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Some prefer these even more celestial Christmas tree-toppers to stars (I’m one of those people!)
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Horizontales
- 2AFleecy winter boot
- 4A___ capita
- 5A551, in Roman numerals
- 6A“Did you eat Santa’s cookies?” “No, it _____ me!”
- 8ANYT time zone
- 9ASecular version of 14D (since the birth of Jesus Christ) (abbr.)
- 10ABlack ___ event for NYE
- 11AWhat St. Nick wears on his head
- 13ANorth Pole workers (2 wds.)
- 21AAnother name for Santa Claus
- 29ALacy ornamental mat
- 30APlural alternative spelling of 44D
- 31AReligious faction
- 32A"_ ____ in peace" (2 wds.)
- 33ALittle fish, often sold at bait shops
- 35ACookie brand that might borrow 13A during a strike
- 37ALake boat with oars
- 38ASymbol of justice
- 39AHugh of Playboy, familiarly
- 40A“Go, matador!” (bullring cheer)
- 41ASinger ____ Bareilles
- 45ABreadbasket item
- 48ASlurpee alternative
- 49A“_ ___ it” (brief confession) (2 wds.)
- 50ARemember the _____ (Texas landmark)
- 51A"I will ___ __ undersold!" (Dwight Schrute quote) (2 wds.)
- 53AChristmas colors (3 wds.)
- 54AStalin's predecessor
- 55AProlonged attack
- 57AApex ocean predator
- 58AWhen Santa’s beard gets too long he gives it a ____
- 59A____ Leith of the Great British Bake Off
- 60AFrosty’s essence
- 62ADashed off on foot
- 63A“Are we there yet?” stat (abbr.)
- 64AVulpes who might dive nose first into the 60A
- 65AChristmas ___ & Adam (think Jeopardy ‘Before & After’ game X a wedding invitation for the first biblical couple)
- 67AWith 68A, an anagram meaning “repair”
- 68AWith 67A, an anagram meaning “repair”
- 69A“__-70A” (what this puzzle’s constructor thought at the end of making it)
- 70A“69A-__” (what this puzzle’s constructor thought at the end of making it)
Verticales
- 1DSome prefer these even more celestial Christmas tree-toppers to stars (I’m one of those people!)
- 2DSoftware revision
- 3D"4:00, wallow in self-pity; 4:30, stare into the abyss; 5:00, solve world hunger, tell no one…” declarant
- 6DHoudini's birth name or ____bier (Bavarian drink)
- 7DBurmese hardwoods, or the lower level to mahogany trees in the OSRS Tai Bwo Wanni village
- 10DUptight
- 12DLong hikes
- 14DReligious alternative to 9A (since the birth of Jesus Christ) (abbr.)
- 15DChild’s most likely answer to the question, “do you want to stop opening presents?”
- 16DTiny ___ (from Dickens’ A Christmas Carol)
- 17DComedian Wong (from Always Be My Maybe) (and also her stand-up is just so funny)
- 18DIn ___ (harmonious)
- 19DSierra ___ (African nation)
- 20DPromise to be quiet (3 wds.)
- 22D“Getchur ___ ____ _____ here!” shouted the ballpark drink vendor (3 wds.)
- 23DDon’t lie, cheat, or _____ if you want to avoid Santa’s naughty list
- 24DStir up or vex
- 25DRink floor
- 26DOslo’s country (abbr.)
- 27DHead honcho at a dealership (abbr.)
- 28D__ Creuset
- 34D"Pass"
- 36DWheat, in France
- 42DMaine national park
- 43DStaff anew
- 44DSingular alternative spelling of 30A
- 45DA ‘5th Day’ gift
- 46DAromas, and not usually the Christmas cookie kind
- 47DWhat a huge Miller beer fan might say to do to a pile of arranged firewood, with paper tucked inside (2 wds.)
- 50DWhat a TV station airs again (2 wds.)
- 52DSanta’s sleigh is powered by Christmas spirit, not by an ______!
- 54DSeuss environmentalist
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- 59DHigh-school dance often thrown like a gala
- 61DWhat the persistent kid keeps trying to start at the ball game
- 64DDepartment of Health and Human Services Agency (abbr.)
- 66DNYE is when the year comes to an ___