cut back (5)

110. Point in heavens (5)

111. Display (4)

113 & 114 Confection had with

coffee (5-6,4)

115. Polar adventurer (5)

117. Take it easy (5)

119. Lodging place (5)

120. & 47D Christmas evergreen (3,4)

121. Warning sound (5)

122. Depressed (4)

123. Illuminate (5)

124. See-through material (5)

125. See 112 Down

DOWN

2. Narrates (7)

3. Stick (3)

4. Happy (4)

5. Santa’s helpers (8)

6. Favourite place (5)

8. Fizzy drink (8)

9. Ode (4)

10. Timespan (3)

11. Showing pleasure (7)

13. Sweet drink (6)

16. American inventor (6)

18. Cake nut (6)

19. Layers (6)

22. Dried grape (6)

25. Calculator (6)

33. Cry of adoration (7)

34. Morning prayer (5)

35. Vessel (4)

36. Ancient Scots capital (5)

38. Drinks chiller (3,4)

40. Seraph (5)

41. Division of bible (5)

42. Cattle trough (6)

46. Ass (6)

47. See 120 Ac

49. The young Messiah (6,5)

50. Condiment (6,5)

51. Festive season (4)

54. Stimulating hormone (9)

56. Kind of biscuit (9)

58. Elegant (7)

59. Symbol of sovereignty (7)

61. Anglican minister (5)

64. Confections (5)

66. As well as (3)

67. Beer (3)

71. Christmas tree ornament (6)

74. Entreaty (6)

75. Separate (7)

76. Eve’s companion (4)

79. Not fully closed (4)

80. 1994 (3,4)

81. Brief scene (5)

82. Regal (5)

84. Sugar coating (5)

86. Strong synthetic substance (5)

89. Check (4)

91. Paralytic (6)

93. Fruit and nut cereal (6)

95. Eg plaice (4-4)

96. Twist! (6)

97. Not the Occident (6)

98. Trivial verse (8)

100. Of the lyre (7)

101. In fast time (6)

102. Hub (6)

103. European nation (7)

109. Own up (5)

112 & 125 Across. Statement of

felicitation (4,4)

114. Celebration of the

Eucharist (4)

116 & 118 Down. Finish (3,3)

118. See 116