December 26th
■ · By Brian Callahan
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Badger or carp
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Across
- 1ABadger or carp
- 4A"I Need ______" (debut single from John Mellencamp that was later covered by Pat Benatar)
- 8ASpice mix typically containing cardamom and coriander
- 9A"Whatever you want to do."
- 10AWith 11-Across, Christmas follower in Commonwealth nations
- 11ASee 10-Across
Down
- 1DDesert of southwest Africa (and namesake of one of the countries it runs through)
- 2DSan Antonio landmark (that supposedly has a basement housing Pee-wee Herman's bicycle in a 1985 film)
- 3DFenway Park scream
- 5DBanal
- 6DBarack elevated her to the Supreme Court in 2010
- 7DLanky