Across

1. Precedes “... the Lord has come... “ (4 wds.)
9. Happy ___ Year!
11. Debt initials
12. What toast and oatmeal have in common
13. Self story
15. O ______  ____  of Bethlehem
18. Positively so
20. Goddess of the dawn
22. Oolong or chamomile
23. Santa’s mail
26. _______ the Red-Nosed Reindeer
29. Opposite of busy
30. Beginning for hour or diem
31. Retain
32. Sleep chamber
33. The First ____
34. Night before
35. Hark! The Herald ______ Sing
38. Wt. increment
40. One of eight
43. I see...
44. Nightmare street
46. Young boy
48. Cookie man
49. Short for blood pressure
51. Electrical engineer, for short
52. O ____ Night
53. Common link between toenail and amoeba
54. Physician’s title (abbr.)
55. _____  _____ is Coming to Town
60. Dove call
61. Position; job _____
62. Miniscule
65. Skyward
67. Mr. Kringle, to his friends
69. ______ Night
71. Easter follower
74. Bedside manner (abbr)
76. Devour
78. Hand-addressed items
82. The Little _______ Boy
83. “ ... the _________ were hung by the chimney with care... “

Down

1. ______  ____ Rock
2. What school and cartoon have in common
3. Christmastime
4. Youngster
5. Deck the _____
6. __  _____ Kings of Orient Are
7. Used oars
8. Piece of sound (abbr.)
9. Home for 55 across (2 wds.)
10. Certain front door decor
14. That thing over there
16. The ______  ____ of Christmas
17. Quaint breakfast area
19. Upper extremities, shortened
21. Christmas Eve transport
24. QB goal
25. Between do and mi
27. Uniform Resource Locator, for short
28. Physical education, shortened
30. Particular holiday plant
36. Power ending
37. Ride with runners
39. Word with humbug
41. Meditation utterance
42. High time
45. God Rest Ye _____ Gentlemen
47. __  ___ Hear What I Hear?
49. Follows Silver or Jingle
50. Cut partner
56. Inquires
57. Shopping lanes
58. Short for carat or cent
59. Comes before OU
60. Another of eight
63. Already there
64. Northwest Territory, for short
66. Sago, for one
68. Certain entrance
70. Taste, as a candy cane
72. Perched
73. Big boat initials
74. Wkdy.
75. Metric meas.
77. __ and fro
79 Artificial intelligence, shortened
80. ER worker
81. Short for Director General

— A Custom Crossword by Gail Beckman
702-869-6416, customcrosswords.com

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