| ACROSS | DOWN |
|---|---|
| 12 Appendage affected by Religious Education and ebola (3,4) | 1 ..see 66 |
| 13 Career shortened to look after kids (5) | 2 ..see 70 |
| 14 Go all the way with a spit-roast? (5,3) | 3 Ideal ‘herb’ to add to casserole? (3) |
| 15 Terrorist was from Samoa (5) | 4 Happy birthday to Him (5) |
| 16&26 The second day of Christmas | 5&61 White wine and cider vinegars? (6,5) |
| 17 Biggest short man (3) | 6 ..see 40 |
| 18 Additional benefit, i.e. puds! (6) | 7 Re-opens dam at seaside (10) |
| 20&72 The ninth day of Christmas | 8 In between two chocolate bars (5) |
| 22 Cloony represents America (6) | 9 Vegan’s Christmas dinner is in front of underpants! (4) |
| 24 Wight man? (7) | 10&57 The sixth day of Christmas |
| 27 Dance on the sink? (3) | 11&37 The fifth day of Christmas |
| 30 Shake your ‘bell’ at Christmas! (6) | 19 Sit on neat ‘orifice’ to get reaction from mixing alcohol and ‘acid’ (14) |
| 31 That after-dinner ‘Abbott’ feeling (5) | 21 Relax, I’ll arrange to find some of the turkey’s feathers (7) |
| 33 Ideal cook for Christmas dinner (5) | 23 I draw the line at staying in bed (3,2) |
| 34 Do a shift on the dance floor? (4) | 25 The seventh day of Christmas |
| 35 ..see 71 | 26 ..see 16 |
| 37 ..see 11 | 28 GP: no result from Brussels hot air? |
| 38 Credit card use leads to an empty bank account in January! (8) | 29 Unoriginal sound bite from House of Commons is Conservative lie (6) |
| 39 Designer found in a ram! (6) | 32 Terrorist is wrong on the inside (5) |
| 40 ..see 62 | 34 ..see 52 |
| 42 Is skirt too short for MP on ski? Yes! (6) | 36 A depart achieved without needing batteries (7) |
| 44 Out of breath when the race is finally run (4,4) | 40,69,49&6 The first day of Christmas |
| 46 Gee us up for ‘transitioning’ (5) | 41 Live inside a red welly? (5) |
| 48 Tries gin and ends up more like Scrooge (8) | 43 Sir pees under the Christmas tree? (7) |
| 49 ..see 40 | 45 It’s near a stadium (5) |
| 50 Winners have core strength (5) | 46 Soft butter leaps onto bread (10) |
| 51&67 The fourth day of Christmas | 47 Brand is Italian (5) |
| 52&34 The eighth day of Christmas | 48 Reports that SAS attacked Yemeni leader (4) |
| 54 Russian ends winter sport (3) | 53 Mixers are used here to toast absent friends (2,6) |
| 55 Ron’s lad gets fat on turkey (7) | 56 My dear, you’re so amazing (6) |
| 57 ..see 10 | 58 Agrees to use lard (6) |
| 59 Heron’s eating it all up (6) | 60 Shat on Santa’s head and hid presents (5) |
| 62&40 The eleventh day of Christmas | 61 ..see 5 |
| 65 Eat and drink (3) | 63 Japanese present made from iron (4) |
| 66&1 The third day of Christmas | 64 Del’s going downhill (4) |
| 67 ..see 51 | 66 Setting things alight is rife (4) |
| 70&2 The twelfth day of Christmas | 68 Really good, but bollocks! (4) |
| 71&35 The tenth day of Christmas | 69 ..see 40 |
| 72 ..see 20 |
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Going Postal Christmas Crossword Answers
Across
12 Ear lobe 13 Carer 14 Whole hog 15 Osama 16 Turtle 17 Max 18 Upside 20 Ladies 22 Colony 24 Islands 27 Tap 30 Jingle 31 Obese 33 Delia 34 Move 35 A-leaping 37 Rings 38 Cashless 39 Armani 40 Partridge 42 Skimpy 44 Last gasp 46 Segue 48 Stingier 49 Pear 50 Inner 51 Colly 52 Maids a- 54 Ski 55 Lardons 57 Laying 59 Nosher 62 Pipers 65 Tea 66 French 67 Birds 70 Drummers 71 Lords 72 Dancing
Down
1 Hens 2 Drumming 3 Pot 4 Jesus 5 Acetic 6 Tree 7 Promenades 8 Twixt 9 Tofu 10 Geese a- 11 Gold 19 Esterification 21 Axillar 23 Lie in 25 Swans a-swimming 26 Doves 28 Pong 29 Cliché 32 Error 34 Milking 36 Adapter 40 Piping 41 Dwell 43 Pressie 45 Arena 46 Spreadable 47 Gucci 48 Says 53 In spirit 56 Dreamy 58 Grease 60 Stash 61 Acids 63 Inro 64 Sled 66 Fire 68 Dogs 69 In a
