WIN €100 WITH IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY CROSSWORD No 1210

A prize of €100 will be awarded to the sender of the first correct solution drawn from a hat Entries must be received by Thursday, 24 December, at Prize Crossword No 1210, Irish Mail on Sunday, Embassy House, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, enclosing your name and address. The winner of Crossword No 1209 is:James McGarry, Drumcondra, Dublin 9. Please note that due to Covid-19, prizes will only be issued electronically.

ACROSS

1 Bestowed, gifted (5) 4 Christmas card distributor (9) 9 Comfortable domestic spot? (4,5) 10 Collars, parts of the body & pins (5)

11 Nocturnal military entertainment (6)

12 Supreme deity, God (7)

14 A small variety of melon (10) 16 Fragrant healing ointment (4) 19 Identifiers on Xmas presents (4) 20 Shoulders to cry on, literally? (5,5)

22 A small variety of orange (7) 23 Deciduous shrub with showy flowers (6)

26 Bouquet, fragrance (5) 27 Where Santa emerged? (9) 28 Happy-go-lucky, lighthearted (5-4) 29 Festive seasons (5)

DOWN

1 Native-speaking area (9) 2 Stop by, drop in on (5) 3 Festive saint (8)

4+25 Down Partridge’s place at Christmas? (4-4)

5 US Xmas tree, maybe? Nippers cue to go bananas! (6,4) 6 Bleak season (6) 7 Correspondence conveyance (4,5) 8 Snoop, headwind & punch in the face (5) 13 Sligo fraud revolving round very tall tree? (7,3)

15 Material Xmas gift (9) 17 Raisins, pears & rich spicy wines (9)

18 Christmas cake topping (8) 21 Sweet, syrupy (6)

22 Material Xmas gift (5) 24 Holidays, time off (5)

25 See 4 Down.