Solution to Christmas Jumbo
Undued lights: 79 21 52 14 12 & 61: The first nowell the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay 1A: Song of the Nuns of Chester 10: This New Christmas Carol 1D: Saint Stephen.
Clued Across lights: 16 Soroche 17 Iconostas 18 Adays 19 Blains 22 Torticollis 25 Spaned 28 Archimandrites 29 Tehees 30 Ensky 34 Ardee
35 Snare 36 Knee-cap 37 Peptonise 39 Dexterity 42 Husky 44 Triliteral 45 Emerges 47 Step 49 Soneri 51 Onward 53 Slew 54 Transit 56 Medicaster 57 Medal 63 Byrlaw-man 64 Arietta 66 Odeon 68 Omani 73 Adust 74 Crista 75 Effeminateness 76 Skiers 77 Playing-card 81 Oil-man 82 Revel 83 Dithecous 84 Edictal 85 Unideal 86 Massacre of the innocents.
Clued Down lights: 2 Once-over 3 Genet 4 Fast 5 Headland 6 Nidation 7 Ogygian 8 Collude 9 Eolipile 11 Rosy-drops 13 Police-dog 15 Tchicked 20 Coteries 23 Embattled 24 Anteriorly 26 Neath 27 Usance 31 Untie 32 Serein 33 Paladin 38 Short-horns 40 Ekes 41 Impearl 43 Storyette 46 Roiled 48 Plea 50 Standardises 54 Turn tail 55 Relict 58 Carrageen 59 Swain 60 Barnstorm 62 Yodelled 65 Theriaca 67 Overwent 69 Assyrian 70 Star-dust 71 Pig's-ear 72 Magneto 78 Cache 80 Thro.
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