Cryptic crossword No 238
Wed 1 Dec 2021, set byChameleon
Special Instructions: Clues were released in this unusual order as part of an advent calendar in December 2019.
Across
- Group meeting unexpectedly re-interpreted Star of Bethlehem while pruning bits of the tree (5,3)
- Where five gold rings may be kept at the ready (2,4)
- Skip the beginning of Elf – it’s frivolous (4)
- Hollywood's new arrangement of Let It Snow gets Dean's backing (10)
- Maybe Jesus’ dad has a bit of potato with parsley covering (6)
- Frozen chorus slaughtered endlessly? Time to get going (4,4)
- Church event leads to father explaining the epiphany (4)
- Quickly prepare furniture cover to buy for a particular woman… (5,8)
- Amateur Santa's carrying the starter to more than one starry name (4)
- Physically intolerant of everything merry, Grinch is regularly ignored (8)
- It’ll be along very soon now xxxx (6,6)
- …Skate to her, shaking as a result of extreme temperature (10)
- Frosty song reaches a pitch no one wants to hear (4,4)
- Gift returned by Slade? Ta, Noddy! (6)
- Be nice, or come into a ledger covering naughtiness, primarily (3,5)
Down
- Festive music producer to make a killing on the radio with little beauty (6,4)
- Holiday tradition requiring mince pies (1-3)
- Chef Delia goes over top tip for Yorkshires in workshop (6)
- One famously haunted by terrible Bee Gees crooner and Wizzard, essentially (8,7)
- Biblical language overwhelms our minister initially, leading to amateurish libation (8)
- Sort of Christmas supported by royal family’s official residence (5,5)
- Plant bearing Norwegian origin makes up winter delivery? (4)
- Now is it time for unwrapping? (7,3)
- University rendering Silent Night oddly creepy (10)
- See 7a
- See 20a
- Cupid's opposite number is tender when heading to the North Pole (4)
- See 4a
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