The annual challenge for 2009. Enjoy Christmas solving this puzzle with a mix of quick, general knowledge and cryptic clues. Ideal for a family or group of friends to try at Christmas time. This year's theme is based on a well known Christmas song. Have fun!
1 Christmas show (9)
8 A cool guy? (7)
12 Decorate (5)
13 Spins (7)
15 Both miners and cars have one or more (9)
18 Earthquake (6)
19 Has ears but cannot hear (4)
20 Employer of Mulder and Scully in the X-Files (1,1,1)
21 Salesperson (3)
22 A major and a minor constellation (4)
24 A code for information exchange between computers (1,1,1,1,1)
26 105 ways to show you are qualified (1,1)
27 Parish I rearrange whilst in this transport (7)
30 Tang (4)
32 Two parties and you'd be extinct too! (4)
33 Sign a letter (7)
35 Cereal (3)
37 High time for Gary Cooper? (4)
40 Warmth of affection for English forest with hollow cry (7)
42 Overshadow (7)
44 Omelette ingredient (3)
46 Doze (5)
47 Corrodes (4)
48 Do mathematicians find this by having desserts? (5)
50 Indian bread (4)
52 Like Wilde and Yeats (5)
54 Perfect place to find More? (6)
57 Sum (3)
58 Flying saucers (1,1,1,1)
59 Garment (4)
60 Ingredient of Christmas cake (4)
62 Yes! Almost twelve months (3)
63 Caribbean islands including St. Kitts and Nevis (7)
66 Register as awkward loner (5)
68 The days before (4)
69 Challenge (4)
71 One of the names given to Jesus (8)
72 Accommodation (5)
73 Described as A, B, C and M in the UK (5)
75 Words spoken about the best part of an old record (5)
77 Animal known as a jumbuck in Australia (3)
78 Warning sound (5)
80 Sea eagle (4)
82 A fashion reminiscent of the past (5)
84 Animal that plagued the town of Hamelin (3)
86 Yob (4)
89 Another name for the capital of Japan (3)
90 Short skirt (4)
91 A present from my true love (5)
93 Organ (3)
94 Snack made from prime ape? (8)
95 The last month of the year (3)
97 Second World War vessel (1-4)
99 Statue in Piccadilly Circus, London (4)
102 Request that brings him to his knees? (8)
104 Container for fruit (4)
105 See 129 Down
106 A present from my true love (5)
109 A present from my true love (5)
111 In perfect condition (1-2)
114 Asian country (4)
115 A traveller to Narnia (5)
116 Found in a kitchen (8)
119 Servant (5)
121 Anger that takes land from European country (3)
122 Organ (3)
123 A sweet innocent mild-mannered person (4)
125 Liquid measure found in China (3)
126 A present from my true love (6)
128 Cookers that are prominent in Turkey? (4)
130 Athos crumpled plant of the lily family (5)
132 Shopper on the web? (7)
134 Son of Benjamin in Genesis 46 (3)
135 Investigate in advance, and discover that the earth is treacherous? (3,3,3,4,4)
1 A present from my true love (9,2,1,4,4)
2 Love promotion of mineral! (5)
3 Top Dane reorganised papers (7)
4 Time for sheep to get public transport? (4)
5 Travelling about (2,4)
6 Pronoun used in Whitsun celebration (3)
7 Resound (4)
8 A present from my true love (5)
9 Regions rich in petroleum deposits (9)
10 Almost brilliant visitors? (4)
11 Seasonal production (8,4)
14 Makes a mistake (4)
16 Age when everyone rented a TV initially (3)
17 Wading bird (4)
19 Murderer (4)
23 What the star did above the stable (5)
25 For example Peter the Great and Nicholas II (4)
28 Sea between Italy and Greece (6)
29 A present from my true love (6)
31 The quality of a person's voice (4)
34 Villain whose trickery caused Desdemona's death (4)
36 Flying expert (3)
38 Choose (3)
39 Cause to become hard and bony (6)
41 Imaginary place of great wealth (2,6)
43 A person who guides or inspires others (6)
45 Split the cost of hogs and veal perhaps? (2,6)
48 Towering city (4)
49 Needed to make Christmas lights work (5)
51 Port in Yemen (4)
53 Animal (3,4)
55 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet (3)
56 Peter is mad with this role in 1 Across (6)
61 One of the names given to Jesus (4)
64 Strange, like an eagle's nest we hear (5)
65 Sketched Ms Barrymore? (4)
67 Nine of these come with carols (6)
68 Come forth after English chap had eaten! (7)
70 An exclusive group of people (5)
72 Hands (3)
74 Worker who is not themselves? (5)
76 A present from my true love (8)
79 Rest up at sea after Etna does this? (6)
81 Priest who trained Samuel (3)
83 Cheese (4)
85 A present from my true love (6,5)
87 Funny hits or a fashion faux-pas? (3,5)
88 Employ (3)
90 Edible, pale amber-green liquid with a sweet aroma used for cooking as well as making soap and paint (3,3)
92 Broadcast (3)
94 A sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavouring (3)
96 A present from my true love (7,5)
97 Energy unit in power grid (3)
98 Chief (4)
100 Former pupil found by Russian river (2)
101 A present from my true love (6,4)
102 Capital of Cambodia (alternative spelling) (4,4)
103 Site of the Taj Mahal (4)
107 School homework (5)
108 Simplicity (4)
110 Good word to describe Methuselah (3)
112 Ban a fugitive (6)
113 Unit of weight for precious stones (5)
117 Paintings (4)
118 Edit socialist performance (6)
120 Shakespearean King (4)
124 Musical term meaning 'very' (5)
127 One of the Great Lakes (4)
129/105 A present from my true love (4,5)
131 Winnie the Pooh concealed expression of amazement and surprise (3)
132 A long thin fluffy scarf (3)
133 Before early regency excitement initially (3)
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