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Yuletide Potpourri

Edited by J. Bueker

ACROSS

1  Company name abbr.
4  Subtle put-down
7  Russian ruler of yore
11  Cliff
15  Romance
16  Possibly a flying reindeer? (abbr.)
17  Ruin
18  Quite large
19  Neat
21  Stockings feature
22  Hero
23  Popular 1960s cartoon character
who portrayed Scrooge
24  See 75 Across
25  Hubbub
26  Silo
28  Thin
31  Ferrell Christmas classic
34  Plant trunk
35  Amiable cartoon  specter
36  Smear
38  Fuel
40  White-tailed sea eagle
41  That woman
42  Buckshot
43  ______ la la la
44  Cast a ballot
46  Become acquainted
47  Fork, for instance
49  Handout
53  Bunny
55  Dig up soil
56  Zeppelin's "The  _____ Song"
57  Government agency (abbr.)
60  Agreeable head motion
61  Vernor's Ginger  _____
62  Fancy car
63  Nativity structure
65  Isolated land mass
68  Condensation
69  Worker's organizations
70  Secrete milk
73  Phoenix time zone (abbr.)
74  Brief autobiographical sketch
75  Followed by 24 Across, favorite old
Phoenix Christmas shopping destination
78  Prepare a Christmas gift
80  Left
81  19th century carriage
83  Gnaw
84  Decorative needle case
85  Village in the Netherlands
86  _____-Magnon
87  Christmas Carol
88  Pear type
89  Donkey
90  Crone

 

 












































DOWN

1  _____ Jima
2  SNL alum Macdonald
3  Musical conclusion
4  Verdict makers
5  Sitting on the surface
6  The Little Drummer _____
7  Instructor
8  Poor TV reception
9  City in Yemen
10  Pole
11  Scolds
12  Famous reindeer or old Phoenix car dealership
13  In the past
14  Come together
20  Chick holder
24  Traditional Christmas Mexican  food
25  __ -garde
27  Cancelled
28  Parchment
29  Ball holder
30  Goof
31  Dutch cheese
32  Unable to walk
33  Be angry
37  All
39  Fat man on the roof
40  Worst possible
43  Frenzies
45  "The Pearl" Monroe
48  Mineral found as quartz and opal
50  Put down
51  Silent actor
52  Desirable Christmas precipitation
54  Concerning
57  Flightless bird
58  Greek god of the wild
59  Bring to life
64  Source of Nativity story
66  Unreasonable delay
67  Allen and Hawke |
70  Peanuts lad who knew the true meaning of
Christmas
71  Traditional spot for hiding Christmas presents
72  Before
74  Reject
76  Urge
77  Small waterbird of the family Rallidae
78  Boxing news website (abbr.)
79  Resort near the Strip
80  Charlotte's _____
81  Small vegetable
82  Traditional Christmas beverage

 

 

 

 

 

 

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December 25, 2019

359th day of the year:
Sunrise: 7:30 AM
Sunset: 5:26 PM
Moonrise: 6:57 AM
Moonset: 5:12 PM

On this day in JDA history:
On this day in 1980, Joan De Arc Avenue experienced its warmest Christmas on record – a balmy 78 degrees.

Today's birthdays:
Isaac Newton (1642)
Clara Barton (1821)
Humphrey Bogart (1899)
Larry Csonka (1946)

 

 

Quotable Quotables

“I don’t know about the Easter Bunny, but I’m pretty sure Santa is real.” 

-- John Bueker, age 8. 1966.

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