| 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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