Dec 2017 - Jan 2018 December’s Crossword Seasonal Fare by Eccles


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The asterisked clues relate to the title in some way and do not have a definition.


ACROSS 1 * Back party doing without love (7) 5 * Expert queen (7) 9


"___ on a G-string" (3)


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It seems I cry tears from this (7) The last icicle holds some stretchy stuff (7)


12 Nobleman from Bow may listen to leader of the Liberals (4)


14 Landing strip for fast sounding plane ? (5) 15 * Pan left his crepe (4) 19


21 Teaching is getting smaller it's said (7)


23 Organ revised by editor so it creaked loudly (7) 25 * Origins of the rudimentary Early English (4) 26 * Shook lolly regularly (5) 27 30


" Go ____ it on the mountain" (4) Bread or wine ingredient (7)


32 A pet Dad changed (7) 34


Panama tile (3)


35 * Holds forth about right (7) 36 Conceals, conceals university that is ugly (7)


Tree clipping that is best one on a railway (7)


20 Five waders become pantomime helpers (7) {rare spelling}


DOWN 1 * Quietly take offence (7) 2 We're told early morning damp should be here soon (3)


3 I fled from this country (4) 4 Arty building made from all grey material (7) 5 Daughter follows the others in church - like a newt perhaps (7)


6 A block on the water for the original gardener (4) 7 Half a bar of equipment (3) 8 Noisy sport (7) 13 Sharp answer I send in lesson (7) 16 Loan going forward (7) 17 * Back in solo race (5) 18 Key officer (5) 21


The alphabet written by James, John and Jude (7)


22 Levels out moths - so unwieldy (7) 23 Messy goal hit by David (7) 24 Deceives secluded arrangement without Charlie (7) 28 Live with gold flame (4) 29 * Queen of hearts (4) 31


The queen to right a wrong (3) 33 Short implement as well (3)


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