22 December 2016

Crossword by Boffles

Noel, Noel

 

Across

    1  Not only a shapely leg at this time (8,6)

  10  In ‘Secret Santa’ you do not know who  is (5)

  11  Fall-out from crackers (9)

  12  Where the Magi came from (4)

  13  In one version, FC lives at one of them (5)

  15  The haul on this day was French Hens (5)

  17  In another version, FC lives here (7)

  20  Key feature popularised when Albert married Victoria (5)

  21  Poultry that do not feature much on the table at this time (5)

  23  The best kind of cobnuts (7)

  25  Cranberry or bread or rum, for example (5)

  26  Person singing the title (8)

  27  What a laugh! (2,2,2)

  30  Marmite-like seasonal vegetable (7,7)

 

Down

    2  Fruit that could be a 1ac (9)

    3  A house of them not necessarily precarious at this time (5)

    4  It lacked accommodation (3)

    5  Sometimes hard to on Boxing Day (3,2)

    6  Where do St Nicholas and Dark Peter land? (2,7)

    7  What the family does on the sofa (5)

    8  They bring home the bacon with turkey (7)

    9  Do you need a calendar to tell you when it is? (6)

  14  You may hear one or more when FC goes by (6,4)

  16  Key followers but not around in the early stages (9)

  18  ‘……. Christmas, don’t be late’ (The Chipmunks) (6)

  19  Halls are likely to be with boughs of holly (6,3)

  22  Cooking instruction to be jolly? (6)

  24  Vegans will have neither fish … fowl. Just a nut cutlet for them! (3)

  26  May need one after the office party (3)

  28  Gravy ingredient (3)

  29  Suitable present now vinyl is back (2)