Christmas crossword
ACROSS
1 They may visit you at Christmas. (2-4)
5 One of Santa’s little helpers. (3)
7 ‘____ the night before Christmas’. (4)
9 You may work this if you are busy at Christmas. (8)
10 If you are lucky, you may be able to have one of these after lunch on Christmas Day. (6)
11 Make sure you have a good supply of these on Christmas Day for all those new toys. (9)
13 ‘____the thimble was a party game played at Christmas in Victorian times. (4)
14 A type of cheese enjoyed with fruit at Christmas. (4)
15 You may tie one of these when you wrap up a present. (3)
18 Watch out for this on the pavement if the weather is very cold. (3)
19 You will find these in Christmas crackers. (4)
20 Shepherds watched these when the angel of the Lord came down. (4)
22 You will do this when you receive visitors at Christmas. (9)
24 A person who speeds around the ice. (6)
25 Santa will be this on Christmas Eve. (2,3,3)
26 You wouldn’t use a tortilla to do this to a present. (4)
27 The area of a bishop’s ecclesiastical jurisdiction. (3)
28 Hopefully, the postie will deliver one of these to you at Christmas. (6)
DOWN
2 Part of the church that may be decorated at Christmas. (4)
3 You may see these if you go to a circus at Christmas. (8)
4 Very holy people. (6)
5 Jacob Marley visited this miserly moneylender on Christmas Eve. (8,7)
6 Many towns and cities hold one at Christmas. (8)
7 You might prefer artificial ones at Christmas. (5)
8 This scientist might happen to see Santa on Christmas Eve. (10)
12 The __________ is a ballet first. performed in Russia in December 1892. (10)
16 You may use these to light your way at a Christmas parade. (8)
17 Santa traditionally uses eight of these. (8)
21 If you are very lucky, someone might buy you one of these in Lapland. (6)
22 You will probably have to do this to leftovers after Christmas. (3,2)
23 You might play one of these on Boxing Day. (4)
The answers to the Christmas Crossword will be in next week’s paper. Make sure you pick up your copy on December 27.