The annual St John PB Christmas crossword – politicalbetting.com
The annual St John PB Christmas crossword – politicalbetting.com
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I’ll start tackling yours when I wake up
Not to brag, but it took me about five minutes to complete this crossword.
When I say complete, I mean upload and publish this crossword.
Some of the clues are running into each other. I don't know if you can correct? I've emailed you.
And a Meaningful Yuletide Scenario to you all. As Tiny Tim said, "God bless us, every one!"
Meanwhile I'm off to bed. See you in the morning. As in previous years, please keep the chat going here about anything at all as usual, while also putting up answers to some of the clues.
3 down ENOCH
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar.com
Trump: “Merry Christmas to all, including the Radical Left Scum that is doing everything possible to destroy our Country
TRUMP: "What do you want from Santa?"
KID: "A kindle."
TRUMP: "You must be a high IQ person. We need more high IQ people."
*camera slowly zooms away from Trump and onto Melania*
#freedomforPluto
Or not?
1. Craft involved in this political row flew fast and agitated air (8,6) : AAAAAAAA,AAAAAA
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26. Any time Ed Balls is involved success follows for Prime Minister (7,7) : AAAAAAA,AAAAAAA
Took me five minutes.
#ViewcodeRulesCrosswords
Pin (limb) removed.
22a factional
5d sums up
(Fun fact: Chateau Lynch-Bages Pauillac is named after a family with the same Irish surname).
13a November?
Merry Xmas. Good night.
On the issue of whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie or not, it is and has been for years now by virtue of becoming a traditional annual staple of the Christmas film schedule on TV along with so many other favourites.
https://x.com/MorganHousley1/status/2003514918344229165
Ok great, where in the bible does it provide guidance on appropriate use of the Oxford Comma
https://x.com/GlynnErnesto/status/2003781067891741183
Proverbs 33:1-3 :
And lo, the final comma was placed before the conjunction, and there was much rejoicing, for none mistook the final two items in the list for one appositive phrase.
https://x.com/RealOxfordComma/status/2003921043183095838
7 down Grenada
Now back to bed
https://x.com/emirates/status/2003450571513086193
Officials discover a million more documents potentially related to Epstein case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czdgz84dn35o
The most surreal experience I had yesterday was GB News reading out Santa's progress through Russia delivering presents.
Hope you are all with those you love, and if you are not, just love the ones you are with.
PtP
4 down heighten
Now I've got to go to see what Santa has brought me.
It's the order of the last two that I could never remember.
I won't even attempt the crossword as I'm hopeless at them.
I'm looking forward to eating some sprouts, but not to having to peel them.
All correct so far.
26 ac, time = t, to make the anagram work.
13ac, N is the Head (letter) of NATO and N is NOVEMBER in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
And a hearty thank you to stjohn for his redoubtable efforts.
I would go through the crossword like a knife through butter, but I have to get up and start prepping vegetables.
(Uncrosses fingers.)
A review of a £525 per person 4 hour 5 course Christmas Dinner trip around the Kent Countryside on the British Pullman, with bells and whistles. By Gary of Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw1KM9qTK4o
(Nicely done, but I'm slightly struggling to see the point TBH. I would do something else with my £525 per person.)
Happy Christmas to all!
23d LOCAL
EC in “I’m Biles”
UNCLE BOB: Cryptic definition. Lord Robert Salisbury was known as UNCLE BOB for advancing the career of his nephew Arthur Balfour. Possibly the origin of the phrase Bob’s Your Uncle.
Just four to go, I think.
17 across. 14, 18 and 21 down.
M(ale) with AC Milan and L(iberal)
May your roasts be succulent & your sprouts tasty.
https://www.netweather.tv/weather-forecasts/news/13261-the-brussels-sprouts-harvest-is-heading-your-way
Foreign Secretary (Margaret). BET (wager) around (involves) (PA)CKET (a lot of money) without (that’s lost) PA (per annum - every year)
It may not be quite so cryptic but trying to find the winners of 75 races at 11 meetings from 714 runners at tomorrow's British and Irish horse race meetings is a challenge of sorts.
Merry Christmas to all on PB, whether contributor or lurker and to the latter I'll simply say, come and join the debate. It is the bear pit and some of the bears have claws but don't let that stop you.
I hope whatever you're stuffing, plucking, chopping, grating, boiling, frying, grilling, roasting etc, etc today is as you want and you and yours have a wonderful day.