Daily Themed Crossword December 25, 2023, Clues and Answers

ACROSS

• (10/10) Your ___ (abode) is now Christmas ready! Get ready fast! Santa’s coming!
  HOME
• ___ Auto former Volkswagen phrase
  DAS
• ___-Man (classic arcade game)
  PAC
• Malicious like a witch in a fairytale
  EVIL
• *Sing along to this Christmas carol as you keep solving! Deck the halls ___ boughs of holly Fa la la la…
  WITH
• Electrical resistance unit that sounds like a meditative chant
  OHM
• Lion’s distinguishing feature
  MANE
• Nevada’s ___ 51
  AREA
• *___ the season to be jolly Fa la la la…
  TIS
• What Fergie thinks Big Girls Don’t do
  CRY
• Counterpart of cons
  PROS
• Slew?
  TON
• Letters on a bottle of tanning lotion
  SPF
• *Don we now our ___ apparel Fa la la la…
  GAY
• ___ Are from Mars Women Are from Venus
  MEN
• Mediator’s asset
  TACT
• Extremely angry
  IRATE
• I believe in group chats: Abbr.
  IMO
• Take to court
  SUE
• Ponytail place?
  NAPE
• Chapel bench
  PEW
• ___ Haw 1969 variety show presented by Roy Clark
  HEE
• Test tube’s locale for short
  LAB
• Chest bone
  RIB
• *___ the ancient…Fa la la la…
  TROLL
• Any rational or irrational number?
  REAL
• ___ many cooks spoil the…
  TOO
• Morbid crime scene discovery
  BODY
• *See the blazing ___ before us Fa la la la…
  YULE
• Kangaroos’ country for short
  AUS
• Ajman’s federation: Abbr.
  UAE
• ___ Max (film series)
  MAD
• Dr. who performed Bad Intentions
  DRE
• Kilimanjaro or Fuji briefly
  MTN
• ___ de deux (dance for two)
  PAS

DOWN

• Tailor’s border
  HEM
• Eggs in a fertility clinic
  OVA
• 60 seconds for short
  MIN
• Choose by voting
  ELECT
• Race to Witch Mountain actor Johnson
  DWAYNE
• Like a breath of fresh ___
  AIR
• Choreography units
  STEPS
• Indoor plants’ places
  POTS
• Poke bowl tuna
  AHI
• Ruler divisions for short
  CMS
• *Strike the ___ and join the chorus Fa la la la…
  HARP
• City that wasn’t built in a day
  ROME
• Frequently to Keats
  OFT
• Juniper-flavored clear liquor
  GIN
• The Altar constellation that lacks bright stars
  ARA
• Annoying bark
  YAP
• ___ in the bud
  NIP
• Fire remnant
  ASH
• Pool stick that may be chalked
  CUE
• Golf course kickoff need
  TEE
• Greek prefix meaning end
  TELO
• *Follow me in ___ measure Fa la la la la la la la!
  MERRY
• Bruised knee in kidspeak
  OWIE
• Singer’s scrapbook?
  ALBUM
• Swell up say
  BLOAT
• ___ leaf aromatic stew additive
  BAY
• ___ de France
  TOUR
• Floral token of love
  ROSE
• Sugar unit
  LUMP
• Abe Lincoln’s youngest
  TAD
• Hibernation site
  DEN
• MLB team from Anaheim: Abbr.
  LAA
• Op-___ (opinion columns)
  EDS