Across

1. Metallic strips
3. Popular holiday dessert (2 wds)
10. Noah’s transport
11. It’s in the eye of the beholder
12. The Christmas season
16. (with 6 down) A.k.a. Santa Claus
17. The ___ and only
19. Piece of mistletoe
20. No place to sit initials
21. Apiece
23. Tree topper, often
24. Playing nicely, for instance
26. Douglas follower
28. Knock
30. Take on a role
31. Night before
33. Trailer for candy
34. “O, Christmas ____”
35. Rudolph’s was red
37. Goal
38. Bachelor of Nursing, shortened
39. Word before piano or kids
41. Great dog
44. Certain shirt size (abbr)
45. Was in front
46. Library science, for short
48. Seasonal mantel adornment
49. For your information, shortened
51. Short for purchase order
52. Next to
53. Sodium symbol
55. Holiday bird
57. Seasons _________
59. ___ we there yet?
60. Embellishments
64. (see 36 down)
67. Particular answer
68. Words between three and match
69. It should be a good one
71. Youngsters
72. North, for one

Down

1. Marines drive (3 wds)
2. Santa’s ride
3. Gifts
4. United Kingdom, shortened
5. ___ for the course
6. (see 16 across)
7. ___ a girl!
8. Stage item
9. Christmas tree choice
10. Paid notice
13. Skyward
14. Symbol for lawrencium
15. End of week initials: __IF
16. Campground chain
18. SW opposite
22. Certain sauce
24. Go through money
25. Desktop image
26. Kin
27. Already entered
29. Short for accounts receivable
32. ____ cutlet
33. 101, Roman
36. (with 64 across) Holiday drink: ______ and ______
37. Do some totaling
40. Happy ending (2 wds)
42. Silver symbol
43. Not applicable, for short
44. Come sit on Santa’s ___
47. Participate in caroling
49. More than acquaintances
50. Christmas thief
52. Leave it alone; let it __
54. Fireplace residue
55. He ____ my breath away
56. Stately tree
58. Precedes la-la
61. Finish
62. Neither partner
63. Baby boy, for example
64. Have you been ___ or good?
65. Short for detective
66. Positive response
70. MD, for one

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