CHRISTMAS AND HOGMANAY CROSSWORD ANSWERS

WE can reveal today our lucky winners of The Herald’s jumbo crosswords that we set readers over the festive period.

The Prize Christmas Crossword was won by Alison Purkins of Penicuik Road, Roslin.

The Prize Hogmanay Crossword was won by L Simpson of Earlbank Avenue, Glasgow.

CHRISTMAS 2017 SOLUTION:

ACROSS: 1 Royal icing, 6 Edwin, 9 King, 11 Morgans, 17 Christmas, 18 Impersonation, 19 Glitter, 20 Trio, 21 Rig-out, 22 Taste, 23 Ejection, 24 Card, 27 Detracts, 28 Playful, 29 Stay, 31 Icon, 36 Run, 38 Jolly, 39 Merry, 41 Marriage, 43 Allege, 45 Novel, 46 Happily, 47 Rye, 49 Subah, 59 Belly, 51 Displays, 2 Dean, 53 A bard, 54 Literary, 57 Very, 59 Ego, 60 Hall, 61 Is predictive, 66 Calibrations, 68 Text, 69 Not, 71 Peri, 75

Bassinet, 76 Elect, 77 Mere, 78 Washable, 83 Messy, 84 Guess, 86 But, 87 Promote, 88 Lorry, 89 Lentil, 90 Blessing, 91 Style, 92 Loses, 94 Yes, 96 Sing, 97 Muse, 98 Euterpe, 101 The Makar, 109 Here, 110 Clansmen, 112 Hirer, 113 Psalms, 114 Plea, 117 Lictors, 118 Cathedral city, 119 Ostrogoth, 120 Masters, 121 Word, 122 Tiger, 123 Processing.

DOWN: 1 Recited, 2 Yorkist, 3 Last, 4 Committal, 5 Nestor, 6 Empathy, 7 Work study, 8 Nooses, 9 Knaves, 10 Naive, 11 Magnolia, 12 Rail, 13 Astray, 14 Stride, 15 Lintel, 16 Knotty, 25 Banjulele, 26 Collaborate, 30 Toils, 32 Nymph, 33 Amoebas, 34 Jelly, 35 Beryl, 36 Ringdove, 37 Nevis, 39 Maiden, 40 Rayon, 42 Go-betweens, 44 Thyrsi, 46 Hoyle, 47 Really, 48 Dadaist, 54 Laps, 55 Cotton reel, 56 Uvae, 58 Read, 60 Hostess, 62 Binary digit, 63 Port, 64 Septet, 65 Nine-eyes, 67 Resign, 70 Trade, 72 Tea bags, 73 Groove, 74 Wholesome, 77 Moppy, 79 Berry, 80 Small, 81 Using, 82 Holly, 85 Sists, 91 Square leg, 93 Schematic, 95 Agelasts, 97 Menace, 99 Earlier, 100 Papaya, 102

Kalooki, 103 Road hog, 104 Shalom, 105 Précis, 106 Intend, 107 Thirst, 108 Valour, 111 Motto, 115 Mole, 116 Boss.

THE comment was: Edwin Morgan’s Christmas card, playful, jolly, merry, happily displays a bard literary - very. Is predictive text not mere messy guess but blessing?

Yes! Sing, Muse! The Makar here masters word processing.

HOGMANAY 2017 SOLUTIONS

In the Hogmanay puzzle solvers were directed to Ecclesiastes 3, 1-4 - perhaps beyond.

ACROSS: 1 At the last minute, 9 Tracts, 12 Affluent, 18 Theorbo, 19 Rotten Row, 20 Chant, 21 Instead, 22 To every thing there is a season, 23 Stun, 25 Hive bee, 27 Skean dhu, 29 To die, 30 Coco-tree, 34 Nun, 35 And a time to every purpose under, 40 Irish, 42 Cobblestone, 44 Press, 45 To laugh, 46 E-mail, 47 Shebeen, 48 Hydraulic, 51 Pousada, 52 Cling, 53 To kill, 55 Glebes, 57 Squeak, 58 Asks, 62 Used, 63 Colobi, 64 Koalas, 65 Doitit, 66 Excel, 69 Dullard, 71 Night-long, 73 Rosacea, 76 Opera, 78 To mourn, 79 Creed, 81 Industrious, 82 Shelf, 83 To pluck up that which is planted, 87 Sun, 88 Futility, 89 Grime, 90 Go to seed, 93 Lorelei, 96 A man, 98 Should rejoice in his own works, 102 Galleon, 103 Extra, 104 Edificial, 105 Odd fish, 106 To be born, 107 Edzell, 108 And a good New Year!

DOWN: 1 A stitch in time, 2 The heaven, 3 Eerie, 4 Acolyte, 5 Torches, 6 Intense, 7 Unextinct, 8 Eyrie, 9 To weep, 10 Accessory, 11 Transfigure, 13 Frivolous, 14 Last, 15 Erect, 18 To dance, 17 Strap, 24 To build up, 26 Brachylogy, 28 Haemophilia, 31 Radium A, 32 Defend, 33 Opus, 36 Ducks. 37 To break down, 38 Mêlée, 39 Rehearsal, 41 Imagine, 43 Song, 44 Praise, 45 To plant, 49 Lasso, 50 Caustic soda, 52 Coup d’etat, 53 Trodden, 54 Lying, 56 Braggadocio, 59 Sockeye, 60 Skited, 61 Reconsider, 67 Vacuously, 68 Arts, 70 Limepit, 72 Orisha, 74 Scrap, 75 Asset, 77 Affenpinscher, 79 Cape, 80 Exheredated, 84 Kitchener, 85 Temperate, 86 Iconified, 87 Solar time, 88 Fraught, 91 Echoing, 92 Di salto, 93 Low-down, 94 Queer, 95 To heal, 97 Ad-lib, 99 China, 100 Widow, 101 Herb.