By Andrea Kulik


ACROSS 1. Orkin target 5. # in a tag 9. No room for Mary and Joseph here


12. Women’s fashion magazine 13. First name in scat 14. “ __ he judge your people with righteousness” (Psalm 72:2; all texts NRSV)


15. “ And he is named 48A __” (Isaiah 9:6)


17. __ Butterworth 18. “ On that day the root of Jesse will stand as a __ to the peoples” (Isaiah 11:10)


19. Prince of __ (Isaiah 9:6) 21. Chemical symbol for iridium 22. Circus favorite 24. Counts up 27. “__-ching” 28. Post-lira currency 31. 20A’s home 32. “I __ to please” 33. Unagi in sushi bars 34. “ Stengthen your hearts, for the coming of the __ is near” (James 5:8)


36. Diamond org. 37. “ __ tidings we bring to you and your kin”


38. Jointly attacked? 40. Online (abbr.)


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41. Relating to the moon 43. Consecrate using oil 47. Hero attachment 48. “ And he is named __ 15A” (Isaiah 9:6)


51. TDs may end them 52. __gram 53. Intnl. Fertilizer Dev. Center 54. Some R.S.V.P.s 55. “ I am bringing you good __ of great joy ...” (Luke 2:10)


56. Those in favor


1. Weightlifter’s pride 2. H.G. Wells race 3. Garden pest 4. __ elbow 5. Command to Rover 6. “ Surely, from now on __ generations will call me blessed” (Luke 1:48)


7. __-mo 8. Silent Marx 9. “ The young woman ... shall name him __” (Isaiah 7:14)


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11. Wall Street letters 16. Sons of the Amer. Rev. 20. 23D’s mom 22. “ While they were there, the time 27D for her to deliver her __” (Luke 2:6)


23. “ The wolf shall live with the __” (Isaiah 11:6)


24. “ I am bringing you good 55A of great joy for __ the people” (Luke 2:10).


25. 37A in excelsis __ 26. “ The people who walked in __ have seen a great light” (Isaiah 9:2)


27. “ While they were there, the time __ for her to deliver her 22D” (Luke 2:6)


29. Irish actor Stephen 30. Elizabeth thought she was too __ to bear a son


35. Gene code 37. __ in exclesis 25D 39. WWII general Rommel 40. “ But __ who is more powerful than I is coming ... (Matthew 3:11)


41. King of beasts 42. “For __ us a child is born” 43. Tempests in teapots 44. Far from certain 45. Sans clothing 46. Gentle treatments, briefly 49. “__ to Joy” 50. “ O sing to the Lord a __ song” (Psalm 96:1)


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