December Crossword
Across
1. Wood cutters
5. Water balloon sound
10. Double-reed woodwind
14. Wyle of “ER”
15. Pageant prize
16. Scattered (like seeds)
17. Not built again
20. Jewel
21. Bird class
22. Indian flatbreads
23. Disinterested
25. ___ terrier
27. “______ Bells”
29. Shock
30. Rainbow ___
31. With 29 down, a type of Christmas, by golly
32. High spirits
35. Part of a Clue accusation
36. Add up
37. Ill-mannered
38. It may be bitter
39. Menial
40. Military courage
41. Deep black
42. “____ Bells”
43. French clerics
45. Nick name?
46. Mic holder
48. Cassette
49. Nutcracker King
52. Census Bureau data
56. Pupil’s place
57. Muslim sacred text
58. “The Snowy Day” author ___ Jack Keats
59. Mardi Gras follower
60. Honor ___ thieves
61. Does and bucks
Down
1. Like a bug in a rug
2. Blue-ribbon
3. Cross between a thoroughbred and a draft horse
4. “Thar ___ blows!”
5. Candy maker Russell
6. Carried a torch (for)
7. Glasgow gal
8. Gallery display
9. Road goo
10. Grouchy Muppet
11. Greek root for plant
12. Luke Skywalker’s uncle
13. Loose ____
18. Mark for making additions
19. Kwanzaa principle
24. Egg cell
25. British soot
26. On your side
27. A small river, minus talk radio
28. Monopoly token
29. With 34 across, a type of Christmas, by golly
31. Birds of prey
32. To debase
33. Object of devotion
34. ___ mortals
36. Voice mail prompt
37. Deliver a tirade
39. Written slander
40. Climbing plants
42. Shakespearean jesting
43. To be part of a play (2 words)
44. Belle’s prince
45. “Paradise Lost” character
46. Diabolical
47. Bog down
48. Poi ingredient
50. Ranch unit
51. Ivan the Terrible, e.g.
53. Relative of reggae
54. Barnyard male
55. A type of talk
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