SOLUTIONS FROM THE DECEMBER MAGAZINE

B1 Language in Use: Christmas Carol 01 B, 02 D, 03 C, 04 D, 05 B, 06 A, 07 B, 08 C, 09 A, 10 A

Socks and Snowballs:  1 Father Christmas, 2 stockings, 3 baubles, 4 tinsel, 5 mistletoe, 6 holly, 7 ivy, 8 stuffing, 9 Brussels sprouts, 10 gravy, 11 Christmas pudding, 12 pie, 13 (Christmas) crackers, 14 charades

West Side Story Songs: 1B “America”, 2C “I Feel Pretty”, 3D “Tonight”, 4A “Somewhere”, “Somewhere” – quiet, “America” – knows, “I Feel Pretty” – bright, “Tonight” – light

The Puzzler:
WHO AM I?
1 scream 2 cream = S
3 toucan 4 count = A
5 pineapple 6 apple pie = N
7 tablet 8 table = T
9 beads 10 beds = A
I am SANTA

WORD GLOBE
Christmas presents

A STARTLING PUZZLE
startling – starting – staring – string – sting – sing – sin – in – I

TRICKY QUIZ
1 New Year’s Day is always before Christmas: New Year’s Day is at the beginning of the year, Christmas near the end.
2 “Incorrectly” (It’s spelled I, N, C, O…).
3 No, but since he is dead it would be hard for him to do so. (A widow is a woman whose husband has died.)
4 Once. Next time you would be subtracting 10 from 90.

Northern Light: 1 lo-fi, 2 breakout, 3 sleeper hit, 4 stream, 5 tour

What Do You Get the Person Who Has Everything?
1 scented, 2 novelty, 3 ornament, 4 cashmere, 5 hawk, 6 mange, 7 vermin, 8 pampered, 9 assassin

Feeling Like a Digimon
1G, 2B, 3H, 4K, 5A, 6C, 7I, 8E, 9F, 10D, 11J