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Christmas comes early.

As we surmised, the October had a clue reversed (see Nov. solution).


December puzzle:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ueFzTUQ762tkRFe8Kkvt4k6is28v0QC4/view?usp=sharing

November solution:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1spms__Lt8nigdQNFTohBUPFLhsPackZ3/view?usp=sharing

For best results, please download, open, then print.

Scans courtesy of Sunray.

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Previous puzzles & threads can be found here:

2018: http://tinyurl.com/ybkexusg

2017: http://tinyurl.com/je5vkm8

2016: http://tinyurl.com/h2zduy4

2015: http://tinyurl.com/oynnjsx

2014: http://tinyurl.com/o6g6w4u

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Thanks syzygy, a tad predictable but enjoyable nevertheless.

Thanks, syzygy. Great fun...and not quite the message I'd anticipated!

You're welcome.
Bit of a mess with the colours at the end - they don't alternate.
Since the results are nonsense words anyway, it should have been easy.

OK, Malone, I'm intrigued. What msg WERE you expecting?

Syzygy, it's nothing dramatic - I thought we might get the less religious/Christian version, the 'happy ...' That's been on cards I've had from US friends.

Thanks, syzzie. Great fun. I don't get 22d, however:

Female rocker now performing in dump! (8).


I have the answer, and take "now performing" as ON, but Google gets me nowhere.

Joan +First four letters of your answer is a female rocker, rock singer. I then added the next two syllables (not just 'on').

Ah! Thanks, malone! I did wonder whether it might be IS ON, but was blissfully ignorant re the rocker.

You're welcome, Aristo - my Googling brought up a better result than yours, I'd never heard of her!

I feel a little better then, malone.

A freezing Thanksgiving here; we've broken the temperature record, set in the 19th century.

Quite a few clues were charming.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Maltby_Jr.

And he acknowledges Christmas.