Solution to Christmas Jumbo (unclued lights in capitals) Motifs and
associations: 13 STAR-OF-BETHLEHEM (5 IRIS, 90 FLEUR- DE-LIS,Iilies); 38 WAITS (21 ATTENDS, 69 POSTPONES, synonyms); 68 HOLY FAMILY (37 SACRED, 71 KINDRED, components); 59 BELL (26 TINTINNABULUM, 82 TOM, 89 TOCSIN, examples); 91 ROBIN (43 ADAIR, 60 GOODFELLOW, 70 DAY, names); 49 SNOW (19 NEV, 101 FIRN, kinds / 22 -DRIFT, 42 -LINE, compounds / 29 HEROIN, 79 MORPHINE, slang).
Across: 1 COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON 16 uranian 18 Canute 20 Athenians 23 asp 25 wood-engravers 30 vint 33 laser 35 self-profit 41 ear 44 scalene 45 monuments 48 aspire 50 Godetia 52 air 54 crossfish 57 Nerissa 58 boob 62 trespasses 64 weed 65 ripieni 72 oarless 74 sibyls 76 tailpiece 77 lie-abed 78 thump 80 non-U 87 bipod 88 distal 92 cook 93 amulet 95 appurtenances 98 crossbenchers 104 ici 105 aspirin 106 misbelief 107 Saturn 108 entrain 109 YULETIDE GREETINGS TO ALL.
Down: 1 chastisement 2 outrival 3 pier 4 lungi 6 Enna 7 tatou 8 outdured 9 tended 10 hang 11 sa sa 12 Auberon 14 nepenthean 15 phenic 17 stem 24 knowing 27 Alan 28 flare 31 Termes 32 idlers 34 stoa 35 spairged 36 read 39 scoff 40 aniconic 41 entrepreneurial 46 oversail 47 Tasso 51 miso- 53 rose-bugs 55 Sonya 56 slip 61 wine-glassful 63 at sea 66 illude 67 peptic 73 Ebor 74 stall 75 snib 81 oont 83 rakehell 84 culotte 85 herbs 86 pinning 94 Esau 95 acre 96 urent 97 anent 99 sari 100 epee 102 ibis 103 Clio.
Winners: £60, Mrs E. M. Smith, Beverley; £25 each, R. J. Hough, London N5, B. Kennedy, Taunton, T. H. East, Pinner, Mddx; The Spectator Book of Crosswords, J. C. Parsons, London SW6, J. D. Cooper, Newcastle upon Tyne, John L. Cope, London SW6, Peter Stevens, Tadworth, Mrs P. Davies, Kenilworth, D. G. Tallis, Yarnton.
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